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Today’s contestants:
Archi Campbell, a lawyer from Greenwich
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Caroline Latham, a retired teacher from Romford
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Dean Strachan, an economist from Southgate (1-day total: £2,275)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
After a savvy bet yesterday on a Triple Stumper Final Jeopardy clue, Dean Strachan returns as champion, though I’m sure Emma Laslett is just fine with having won £10,999 herself over her three victories! Today, though, in the penultimate game of this series, Dean faces off against Caroline Latham of Romford and Archi Campbell of Greenwich! Caroline does have reasonably good stats in both OQL and QLL, so it wouldn’t surprise me whatsoever if she had a strong performance in this game today!
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Final Jeopardy category: The 21st Century
Final Jeopardy clue: Smoking in enclosed public places was banned in England from 1st July of this year
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Thursday, January 25, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Horror Films; Trees; Word Of The Year; Cue Sports; 80s Music “On The Map”; These Words Are Sound)
Archi got off to the best start, but momentum had shifted Dean’s way by the time the Daily Double came up mid-round. While Dean doubled his score on that Daily Double, Archi led after 30 clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Archi 12 correct 2 incorrect
Dean 6 correct 1 incorrect
Caroline 9 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Archi £875
Dean £500
Caroline £250
Today’s interviews:
Archi grew up in Kensington Gardens where he got to share park space with two Princes.
Caroline is a grandmother (and step-grandmother) of 14.
Dean spent time as a poker pro.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Scotland, Wales Or Northern Ireland; Press Start; Musical Stars; Location Scouting In L.A.; European Politicians; Seven-Letter Words)
Archi got to the Daily Double in this round, and his incorrect response brought Dean and Caroline back into contention. Archi still led after 60 clues, though!
Statistics Jeopardy Round #2:
Archi 24 correct 4 incorrect
Dean 17 correct 1 incorrect
Caroline 14 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Archi £1,500
Dean £1,150
Caroline £775
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Songs That Quote The Bible; U.S. Presidents; Moon Safari; Which Year? World Cup Moments; Museum Treasures; Flower Anagrams)
Dean got to the first Daily Double of this round, and a shocking True Daily Double vaulted him into the lead. Well done! The mid-round break sees one Daily Double still on the board. Archi got the last one with 8 clues remaining, and his incorrect response gave Dean the lead going into Final.
Statistics after 75 clues:
Dean 23 correct 1 incorrect
Archi 28 correct 4 incorrect
Caroline 18 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after 75 clues:
Dean £3,350
Archi £2,300
Caroline £1,475
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Dean 29 correct 2 incorrect
Archi 32 correct 6 incorrect
Caroline 19 correct 1 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Dean £3,950
Archi £2,400
Caroline £1,575
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is 2007?
Archi and Dean were both correct in Final, but Dean made a maths error, which makes Archi our new champion, at £4,800!
Tonight’s results:
Caroline £1,575 – £1,000 = £575 (What is 2002?)
Archi £2,400 + £2,400 = £4,800 (What is 2007? (Love you Finn!)) (1-day total: £4,800)
Dean £3,950 + £801 = £4,751 (What is 2007?)
Daily Double locations:
1) CUE SPORTS £75 (clue #15)
Dean 225 +225 (Caroline 100 Archi 575)
2) EUROPEAN POLITICIANS £100 (clue #9)
Archi 1000 -200 (Dean 500 Caroline 625)
3) U.S. PRESIDENTS £150 (clue #7)
Dean 1550 +1550 (Caroline 1225 Archi 1700)
4) MUSEUM TREASURES £300 (clue #22, £850 left on board)
Archi 2850 -400 (Dean 3250 Caroline 1575)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 111
Game Stats:
Archi £3,000 Coryat, 32 correct, 6 incorrect, 39.53% in first on buzzer (34/86), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Dean £2,400 Coryat, 29 correct, 2 incorrect, 32.56% in first on buzzer (28/86), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Caroline £1,575 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.09% in first on buzzer (19/86), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £6,975
Lach Trash: £1,350 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,275
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 2
Dean Strachan, career statistics:
58 correct, 7 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
32.56% in first on buzzer (56/172)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £1,775)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,475
Caroline Latham, career statistics:
19 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
22.09% in first on buzzer (19/86)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,575
Archi Campbell, career statistics:
33 correct, 6 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
39.53% in first on buzzer (34/86)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Oof.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Dean £3,950 Archi £2,400 Caroline £1,575)
Dean: Standard cover bet over Archi is £851. (Actual bet: £801)
Caroline: You have to bet at least £1,525 to have any chance of winning. (Actual bet: £1,000)
Archi: Bet at least £751 to cover Caroline. (Actual bet: £2,400)
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Are the final jeopardy wagers actually in real time or do they give them a few minutes to figure out a wager I wonder. Making a final jeopardy wager on the fly can certainly be stressful and wagering mistakes might happen.
I’m hoping that one of the former contestants who have been lurking here can provide some further insight as to the procedure.
As of now, I assume that there is a lot of editing that makes a number of minutes look like a few seconds.
Back in the late ’90s, they gave us a couple of minutes (don’t know the exact time, but it was ample), once the category had been revealed. I can’t imagine they’ve changed that. Could be different in England though!?
In any event, Dean’s bet was Almost Clavin-esque!
With all due respect, this is a question about the British version and specifically this production. It’s really a question that needs to be answered by someone who participated in these 20 episodes.
Andy, I agree that there’s no guarantee that the procedures are the same, but you said “former contestant” not “former British contestant” so.. Anyways, sorry about the miscommunication!
I was on episode 12 of this series (the peak of Michael’s bulldozing run, sadly for me) and he took a good couple of minutes each episode with provided pen and paper to make sure he had the correct bet. There didn’t seem to be any actual time limit imposed so there would’ve been opportunity for Dean to do that if he wanted it.
Did I imagine it or was the answer to ‘in which country is Chester’ given as Wales. Surely it’s in England.
Do you mean Chepstow? There was no Chester in the category.
It was Chepstow which I knew because my Brother in Law just bought a house there
Maths errors are usually just the need for the $1/£1 (and occasionally whether to add or subtract the “1”). I assume that Dean rounded up to £4,000 to make for a quicker and easier subtraction from Archi’s max of £4,800 then did remember the £1 but forgot to add back in the amount he had rounded up (£50) possibly when concentrating on whether to add or subtract the £1.
Being a non-smoking, non-world-traveling [except Canada] American, I had little chance of knowing the required FJ! date. However, knowing the frequency that American Jeopardy! has Final clues related to current events from about 3-6 months earlier, I thought maybe there had been some public media notice of a 20-yr anniversary last year, so guessed 2003. Given 23 years to choose from, I guess being 4 years off wasn’t TOO bad 😉. As Matt said, “years are very difficult to get dead on” (but especially if you have no idea).
However, since they have probably been prepping the first season of this UK Jeopardy! for a while longer than each new season of American Jeopardy! gets to prepare, perhaps in 2022 there was a 15-yr noting of the 2007 ban and this really was a case of emulating American Jeopardy! writers by taking “news” from “then current” media publications.
I really enjoy Stephen Fry as a host, but… does it feel to anyone else that after Final Jeopardy, when their names are replaced with their responses/wagers, he’s incapable of remembering their names? Watching him announce Archi as the winner today seemed like he was waiting for someone to shout the name in his ear!