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Today’s contestants:
Fiona Bushell, a solicitor from Oldham, Manchester
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Mo El-Jarad, a management consultant from Bristol
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Emma Laslett, a disability benefits officer from Milton Keynes (1-day total: £7,049)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
After dethroning 5-day champion Michael Hutchinson on Friday and becoming the first woman to win a game on this series of Jeopardy! in the UK, Emma Laslett of Milton Keynes returns today to defend her crown against Fiona Bushell of Manchester and Mo El-Jarad of Bristol. From my cursory research, I can’t find any recent OQL experience for either of our challengers today, but I’ve certainly been surprised before on that front!
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Final Jeopardy category: Artistic Styles
Final Jeopardy clue: This artistic style gets its name from the French word for rock or broken shell, that often formed part of its flamboyant designs
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Monday, January 22, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Popular Films Explained Badly; Named After Queens; What’s Next?; TV Comedy Characters; Around Europe; GCSEs)
Emma found the Daily Double at the midpoint of the round; unfortunately, her True Daily Double punt saw an incorrect response and she fell back to £0. While she got some money back, Fiona led after 30.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Fiona 11 correct 0 incorrect
Emma 13 correct 1 incorrect
Mo 3 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Fiona £875
Emma £275
Mo -£50
Today’s interviews:
Fiona quit her job in 2016 to go travelling.
Mo has two degrees, and then took up bricklaying.
Emma streams on Twitch.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Their First Number 1; Number Twos; Three Title Winners; Part Of The Process; It’s (Political) Party Time!; Spoonerisms)
Mo found this round’s betting clue and his incorrect response put him back into the minus numbers. Meanwhile, Emma pulled herself back into the lead by the end of the round!
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Emma 29 correct 2 incorrect
Fiona 21 correct 1 incorrect
Mo 4 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Emma £1,475
Fiona £1,400
Mo -£100
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Settings Of Shakespeare Plays; Car Logos; Catherine The Great; Theatrical Folk; U.N. Secretary General; Northernmost Nations)
Our third Daily Double of the day saw the third incorrect response of the day, this one from Emma. With half the board left, Emma pulled herself back close to the lead again; she’s just £125 behind Fiona! Emma got the final Daily Double correct to jump into a big lead with 12 clues to go! Things weren’t a runaway going into Final, though.
Statistics after 75 clues:
Fiona 24 correct 1 incorrect
Emma 37 correct 5 incorrect
Mo 5 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after 75 clues:
Fiona £1,900
Emma £1,775
Mo £100
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Emma 44 correct 6 incorrect
Fiona 29 correct 3 incorrect
Mo 7 correct 4 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Emma £3,275
Fiona £1,900
Mo £250
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is rococo?
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, which makes Emma a 2-day champion, winnings £9,024!
Tonight’s results:
Mo £250 – £30 = £220 (What is impressio)
Fiona £1,900 – £1,395 = £505 (What is Baroque?)
Emma £3,275 – £1,300 = £1,975 (What is Fauvism?) (2-day total: £9,024)
Daily Double locations:
1) AROUND EUROPE £100 (clue #15)
Emma 800 -800 (Mo 0 Fiona 625)
2) IT’S (POLITICAL) PARTY TIME! £75 (clue #13)
Mo 50 -150 (Emma 975 Fiona 1075)
3) SETTINGS OF SHAKESPEARE PLAYS £300 (clue #2)
Emma 1775 -1000 (Mo -100 Fiona 1400)
4) U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL £150 (clue #18, £950 left on board)
Emma 2125 +1000 (Mo 100 Fiona 1700)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -124
Game Stats:
Emma £4,225 Coryat, 44 correct, 5 incorrect, 52.33% in first on buzzer (45/86), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Fiona £1,900 Coryat, 29 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.72% in first on buzzer (29/86), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Mo £400 Coryat, 7 correct, 4 incorrect, 11.63% in first on buzzer (10/86), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £6,525
Lach Trash: £1,175 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,900
Lead Changes: 12
Times Tied: 3
Emma Laslett, career statistics:
74 correct, 11 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
43.02% in first on buzzer (74/172)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £1,700)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,800
Mo El-Jarad, career statistics:
7 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
11.63% in first on buzzer (10/86)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£150)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £400
Fiona Bushell, career statistics:
29 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
33.72% in first on buzzer (29/86)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,900
Andy’s Thoughts:
- The ignorami in the United Kingdom get another day to cope and seethe, and I am very happy.
- Viewers are also reminded that correct responses must fit all aspects of clue and category, and Fiona’s response in Final Jeopardy clearly was insufficently specific for any realistic person to judge.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Emma £3,275 Fiona £1,900 Mo £250)
Emma: Standard cover bet over Fiona is £526. (Actual bet: £1,300)
Mo: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: £30)
Fiona: Bet at least £850 to make sure you pass Emma’s cover bet, and no more than £1,399 to stay ahead of Mo. (Actual bet: £1,395)
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