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Today’s contestants:
Alan Mackay, an assistant manager from Inverness
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Katy Kit, a clinical research programmer from Leeds
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Keshava Guha, a writer from London (2-day total: £10,700)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Keshava Guha enters the second week of Jeopardy UK episodes as a 2-day champion. Today, he faces off against Inverness’s Alan Mackay and Leeds’s Katy Kit. Keshava’s average Coryat score, if calculated on a US board, would be around $23,100. He is a very strong player, and Alan or Katy would absolutely need to bring their “A” game in order to beat him. That being said, I do think that the fact that there are 90 clues on the British episodes (compared to 60 in the United States) does allow the challengers more opportunity to get their footing on the signaling device: proof of this is how Keshava himself turned the tables on Miles Searle a couple of games back.
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Final Jeopardy category: 21st Century Art
Final Jeopardy clue: Affectionately known by locals as “The Bean”, the 2004 public sculpture in Chicago, ‘Cloud Gate’, is by this artist
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Monday, January 8, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Who Said It: Authors; First Name’s The Same; Not Very Sporting; Pixar Films; Simon Says; Self-Rhyming Words)
Keshava picked up 14 correct responses, including the Daily Double, to hold the lead after 30 clues! Katy and Alan both played well as well to be tied for second at the opening break.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Keshava 14 correct 1 incorrect
Alan 7 correct 1 incorrect
Katy 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Keshava £1,150
Alan £500
Katy £500
Today’s interviews:
Alan is fluent in Gaelic.
Katy sings in two choirs and crochets octopi for charity.
Keshava would like to have a dinner party with Shane Warne and Penelope Fitzgerald.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Farmyard Breeds; The Host With The Most; UK Prime Ministerial Firsts; Mark Your Calendar; Bridges; “Ad” Infinitum)
Alan got to the Daily Double early, but his lack of knowledge of American culture brought him down to £0. Then, Keshave ran the prime ministers category to extend his lead; Keshava picked up 12 more correct in the round, Katy sat second, and Alan third.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Keshava 26 correct 2 incorrect
Katy 11 correct 0 incorrect
Alan 15 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Keshava £1,900
Katy £850
Alan £675
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: All Things Metal; 2012; Oh Yes, Opera!; Theme Parks; Top Rank; Partners In Rhyme)
Keshava got to the first Daily Double, but an incorrect responses brought his score closer to Katy’s. Alan then got to the second Daily Double, but fell to £0 for a second time. Stephen has been very supportive, though! Keshava played very well after the break to cement a second straight runaway going into Final!
Statistics after 75 clues:
Keshava 34 correct 4 incorrect
Katy 13 correct 0 incorrect
Alan 16 correct 7 incorrect
Scores after 75 clues:
Keshava £2,600
Katy £1,350
Alan -£300
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Keshava 41 correct 6 incorrect
Katy 15 correct 0 incorrect
Alan 20 correct 9 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Keshava £3,450
Katy £1,450
Alan -£250
Final Jeopardy correct response: Who is Anish Kapoor?
Keshava got Final Jeopardy correct; he’s now got a 3-day total of £14,650!
Tonight’s results:
Alan -£250 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Katy £1,450 – £1,001 = £449 (Who is I M. Pei?)
Keshava £3,450 + £500 = £3,950 (Who is Anish Kapoor?) (3-day total: £14,650)
Daily Double locations:
1) WHO SAID IT: AUTHORS £100 (clue #4)
Keshava 150 +150 (Katy 0 Alan 225)
2) MARK YOUR CALENDAR £150 (clue #3)
Alan 350 -350 (Keshava 1150 Katy 500)
3) OH YES, OPERA! £300 (clue #5)
Keshava 2450 -500 (Katy 1150 Alan 225)
4) TOP RANK £300 (clue #11, £2750 left on board)
Alan 325 -325 (Keshava 2150 Katy 1350)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -47
Game Stats:
Keshava £3,900 Coryat, 41 correct, 6 incorrect, 47.67% in first on buzzer (41/86), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Katy £1,450 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 12.79% in first on buzzer (11/86), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Alan £425 Coryat, 20 correct, 9 incorrect, 31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £5,775
Lach Trash: £1,400 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £2,425
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Keshava Guha, career statistics:
117 correct, 15 incorrect
8/10 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
44.19% in first on buzzer (114/258)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £4,042
Katy Kit, career statistics:
15 correct, 1 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
12.79% in first on buzzer (11/86)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,450
Alan Mackay, career statistics:
20 correct, 9 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£675)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £425
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Keshava £3,450 Katy £1,450 Alan -£250)
Keshava: Limit your bet to £549. (Actual bet: £500)
Katy: Bet whatever you like! (Actual bet: £1,001)
Alan: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
More Information About Final Jeopardy:
While Kapoor has become more controversial in the art world in recent years, especially after receiving exclusive rights to use the extremely low-reflective substance Vantablack, he was the sculptor of Cloud Gate, the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Chicago’s Millennium Park. The work consists of 168 stainless steel plates welded together; the work has no visible seams.
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Thanks for these recaps, it’s really nice to read your analysis after watching each game! A minor correction – the language Alan speaks is spelt Gaelic, which is the source of Stephen’s hesitation when pronouncing it. Thanks from the UK!
Thank you!