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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Novel Characters) for Friday, February 9, 2024 (Season 40, Game 110):
It’s this character who’s spoken of in the line “Reader, I forgave him at the moment & on the spot”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Patrick Curran, a consultant from Washington, D.C.
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Jesse Matheny, a customer success specialist originally from Huntington, Indiana
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Emma Hill Kepron, a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s fifth quarterfinal features Emma Hill Kepron, Jesse Matheny and Patrick Curran. Both Emma and Patrick were 2-day champions, while Jesse won a single game. The prediction model certainly thinks Patrick has a strong chance of doing well in this event—he’s 5/6 on Daily Doubles, having picked up a net $18,800 from them over his three games. If that keeps up, this game should be wrapped up well before Final Jeopardy for him. (If Emma is still in contention, though, she might have the advantage in Final, being a librarian and all.)
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Correct response: Who is Mr. Rochester?
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Reader, I did not get this Final Jeopardy clue correct, having not read Jane Eyre or being familiar enough with the work.
Mr. Rochester is the master of Thornfield Hall in Charlotte Brontë’s famed 1847 work Jane Eyre, who ends up marrying the title character at the end of the work. (Before you get mad at me for the spoiler: this work is nearly 200 years old now.)
I think the biggest clue here in this Final is the “Reader, I…” construction, often used considerably amongst the terminally online. In my opinion, that certainly would be a reference to Jane Eyre and may certainly help to point someone in the right direction, even though the more famous usage of the construction in the book is the beginning of the famous final chapter: “Reader, I married him.”
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, February 9, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Leader Birthplaces; Ends In “X”; Numerical Television; Classic Toys & Games; Poetry; SEC & The City)
Patrick’s seven correct responses in the opening segment saw him jump into to a lead over Jesse and Emma; Jesse and Emma were tied for second until Emma had a correct response overturned on further review by the judges.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Patrick 7 correct 0 incorrect
Jesse 3 correct 0 incorrect
Emma 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Patrick takes the train from D.C. to Montpelier several times a year.
Jesse thinks he would have won more had he known more things.
Emma got highlighted on the Jumbotron at a Winnipeg Jets game.
After beating Emma to a clue about Justin Trudeau, he got to the Daily Double immediately thereafter, and used it to propel himself into a big lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Patrick 13 correct 0 incorrect
Jesse 9 correct 0 incorrect
Emma 4 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Patrick $11,000
Jesse $4,600
Emma $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: 21st Century Science; ____ Of ____; American History; Let’s Have A Word; Same Title, Different Lyrics; Add A Letter: Geography Edition)
Jesse wasn’t fazed by Patrick’s big lead; it took all of 5 clues for him to claw it back! A correct Daily Double from him then saw him extend the lead. The battle continued though, as Patrick picked up $6,000 on the last one to retake the lead going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Patrick 23 correct 1 incorrect
Jesse 18 correct 0 incorrect
Emma 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Patrick $22,200
Jesse $17,800
Emma $6,800
Emma was the only player to successfully name Rochester; however, Jesse made a small wager to keep Emma locked out—and that was enough to make sure Jesse advanced to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Emma $6,800 + $6,793 = $13,593 (Who is Jane Eyre? Rochester?)
Jesse $17,800 – $4,100 = $13,700 (Who is Pilgrim?) (Semi-Finalist)
Patrick $22,200 – $13,401 = $8,799 (Who is Mr. Darcy)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES $400 (clue #23)
Patrick 6200 +4000 (Emma 1400 Jesse 4000)
2) ____ OF ____ $1600 (clue #7)
Jesse 10200 +4000 (Emma -400 Patrick 9400)
3) LET’S HAVE A WORD $2000 (clue #16, $12400 left on board)
Patrick 12200 +6000 (Emma 2400 Jesse 16600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 153
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Emma 3 4 2 4 2
Jesse 5 5 5 4 3 3 2
Patrick 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 5 5 2 2*
DJ! Round:
Emma 3 2 3† 4
Jesse 4 5 3 4 5 4* 3 4 3 4
Patrick 3 5*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jesse 3.88
Emma 3.00
Patrick 3.69
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:
Jesse $15,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 0 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Emma $6,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Patrick $14,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $12,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,400
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Emma Hill Kepron, career statistics:
58 correct, 10 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (56/228)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,850
Jesse Matheny, career statistics:
57 correct, 14 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
35.88% in first on buzzer (61/170)
2/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,200)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,667
Patrick Curran, career statistics:
91 correct, 11 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
37.28% in first on buzzer (85/228)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,650
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Smart wagering in Final Jeopardy has been the story of the week; kudos to Jesse for his smart wager to advance!
