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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Art History) for Monday, February 26, 2024 (Season 40, Game 121):
The Royal Academy of Arts has this man’s “La Fornarina” & in the 1800s the RAA’s love of him made some artists retreat to an earlier style
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jared Watson, a quality control specialist from Greenville, Texas
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Ben Goldstein, a director of content marketing from Dexter, Michigan
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Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Happy Monday, everyone! Today, the Tournament of Champions continues with the return of Cris Pannullo, the tournament’s top seed, to the Alex Trebek Stage. His opponents today are 5-day champion Ben Goldstein and 3-day champion Jared Watson. Interestingly, Ben went on record during his run to say that he wanted a shot at Cris—it’ll be very interesting to see what Ben does with that shot!
I should also say two things: Yes, the prediction model does have Cris as a significant favorite in this game—he’s the only player that the prediction model has given a greater-than-50% chance of winning in this opening round—but variance is a thing, especially at this level. All you really need is a seat at the table, and anything can happen!
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Correct response: Who is Raphael?
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Raphael, seen today as one of the most gifted artists in human history, was an Italian Renaissance artist, probably most well-known for the early 16th-century The School of Athens (a fresco painted for the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican).
In the mid-19th century, several students at the Royal Academy of Arts objected to the influence of its then-late founder, Sir Joshua Reynolds; that influence was very pro-Raphael. In response, these artists founded what was known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, wanting to return to the art style of the 1400s (known as Quattrocento). These artists thought that Raphael, Michaelangelo, and others relied too much on Classical poses and wanted to restore the more complex compositions of artists like Botticelli.
Much like Friday’s, I enjoy this Final Jeopardy clue. There are multiple ways in—either by knowing “La Fornarina” itself or by knowing enough about art history to know of the origins of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (a reasonably well-known movement in quizzing circles). It feels like this is going to be a fair challenge for our players in this Tournament of Champions.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, February 26, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Let’s Audit A College Course; All Things Disney; History; The New Testament; Memory; Speech! Parts Of Speech!)
Cris got off to the best start, generally not having any problems at all! (Except for the Council of Trent.) The only category Cris was struggling with was the New Testament, where Jared had the best time.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Cris 9 correct 1 incorrect
Jared 3 correct 0 incorrect
Ben 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jared recorded a cover version of the J! theme.
Ben got advice from Buzzy Cohen after his first win.
Cris got to be the alternate at Jeopardy! Masters.
The turning point came on an incorrect response by Cris just after the break, rebounded by Jared. From there, Jared found some life, finding the Daily Double and doubling up through the Daily Double.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jared 9 correct 0 incorrect
Cris 15 correct 2 incorrect
Ben 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jared $8,800
Cris $8,800
Ben $1,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Cities; Double The Same Vowel; Alloys; Italian Americans; Literary Groups; The ’70s Totally Rocked)
Jared’s strong run continued, picking up both Daily Doubles, and while he was a little too conservative for my liking on them, he got them both correct, which forced Cris into guesses to try to make a comeback. As it turns out, Jared has a runaway going into Final, and Cris will be going home!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jared 21 correct 0 incorrect
Cris 22 correct 5 incorrect
Ben 9 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jared $32,200
Cris $14,000
Ben $4,400
Jared was the only player correct in Final—he is now a semifinalist! “What is even happening right now?”, said Jared as the camera zoomed in on his shocked winning face.
Tonight’s results:
Ben $4,400 – $4,300 = $100 (Who is El Greco?)
