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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1960s America) for Friday, June 14, 2024 (Season 40, Game 200):
Helping draft an executive order in 1961, Hobart Taylor Jr. almost used the word “positive”, but instead chose this alliterative phrase
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kaitlin Tarr, an aspiring ceramicist from Denver, Colorado
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Susan Ayoob, a content strategist from San Francisco, California
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Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana (12-day total: $278,500)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The question on every Jeopardy! fan’s mind at the end of this week: will Adriana Harmeyer keep winning? She already steamrolled through the May 6 tape day and a win today means that she’ll have done the same to May 7. However, San Francisco’s Susan Ayoob and Denver’s Kaitlin Tarr are hoping to play giant killer!
In statistical news, there’s a very good chance that Adriana will pass the 300 correct response mark in today’s game; she is just 15 correct responses away from that milestone.
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Correct response: What is affirmative action?
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When drafting Executive Order 10925 in early 1961, the Kennedy administration was concerned that the Eisenhower administration’s Executive Orders had been ineffective at combating racial discrimination. Thus, Hobart Taylor Jr., when assisting Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg and future Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas in drafting the order, coined the phrase “affirmative action” in order to make clear that the government expected that employers must actively combat racial discrimination, instead of passively addressing claims brought to them.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, June 14, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: 1824; Setting Pretty; That’s A Fact; Rhyming Phrases; Jen; Tonic)
Adriana picked up the first Daily Double on clue #14 and used it to jump into the lead. The Daily Double caused the show to go to break a clue early; Adriana had $2,800 at the interviews to Susan’s $2,400 and Kaitlin’s $1,200.
Statistics at the first break (14 clues):
Adriana 6 correct 0 incorrect
Susan 3 correct 0 incorrect
Kaitlin 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kaitlin has a grandparent who would transcribe the show in steno.
Susan is a big fan of “Hot Ones” and did the at-home challenge.
Adriana would force her younger sister to play “school” with her.
Adriana did well at the bottom of the board to extend her lead after 30 clues (despite a $1,000 incorrect response).
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Adriana 12 correct 1 incorrect
Kaitlin 10 correct 1 incorrect
Susan 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Adriana $7,200
Kaitlin $3,800
Susan $3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Around Scotland; American Poets; Till Death Do Us Part; No. 1 On The Billboard Hot 100; Foreign Words & Phrases; Another Day In Parasites)
Kaitlin got to both Daily Doubles and definitely had the better time on the buzzer in Double Jeopardy. However, she only got one of the two Daily Doubles correct, which means she needed a correct response on the penultimate clue of the round to take a slim $400 lead over Adriana going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Kaitlin 21 correct 3 incorrect
Adriana 19 correct 1 incorrect
Susan 9 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Kaitlin $12,800
Adriana $12,400
Susan $10,200
Adriana picked up the only correct response on a difficult Final—which masked the fact that Kaitlin didn’t make the cover bet. Adriana is now a 13-day champion and gets to go for win #14 on Monday!
Tonight’s results:
Susan $10,200 – $10,200 = $0 (What’s ?)
Adriana $12,400 + $8,100 = $20,500 (What is Affirmative Action?) (13-day total: $299,000)
Kaitlin $12,800 – $410 = $12,390 (What is ?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SETTING PRETTY $600 (clue #14)
Adriana 1800 +1000 (Susan 2400 Kaitlin 1200)
2) FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1200 (clue #11)
Kaitlin 8600 -3000 (Adriana 8000 Susan 4600)
3) ANOTHER DAY IN PARASITES $1200 (clue #14, $18800 left on board)
Kaitlin 7600 +2000 (Adriana 8000 Susan 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 47
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adriana 1 3 4 2 3 1 3*
Susan 5 1 4 2
Kaitlin 2 5 2
DJ! Round:
Adriana 1 1
Susan 5 4 3
Kaitlin 2 1 2 4 5 3* 5 4 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Adriana 2.11
Kaitlin 3.17
Susan 3.43
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 $12,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Kaitlin $15,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Susan $10,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 0 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $13,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,400
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
305 correct, 33 incorrect
17/19 on rebound attempts (on 52 rebound opportunities)
39.27% in first on buzzer (291/741)
10/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,500)
11/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,338
Susan Ayoob, career statistics:
9 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200
Kaitlin Tarr, career statistics:
21 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000
Adriana Harmeyer, to win:
14 games: 60.651%
15: 36.785%
16: 22.311%
17: 13.532%
18: 8.207%
Avg. streak: 14.541 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Adriana moves into 14th place in all-time regular play winnings, $400 behind Ryan Long in 13th.
- While it’s not the move I would have made, there was some sort of strategic thought to Kaitlin’s bet—and it would have won on the Triple Stumper, too.
- In general, I disagree with Ken’s statement regarding Susan’s wager, though: the play for her here was a small bet, not all-in, and Ken really should know better.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Kaitlin $12,800 Adriana $12,400 Susan $10,200)
Adriana: Standard cover bet over Susan is $8,001. (Actual bet: $8,100)
Susan: You can probably safely bet up to $5,800 here. (Actual bet: $10,200)
Kaitlin: Standard cover bet over Adriana is $12,001. (Actual bet: $410)
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After “affirmative action” popped to mind, I could not think of anything else.