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Patrick $22,200 Jesse $17,800 Emma $6,800)
Emma: You can’t win unless you’re correct and Patrick isn’t; go all in to force Jesse to make a small bet. (Actual bet: $6,793)
Jesse: Limit your bet to $4,199 or less to keep Emma locked out. (Actual bet: $4,100)
Patrick: Standard cover bet over Jesse is $13,401. (Actual bet: $13,401)
Updated CWC Group 2 odds:
Alex +440
Mira +780
Deb +800
Taylor +950
Dan +1100
David +1400
Jesse +1500
Kat +1800
Elliott +1900
Vince +2300
Long +2600
Ilhana +2800
Nicole +2900
James +3000
Sriram +3100
Donna +4400
Diandra +9700
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I am mad at the spoiler – Jane Eyre is on my reading list for the next decade, and now there is no point 🙂
I guessed Tom Jones. Those “dear reader” asides were common in Henry Fielding novels. I never read Jane Eyre either; it was considered a girl’s book when I was in high school. Emma is the strong FJ favorite here.
I went with the wrong author. I thought Jane Austen and guessed “Who is Darcy?” Two out of five right this week.
RedRose; I got 2 of 5 of this weeks Final Jeopardys right as well. And, today wasn’t one of my “wins.” Like Andy, and, some others here, I never read Jane Eyre. Maybe it was considered too sophisitcated for my high school literature class.
I even blew the $1000 answer in Numerical TV. I had Barbara Feldon;s number right (99) but said 87 instead of 86, for Don Adams’ Maxwell Smart. Sorry about that, Chief.
The Jane eyre book pointed me to me to Mr Rochester somehow though i can definitely get that book from the library if it is still in the stacks.
Am I the only one who got a Dr. Watson vibe and went with Sherlock Holmes?
I had no idea whatsoever. I’ve never read Jane Eyre or any novel by any Bronte sister. Of course the librarian has, but even if I was able to identify where it was from, coming up with the name would have been brutal. This was a very hard FJ for sure.
“Before you get mad at me for the spoiler: this work is nearly 200 years old now.” Andy, that line gave me a good chuckle. No one back then ever heard of a “Spoiler Alert.”
I did what Emma did. First went with Jane Eyre, then, quickly realized it was Mr. Rochester we needed.
As a side note, this reminded me of Jack Benny and the way he would say, “Oh, Rochester!” I can hear him saying it now. There must be some others here who remember that as well.
I remember that! (But I can guess you guessed I would.) But only Andy’s “Correct response” made me think of Jack Benny’s [catch?] phrase as I had never read that book.
Hi, Lisa. Yes, I had you in mind when I wrote that, along with a few others. Thanks for chiming in. (Too bad that Jack Benny died at the age of “39” wink, wink.)
I hit ’39’ during a period when we celebrated birthdays at work. Around the cake when they asked me how old I was, my first thought was “the same age as Jack Benny”, but I wasn’t sure if anyone would get it and thinking whether to say it or not made me noticeably pause. They said something like “you don’t have to tell us” and I explained. So some laughed from the explanation and some from my wondering whether they would “get it” or not.
Please, please read Jane Eyre if you were planning to – there is PLENTY of plot that is not spoiled by that one-liner, and there is a very good case to be made that it is the best novel ever written. I love it!
I thought Emma should have gotten credit for her response “circonflexe” – it was simply in French and the clue showed a French word with accents circonflexes over them.
With all due respect, why on earth do you think a contestant should receive credit for a response that does not end in a letter explicitly specified by the category?
The category was literally “Ends In X”.
The judges were 100% correct here.
I agree because of Jeopardy! rules, but I can see where Nikki might think that because there conceivably could be [and perhaps has been] categories where an “ends with” means a sound, but if that were the case, Ken would have said so in announcing the categories.
I had no clue on FJ…..bad week for me on these and pretty bad for the contestants too, as they went a combined 3-12.
Bigtime Retro congrats to Jesse on his big win to get to the Semifinals. This was the 27 seed taking out the 1 seed according to Andy’s preview. I was definitely surprised as well, but the old adage goes “that’s why they play the games.”
This was a fun week of games and I am looking forward to the last 4 Quarterfinal games on Monday through Thursday and the start of the Semifinals next Friday.
Have a great weekend everyone! 🙂
By the way, who’s ya got in the Super Bowl? My team is the Packers and therefore my hope is just for a good game and I don’t really care much who wins.