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Today’s contestants:
Brendan Curtis, a radiographer from Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Kit Lane, a graphic designer from Greenhithe, Kent
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Miles Searle, a student from Wimbledon (1-day total: £5,450)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Miles Searle was cruising in yesterday’s matchup—until he punted £1,000 on a Daily Double that he then got incorrect. However, he ended up champion after Steph O’Donoghue got Final Jeopardy incorrect herself! Today, he faces off against Kit Lane and Brendan Curtis; interestingly, I believe that Brendan does have OQL experience and is a strong player in OQL; it will be interesting to see how well he does!
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Final Jeopardy category: Asian Countries
Final Jeopardy clue: This is the northernmost of the four main islands of Japan
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Wednesday, January 3, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Just Desserts; Just Deserts; Just Williams; Just The Nineties; Just Horsing Around; Just One Letter)
The writers are certainly enjoying themselves! Meanwhile, Miles found the Daily Double early, and bet the maximum to jump into the lead. However, both Brendan and Kit did very well on the signalling device to make for a very close game after 30 clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Brendan 12 correct 0 incorrect
Kit 11 correct 0 incorrect
Miles 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Brendan £875
Kit £775
Miles £750
Today’s interviews:
Brendan explained that radiographers are the people who take the pictures.
Kit works for a publishing house, illustrating nonfiction.
Miles has family members who worked a lot in public transport.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Who Wrote It: Poets; Gods & Monsters; Fancy A Dance?; Woof Woof; Vroom Vroom; Tweet Tweet)
The Daily Double went Miles’s way again, and his correct response put him into four figures and into the lead! His 10 correct responses in the round put Miles in a £100 lead after 60!
Statistics Jeopardy Round #2:
Miles 17 correct 0 incorrect
Brendan 24 correct 0 incorrect
Kit 15 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Miles £1,725
Brendan £1,625
Kit £1,075
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Philosophy For Beginners; Who Painted It?; Podcasts; Colourful People; On The Catwalk; Cushy In Blighty)
Kit went 4/5 in CUSHY IN BLIGHTY to jump into the lead! However, the battle continued between all three players, and everyone was within £250 at the 75-clue break! The first Daily Double went Brendan’s way, and heartbreakingly, his £2,000 punt didn’t work out as his mind blanked and he just couldn’t pull the correct response in time. Miles got to the last Daily Double; his miss was small, which kept him in the lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after 75 clues:
Miles 20 correct 0 incorrect
Brendan 29 correct 0 incorrect
Kit 22 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after 75 clues:
Miles £2,275
Brendan £2,175
Kit £2,025
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Miles 26 correct 1 incorrect
Kit 26 correct 1 incorrect
Brendan 31 correct 1 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Miles £3,075
Kit £2,975
Brendan £325
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is Hokkaido?
Everyone got Final Jeopardy — Miles is now a 2-day champion, winnings £11,525!
Tonight’s results:
Brendan £325 + £325 = £650 (What is Hokkaido?)
Kit £2,975 + £1,000 = £3,975 (What is Hokkaido)
Miles £3,075 + £3,000 = £6,075 (What is Hokkaido?) (2-day total: £11,525)
Daily Double locations:
1) JUST DESERTS £150 (clue #9)
Miles 75 +150 (Kit 125 Brendan 125)
2) GODS & MONSTERS £75 (clue #8)
Miles 875 +150 (Kit 925 Brendan 975)
3) PHILOSOPHY FOR BEGINNERS £100 (clue #23)
Brendan 2325 -2000 (Miles 2525 Kit 2475)
4) ON THE CATWALK £200 (clue #29, £300 left on board)
Miles 3475 -400 (Kit 2675 Brendan 325)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -53
Game Stats:
Miles £3,400 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 27.91% in first on buzzer (24/86), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Kit £2,975 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Brendan £2,325 Coryat, 31 correct, 1 incorrect, 36.05% in first on buzzer (31/86), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: £8,700
Lach Trash: £550 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £350
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 9
Miles Searle, career statistics:
58 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
29.65% in first on buzzer (51/172)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£300)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,338
Kit Lane, career statistics:
27 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,975
Brendan Curtis, career statistics:
32 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
36.05% in first on buzzer (31/86)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,325
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Considering how much money is on the American board ($54,000) compared to the British one (£9,600), Miles’s winnings of £11,525 would be the equivalent of someone having won just under $65,000 in two games Stateside.
- Stephen certainly offended the Quebec nationalist movement today, and his statement that Quebec is not a nation is certainly inconsistent with Canadian legislation.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Miles £3,075 Kit £2,975 Brendan £325)
Miles: Standard cover bet is £2,876. (Actual bet: £3,000)
Kit: Limit your bet to £2,324 to keep Brendan shut out. (Actual bet: £1,000)
Brendan: Limit your bet to £125 or less to stay ahead of Miles if he gets Final incorrect. (Actual bet: £325)
More Information about Final Jeopardy!:
This was a relatively straightforward Final Jeopardy clue today; from north to south, Japan’s four major islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Most of Japan’s major population centers, including Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe, are all located on Honshu.
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Andy, what you explained about Japan’s four major islands explains to me why I guessed Honshu, being the only province I could recall ever hearing of and assuming that as Japan is an island nation it would be reasonable for the largest islands to each be single provinces [which I now know to be incorrect]. I knew I would just be lucky if Honshu was correct. So, not lucky.
[I also now know that Honshu just translates into English as “main province”.]
I was confused at first watching this version for the first time when they did the jeopardy round twice. I like this formula as having a 4th daily double overall makes for a big difference in strategy and potential money totals. Also the music nerd in me noticed they used the old they from a few seasons ago for the opening and the current version during the credits.