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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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Not sure of the overlap between Jeopardy! and Food Network fans – top seeds in Jeopardy! TOC and Guy Fieri TOC did not advance out of first rounds!!
Even a cursory look at the link to the RAA page confirms that everything Nosila said is 100% correct. It is an etching. It is attributed to Cunego. It is signed by Cunego. Also, again, it is clear to the eye that is an etching, not an oil painting. Does anybody really believe that Raphael created a notable oil painting without utilizing — color?
If the Jeopardy writers have access to, say, Wikipedia, it would be easy to find this link: https://www.barberinicorsini.org/opera/la-fornarina/ “His” painting is in Rome.
Does the RAA or does the RAA not have at least a copy in some fashion of this work?
If they do—and I think that is clear—then I believe the clue is correct as worded.
Knowing very little about art and, art history, I will steer clear pf the debate about what the Royal Acadsmy has, and, doesn’t have. All I know is that while I have heard of all three of the artists given as responses in today’s game, my lack of knowledge in today’s final, gave me nothing to deduce a rsponse,either correct, or, incorrect
Agreed. Guess a Ninja Turtle would have been a good strategy today. Then you have a 1 in 4 chance.
or 1 in 3 if you know Donatello was a sculptor!
While finding and correctly answering the daily doubles was the key for Jared, Cris seemed to be a bit stunned when he was shut out of the first category in the Double Jeopardy round (70s rock).
With Cris departing early, I’m guessing the new favorite is Ray Lalonde. But I’ve long had this nagging suspicion that Ben Chan is going to win the whole thing. With Cris gone, my suspicion has gotten even stronger.
(I thought Sam Buttrey would be a major threat in the last ToC and I was right about that one – so let’s see if I go 2 for 2 in predictions).
Since it did not affect the outcome, what one might say concerning the debate about what the RAA has or how the clue is worded is just “let this be a learning experience for the writers”.
If the clue had just been “In the 1800s The Royal Academy of Arts’ love of this painter made some artists retreat to an earlier style.” would that have made it easier or harder?
Also, is such a controversy as this actually better for the show in the long run [extra free publicity demonstrating that the show is not boring] than a non-controversial Final Jeopardy! would be? If so, then I am guessing that the lesson to be learned by the writers is to be very careful that their wording can be supported by at least some accepted contexts, but the closer to the line, the better.
I think frequent controversy would lead to a loss of credibility.
It is likely worth mentioning that the SI standard provides official prefixes like “mebi-” and “gibi” for powers of 1024, as opposed to 1000. Using “mega-” and “giga-” instead is colloquial, but perfectly acceptable.
wow I am shocked!! congrats jared
Well, I had not one iota of a clue on FJ and didn’t even think to go the Ninja Turtle route. 🙂
Well, I definitely didn’t see Cris losing this and definitely not in Runaway fashion, but yes, this is why they play the games. I’m now 0 for 2 on my picks in the Quarterfinals.
Retro congrats to Jared on a MOST impressive win and you asked what is going on here? Well, you’re going to a Semifinal match! That’s what’s going on!!! 🙂
It seems that Jeopardy is being very kind to us and showing us what Semifinal the players have drawn into, after their Quarterfinal win. https://www.jeopardy.com/track/2024/tournament-champions
And I must stay off of Twitter on my way home from work, as I ran across this and had a hunch that Cris hadn’t won before I watched. 🙁 my own fault! https://twitter.com/jeff5768/status/1762320003444191279
Also wanted to throw a shout out to Matt Carberry, for letting me know there an Invitational Tournament after the ToC and then we get regular Jeopardy after that. 🙂
I have Yungsheng Wang defeating Hannah Wilson and David Sibley tomorrow, which is probably bad news for Yungsheng.
I have a Masters in computer science and decades of experience in the fie and have never heard of the distinction between memory and storage regarding megabytes in gigabytes. Talk about a trick question.
Basically, it happened because storage capacity marketing departments wanted to claim their storage capacities were X GB when they could store X,000,000,000 bytes and not the classic “binary” definition.