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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Space Shuttles) for Thursday, April 11, 2024 (Season 40, Game 154):
2 space shuttles were named for craft commanded by this man who died far from home in 1779
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California
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Brian Hardzinski, a public radio producer originally from Flower Mound, Texas
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Lee Wilkins, a regulatory affairs coordinator from Auburn, Alabama (1-day total: $2,200)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Regular play resumed yesterday with Lee Wilkins unseating 3-day champion Lucas Partridge in a game that—aside from the baseball category suiting fellow challenger Daniel Rosenberg—the clues and categories just didn’t suit the players very well. And that happens on Jeopardy! from time to time. As it is, Lee is our defending champion, and I’m sure she’s hoping for Day 2 to go better. Her challengers today are Brian Hardzinski and Alison Betts; From what I’ve seen on social media in the last 48 hours—at least in terms of some of who Alison’s friends are—I suspect that Alison definitely has the skills to at least win a game or two on the Alex Trebek Stage.
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Correct response: Who is Captain James Cook?
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Two of English explorer James Cook’s ships, the Endeavour and the Discovery, later had American space shuttles named after them; the Discovery was the third to be built, while Endeavour was the fifth and final. The Endeavour was the ship that Cook used for his first voyage, where Australia and New Zealand were visited, while the Discovery was a ship used on Cook’s third and final voyage, where he died on the Hawaiian Islands in February 1779.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, April 11, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Manhattan Project; “T.P.”; Unreal Estate; Double Letters In The Middle; Abbreviated Television; A Year Ending In 4)
Alison got off to the best start, rebounding an incorrect response on clue #1 and getting 7 of the first 8 correct, en route to $5,600 at the first break. Brian had $2,200 and Lee $600—but the Daily Double was still unfound.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Alison 10 correct 1 incorrect
Brian 3 correct 0 incorrect
Lee 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Alison kissed an alligator in New Orleans.
Brian has a dad who gave car-buying advice to George H.W. Bush.
Lee would love to own a bookstore one day.
Alison’s strong round continued as she picked up the Daily Double and held a big lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Alison 15 correct 3 incorrect
Brian 5 correct 1 incorrect
Lee 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alison $9,000
Brian $2,400
Lee $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Manhattan Project; Musicians’ Memoirs; Food Talk; Women In Ancient Times; Colorful Geography; Some Timely Words)
Alison and Brian both got to Daily Doubles but both only got $2000 for them. In a tense final few clues, things were decided when Brian got clue #29 incorrect and Alison pulled a correct response to clue #30. Alison led by just $600 going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Alison 23 correct 4 incorrect
Brian 15 correct 2 incorrect
Lee 11 correct 8 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Alison $14,600
Brian $14,000
Lee $3,200
Brian and Alison both got Final Jeopardy correct as Alison is your new champion. She’ll return tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Lee $3,200 – $0 = $3,200 (Who is ?)
Brian $14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000 (Who is Cook?)
Alison $14,600 + $14,000 = $28,600 (Who is Cook? <3 OJE) (1-day total: $28,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE MANHATTAN PROJECT $1000 (clue #19)
Alison 6200 +2000 (Lee 0 Brian 2000)
2) WOMEN IN ANCIENT TIMES $1600 (clue #3)
Alison 9800 +2000 (Lee 2000 Brian 2400)
3) COLORFUL GEOGRAPHY $1600 (clue #17, $17200 left on board)
Brian 10000 +2000 (Lee 2400 Alison 12600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 73
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Lee 3 5 2
Brian 1 2 1 5 3
Alison 4 5 4 4 3 5 3 4 3 4 5*
DJ! Round:
Lee 3 2 5
Brian 1 2 3 1 1 4 3 4 4*
Alison 4* 2 3 2 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Alison 3.63
Brian 2.50
Lee 3.33
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.03 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Alison $13,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Brian $13,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
Lee $3,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 8 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,000
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Lee Wilkins, career statistics:
18 correct, 13 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
23.64% in first on buzzer (26/110)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,200
Brian Hardzinski, career statistics:
16 correct, 2 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600
Alison Betts, career statistics:
24 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200
Alison Betts, to win:
2 games: 44.795%
3: 20.066%
4: 8.989%
5: 4.026%
6: 1.804%
Avg. streak: 1.811 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Alison $14,600 Brian $14,000 Lee $3,200)
Lee: Bet no more than $2,000 and hope to win on the Triple Stumper. (Actual bet: $0)
Brian: Limit your bet to $7,599 or less. (Actual bet: $14,000)
Alison: Standard cover bet over Brian is $13,401. (Actual bet: $14,000)
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Fortunately realized in time it wasn’t the Endeavor and Discovery they were seeking but Cook.
I got this one from the date of death. I didn’t realize that space shuttles had been named after Captain Cook’s ships.
Ditto. Couldn’t have named Cook’s ships or connected them to the shuttle program, but he was the logical answer.
Ditto, especially since I was just watching a PBS show within the last week that spent a few minutes on Cook, mentioning that his exploits and demise in Hawai’i were around the same time as the American Revolution.
I figured it had to be either Captain Cook or John Paul Jones.
JPJ was my first thought when I was assuming that I’d just have to guess, but then I turned my attention to the significance of death date (with “far from home” adding to it).
Hello. Technically six space shuttles were built – five were spaceworthy.
Was the Enterprise technically a space shuttle if it couldn’t go into space?
Hey Mark! Good question… I am not sure of the answer. I think it was used for training and demo purposes.
and oh, the Space Shuttle name was Discover, not Discovery.
wait…no. I’m wrong.
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Back-to-back Final gets for the first time all season! Maybe all this Jeopardy and trivia stuff is starting to stick in my brain 🙂
🙂
First I heard the Final Jeopardy answer (clue) wrong. When I heard the correct response of (Captain) Cook I was confused. Didn’t undertand how he was connected to space shuttles.
And, when I originally read Andy’s explanation of the correct response, I was still confused, until I went back, and, reread the Final Jeopardy answer, then I understood. Though I didn’t know Endeavor, and, Discovery, were named for Cook’s ships.
Their names were such good names that I had never thought about the space shuttles having been named for historical ships [of exploration], but they ALL were.
Hey, Jeff, looking forward to seeing your post tonight. 😉
Well……it’s not good.
I literally only know about Captain James Cook from Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Didn’t know the name had historical significance lol.
Nice comeback by Brian in DJ. But not quite enough to top Alison. An exciting finish!
Okay, FJ is killing me. I totally misread the clue and was focusing on the names of the shuttles. Not on crafts commanded by this man….. 🙁 I’m 0 for my last,,,,,what….?….billion? nah…0 for last 33. One day the misery will end. LOL 🙂 It’s all good.
Retro congrats to Alison on a great performance and win. Might Brian’s performance merit him a Second Chance entry?
Have a great Friday everyone! 🙂