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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Fictional Groups) for Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (Season 40, Game 167):
Maybe because he was too Baroque, Bernini was rejected as a name for a member of this group created in 1983
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Laura Bligh, a webmaster from Vienna, Virginia
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Bryan Carrasco, a mortgage loan originator from Columbia, Missouri
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Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (4-day total: $85,794)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today, Amy Hummel looks to become the 276th 5-time champion since Jeopardy! returned to North American airwaves in 1984. Bryan Carrasco and Laura Bligh are looking to stop her. The new unified prediction model gives Amy just under a 50% chance of victory in this one.
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Correct response: Who are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini was Kevin Eastman’s favorite sculptor; thus, when Eastman and Peter Laird co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the early 1980s, Eastman floated Bernini as the name of one of the four Turtles, alongside Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo. However, Laird thought that Donatello rolled off the tongue better, and so Donatello became the fourth Turtle when the comic debuted in 1984.
“Hey, Andy!”, you might ask, “Why does the clue say 1983, then, if the comic debuted in 1984?” That would be because the foursome was first conceived and drawn in November 1983; the comic was in development for six months prior to its publication.
This is the sort of Final Jeopardy clue I very much enjoy, as I’m reasonably certain that it’s going to teach a new “fun fact” to a vast majority of the viewing audience, most of whom would be very familiar with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Gap On Their Résumés; Questionable Song Titles; Ends With “K”; State Mammals; Giving Some Direction; Cookies, My Favorite!)
A very even-matched opening round saw Bryan find the Daily Double, but Amy led after fifteen clues at $3,200; Laura had $3,000 and Bryan $2,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Amy 5 correct 0 incorrect
Laura 4 correct 0 incorrect
Bryan 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Laura met Merv Griffin at the Kennedy Center.
Bryan is also an ordained minister.
Amy was part of a family Zoom trivia night during the pandemic.
The second half of the round saw Bryan pick up 6 correct to jump close to the lead after 30; however, both Amy and Laura were tied.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Laura 9 correct 2 incorrect
Amy 8 correct 0 incorrect
Bryan 9 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Laura $4,800
Amy $4,800
Bryan $4,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Gap On Their Résumés; Around The World; Blank Verse; 5-Syllable Words; African Leaders; Law Slaw)
Brian had jumped into a lead, but an unfortunate confusion of “Rhone” and “Rhine” on the second Daily Double saw his score fall back to $0. While Bryan got to DD3, it was Amy and Laura tied for the lead going into Final after Amy rebounded a Laura incorrect response on the final clue of the round.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Amy 15 correct 4 incorrect
Laura 16 correct 5 incorrect
Bryan 16 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 9 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Amy $7,600
Laura $7,600
Bryan $3,200
Bryan and Amy were correct in Final, while Laura’s incorrect response and $0 wager makes Amy a 5-time champion!
Tonight’s results:
Bryan $3,200 + $3,198 = $6,398 (Who are the teenage mutant ninja turtles)
Laura $7,600 – $0 = $7,600 (What is ???)
Amy $7,600 + $7,600 = $15,200 (Who are the teenage mutant ninja turtles?) (5-day total: $100,994)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) STATE MAMMALS $1000 (clue #5)
Bryan 1000 +1000 (Amy 1000 Laura 1000)
2) AROUND THE WORLD $1200 (clue #8)
Bryan 10200 -10200 (Amy 6800 Laura 6000)
3) LAW SLAW $1200 (clue #23, $8400 left on board)
Bryan 1600 +1200 (Amy 7200 Laura 6400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 60
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Amy 5 4
Bryan 5 5*
Laura 1
DJ! Round:
Amy 4 2† 3 5 2 1† 4
Bryan 5 4 3 5 3* 2 5 4 3*
Laura 1 2 1 1 2 4 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Amy 3.33
Laura 1.88
Bryan 4.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 9 (0.05 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amy $7,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Laura $7,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Bryan $13,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,600
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,200
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 13
Player Statistics:
Amy Hummel, career statistics:
106 correct, 17 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
37.50% in first on buzzer (105/280)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,280
Bryan Carrasco, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$8,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Laura Bligh, career statistics:
16 correct, 6 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600
Amy Hummel, to win:
6 games: 45.009%
7: 20.258%
8: 9.118%
9: 4.104%
10: 1.847%
Avg. streak: 5.818 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I do want to point out that Laura not even venturing a guess in Final is correct strategy when betting $0 in Final Jeopardy.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Amy $7,600 Laura $7,600 Bryan $3,200)
Amy: If you’re confident in your abilities, go all in. If you hate the category, bet $0. (Actual bet: $7,600)
Bryan: Any bet of $3,199 or less is fine in this situation. (Actual bet: $3,198)
Laura: If you’re confident in your abilities, go all in. If you hate the category, bet $0. (Actual bet: $0)
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Hmm….weird…I hit send on my comment last night and nothing happened. Missed FJ. 0 for last 46. 0 for March and April
Keep the run going Amy! Will be cool to see 2 Amy’s tonight. 🙂
I have figured out that when there is an ad across the bottom (of my small screen, which may behave differently than bigger screens with more space to share with ads), the ad sometimes actually invisibly covers the POST COMMENT button and I’ll think I clicked on it but it didn’t actually “work”.
When posting replies I make sure to scroll up enough that I am sure the button is exposed, but for “new(?)” comments I cannot do that. I have been wishing that Andy would add some logos or links or something at the bottom (even if it will usually get covered by an ad) to push up the POST COMMENT button. [Some ads will go away if ‘X’ or ‘Close’ is clicked, but some won’t.]