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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category National Monuments) for Tuesday, June 25, 2024 (Season 40, Game 207):
From its ramparts, you can see the mouth of the Patapsco River as it flows into Chesapeake Bay
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Alan Elverum, a senior quality assurance administrator from Henderson, Nevada
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Staci Garner, a teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan (4-day total: $75,682)
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After an extremely dominant victory yesterday where he picked up a season-high 33 correct responses, Drew Basile returns today looking to become the 278th 5-time champion in this version’s history. Chicago’s Stacy Garner and Nevada’s Alan Elverum are hoping to stop him.
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Correct response: What is Fort McHenry?
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I would say that the word “ramparts” is the most important word and most important clue in today’s Final Jeopardy. That word should hopefully make one think of “O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?” from “The Star Spangled Banner”—which, of course, was written about Fort McHenry by Francis Scott Key after the British Navy attacked Baltimore during the War of 1812.
Today, the fort still stands in Baltimore Harbor, near the now-partially-collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge—the Patapsco River might be a secondary clue for someone who was following the news of that bridge’s collapse back in March.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Stars In The Making; A-Tattooed; Statues & Statutes; Won’t You Be My Neighbor?; Awards & Honors; Sounds Like A Roman Numeral Quantity)
It was Staci who got off to the best start, picking up 5 correct—both $1,000 clues seen— to lead after 15. At the interviews, Staci had $3,600 to Drew’s $3,400 and Alan’s $400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Staci 5 correct 0 incorrect
Drew 7 correct 1 incorrect
Alan 1 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Alan “directed” a feature film in high school while in France.
Staci is a triathlete.
Drew would watch Jeopardy instead of skipping class.
Alan had a much better second half of the round; unfortunately, a missed $3,000 Daily Double took away most of his gains. Staci led at the game’s midway point.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Staci 9 correct 1 incorrect
Drew 10 correct 2 incorrect
Alan 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Staci $5,800
Drew $3,600
Alan $1,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literary Baddies; We Put It In Space; British Television; Lamb Chops; Kingdom; Come)
Alan got to DD2 early to get some money back; Drew got to the last one after some incorrect responses across the board; his $3,000 correct response put him in a good, but not runaway, position going into clue #61.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Drew 21 correct 5 incorrect
Alan 15 correct 5 incorrect
Staci 12 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Drew $11,800
Alan $7,800
Staci $7,400
Alan and Drew were both correct in Final; that makes Drew a 5-time champion! He’ll go for win #6 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Staci $7,400 – $4,401 = $2,999 (What is the Key Bridge?)
Alan $7,800 + $7,001 = $14,801 (What is Fort McHenry?)
Drew $11,800 + $3,801 = $15,601 (What is Fort McHenry) (5-day total: $91,283)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) A-TATTOOED $1000 (clue #29)
Alan 4000 -3000 (Drew 3600 Staci 5200)
2) WE PUT IT IN SPACE $2000 (clue #3)
Alan 600 +2000 (Drew 3600 Staci 5800)
3) KINGDOM $1600 (clue #12, $20400 left on board)
Drew 4800 +3000 (Staci 5800 Alan 1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 88
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Drew 2 2 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 4
Staci 1 1 2 1 2 5 5 1 2
Alan 3 1 2 3 4 1 5*
DJ! Round:
Drew 4 5 2 2 3 4*
Staci 1
Alan 3 4 5* 3 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Drew 3.58
Alan 3.08
Staci 2.10
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Drew $10,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 5 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Alan $10,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Staci $7,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,600
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,800
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Drew Basile, career statistics:
121 correct, 24 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
44.06% in first on buzzer (126/286)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $23,000)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,760
Staci Garner, career statistics:
12 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400
Alan Elverum, career statistics:
16 correct, 5 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800
Drew Basile, to win:
6 games: 55.499%
7: 30.801%
8: 17.094%
9: 9.487%
10: 5.265%
Avg. streak: 6.247 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- With $91,283, Drew ranks 214th of the 278 5-time champions, in terms of adjusted 5-day winnings.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Drew $11,800 Alan $7,800 Staci $7,400)
Drew: Standards cover bet over Alan is $3,801. (Actual bet: $3,801)
Staci: If Drew makes the cover bet and is incorrect, he falls to $7,999. Thus, I’d bet between $600 and $6,600. (Actual bet: $4,401)
Alan: Standard cover bet over Staci is $7,001. (Actual bet: $7,001)
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Got this one immediately. Used Chesapeake Bay hint.
