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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Literary Characters) for Tuesday, February 6, 2024 (Season 40, Game 107):
A 1902 work says an enigmatic character has a half-English mom & a half-French dad, but this name of his is German for “short”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Matt Harvey, a healthcare administrator from Providence, Rhode Island
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Crystal Zhao, a tech consultant from Bloomington, Minnesota
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Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After Mira Hayward became the first semifinalist of this group in yesterday’s game, I am expecting to see a great battle in this one. Deb Bilodeau may have been just a 1-day champion, but their statistics are excellent, and I expect them to give Matt Harvey—who advanced into this competition via Second Chance—a spirited battle. Of course, this is an era where, at this level of play, everyone generally has between a 20 and 50% chance of winning; Crystal Zhao is just as capable of being able to pull off an upset in this one!
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Correct response: What is Kurtz?
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Kurtz is the central character of Joseph Conrad’s famous work Heart of Darkness; he is an ivory trader sent into the Congo in Africa. One important point here is that while a lot of sources cite 1899 as the publication of Heart of Darkness, that was when the work was first serialized. It was published in book form in 1902—hence why you see the year 1902 in the clue today.
While Kurtz from Heart of Darkness certainly served as the inspiration for the character Colonel Kurtz from the 1979 movie Apocalypse Now, I hope that none of our players give this Kurtz a commission; I can’t see that ending well for the player.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The 1970s; 2 Books In 1; Actually, This Is My First Rodeo; Famous Pairs; Avengers, Who Said It?; 13-Letter Words)
Matt and Deb both got off to great starts; Deb, though found the first Daily Double just before the commercial break. Unfortunately, their score fell back to $1,700 after they couldn’t come up with both responses. Deb rebounded well to claw back some of the deficit in the second half of the round, but Matt still led after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Matt 6 correct 0 incorrect
Deb 6 correct 1 incorrect
Crystal 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Matt got a “congratulations to real life grown up Milhouse” message after his last appearance.
Crystal also got married, got an MBA, and got LASIK in 2023.
Deb had a doppelganger reach out to them.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Matt 9 correct 1 incorrect
Deb 12 correct 2 incorrect
Crystal 4 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $5,600
Deb $3,500
Crystal $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Around The Atlantic; Layers; It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane!; At The Tiny Desk Concert; Sooner; Later, Dude)
It was Matt who got to both Daily Doubles in this round; his splitting of them meant he still held the lead, but things were still very close going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Matt 23 correct 4 incorrect
Deb 18 correct 3 incorrect
Crystal 7 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Matt $16,000
Deb $10,700
Crystal $5,200
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; if you remember my preview, I said “here’s hoping Deb has shored up their wagering strategy”. Guess what: they did! A $0 bet from second place sends Deb through to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Crystal $5,200 – $300 = $4,900 (What is ?)
Deb $10,700 – $0 = $10,700 (What- Hi Mom! <3) (Semi-Finalist)
Matt $16,000 – $5,401 = $10,599 (What is Shorty?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) FAMOUS PAIRS $1000 (clue #15)
Deb 4000 -2300 (Crystal 600 Matt 5000)
2) SOONER $1600 (clue #9)
Matt 10800 +4000 (Deb 6700 Crystal 2800)
3) IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE! $2000 (clue #19, $6400 left on board)
Matt 16400 -4000 (Deb 9500 Crystal 4800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -45
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Deb 1 3 4 4 5 5 5*
Crystal 3
Matt 3 3 4 4 5 5 4
DJ! Round:
Deb 4 5 5† 5 5
Crystal 3 4 2
Matt 3 4 4 3 4* 3† 3 4 3 5 5*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Deb 4.25
Matt 3.83
Crystal 3.00
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:
Deb $13,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Matt $17,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Crystal $5,200 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,800
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Deb Bilodeau, career statistics:
67 correct, 13 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
40.00% in first on buzzer (68/170)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
Crystal Zhao, career statistics:
42 correct, 10 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
25.15% in first on buzzer (43/171)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,867
Matt Harvey, career statistics:
108 correct, 17 incorrect
7/9 on rebound attempts (on 26 rebound opportunities)
36.49% in first on buzzer (104/285)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,400)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600
Andy’s Thoughts:
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Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Matt $16,000 Deb $10,700 Crystal $5,200)
Deb: If Matt makes the cover bet here, he falls to $10,599. I’d limit my bet here to $99 or less.(Actual bet: $0)
Crystal: Your only chance is if Matt and Deb both overbet. I’d go all in here and force a perfect bet from them both. (Actual bet: $300)
Matt: Standard cover bet over Deb is $5,401. I’d recommend doing that and not making a lower bet—Deb has a history of going big from second place, even if it’s not the best choice for them. (Actual bet: $5,401)
Updated CWC Group 2 odds:
Mira +750
Deb +780
Patrick +1000
Dan +1000
David +1400
Alex +1400
Kat +1800
Elliott +1900
Vince +2300
Long +2400
Nicole +2800
Ilhana +2800
Taylor +3000
Sriram +3000
Emma +3000
James +3000
Suzanne +3200
Donna +4200
Lisa +4400
Ed +5000
Justin +5000
Jesse +7100
Diandra +9100
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I went with Quasimodo, though he was much earlier than 1902.
Even though it didn’t fit with ANYTHING in the clue, I guessed Pepin the Short, father of Charlemagne. This was the only “short” I could think of. Better a crazy way-off guess than no guess at all, I think.
All those German lessons finally paid off.
I would have gotten it right only because I speak German. I had no idea what literary work he was from.
Learning a bit of German helped me to get Kurtz but still I would like to find that book heart of darkness in the library and soon.
Well, my streak of getting Final Jeopardy right, ended at one day. This Final, like today’s players, had nothing that would’ve lead me to a correct response. Heck, in 2 in 1 books, I kept responding with the authors, when Ken, announcing the Jeopardy categories, specifically said that was being look for as response were the titles of both books. Deb seemed surprised she won, but obviously took the win.
Andy and Bill,
“Led” not “lead.”
Thank you!
I took 7 years of German. thought Kurtz or Kurt. Know nothing about the book.
I last read the book in the late 70s and don’t remember the characters’ names, but I do know German. Not sure I would have gotten credit for “Kurz” though, since spelling counts in Final Jeopardy.
If they weren’t going to accept “Kurz”, the clue certainly should’ve been worded differently.
I got home after the first part of the Jeopardy round to see that Deb had a score that indicated a DD was involved.
It was a very interesting game tonight, with 2nd place Deb coming from behind to win. Retro congrats Deb! Good luck in your Semifinal game!
I had zero clue in FJ. I had Matt to win this one, so I’m now 1 of 2 on my predictions. I have Lisa winning tomorrow.
Have fun everyone!
There was a question during double Jeopardy on February 6th where the answer was the Azores. Can you please tell me the clue? The category may have been islands. My wife’s father’s parents were from the Azores and I don’t remember the clue. Thank you.
Around The Atlantic $2000: Ponta Delgada on São Miguel is the capital of this island group that’s about 1,000 miles west of Lisbon