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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Literature & Religion) for Friday, March 8, 2024 (Season 40, Game 130):
This city now in Turkey is the addressee of one of the New Testament epistles & the setting for “The Comedy of Errors”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Emily Sands, a project manager from Chanhassen, Minnesota
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Yogesh Raut, a social and personality psychologist from Vancouver, Washington
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David Sibley, an Episcopal priest from Walla Walla, Washington
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After Ben Chan narrowly advanced to the finals yesterday, today’s game sees what I described in my preview as “the Rose Bowl semifinal”—as Minnesota’s Emily Sands takes on Washington’s David Sibley and Yogesh Raut. (Before I get lots of comments today: yes, I know Vancouver, WA is a suburb of Portland, OR, but Oregon’s in the Pac-12 as well.)
I’m expecting a very closely contested match today; all three players are very capable of taking victory, though Yogesh showed in the quarterfinal that he is capable of winning without Daily Doubles. I do think it’ll reach a point where he will need to find one—at this level, it is incredibly difficult to win on Coryat score alone.
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Correct response: What is Ephesus?
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I didn’t realize that Jeopardy! could write a Tournament of Champions Final Jeopardy about the New Testament epistles without making an authorship claim!
This Final Jeopardy boils down to “Where is Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors set?”, with the New Testament side of the clue being enough to narrow down your guess if you know more about that half of the clue. I doubt it’ll be enough to keep the rage train from happening, though, from people who see red every time the Bible is even whispered on the show, even though the much more useful half of the clue is about Shakespeare. The Comedy of Errors is a well-known Shakespearean farce surrounding mistaken identity set in Ephesus, while Ephesians is one of a few epistles addressed to a group located in what is now Turkey (Colossians and Galatians are other examples).
Interestingly, Ephesus, known in antiquity as the site of the Temple of Artemis was abandoned completely by the 15th century, more than a century before The Comedy of Errors was written. The site of Ephesus is nearby the modern-day Turkish town of Selçuk.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, March 8, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literary Awards; Suffixes; Leftovers; We’re Goin’ To Broadway!; Paper; Trail)
Emily got 6 correct early to take an early lead, but Yogesh came back to make this a close game after 15 clues, thanks to the Daily Double.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Emily 6 correct 0 incorrect
Yogesh 3 correct 0 incorrect
David 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Emily was told she was reminded of if a golden retriever was a contract killer.
Yogesh wants to slip Ike Barinholtz his screenplay.
David lives in “The Jeppy Room”.
Yogesh picked up six more correct responses after the break, and that was enough to give him the lead after 30 clues!
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Yogesh 12 correct 0 incorrect
Emily 10 correct 2 incorrect
David 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Yogesh $7,400
Emily $5,600
David $600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Middle Ages; 13-Letter Words; Shades Of Blue; South Of The Equator; Film Bros; 150 Years Of The 92nd Street Y)
The turning point in this one came when Emily found the first Daily Double in the round; unfortunately, her incorrect response dropped her to $0. While she got to the last Daily Double, neither her nor David were able to break Yogesh’s runaway position going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Yogesh 23 correct 1 incorrect
Emily 19 correct 5 incorrect
David 12 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Yogesh $21,400
Emily $6,800
David $6,200
Yogesh was the only player correct in Final; he’s now a finalist!
Tonight’s results:
David $6,200 – $3,721 = $2,479 (What is Corinth?)
Emily $6,800 – $0 = $6,800 (What is Corinth?)
Yogesh $21,400 + $0 = $21,400 (What Ephesus Your bracelet was my lucky charm, Emily) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) TRAIL $800 (clue #11)
Yogesh 1800 +1800 (David -400 Emily 2600)
2) SHADES OF BLUE $1600 (clue #6)
Emily 7600 -7600 (David 2200 Yogesh 13000)
3) 150 YEARS OF THE 92nd STREET Y $1200 (clue #14, $12000 left on board)
Emily 2800 +2800 (David 2200 Yogesh 18600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
David 3 5 4 3
Yogesh 4 5 4*
Emily 3 4 5 4
DJ! Round:
David 4 5 5
Yogesh 4 5 5 4 4 5
Emily 4* 5 3 4 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Yogesh 4.44
Emily 3.89
David 4.14
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:
Yogesh $20,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Emily $12,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
David $6,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $5,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
David Sibley, career statistics:
144 correct, 27 incorrect
14/15 on rebound attempts (on 33 rebound opportunities)
35.52% in first on buzzer (141/397)
8/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,100)
3/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,114
Yogesh Raut, career statistics:
157 correct, 11 incorrect
13/14 on rebound attempts (on 26 rebound opportunities)
41.52% in first on buzzer (142/342)
6/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $22,000)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,367
Emily Sands, career statistics:
225 correct, 38 incorrect
10/15 on rebound attempts (on 39 rebound opportunities)
38.87% in first on buzzer (220/566)
14/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $40,600)
6/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,140
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Yogesh $21,400 Emily $6,800 David $6,200)
David: Bet no more than $5,000. (Actual bet: $3,721)
Yogesh: Bet no more than $7,799, but you might as well just bet $0. (Actual bet: $0)
Emily: Standard cover bet over David is $5,601. (Actual bet: $0)
Updated ToC odds:
Ben +160
Yogesh +210
Troy +450
Luigi +650
Brian +2200
Finals length odds:
3 games: +730
4 games: +310
5 games: +220
6 games: +280
7 games: +700
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I guessed “What is Constantinople (now Istanbul)?” It was the only city in Turkey I could think of. It seems I don’t know my Shakespeare or the Bible. (I hope David Sibley, the Episcopalian priest, gets this one!)
