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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Bodies of Water) for Tuesday, April 9, 2024 (Season 40, Game 152):
The smallest inland sea in the world, it’s completely within the territory of a single country & connects 2 other larger seas
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California
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Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Could tonight be the final tournament game of Season 40 in syndication? Andrew He is certainly hoping that it isn’t; this is a must-win game for him tonight; a victory tonight sends this final to a winner-take-all Game 4. However, Victoria appears to have got the rhythm of the signalling device down perfectly—in last night’s game, she put up another 50 attempts and got in 29 times. This feels like Victoria’s tournament to lose at this point.
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Correct response: What is the Sea of Marmara?
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The Sea of Marmara is located entirely within modern Turkey, connecting the Black Sea (via the Bosphorus Strait) and the Aegean/Mediterranean Sea (via the Dardanelles).
I think this clue should be straightforward for our players, maybe not as much for home viewers. If this clue ends up deciding the tournament, I would not be mad.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Cities; Van Life; Words That Go Up To 11; Looks Like We’re In Business; Musical Genre Masters; Literary Lines)
Victoria had the most number of correct responses early, but an incorrect Daily Double dropped her score back to $0. At the first break, Amy had $3,400 to Victoria’s $2,600 and Andrew’s $1,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Amy 4 correct 0 incorrect
Victoria 7 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Andrew went on trips with Sam Buttrey.
Victoria never thought she would get the chance to play the game again.
Amy got taken out of a line at a bar in New York City.
Victoria picked up another 7 correct responses after the break to re-take the lead at the midway point of this one.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Victoria 14 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 6 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Victoria $5,800
Amy $4,200
Andrew $3,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Ancient History; Reboots & Remakes; Nobel Prizes; The Measure Of A Man; Opera Settings; Kneel Before Zed)
The struggles on the Daily Doubles continued, with Amy and Victoria turning this into an 0-for-3 game on the betting clues. Victoria held a $1,400 lead going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 25 correct 3 incorrect
Andrew 13 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 15 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Victoria $11,400
Andrew $10,000
Amy $7,200
Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; Victoria is headed to Jeopardy Masters! (Pardon my excitement regarding the exclamation point.) Amy finishes second in this final, and Andrew third.
Tonight’s results:
Amy $7,200 + $1,400 = $8,600 ($50,000) (What is the Sea of Marmora?)
Andrew $10,000 + $4,401 = $14,401 ($25,000) (What is the Sea of Marmara?)
Victoria $11,400 + $8,601 = $20,001 (What is the Sea of Marmara? Hi, Nora!) (2 wins, $100,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) LITERARY LINES $800 (clue #6)
Victoria 2800 -2800 (Amy 600 Andrew 0)
2) OPERA SETTINGS $1200 (clue #9)
Amy 6200 -6200 (Victoria 10600 Andrew 6000)
3) THE MEASURE OF A MAN $1600 (clue #16, $13600 left on board)
Victoria 15800 -6000 (Amy 1600 Andrew 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -238
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Amy 3 4
Victoria 4 3 3 4*
Andrew
DJ! Round:
Amy 3* 4† 5
Victoria 4 3 2 2 5 3 2 4 4*
Andrew 4 3 5 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 3.31
Andrew 3.75
Amy 3.80
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:
Victoria $20,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Andrew $10,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Amy $13,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,600
Lach Trash: $4,000 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1704 correct, 120 incorrect
83/101 on rebound attempts (on 229 rebound opportunities)
45.31% in first on buzzer (1571/3467)
76/91 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $240,600)
41/61 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,518
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
178 correct, 28 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
46.19% in first on buzzer (182/394)
7/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $38,700)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Andrew He, career statistics:
557 correct, 76 incorrect
36/42 on rebound attempts (on 99 rebound opportunities)
31.52% in first on buzzer (521/1653)
32/41 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $147,400)
15/29 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,007
Andy’s Thoughts:
- KIMT (Rapid City, Iowa) aired today’s game at 9:30 AM Central.
- Regular play begins tomorrow.
- I’m impressed by Amy’s Final Jeopardy wager.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Victoria $11,400 Andrew $10,000 Amy $7,200)
Amy: If this is a Triple Stumper, you need to stay above $5,600. Bet no more than $1,600. (Actual bet: $1,400)
Victoria: Standard cover bet over Andrew is $8,601. (Actual bet: $8,601)
Andrew: Standard cover bet over Amy is $4,401. (Actual bet: $4,401)
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I guessed Sea of Galilee (though it’s technically a lake).
