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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Authors’ Afterlives) for Friday, April 12, 2024 (Season 40, Game 155):
After his death his son Michel reworked & published manuscripts like one about a meteor made of gold heading for Earth
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Brian Phillips, an IT technician originally from Spring Valley, New York
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Sarah Avery, an assistant reporter of judicial decisions from Ellington, Connecticut
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Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California (1-day total: $28,600)
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Correct response: Who is Jules Verne?
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I’m going to open my write-up today and say that this is going to be a much easier Final Jeopardy clue for those who hear Ken Jennings say “Michel” and not “Michael”, as someone reading this is much more likely to subconsciously assume a typo and insert an A for “Michael”—making this clue much harder for them.
Seeing a clearly French name like “Michel”, though, with the addition of a science fiction premise such as a golden meteor—in this case, The Chase of the Golden Meteor—should hopefully point contestants and viewers alike to the early master of science fiction, Jules Verne.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 12, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Stock Photos, Kinda; We’Ve Got Today’S Hits; New York Governors; Fads; Kiddy Lit; That’S So Cringe)
Alison started out a fun opening segment by finding the Daily Double immediately! From there, Sarah picked up 8 correct to jump into a lead. She had $4,400 at the interviews, to Alison’s $2,200 and Brian’s -$600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Sarah 8 correct 0 incorrect
Alison 3 correct 0 incorrect
Brian 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Brian got put into an advanced track after a trip to New York City.
Sarah got to watch NSYNC perform at her high school.
Alison feeds a neighbor’s cat a lot.
Despite another fumble from the contestants on a Taylor Swift clue, Sarah held on to her lead after 30, even though Alison picked up 6 correct in the second half of the round.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Sarah 11 correct 1 incorrect
Alison 9 correct 1 incorrect
Brian 2 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sarah $5,200
Alison $4,600
Brian $200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: American Birds; Fake Movies In Movies; The Black Arts Movement; Where’D You “Go”?; Drop In…; Anytime)
Alison broke this one open early in Double Jeopardy, going all in on Daily Double #2 and doubling her score! From there she cruised to a runaway victory with 14 correct in Double Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Alison 23 correct 3 incorrect
Sarah 17 correct 2 incorrect
Brian 7 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Alison $25,600
Sarah $8,400
Brian $6,600
Brian and Alison got Final correct, which means a big payday for Alison and second place for Brian. Alison returns Monday for an attempt at win #3.
Tonight’s results:
Brian $6,600 + $1,801 = $8,401 (Who is Jules Verne?)
Sarah $8,400 – $4,801 = $3,599 (Who is Proust?)
Alison $25,600 + $7,500 = $33,100 (Who is Verne?) (2-day total: $61,700)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) KIDDY LIT $800 (clue #1)
Alison 0 +1000 (Sarah 0 Brian 0)
2) WHERE’D YOU “GO”? $1600 (clue #4)
Alison 7000 +7000 (Sarah 5200 Brian 1000)
3) DROP IN… $1200 (clue #7, $28000 left on board)
Alison 16000 +2000 (Sarah 5200 Brian 1000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 213
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Alison 4*
Sarah
Brian
DJ! Round:
Alison 3 4* 2 3 3*
Sarah
Brian 2 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Alison 3.17
Brian 2.50
Sarah 0.00
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 $19,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Brian $6,600 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $8,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $14,600 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Alison Betts, career statistics:
48 correct, 7 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200
Sarah Avery, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400
Brian Phillips, career statistics:
8 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600
Alison Betts, to win:
3 games: 64.100%
4: 41.088%
5: 26.337%
6: 16.882%
7: 10.822%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Alison $25,600 Sarah $8,400 Brian $6,600)
Alison: Bet no more than $8,799 and enjoy win #2! (Actual bet: $7,500)
Sarah: Cover bet over Brian in the battle for second is $4,801. (Actual bet: $4,801)
Brian: Bet no more than $2,999 and take second if Sarah misses Final. (Actual bet: $1,801)
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Yes, the French name “Michel” and the science fiction premise led me straight to “Who is Jules Verne?”
I thought this was pretty straightforward since it was science-fiction and the son’s name, as was pointed out, was French. I was unfamiliar with the work, however. Nice to end the week with a correct response.
Got it. Although I knew nothing about the son, Jules Verne seemed the most likely response.
Ditto. Though I didn’t KNOW it was Jules Verne, I still felt quite confident that would be correct.
Shame on me for assuming a typo.
I assumed that the spelling was correct, but did not know that was the French spelling or pronunciation. I’ve just seen and heard several versions of Michael (and Rachael/Rachel) before.
Sure enough, I scanned it as “Michael” and thought of H. G. Wells.
As easy as it wss, just think how much easier it would have been if the clue had shown his fuller name, Michel Jean Pierre. Then, there would have been no mistaking it as a French name. 😊
I don’t think the picture of the raptor was a Cooper’s hawk. I think it was a peregrine falcon.
Stock photo provider Alamy labels it as a Cooper’s Hawk. https://www.alamy.com/video/medium-shot-of-coopers-hawk-421124024.html?videoid=6526EAB7-6FC9-493C-BF2A-F3DEF001427C&p=1692463&pn=1&searchId=8eb5c022eb06876f51b1e1d83ac8d51d&searchtype=13
(Admin note: I am simply explaining how such a mistake happened. There are certainly enough amateur ornithologists online tonight claiming a mistake.)
Are any of them Trinidadian?
My Dad’s side of the family has folks from Grenada, St. Lucia and Barbados.
Also, we used to go to NYC all the time. Most of our relatives lived there and it’s only about 30 miles away.
I live in metro Atlanta now and I am quite fond of it, but the name of Spring Valley is very seldom heard.
Thank you so much for stopping in!
(That being said: I think Enos was making a reference to Lechmere Guppy, a British-born “Trinidadian amateur ichthyologist” who inspired that Final Jeopardy category on April 1, 1997, the April Fools episode hosted by Pat Sajak).
It’s understandable confusion. There are a number of hawks that resemble peregrine falcons. We had what we thought, at first, was a peregrine falcon that would regularly visit my parents’ backyard when I was a young adult just out of college outside of Cleveland. The falcons had returned to downtown only a couple of years earlier, and my degree was from Bowling Green, where the falcon was our mascot and pictures of falcons are everywhere. But we took the time to compare some photos my dad took with bird guides, and came to the conclusion it wasn’t a falcon. From there we vacillated between Cooper’s hawk and red-tailed hawk, before finally settling on the latter.
You could have knocked me over with a feather when ken announced Alison has 3 kids. She has obviously taken well care of herself and smart also. In final jeopardy she looked absolutely stumped. I figured she would write a personal note to family or friends. I hope she has a long run as champion
“In final jeopardy she looked absolutely stumped.”
I bet she was trying to decide if she needed to include the first name Jules or perhaps be worse off by maybe misspelling it.
Now 0 for my last 34 on FJ. I’m not even close to a Sci Fi guy, so I had no chance. I have heard the name Jules Verne, but had not a clue why.
On to FJ on Monday! 🙂
What a very impressive win by Alison! Congrats on win #2 and I wish you the best of luck in Game 3 on Monday!
Have a great weekend everyone! 🙂