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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1960s British Novels) for Thursday, June 13, 2024 (Season 40, Game 199):
The author of this novel said of the last chapter left off U.S. editions, “My young thuggish protagonist grows up”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Mike Flanagan, a non-profit executive from Winchester, Massachusetts
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Hakme Lee, a scientific instructional technician from Seattle, Washington
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Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana (11-day total: $258,700)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
11-day champion Adriana Harmeyer is starting to approach some milestones, having surpassed the $250,000 mark in total winnings already. She’s 36 correct responses from 300 and will very likely reach the “within 30” part of that list after today’s game. However, I would say that Hakme Lee and Mike Flanagan would very much like to put a stop to Adriana’s winning ways!
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Correct response: What is A Clockwork Orange?
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Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange was published in two versions: a British version with a 21st chapter, where protagonist Alex turns away from ultra-violence and “grows up”, and an American version where Alex does not. Burgess’s vision saw Alex growing up because Burgess believed that everyone was capable of reform; his American editor disagreed, believing that it was possible for humans to be incapable of reform. (Yikes!)
Unfortunately for Burgess—who later said that he only originally agreed to the American changes because he needed the money—Stanley Kubrick only read the American version when directing the film adaptation, which is the version of the story that most are familiar with today. Burgess spent the rest of his life annoyed with what he believed to be Kubrick’s omission of the intended ending of the story—though Kubrick believed that the darker story was ultimately better, even after having read the book’s final intended chapter.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, June 13, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Saintly U.S. Cities; From A To Z; Viva Las Vegas Residencies; 19th Century Newspapers; Reciting Poetry; Rhyme Time)
The opening 15 clues of this one saw 5 incorrect responses, 4 Triple Stumpers, and a Daily Double miss—Adriana led with just $1,000, while Hakme had $800 and Mike -$400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Adriana 4 correct 1 incorrect
Hakme 3 correct 2 incorrect
Mike 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Mike was a CrossFit coach.
Hakme thought her fiancé was a keeper on their third date.
Adriana would like to sit around and read books all day.
Another 5 Triple Stumpers and 4 incorrect responses led to scores being relatively low through 30 clues, but all three players were in the black going into Double Jeopardy.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Adriana 10 correct 4 incorrect
Hakme 6 correct 3 incorrect
Mike 4 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Adriana $2,800
Hakme $2,000
Mike $400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Secretaries Of Defense; Competitors; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biographies; Science For “U”; Feature Film Debuts; Foreign Words & Phrases)
Double Jeopardy was much better than the opening round, with just 2 incorrect responses, both from Mike (and one on a Daily Double). Adriana found the last one and her $3,000 wager put her in a crush position, but not a runaway, going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Adriana 20 correct 4 incorrect
Hakme 12 correct 3 incorrect
Mike 11 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Adriana $15,800
Hakme $9,200
Mike $4,400
Mike and Adriana were both correct in Final Jeopardy; that makes Adriana a 12-day champion; she’ll go for #13 tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Mike $4,400 + $726 = $5,126 (What is A Clockwork Orange?)
Hakme $9,200 – $3,000 = $6,200 (What is)
Adriana $15,800 + $4,000 = $19,800 (What is A Clockwork Orange?) (12-day total: $278,500)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SAINTLY U.S. CITIES $400 (clue #13)
Hakme 800 -1000 (Adriana 1000 Mike -400)
2) PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BIOGRAPHIES $1200 (clue #18)
Mike 4800 -2000 (Adriana 9200 Hakme 6400)
3) COMPETITORS $800 (clue #21, $12000 left on board)
Adriana 10400 +3000 (Hakme 6400 Mike 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -113
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adriana 1 3 4 1 3 4
Hakme 1 3 2*
Mike 2 5 3 2
DJ! Round:
Adriana 1 2 3 5 1 1 4† 2*
Hakme 4 2 4 5
Mike 3 3 5 2 4 1 2 3* 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Adriana 2.50
Hakme 3.00
Mike 2.92
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Adriana $13,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Hakme $10,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Mike $6,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,200
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
285 correct, 32 incorrect
17/19 on rebound attempts (on 50 rebound opportunities)
39.77% in first on buzzer (272/684)
9/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,500)
10/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,783
Hakme Lee, career statistics:
12 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200
Mike Flanagan, career statistics:
12 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,400
Adriana Harmeyer, to win:
13 games: 60.636%
14: 36.767%
15: 22.294%
16: 13.518%
17: 8.197%
Avg. streak: 13.540 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Adriana moves to 15th all-time in terms of regular-play winnings.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Adriana $15,800 Hakme $9,200 Mike $4,400)
Adriana: Standard cover bet over Hakme is $2,601; I wouldn’t recommend going higher than this, because it’s always a possiblity that second place will underbet here. (Actual bet: $4,000)
Hakme: If Adriana makes a cover bet here and is incorrect, she falls to $13,199. Thus, you need to bet at least $4,000 to pass that. (Actual bet: $3,000)
Mike: If Hakme bets her minimum and is incorrect, she falls to $5,200. Additionally, if Hakme bets to pass Adriana by $1 and is incorrect, she falls to $2,599. Thus, I would bet between $801 and $1,800 here. (Actual bet: $726)
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The image from the film while Alex is undergoing the Ludovico technique, with his eyes pried open, is a scene I’ll never forget.