I didn’t know it was a lake. I fell into the same guess.
I was on the Sea of Galilee as a 12 year old in 1980. It was very nice.
I’d never heard of the Sea of Marmara. I couldn’t think of any body of water that would fit the clue. I had no guess. I like to at least venture an answer, but this time I drew a blank.
I never heard of it either so I just went with Sea of Galilee just to have something to put down; a wild guess is better than no guess.
Geographically, I was pretty sure I knew what they were looking for (I was right). Unfortunately, I did not know the name of the sea in question, and had to take a miss here.
Same here. I suspected that it was some sea between The Black Sea and the Mediterranean, but having no idea what the name of such a sea would be, I guessed Sea of Galilee as “better than no guess”.
Congratulations to Victoria for moving on to Jeopardy Masters. I was afraid that her appearances on The Chase might make her ineligible, but apparently the game show police are fine with this. I do know that anyone who has hosted Jeopardy! may no longer compete as a contestant on the show.
I guess that rule doesn’t extend to “people who are involved with other game shows”… for some reason.
Horray for Victoria! (Though nothing against the other two excellent contestants.) I find her to be very smart and very nice. A great combination!
I second everything you said. I just want to add that it’s nice to have a new face joining the Masters Tournament. Victoria is a worthy and welcome addition.
Follow Up to and Based on Matt Carberry | April 4, 2024 at 9:56 pm | Reply
As Andy mentions, Sam does have the most losses with 13. Andrew He has 12; Mattea Roach and Amy Schneider each have 11*.
Andrew He 15
Amy Schneider 13
Sam Buttrey 13
Mattea Roach 11
I have thought geography was a strong suit of mine, then comes Jeopardy! which showed how little I know. Like today’s Final Jeopardy. When the answer (clue) was given, I had no idea what sea, or, even country it refered to. But Amy, Andrew, and, Victoria did. Congrats to the Chase’s “Queen” on her win.
Greg, and, Aaronthecrystalclod; Andy could explain the rule better than I. It should be on the Jeopardy web site, explaining who is eligible to be on Jeopardy. But I believe that concerns those who have competed on other game shows in a certain time frame. James Holzhauer appeared on the GSN version of the Chase as a contestant, others may have also, or, have played Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, even, possibly other shows.
Congrats to Victoria on a very impressive tournament! Amy is an all-time great and showed her grit with another late comeback in DJ. Andrew also is a formidable competitor. But Victoria clearly was the strongest of the three. It will be interesting to see how she fares in Masters.
Unusual to see all the Daily Doubles missed at this level of competition.
My MA in Geography came through for me here, it seems. My initial thought was Aral Sea, but since it isn’t between two other seas (and in the present day there’s a border that runs through what remains of it), I knew that wasn’t it, and Sea of Marmara was the next one to come to mind.
Would Amy have won if she bet less on that DD? Or would have Victoria adjusted her bet on the 3rd DD accordingly?
Even if Amy had bet only $5 on the DD, Andrew would still have been in second place at the point of Victoria’s DD (ceteris paribus), so Victoria’s calculus probably wouldn’t have changed much. Maybe Amy wins in that scenario. That said, the true DD was absolutely the correct bet.
Yeah.
I was rooting for Victoria and she came through with impressive gameplay….calm, cool and collected. Congrats Victoria! Looking forward to Masters with the new blood and the past favorites coming back.
Retro congrats to Victoria on a most impressive JIT win against 2 very formidable opponents. It will be great to see her on Jeopardy Masters. I see her giving that tournament a very strong go. 🙂
As for FJ, whatever! LOL 0 for my last 31. Now that we’re going back to regular play tomorrow, I’m going to guess that my O fer will end soon.
Looks to me like we’ll get 78 games of regular play before Season 40 ends.
Can Lucas Partridge extend his streak to 4 tomorrow. I’m definitely ready to see! 🙂
I somehow came through on the Final Jeopardy clue, but I don’t think I would have gotten it on time under pressure of the game. By some strange fluke I knew all three questions Victoria missed today, which surprised me since I didn’t have any idea on half the ones she got right. She amazed me with her wide-ranging knowledge, and her victory was as well-deserved as it was appropriate for her name.