Cris $14,000 – $14,000 = $0 (Who Botticelli)
Jared $32,200 + $0 = $32,200 (Who is Raphael?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ALL THINGS DISNEY $400 (clue #24)
Jared 4200 +4200 (Cris 8400 Ben 800)
2) WORLD CITIES $1600 (clue #8)
Jared 14800 +6000 (Cris 8800 Ben 2400)
3) ALLOYS $1600 (clue #11, $22000 left on board)
Jared 22000 +5000 (Cris 8800 Ben 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 163
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Cris 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 4 2 3 4 2 5 2 2
Ben 2 3
Jared 3 5 3 5 4 5 2*
DJ! Round:
Cris
Ben 5 1 3 3
Jared 4 3 2 3 4* 3 4*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jared 3.57
Ben 2.83
Cris 3.47
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jared $20,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ben $4,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Cris $14,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 5 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,000
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Cris Pannullo, career statistics:
686 correct, 56 incorrect
35/38 on rebound attempts (on 89 rebound opportunities)
48.28% in first on buzzer (631/1307)
45/50 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $168,600)
14/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,557
Ben Goldstein, career statistics:
127 correct, 22 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 37 rebound opportunities)
33.67% in first on buzzer (134/398)
2/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,600)
1/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,771
Jared Watson, career statistics:
123 correct, 16 incorrect
8/11 on rebound attempts (on 33 rebound opportunities)
38.73% in first on buzzer (110/284)
8/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,200)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,080
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This is vitally important and any comments on this subject that have made it clear that you have not read this before commenting will be removed. When it comes to computer storage, there are 1,000 megabytes in a gigabyte. However, when it comes to computer memory, there are 1,024 megabytes in a gigabyte. These sorts of important distinctions are crucial, and knowing the difference is the sort of thing that Jeopardy! tests its contestants on in the Tournament of Champions. The show’s clue and ruling were correct.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jared $32,200 Cris $14,000 Ben $4,400)
Cris: There’s no difference between second here. Go all in and hope Jared Clavins. (Actual bet: $14,000)
Ben: Honestly, bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $4,300)
Jared: Just bet $0, you have a runaway, Enjoy your victory. (Actual bet: $0)
Updated ToC odds:
Emily +800
Jared +820
Ben C. +990
Juveria +1100
Troy +1100
Luigi +1200
Yogesh +1300
Hannah +1300
Ray +1500
Sean +2100
Yungsheng +2500
Jake +2500
Josh +2800
Brian +3000
Stephen +4900
Ike +5000
Emmett +6100
Nick +6200
Melissa +6700
David +7300
Justin +7900
Deb +9200
Kevin +18000
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“La Fornarina” sounded Italian, so I guessed “Who is Leonardo da Vinci?” I thought it could be one of his lesser-known works. I didn’t even think of the Pre-Raphaelites. The hints were in the clue, but I just didn’t pick up on them.
P.S. Hi, Judith P.! Just to let you know, I got both of your Friday’s and both of your Wednesday’s posts.
As with RedRose, I started from “La Fornarina” sounding Italian. At that point, assuming Italian Renaissance, I chose of the the Ninja Turtles whose work I was slightly less familiar with, and lucked into the correct response. In hindsight, the pre-Raphaelites rings a bell, and I should have made that connection as well.
LLOL! That means that I LITERALLY laughed out loud when I read your comment.
I, too, guessed da Vinci as I also thought the name of the artwork sounded Italian.
“Pre-Raphaelites rings a bell” for me, too, but only in having heard the term, not from ever having known anything about them. However, I had misunderstood the “in the 1800s the RAA’s love of him made some artists retreat to an earlier style” as I thought it meant then-current artists abandoned their current style and went back to the style represented by the named work, rather than that they rejected the style it represented and went back further.
As far as I can tell, La Fornarina is in Rome and always has been. The Royal Academy of Art doesn’t have this painting and never has. They do have an engraving based on this painting done about 200 years later by a different artist. This seems like a massive error? What if a contestant knew La Fornarina by Raphael was not and never had been at the RAA, and therefore gave a different answer?
Please explain this claim, then: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/la-fornarina
Andy you have linked to an engraving done circa 1723 by Dominico Cunego. If you scroll down you’ll see all the information about the artist and publisher included. It’s done in homage to the 1520 work by Raphael. The work by Raphael is a painting, not an engraving, and has never left Italy so far as I can tell.
And yet, the RAA is claiming it’s Raphael.
As I said in last Thursday’s game thread on a similar subject, I’m not sure what you expect Jeopardy! to do here. You have a primary source claiming it’s Raphael. Jeopardy! is quoting that primary source.
The fact that the RAA has a copy of it makes the clue acceptable.
I’m sorry I don’t understand? The primary source doesn’t state that it’s Raphael? The primary source states it’s Cunego, he ETCHED the painting done by Raphael. If you scroll down on the link you provided you see the artist of the etching is Cunego. Cunego, of course, cites Raphael as the source of his etching, and the RAA has the etching OF a Raphael piece, but they do not have the painting. There are many etchings of the Mona Lisa, for example, but one would not say a person who has an etching of the Mona Lisa HAS a painting by Da Vinci. Here is an etching of the Mona Lisa at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for example. You will see both Da Vinci and the artist who made the etching credited. This isn’t the Philadelphia museum claiming to have a Da Vinci or even a copy of a Da Vinci, it’s just an etching.