At first I thought you were talking about Alex Trebek and I thought WTF!? What’d I miss? HA…figured it out.
Too bad for me; I never saw the movie, nor read the book. Shame on me….
I also did not read the book nor see the movie, but a British novel from decades ago that concerned violence made me immediately think of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ which I had heard of many times (though in little detail and probably actually about the movie).
Thomas: Kubrick’s film is a classic-made even more relevant considering the proliferation of wide spread insane violence in today’s society. Scarily accurate & prophetic! A must see!!
“What is ‘A Clockwork Orange’?” A 1960s novel with a “young thuggish protagonist”—I predict a triple get.
Today is Malcolm McDowell’s 81st birthday. Easy get if you’re a fan of the film and aware of the final chapter controversy.
I like to try to guess what the clue will be based on the category.
This category made me think of 2001: A Space Odyssey and The French Lieutenant’s Woman.
But when the clue was revealed young thug made me immediately think of A Clockwork Orange.
When this Final Jeopardy’s “answer” (clue) was reve;ed I took note of “Thuggish behavior.” To me thiat sound like it could be a synoymm for brutality, savagery, which I thought I rembered from Lord of the FLies. An internet search proved that Lord of the Flies was published in the wrong decade (1954, per Wikipedia. But l aso remembered that, at least iitially, Lord of the Flies had a group of protagionists. The “answer” (clue) mentioned only one. Of course, my reading of Lord of the Flies was in High School Freshman English, a literal lifetime ago.
I’ve heard of A Clockwork Orange, but not even having opened a copy, obviously didn’t know how and why it fit the “answer” clue, until I read Andy’s notes.
“Young thuggish protagonist” must refer to A Clockwork Orange, I thought – because I don’t know of any other British novel which fits.
‘Trainspotting’ came to me as a second thought, but I had also noted (as Bill V. did) that the clue showed it as just about one main person and I (mistakenly) thought ‘Trainspotting’ was about a group/gang/whatever. Also, ‘Trainspotting’ included violence, but was ABOUT drug abuse. And I (correctly) assumed it did not date back to the 60s. Also, I was not sure if Scottish is also considered British, though I (correctly) assumed so.
As was usually the case, Kubrick new what he was doing.
I just saw the movie here at a Kubrick Festival, so the answer was easy for me.
I was surprised how much trouble all three of them had with Secretaries of State. I ran the table on it, as many former champions would have.
I just had to get a complaint off my chest about the rhyme time category. Expertise is supposed to be pronounced with an S sound at the end. It does not rhyme with cheese.
is supposed to be pronounced with an S sound at the end
Is supposed by whom? Merriam-Webster mentions /ˌek-(ˌ)spər-ˈtēz/ as the main variant, and /-ˈtēs/ as an alternative. It is always worth keeping in mind that the “norm” may allow variations.
Um, nope, that’s a FJ that I’d never get.
That was some messy betting in FJ by all 3 players tonight.
But hip hip hooray to Adrianna for getting win #12!
Everyone enjoy their Friday and let’s see if Adriana get her 13th win (on a Friday, which humors me). 🙂