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Today’s contestants:
Emily Lloyd, a teacher from Pontypool, Wales
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Dean Strachan, an economist from Southgate, London
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Emma Laslett, a disability benefits officer from Milton Keynes (3-day total: £10,999)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Emma Laslett is now a 3-day champion, having won a quid shy of 11,000 over her three victories. Today, her challengers are Southgate’s Dean Strachan and Pontypool’s Emily Lloyd. As I’ve mentioned in a recent editorial, any champion’s chances of defending are probably lower in the UK than in the US just because there are 30 extra clues available for a challenger to find their footing on the buzzer!
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Final Jeopardy category: The European Union
Final Jeopardy clue: As of 1 January 2023, the most recent country to join the European Union did so in this year
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Starter Questions; What’s In A (Animal) Name; British Waterways; Song Titles That Aren’t In English; BBC Sports Personality Of The Year; U.S. State Anagrams)
Despite losing £500 on a Daily Double, Emma still had a sizable lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Emma 17 correct 2 incorrect
Dean 7 correct 1 incorrect
Emily 4 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Emma £975
Dean £475
Emily £50
Today’s interviews:
Emily is a philosophical ethicist.
Dean taught game theory.
Emma collects badges.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Muscle Memory; Famous Animals; A Trip Down Under; Name The Year: Front Page Headlines; Asking The Musical Question; Latin Phrases & Sayings)
Emma found the Daily Double midway through the round, and not wanting to do math, went all in! Her correct response put her in a commanding position through 60 clues.
Statistics Jeopardy Round #2:
Emma 27 correct 4 incorrect
Dean 18 correct 3 incorrect
Emily 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Emma £3,200
Dean £1,200
Emily £75
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: South America; The Next Word In Poetry; UK Landmarks By Postcode; Reality TV; Theatres & Opera Houses; Sporting Partners In Rhyme)
Dean got off to a strong start to Double Jeopardy; meanwhile, Emma’s incorrect response on a Daily Double brought the gap down to £200! After the break, Emma got the last Daily Double and that was enough to make sure she led going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics through 75 clues:
Emma 32 correct 7 incorrect
Dean 24 correct 3 incorrect
Emily 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores through 75 clues:
Emma £2,600
Dean £2,400
Emily £75
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Emma 39 correct 11 incorrect
Dean 28 correct 4 incorrect
Emily 7 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Emma £3,450
Dean £2,550
Emily £175
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is 2013? (Croatia)
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, which makes Dean, who made a very smart wager (which, of course he did, he taught game theory), our new champion!
Tonight’s results:
Emily £175 – £175 = £0 (What is Turkey?)
Dean £2,550 – £275 = £2,275 (What is 2015? Hi Vinny!) (1-day total: £2,275)
Emma £3,450 – £1,651 = £1,799 (What is 2017?)
Daily Double locations:
1) BRITISH WATERWAYS £150 (clue #22)
Emma 1250 -500 (Dean 425 Emily 100)
2) MUSCLE MEMORY £75 (clue #16)
Emma 1575 +1575 (Dean 950 Emily 100)
3) THEATRES & OPERA HOUSES £200 (clue #15)
Emma 3600 -1000 (Dean 2400 Emily 75)
4) SOUTH AMERICA £200 (clue #19, £1000 left on board)
Emma 2700 +700 (Dean 2250 Emily 75)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 58
Game Stats:
Dean £2,550 Coryat, 28 correct, 4 incorrect, 32.56% in first on buzzer (28/86), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Emma £2,950 Coryat, 39 correct, 11 incorrect, 51.16% in first on buzzer (44/86), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Emily £175 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 10.47% in first on buzzer (9/86), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £5,675
Lach Trash: £1,775 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £2,150
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Emma Laslett, career statistics:
147 correct, 29 incorrect
7/9 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
44.19% in first on buzzer (152/344)
6/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £2,475)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,456
Dean Strachan, career statistics:
28 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
32.56% in first on buzzer (28/86)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,550
Emily Lloyd, career statistics:
7 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
10.47% in first on buzzer (9/86)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £175
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Fans are reminded that complaints regarding whether contestants phrased in the form of a question are against the Site Comment Policy, and such infractions, if they do occur, are only a penalty offense in Double Jeopardy.
- Of course Dean made a good Final Jeopardy bet, and that made him champion today. (He pretty much had to, considering his interview subject.)
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Emma £3,450 Dean £2,550 Emily £175)
Emma: Cover bet over Dean is £1,651. However, Dean said he taught game theory, which means he is very likely to make a small bet here. If you bet £149 or less, you can counter that. (Actual bet: £1,651)
Dean: Limit your bet to £750 to win if Emma is incorrect. (Actual bet: £275)
Emily: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: £175)
“such infractions, if they do occur, are only a penalty offense in Double Jeopardy.”
So I’m curious – is that rule the same with UK Jeopardy? Is it only an infraction in the Double Jeopardy round, or (because it’s three rounds) does that start in the second Jeopardy round?
That rule is the same in UK Jeopardy—it is only a penalty offense in Double Jeopardy.
In fact, at the start of that round, Stephen goes out of his way to remind contestants of the rule.
Emily made a classic Jeopardy! error of not zeroing in on which of the associated facts the clue is requiring. The associated fact of WHAT country (Croatia) was NOT requested. The associated fact of WHEN (2013) WAS requested. So, as I implied, this mistake is fairly common in the long-running American Jeopardy!, but usually it’s when a clue has much more complicated (and longer) wording than this one. Might these mistakes become equally common in UK Jeopardy! due to it being new to the country? Or is American Jeopardy! shown there, too?
And, again, another very short correct response. Might this be intentional due to Jeopardy! being new to the UK (so as not to alienate new viewers with the very complicated clues and/or long responses American Jeopardy! sometimes has)?
We politely call it an RTQ error.
Read The Question.
Less politely, it’s a four-letter initialism with an F added in as the third letter.
As Matt (who was a contestant last week) said in yesterday’s thread, it’s not as much “short responses” as much as it is “years are very difficult to get dead on” (speaking from lengthy professional experience on that front, he’s right, even giving a 1 year buffer) and that’s a deliberate effort on the show to keep the prize amounts lower.