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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Cinema History) for Monday, May 13, 2024 (Season 40, Game 176):
Films made outside the U.S. in the ’50s like “Three Coins in the Fountain” & “Quo Vadis” led to an era dubbed “Hollywood on” this river
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Joyce Yang, a data analyst from Germantown, Maryland
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Michael Richter, an elections worker from Portland, Oregon
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Will Stewart, a political organizer originally from Nashville, Tennessee (1-day total: $25,601)
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It’s time for a new week of Jeopardy!; this week, Will Stewart returns as champion and defends his title against Maryland’s Joyce Yang & Portland’s Michael Richter.
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Correct response: What is the Tiber?
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In the early 1950s, Cinecittà Studios in Rome, today the largest film studio in Europe, was the facility used for several major American films, including Quo Vadis, Roman Holiday, and Ben-Hur. During the filming of Quo Vadis, TIME Magazine coined the term “Hollywood on the Tiber” (the Tiber being Rome’s major river) to describe the number of American productions being produced in Italy.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, May 13, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Golden Age; Celebrities; Same 3 Letters, 2 Different Meanings; Hello, Walls; Big Geo; Also A Collective Noun)
Will missing a Daily Double early meant that Joyce led at the first break with $2,000, while Will had $1,000 and Michael -$200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Joyce 3 correct 0 incorrect
Will 4 correct 1 incorrect
Michael 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Joyce plays the taiko drum.
Michael is attempting to complete the Pacific Crest Trail.
Will donated to charity right before getting The Call.
Joyce continued her strong play, picking up 7 correct after the interviews to lead after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Joyce 10 correct 0 incorrect
Will 6 correct 2 incorrect
Michael 5 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Joyce $5,200
Will $2,400
Michael -$400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literary Title Occupations; ____ From The ____; Colonial America; Lexicongress; Men Of Medicine; TV’s Fantastical Places)
It was Will who dominated Double Jeopardy, picking up both Daily Doubles and giving 15 correct responses, to barely have a runaway going into Final. Unfortunately, Michael’s attempt to get out of the red ended with an incorrect response on the last clue. He came so close, though!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Will 21 correct 4 incorrect
Joyce 14 correct 0 incorrect
Michael 10 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 15 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Will $18,600
Joyce $9,200
Michael -$400
Both Joyce and Will got Final correct; Will is a 2-day champion!
Tonight’s results:
Michael -$400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Joyce $9,200 + $800 = $10,000 (What is the Tiber?)
Will $18,600 + $100 = $18,700 (What is the Tiber?) (2-day total: $44,301)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) BIG GEO $1000 (clue #2)
Will 0 -1000 (Michael 0 Joyce 0)
2) MEN OF MEDICINE $1600 (clue #7)
Will 7200 +1000 (Michael -3600 Joyce 5200)
3) LEXICONGRESS $2000 (clue #22, $5600 left on board)
Will 13400 +4000 (Michael -2400 Joyce 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -56
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Will 4 5*
Michael
Joyce
DJ! Round:
Will 4 5 4 3 3 4* 5 4 5 4 5 2 3 3 4 5*
Michael 1 1 2
Joyce 2 5† 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Will 4.00
Joyce 3.00
Michael 1.33
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 15 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Will $18,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Joyce $9,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Michael -$400 Coryat, 10 correct, 7 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,000
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,800
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 5
Player Statistics:
Will Stewart, career statistics:
42 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,100
Michael Richter, career statistics:
10 correct, 7 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$400
Joyce Yang, career statistics:
15 correct, 0 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,200
Will Stewart, to win:
3 games: 44.779%
4: 20.052%
5: 8.979%
6: 4.021%
7: 1.800%
Avg. streak: 2.811 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It seemed to me like Joyce might have been too conservative with ringing in; 0 incorrect responses and not attempting to take a guess on the final clue led me to believe that.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Will $18,600 Joyce $9,200 Michael -$400)
Will: Bet no more than $199. (Actual bet: $100)
Michael: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Joyce: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $800)
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I was able to make the connection to what I believe to be the Trevi Fountain, but sadly, I don’t know Italian rivers very well. Or rivers of any country, for that matter. So a miss today… darn.
Not an American movie, but I love the Trevi Fountain scene in La Dolce Vita.
“What is the Tiber?” I knew it runs through Rome. I didn’t know all those movies were filmed in Italy.
There aren’t that many rivers that flow through Rome.
For those wondering, Cinecittà is pronounced Chin-a-cheetah.
Thanks for the pronunciation.
Speaking of Joyce being too conservative, I’d think she should go all in on Final Jeopardy just in case Will has a brain hiccup. And if I were Will I’d wager zero to not risk that brain hiccup – not worth that extra hundred bucks.
Andy, are they back on the usual taping schedule? Was this Monday episode the first episode taped on the taping day?
No, they are not yet back on the usual taping schedule.
Today’s Final Jeopardy should give me a grade of incomplete. I never heard the term referred to in the “answer” (clue.) I also didn’t know that movies like “Three Coins in the Fountain” had been filmed in Rome.
But the fact that “Three Coins” and etc., lead be to believe the correctresponse would some river in Roome. Unfortunately, not knowing any riversin Rome, that was as far as I got.
Movies made before like 1977 tend to be a weak spot of mine. I had no idea. I noticed the Latin but didn’t know if that was supposed to be a hint.
Also agree that Joyce didn’t take enough risks. I was like “What the [bleep]?” when she didn’t even guess, say, New York or Philadelphia on the last clue. That would have not only given her a shot to win today, it would have potentially given her second chance consideration. Which she’s not getting now. People who take chances get rewarded. I said so last week. Michael is more likely to get it but I don’t know. He just didn’t have a good game here.
Andy: Sorry the trolls and the covfefe are going after you. You do a lot of awesome work for this site and beyond – and I’m glad somebody is calling these toxic presences out. Keep it up and remember that some of us are on your side. People need to learn how to be nice and that’s all you were trying to say.
Didn’t know this FJ.
Retro congrats to Will on a 2nd win and we’ll see tomorrow if he can get #3. I’m going to say yes!