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Today’s contestants:
Keshava Guha, a writer from London
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Ruth Gibbons, a finance manager from Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Miles Searle, a student from Wimbledon (2-day total: £11,525)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
We’re three episodes in, and we have our first multi-day champion in Miles Searle, an 18-year-old student from Wimbledon. He’s also gone into five figures after just two episodes—I think most of us were expecting it to take more wins than just two for use to get to that point!
Today’s challengers are a pair of OQL Division 4 denizens in West Yorkshire’s Ruth Gibbons and London’s Kesheva Guha. Both Ruth and Kesheva are excellent quizzers, and I know my own teammates on Encyclopaedia Britannican’t were very excited to hear that Ruth, whose team “Miners 5” has played against Britannican’t many times, would be on the show today!
One thing that I’ve found very interesting is that anyone I personally have spoken to regarding this version of the show is that they’ve found Stephen Fry to be absolutely delightful, which is leading me to believe that any dissent online is a small yet vocal minority whose voice is being unduly amplified by the British tabloid media.
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Final Jeopardy clue: The White House in Washington D.C. and Berlin State Opera House are examples of this neoclassical style named for a Renaissance architect
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Thursday, January 4, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Royal Autopsies; All The Vowels; Calendar Girls; Places With Human Names; Things Made Of Wood; Inside Outside)
As is often the case Stateside, the returning champion had the run of the buzzer early, and he made hay while the sun shined, picking up a True Daily Double midway through the round! By the end of 30, Miles had a commanding lead! He picked up correct responses on 14 of the first 20 clues; thankfully for a competitive match, Keshava and Ruth got in a few times over the final ten clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Miles 17 correct 0 incorrect
Keshava 5 correct 1 incorrect
Ruth 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Miles £1,950
Keshava £575
Ruth £200
Interviews:
Keshava has a novel coming out next year, and took a creative writing course with Alan Davies.
Ruth is a lover of art.
Miles is part of his school’s cadet contingent.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: House Plants; U.S. Literature; Robots, Androids, & A.I.; Unusual Sports; Whilst At Uni; Das Ist Jeopardy!)
The Daily Double stayed out late; it was Ruth who got it. However, her score fell with an incorrect response. Miles kept building his lead with another ten correct responses.
Statistics Jeopardy Round #2:
Miles 27 correct 1 incorrect
Keshava 16 correct 2 incorrect
Ruth 10 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Miles £2,575
Keshava £1,475
Ruth £500
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Faddy Modern Foods; Art Galleries & Museums; It’s Not Rocket Science (It Is); The Lyrics Tell A Story; Hamiltons; Heteronyms)
Keshava got to the Daily Double very early and used it to propel himself into the lead! However, Miles pulled back into the lead just before the midway point of the round! Keshava got the last Daily Double late to take the lead going into Final!
Statistics after 75 clues:
Miles 35 correct 2 incorrect
Keshava 23 correct 2 incorrect
Ruth 10 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after 75 clues:
Miles £3,375
Keshava £3,325
Ruth £500
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Keshava 31 correct 4 incorrect
Miles 37 correct 2 incorrect
Ruth 11 correct 1 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Keshava £5,675
Miles £3,725
Ruth £650
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is Palladian?
Keshava and Miles both got Final correct; Keshava bet enough and is the new Jeopardy! Champion!
Tonight’s results:
Ruth £650 – £50 = £600 (What is Rococo?)
Miles £3,725 + £3,725 = £7,450 (What is Palladian?)
Keshava £5,675 + £2,325 = £8,000 (What is Palladian?) (1-day total: £8,000)
Daily Double locations:
1) THINGS MADE OF WOOD £75 (clue #17)
Miles 800 +800 (Ruth 50 Keshava -50)
2) HOUSE PLANTS £75 (clue #29)
Ruth 700 -200 (Miles 2575 Keshava 1325)
3) ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS £200 (clue #3)
Keshava 1525 +900 (Miles 2625 Ruth 500)
4) FADDY MODERN FOODS £150 (clue #27, £800 left on board)
Keshava 3875 +1000 (Miles 3725 Ruth 650)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 165
Game Stats:
Keshava £4,125 Coryat, 31 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.05% in first on buzzer (31/86), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Miles £3,000 Coryat, 37 correct, 2 incorrect, 44.19% in first on buzzer (38/86), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Ruth £850 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 10.47% in first on buzzer (9/86), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £7,975
Lach Trash: £950 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £675
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 1
Miles Searle, career statistics:
96 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
34.50% in first on buzzer (89/258)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £500)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,225
Ruth Gibbons, career statistics:
11 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
10.47% in first on buzzer (9/86)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £850
Keshava Guha, career statistics:
32 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
36.05% in first on buzzer (31/86)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £1,900)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £4,125
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This was an incredible game! (£8,000 would be the equivalent of $45,000 on the American version.)
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Keshava £5,675 Miles £3,725 Ruth £650)
Miles: Bet at least £175, but no more than £2,424, to keep Ruth locked out. (Actual bet: £3,725)
Ruth: Bet whatever you like! (Actual bet: £50)
Keshava: Standard cover bet over Miles is £1,776. (Actual bet: £2,325)
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Palladian architecture is named after the famed Italian architect Andrea Palladio; the style was very popular in England in the early 17th century and also made its way Stateside in the designs of the White House and Monticello. (Thomas Jefferson was a big fan of the style.)
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That was a crazy back and forth game. Having 4 daily doubles as opposed to 3 in a game makes all the difference. Obviously celebrity jeopardy shows how much a game can change with extra daily doubles in play.