I managed to get this within 30 seconds and felt very confident about it. An unusual week for me. I was able to answer three of the FJ!s correctly. I will take that as a win! Have a great weekend everyone!
Go Adriana!
Couldn’t even muster a guess for this one.
I will do what any responsible person would do in this situation – blame the layer of pollen that covered the parking lot of my apartment building two days ago for triggering a very bad allergy attack and making my brain not function as well as it should. 🙃
MasterDoge! I was so sorry to read of your major allergy attack. I hope you are somewhat recovered.
Not sure where you are located… I am dealing with allegies in both Philadelphia and Queens NYC!!
So, what did Ken say? J! is blocked in my area today (due to US Open coverage) and I won’t stay up until 3 a.m. to find out!
He said that Susan’s all-in bet from third was “probably the smart bet”.
Sorry, Andy, but I have to take exception to your criticism that “Ken really should know better.” Of course, Ken knows better. He was just trying to make Susan feel better about her wager. He was being kind. That’s how I see it anyway.
With all due respect, when many viewers and prospective contestants hear that, they would not think that Ken is being nice. Instead, they might take Ken’s comments at face value and view what Susan did as a better strategic option than it is.
I think it best if the host doesn’t comment on betting strategy at all.
Of course, I also thought this FJ! question wasn’t that hard, so, I’m used to being in the minority.
Roll on Adriana! Obviously she’s well-read, but also has a broad knowledge of current pop culture. Hope she keeps it up!
I had the same thought — maybe Ken was just being nice. I also agree that in such situations it would be better if he just didn’t say anything.
When I read the words “positive” and “alliterative phrase” I knew the question immediately.
From the year mentioned in the Final Jeopardy “answer” (clue,) knew it had to be from the Kenneedey era. Despite “affirmative action” becoming a “buzzzword” it didn’t come to me.
Unfortunately, I was unable to watch today, as my NBC station preempted Jeopardy for golf. Thanks for all you do, Andy – it’s really appreciated on days like this.
Congrats to Adriana for joining the 300 Club and for getting this rather tricky final right. I had no idea since the hints weren’t enough for me to piece it together quickly. Adriana is proving that being a force at Final Jeopardy will keep your streak alive. I presume we’ll be seeing Kaitlin in Second Chance just for having a lead over a superchamp going into FJ. Enzo will probably be there as well. They’re far more likely to invite people back if they put up a fight against someone who won 10+ games. I also think Kaitlin playing for a triple stumper was defensible.
Congratulations to Adriana for winning her 13th game, and for joining the 300 Club at the moment with 305 correct. She is just $1000 away from $300,000!!! Good goin’.
All week, Jeopardy! has been delayed by a few hours due to both the Stanley Cup and the NBA finals. Both series on the ABC network. Soon both series will be over.
Another source of pre-emptions was missed by me, affecting only today – coverage of the U.S. Open golf championship. The NBC stations airing in Central Time all got Jeopardy! bumped; some 7:00 stations may have also done that, wanting to air local news right after the golf.
(I do want to shout out WCNC in Charlotte here, though; they bumped Jeopardy! only to 7:30, where Wheel would normally air. Good on them for recognizing that Wheel of Fortune is already in reruns and bumping it to keep J! in the prime access hour.)
Fortunately I had the presence of mind to check the NBC subchannels, where J! was airing even though it wasn’t listed.
Isn’t Kaitlin’s 410 wager a little strange? If she thought Adriana might bet zero (not likely) her bet should be 399 to stay at 1240l and still have a chance of a triple stumper.
It seemed really weird to me, too (though just assuming coincidental). It almost seemed like Kaitlin knew Adriana wrote the 810 but missed that she wrote the final zero, so if that had been true and both responded correctly, they would have been tied (due to the +810 and +410). However, besides ethics AND difficulty knowing any of what anyone wrote, presumably in that scenario Kaitlin would have added an extra dollar to prevent a tie.
Possibly Kaitlin thought Adriana might just bet $401 hoping that Kaitlin would bet zero, so instead of betting $2 or $10 (or $390?), she went with $410, but I have no assumption more detailed than that.
JFK sometimes gets credit for what LBJ really did.
I’m a retired labor law attorney who graduated from what I will just say is a very well-known law school—not Yale, fortunately—😂—so my answer was immediate.
Defending employers from lawsuits based on alleged race or age or sex discrimination was my bread and butter.
I also wrote affirmative action plans for employers. These affirmative action plans stemmed, and stem, NOT from JFK’s general executive order, which I had barely heard of; rather, they are mandated for all federal contractors—-and a broad definition—from LBJ’s Executive Order 11246, which LBJ issued almost simultaneously with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, especially its Title VII, which banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, and national origin.
That is THE law, less the act banning discrimination in employment based on age over 40, that started the true civil rights revolution; very recently the Supreme Court, the majority reading “on the basis of sex,” extended the law’s coverage to include sexual orientation. I agree with the result, but not at all with the reasoning behind reading statutory language without looking at historical context.
I knew that was likely in the JFK administration, as I doubted it was a last moment Executive Order under Eisenhower, but I didn’t come up with the answer.
Retro congrats to Adriana on win #13! So awesome! It was the first time that she had to come from behind, entering FJ, to win! Phew! Look forward to Monday to see if she can get win #14. 🙂