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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Organizations) for Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (Season 40, Game 158):
The press called the donations received after this org.’s 1938 founding “a silver tide which actually swamped the White House”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jeff Plate, an attorney from Asbury Park, New Jersey
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Vidya Ravella, a business development executive originally from Skokie, Illinois
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Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California (4-day total: $107,700)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After surviving a Double Stumper Final Jeopardy from second place, Alison Betts will attempt to become the 275th five-time champion in the game’s post-1984 history today! However, Vidya Ravella and Jeff Plate hope they can prevent that from happening.
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Correct response: What is the March of Dimes?
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Franklin Roosevelt, who himself had been diagnosed with polio in the 1920s, founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, commonly known then and known today as the March of Dimes (after entertainer Eddie Cantor gave it that nickname, playing on the newsreels known as The March of Time). After Cantor suggested that Americans mail a dime to the White House, the mail room was deluged, as over 2.6 million dimes arrived.
Funds raised by the March of Dimes funded polio vaccines that helped to mostly eradicate the disease, after which the organization changed its mission to prevent birth defects and infant mortality.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: History Of Yosemite; The Original Language; Putting The Gory In A Movie Category; Inventors & Inventions; Channel Orange; Ends With “B”)
Six incorrect responses kept the scores down in our opening segment today; Alison led at the interviews with $1,600, while Jeff had $600 and Vidya $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Alison 5 correct 3 incorrect
Jeff 2 correct 1 incorrect
Vidya 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jeff named his son Ignatius.
Vidya once visited Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg in the same day.
Alison got an A minus in physics because she got so much trivia extra credit.
Vidya got the Daily Double and her correct response helped her tie Jeff for second at the end of the opening round. Alison led, but everyone was still very much in contention.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Alison 10 correct 5 incorrect
Jeff 6 correct 1 incorrect
Vidya 8 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alison $3,600
Jeff $2,200
Vidya $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Our Floundering Fathers; Things To Do In The City; Animal Life; “F” Is For Food; TV Music; Words From Mythology)
The Daily Doubles decided this one—Alison gained $4,800 on hers, while Vidya dropped $6,000 on the last one. Vidya, unfortunately, fell into the red in a comeback attempt, while Alison cruised to a runaway. One positive was that we did get to see every clue in the one!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Alison 19 correct 8 incorrect
Jeff 12 correct 2 incorrect
Vidya 14 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Alison $12,800
Jeff $5,400
Vidya -$1,400
Alison got Final Jeopardy correct today to put an exclamation point on win #5!
Tonight’s results:
Vidya -$1,400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Jeff $5,400 – $1,204 = $4,196 (What is Salvation Army?)
Alison $12,800 + $1,000 = $13,800 (What is the March of Dimes? <3 OJE) (5-day total: $121,500)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $1000 (clue #21)
Vidya 600 +1000 (Alison 3600 Jeff 1400)
2) THINGS TO DO IN THE CITY $1600 (clue #4)
Alison 4800 +4800 (Vidya 5800 Jeff 2200)
3) WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY $1600 (clue #6, $27200 left on board)
Vidya 6600 -6000 (Alison 9600 Jeff 2200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 109
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Alison 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 3
Vidya 5 3 2 5 5*
Jeff 5 2 5
DJ! Round:
Alison 4* 2
Vidya 4 5 3 4*
Jeff
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Alison 3.47
Jeff 4.00
Vidya 4.00
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 $9,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 8 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jeff $5,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Vidya $4,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $19,600
Lach Trash: $17,400 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $17,000
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Alison Betts, career statistics:
114 correct, 23 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
39.65% in first on buzzer (113/285)
10/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $33,800)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,840
Vidya Ravella, career statistics:
14 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600
Jeff Plate, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400
Alison Betts, to win:
6 games: 56.837%
7: 32.304%
8: 18.361%
9: 10.436%
10: 5.931%
Avg. streak: 6.317 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Alison’s total of $121,500 ranks 102nd of the 275 5-time champions.
- Being that Junoesque is capitalized, it is not an acceptable word per the rules of Scrabble.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Alison $12,800 Jeff $5,400 Vidya -$1,400)
Alison: Bet no more htan $1,999 and enjoy win #5! (Actual bet: $1,000)
Vidya: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Jeff: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,204)
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I got this thanks to a question on Weakest Link last week – paraphrasing, “it’s appropriate that FDR is on the 10 cent piece since this organization was founded during his presidency”.
Triple get.
I got it, even though I did not know about the White House connection. “Silver tide” was the key.
Alison keeps finding ways to win.
Yeah, I got this before Ken finished reading the clue. All I needed was the math of FDR + silver, and it was so easy to get to FDR from the White House in 1938. But hey, I learned something about dime donations during the Depression, and that being why they put FDR on the dime. Thanks for sharing!
I also got aegis just as quickly and was bummed that Vidya didn’t make a game of it. This game was kind of weird with how low the scores were, but that’s regular play for you. I can’t say I did much better on the whole even though I got those two wagering clues right. Happy for Alison clinching a TOC berth, though.
I’m looking forward to seeing Alison in the next ToC. She has a nice style of play as well as exhibiting a good sense of humor and personality. She’s enjoyable to watch whether it’s a runaway or a come-from-behind game. Congratulations to Alison on her 5th win.
I like how Allison applauds and compliments her fellow contestants.
A tractor trailer is a semi trailer
Regardless of whether it is or not, the clue said the term “semitrailer” was coined in the 19-teens. Because the term “tractor trailer” was coined the late 19th century, “tractor trailer” does not fit all aspects of clue and category, and thus is not a correct response per the rules of the show.
Also note that “tractor” is not a prefix.
I believe I was familiar with each individual part of the clue (as well as the later additional info about FDR then being on the 10-cent piece) but I really didn’t have to think about it as ‘March of Dimes’ came to me immediately. I believe it would have been a “triple get” if all the contestants had been over 60 (NOT implying that Allison is).
Hi, Lisa. Yes, I have to agree with you about those over 60. Being among those in that cohort, this came to me immediately, too. 🙂
Well this Jeff thought that same as Jeff on Jeopardy and went with Salvation Army, though it didn’t seem correct to me. The silver part of the clue had me convinced that I was most likely wrong. Unfortunately I couldn’t get to March of Dimes within the allotted 30 seconds. O for my last 37. Pretty sad, as these clues haven’t been all that hard. 🙁
Nice win by Alison and congratulations on making the next ToC. That’s awesome! 🙂 We’ll be watching tomorrow to see if you get Game #6. Good luck, retroactively.
You don’t really hear much about the March of Dimes much these days, at least I don’t recall seeing it lately. But it is definitely associated with FDR and polio so that’s why I assume they put him on the dime. Quick get for me.
Vidya seemed like fun. If she had gotten that DD she had another $12,000. Maybe she isn’t taking stabs to get above zero so she might have gotten to the lead.