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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Notorious Figures) for Monday, March 25, 2024 (Season 40, Game 141):
Never even a soldier, this man lied that his nickname came from a shrapnel wound while fighting in the Argonne
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
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Austin Rogers, a bar owner & author from New York, New York
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Celeste DiNucci, an arts strategist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament continues today with Amy Schneider taking on Austin Rogers and Celeste DiNucci. I do think that Austin’s game matches up well against Amy’s—but Austin will need to get to the Daily Doubles first in order to take full advantage. Amy Schneider, of course, is trying to get back to Jeopardy! Masters after being relegated from Season 1; she finished 5th last season.
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Correct response: Who is Al Capone?
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According to an August 12, 1996 article in the New York Daily News, Al Capone’s famed scar (the one that gave him the nickname “Scarface”) was given to him at the age of 17 by Frank Galluccio; Capone was working security at a place called the Harvard Inn when he was knifed by “Little Frankie”. Later, according to the same article, Capone would claim he was scarred by shrapnel while fighting with the Lost Battalion in 1918.
This is one of those clues that makes you go “Oh, of course!” as soon as you realize what the correct response is. All three of these players are strong enough in order to get there.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, March 25, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Thinking About The Holy Roman Empire; The Theater; Let’s Get A Drink; So Nice, We Need The Answer Twice; Name That Toon; Words Read Backwards)
Amy and Austin both got off to a good start; Amy held the lead thanks to seven correct responses, while Austin was close thanks to the Daily Double.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Amy 7 correct 1 incorrect
Austin 5 correct 0 incorrect
Celeste 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Amy did an interview with a middle-school student in Oakland.
Austin got to host a trivia contest at Kauffman Stadium for 22,000 people.
Celeste got to spar against Watson.
Coming out of the interviews, Amy “Provide(d) It!” (the correct response) to another seven clues and held a $2,000 lead over Austin after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Amy 14 correct 1 incorrect
Austin 9 correct 2 incorrect
Celeste 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $7,600
Austin $5,600
Celeste $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Panhandle States; The Grammys’ Great Moments; Marine Biology; Iamb A Poet; Five Guys; Say It In Latin)
Amy, who got the last 3 correct in the opening round, got the first 10 correct in Double Jeopardy to end with a streak of 13 in a row! She also got to play both Daily Doubles, getting the first correct and second incorrect (though she made a small bet on DD3). Celeste, meanwhile, did very well to pull herself out of the red by the end of the round as Amy cruised to a runaway going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Amy 27 correct 2 incorrect
Austin 15 correct 3 incorrect
Celeste 12 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Amy $28,600
Austin $9,600
Celeste $800
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Amy is a semifinalist! (And, if you’re at Austin’s watch party, I guess a round of shots are on him!)
Tonight’s results:
Celeste $800 – $800 = $0 (Who is Bullitt?!? :()
Austin $9,600 – $1,696 = $7,904 (What is how can I beat Amy? Round of (well only!) shots on me!)
Amy $28,600 – $0 = $28,600 (Who is Colonel Parker?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) LET’S GET A DRINK $1000 (clue #12)
Austin 1600 +1600 (Celeste 600 Amy 2800)
2) PANHANDLE STATES $1600 (clue #4)
Amy 10800 +6000 (Celeste 1200 Austin 5600)
3) MARINE BIOLOGY $1200 (clue #15, $15600 left on board)
Amy 27600 -1000 (Celeste -2400 Austin 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 152
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Celeste 3 2
Austin 4 5 5*
Amy 4 5 2 3 4 2 3
DJ! Round:
Celeste 2 3 4
Austin 4
Amy 3 3 4* 2 3 4 5 4 5 2 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Amy 3.39
Austin 4.50
Celeste 2.80
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:
Amy $25,200 Coryat, 27 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Austin $9,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Celeste $800 Coryat, 12 correct, 6 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,000
Lach Trash: $6,400 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,600
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Celeste DiNucci, career statistics:
225 correct, 53 incorrect
16/21 on rebound attempts (on 55 rebound opportunities)
34.98% in first on buzzer (233/666)
9/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,000)
5/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,650
Austin Rogers, career statistics:
439 correct, 62 incorrect
31/32 on rebound attempts (on 87 rebound opportunities)
38.21% in first on buzzer (418/1094)
25/32 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $107,300)
14/19 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,750
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1627 correct, 114 incorrect
81/98 on rebound attempts (on 220 rebound opportunities)
46.25% in first on buzzer (1498/3239)
74/88 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $230,400)
37/57 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,081
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Amy $28,600 Austin $9,600 Celeste $800)
Celeste: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $800)
Austin: Bet no more than $7,999. (Actual bet: $1,696)
Amy: Bet no more than $9,399. (Actual bet: $0)
Updated JIT odds:
Matt +390
Larissa +460
Amy +680
Andrew +1000
Sam K. +1500
Brandon +1700
Victoria +1900
Ben +2000
Jennifer +2100
Arthur +3000
Alex +3000
David +3300
Chuck +3800
MacKenzie +4200
Colby +5700
Sam B. +7000
Dhruv +7400
Monica +10000
Lilly +11000
Finals length odds:
2 games: +170
3 games: +110
4 games: +350
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I said Scarface and I am assuming that would not be accepted because it did not ask for the nickname. I am currently reading a book about mobsters but could not come up with Capone in 30 seconds, only the nickname.