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/10655
“La Fornarina., c. 1520
Raphael (1483 – 1520)”
and over here: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/raphael
“Works by Raphael in the RA Collection” includes “La Fornarina”.
In my eyes, this is a clear claim by the RAA.
But if you look at the picture you see it signed by Conego, and the date. I think it’s common taxonomy for museums to list the artist of paintings that have later been etched or engraved, as well as the actual engraver or etcher. I’m quite sure the museum isn’t claiming this is BY Raphael, it’s AFTER Raphael.
Note their language here:
Title La Fornarina.
AFTER: Raphael (1483 – 1520)
Engraved by Domenico Cunego
Published by Gavin Hamilton (1723 – 1798)
(The capitalization of the word “after” is mine.)
Both Nosila and Andy make good points. At this point, though, the question is moot or as Joey from ‘Friends” would say, “Mooo.” The game was a runaway so even if Chris had been correct and Jared had been incorrect, the outcome would still have been ths same, Jared would still be the winner. Therefore, the question is both moot and mooo.
As for getting the response correct, I went the Ninja Turtles route and hit on Raphael in a 1 of 4 chance, thanks to having raised two boys.
One other thing in case others haven’t noticed it. I was today years old when I found out that comments could run on to a second page. I wonder if today was the first time or if I have missed many comments over the years.
I can’t remember when I made the change, but it was made to improve overall page loading speed.
It has been a good while since Andy made the change and after he did, each day’s comments often “when over” — from memory, I’d say at least twice a week. But during summer reruns, then the “not exactly new” [as perceived by some] episodes since, I had noted that there has not been as many comments per day. When they rolled over to a second page recently [Friday?] I thought “isn’t this the first time this has happened in over six months?” Maybe not, but if I was right that might be why you were not familiar with this feature.
TYPO: “went over”, not “when over”
Wow.
Just…
Wow.
Andy, in your comment above, I usually refer to memory as RAM so as not to confuse with storage (which some also refer to as memory).
MANY years ago when I was still a computer programming trainee, a fellow programmer and I were on an elevator coming back from lunch and we were discussing whether a ‘K’ (kilobyte) is 1000 bytes or 1024 bytes. As we got off on our (IT) floor a guy still on the elevator for an upper (non-IT) floor held the door and asked us how it is determined “how many bites are in a cake?”
As will be the case throughout this tournament finding the daily doubles will be crucial to winning or losing this tournament depending on if you capitalize on them. I love how the game is played at its highest level
Perhaps Cris was negatively impacted by a longer than usual layoff.
Might he still qualify for Jeopardy Masters based on his total lifetime winnings?
I don’t think that’s a factor, but I would be shocked to not see him in an Invitational Tournament in the next few years!
I’m personally hoping that his regular season performances are enough to get him the call.
a) The outcome wasn’t in doubt, so there’s no appeal that will make this question of artistic provenance anything but moot,
b) The judge’s decision is final, and clearly the rest of the question points to Raphael, and
c) Most importantly, the wording of the question is that the RAA “has this man’s La Forinina” which is NOT precisely the same as “La Fornina BY this man” or even “the original of La Fornina” so even on the grounds being argued, Raphael is the correct answer.
And that’s all I have to say on this matter!
And clue didn’t say “painting”. Also, if you have a small replica of the statue ‘David’ and you go to a new acquaintance’s home and see that they have one, you are going to say “I have a ‘David’, too” rather than “I have a small replica of Michelangelo’s statue ‘David’, too” (even though it is not original, not the same size as the original and not the same media — i.e., molded something rather than carved marble).
I thought for sure that Cris was a shoo-in…but alas…
Nosila makes a good point. The clue at least implies that Raphael’s original is at the RAA. Fortunately, the ambiguity did not affect the result.
Andy’s comment about variance was prophetic. If today’s contestants were to play each other 10 times, Cris might be likely to win more games that Jared or Ben. But things went Jared’s way today. Congrats to him!
The outcome is shocking to me in that I do not get to see Cris in the finals of the TOC. He was my favorite to win. I was at the tapings when Cris won his 9th, 10th and 11th games. But congratulations are in order for Jared.
As a matter of fact, I was also in the studio while Ben was winning games 2-4.