I guessed Ankara as it was the only city I could think of in Turkey other than Istanbul, which I thought was unlikely to be the one intended. [I guess I thought Istanbul was not “vague” enough, but that probably goes for Ankara, too.]
I guessed Istanbul as well. 🙁
This should be a triple get at this level of competition. I’ve seen Comedy of Errors a couple of times and am generally familiar with St.Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, although I haven’t actually read it.
The only biblical person I could think of with an address in Turkey was an old testament fellow named Noah who parked his ark on Mount Ararat. So, no…I had nothing.
I assume you are making a joke about “address”. Admittedly, Noah popped into my mind, too, upon hearing “Turkey”.
Got it, with an educated guess about NT epistles.
Went with Antioch and didn’t think of Ephesus until reading Andy’s comments.
Second straight day where theatre helped me to the correct response.
No matter who wins Monday’s game, this is going to be a barn-burner of a final.
I only knew this one because my little brother and his wife are on a trip around the Mediterranean right now, and one of their stops a couple of days ago was Ephesus.
The Shakespeare did nothing to me, and I only remembered the names of two epistles – to the Corinthians and to the Ephesians. Corinth is obviously in Greece (because of the isthmus of Corinth), and I guessed Ephes*s, not remembering exactly if it’s Ephesus or Ephesos.
Given that both could be read /ˈɛfɪsəs/, I consider my guess correct.
Should read “The Shakespeare reference …”
The Shakespere referece in today’s Final Jeopardy menat nothing to me. The first letter (epistle) of Paul I could think of was ro the Thessolians, My catchesiim teachers will be disppointed.
I was able to get today’s final thanks to “Veggie Tales.” LOL. If you know, you know.
Loved Veggie Tales, but I missed the reference.
Regarding your “Rose Bowl semifinal” comment — I think it fails, but not for the reason one might originally think. The reference to college football is retrospective, not forward looking.
Even then, conference realignment isn’t what makes it inapposite. Though Gophers vs. either Huskies or Ducks will become a Big Ten matchup from this year onwards, both Oregon and Washington have schools in the remnant of the Pac-12. (And you certainly don’t need to remind me that Corvallis is closer to Portland than is Eugene.)
The reason why it doesn’t work is because of the expanded College Football Playoff. With the CFP going to 12 teams starting this fall, all of the New Year’s Six games, including the Rose Bowl, will annually be playoff games, with each being a quarterfinal in the two years out of three that it isn’t a semifinal. Thus, the traditional Big Ten vs. Pac-12 matchup in Pasadena is permanently dead.
The callback to tradition may be romantic, but it has to be noted that you haven’t exactly been wedded to it in the Jeopardy! realm in recent months.
Okay, these FJ’s in the ToC are killing me! I went a great 0 for 5 this week and have a 9 game losing streak. Maybe they’ll have a NASCAR or bowling FJ question on Monday. Those are much more in my wheelhouse. 🙂
Retro congrats to Yogesh on a dominating Semifinal. The man has skills! 🙂 Now he’s joining Ben Chan in the Final. I had Emily winning today, though I acknowledged that DD’s were crucial for her and missing out on that huge DD was definitely a huge moment in the game.
I can’t wait for Monday (well, yes I can….I like my off of work weekends) to see who joins these 2 guys. My money is on Troy, but we’ll see. It’s going to be quite an epic final starting on Tuesday.
Just saw an update on the official Jeopardy website and see that Yogesh has drawn the all important Lectern #1 for the final. That leaves Lectern #2 for the winner of Monday’s game.