Me, too. Oddly, I did not know that was Capone’s nickname.
I did not even come up with Scarface, but I, too, did not remember that he was Al Capone. Honestly, I really don’t think I ever knew they were the same person.
Since I was in the studio audience for this game (as well as Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s) I can safely say that this is the only time I’ve ever missed a Final Jeopardy clue twice. 🙂
I have several times thank to summer re-runs.
When neither occurrence was a rerun* I probably should’ve specified that.
Oh MasterDoge, I get that! I got to watching some shows after seeing them taped and couldn’t remember FJ either. 😉
Got there, barely within the 30 seconds. The category name definitely helped narrow it down. I don’t know if anyone else feels the same way, but the game play and board difficulty of the JIT seem on par with the TOC. I’ve been struggling with these boards, in a good way!
Another favorite cruises!
Sorta surprised no one got it! They don’t come much more Notorious than ol’ Al! Oh well, Amy for the win, and I’d bet the entry price of a billion-dollar lottery ticket that she will win it all.
I am enjoying Thrice. The teacher site I am on has subgroup of puzzle solvers where we post our daily scores. Thanks for sharing!
As it happens, I just watched the movie “Good Fellas” this weekend. During the presentation, there was a trailer for the movie “Scarface.” Even though the movie was about a character named Tony Montana, I knew the original “Scarface” was Al Capone. I’ve pretty much known Al Capone as “Scarface” since childhood so this one was pretty easy. I’m actually a little bit surprised that none of the contestants got it but that might be because they are from a younger generation. I kind of think people from my generation probably had a better chance of getting this one correct.
My first/immediate thought was the same as Amy’s due to Col. Parker’s persona based on lies, but I kept trying to think of someone else because I understood from the clue that the person’s name or nickname would have an injury in it — like One-Eyed Jack or some such — rather than (or in addition to) a military moniker.
Blind guessed Al Capone. After the clue I changed it to Colonel Parker, even though the years didn’t quite line up. Was just at Graceland so the Colonel was on my mind! LOL
0 for my last 20 on FJ. When will the misery end!?!? LOL I went with Bugsy Siegel tonight. Kind of close.
Retro congrats to Amy on a dominating win! Looking forward to seeing you in 1 of the 3 Semifinals next Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
I guessed George Santos 🙂
With the Final Jeopardy category of “Notorious Figures,” and, with an “answer” referribg to a scar, I immediately thought of Al Capone, not knowing the lie, or, the actual way he got his scar. So, for the first time in a few days, I actual got a Final Jeopardy.
You were even more lucky because the clue did not specifically say “scar”. A “shrapnel wound” could be a missing eye or limb (or hand) or just the cause of a bad limp. [Of course those would also have scars, but even if a visible scar, the deformity would be more apt to be the cause of the nickname.]
I had to chime in on this, first-time contributor. I knew Scarface was Capone’s nickname and his timeline and WW I matched. However, my son arrived at the same correct response from another direction. He remembered all the hoods in Peaky Blinders had fought at the Argonne and Somme, and that Tommy Shelby (the star) remarked that Capone had lied about fighting there. No mention of a scar. Nothing like knowing something that Amy didn’t.