Though using “ramparts” along with Chesapeake Bay SHOULD have done it, I focused on Chesapeake Bay. That, with the category, lead me to Baltimore, and, the only national monument I knew of there, Ft. McHenry.
This Final Jeopardy might be considered a “What else could it be?”
“What is Fort McHenry?” I got this one right away. Yes, “ramparts” gave it to me.
The word “ramparts” was definitely a huge hint. I guessed Fort McHenry not thinking it would be right. Sometimes the obvious actually is the right answer.
I was very similar to you. Since the Chesapeake Bay seems more often associated with Virginia, I wasn’t sure there was not some Virginia fort that I did not recall (or was never aware of) that maybe fit the clue better. However, I did know that the Virginia and Maryland coasts meet, so I felt a little more confidant in my guess than I would have been solely based on having been to Fort McHenry about 40 years ago.
Hi, Lisa. I’m not sure where you live but I have to take exception to your statement that, “the Chesapeake Bay seems more often associated with Virginia…” In my experience, it is quite the opposite. In fact, more of the Chesapeake Bay’s area lies within Maryland than Virginia; Maryland, 1,726 square miles vs. Virginia 1,511 square miles. No offense, but I’ve just never heard of anyone associating the Chesapeake Bay more with Virginia than Maryland.
I guess, maybe, outside of the Mid-Atlantic, that might be true. Are you from the Mid-West or West Coast by any chance? Perceptions may be different in other parts of the country, I suppose.
My family is from Virginia.
We have always thought of “the bay” as being mostly in VA.
And, no offence, the stats you provided don’t really prove the point one way or another.
LOL yes, of course, I should have said, “Except for people in Virginia.”
My stats may not prove anything at all other than the fact that more of the Bay is in Maryland than in Virginia. Naturally, we’re both homers. 🙂
I am in/from the Southeast. My familiarity with the Chesapeake area mostly comes from PBS and Southern Living Magazine, so I am probably more familiar with the southern side. [Even though Maryland is technically considered a southern state, it doesn’t seem to be much identified as such, maybe because it did not secede (even though it was not a “free state” either) — and the same goes for Delaware, which doesn’t itself border the Chesapeake but does take up a good part of the Delmarva Peninsula which forms the eastern border of the Chesapeake.]
The mouth of the Chesapeake Bay is located in Virginia. Also, since the colony of Virginia was founded a quarter of a century prior to Maryland being founded, perhaps there are some historical novels (that involve aspects of the Chesapeake ) “set in Virginia” that were actually in what became Maryland?
Knowing the geography of the area, I probably would have got this one anyway. But the word “Ramparts” was, indeed, a giveaway.
Staci’s guess of Key Bridge – guessing she got the reference to the Star Bangled Banner unless that was just random.
Ken pointed out that he saw me writing it right away so he figured I got it. Drew had second thoughts, but decided to go with it.
My wife has given me a hard time for wagering $3000 on.the DD thinking I didn’t know enough about tattoos. Not sure knowledge of Tennessee Williams requires that. I looked back in what I studied and found the title was there, but I was drawing a complete blank. Ken pointed out after he had the play as a question. I thought it was odd he would recall a specific one having competed so much. It was his final daily double ever in the GOAT clinching game in 2020 for $15,200. Of course he remembered that!
Nice to see you post. After I watch today’s episode, I’m sure it will mean more to me 🙂
Not being able to actually read Drew’s mind, if he did have initial second thoughts over Ft. McHenry being the correct response, it was that he might’ve thought Ft.McHenry was too obvious. But used the old Gene Rayburn Match Game advice of “always follow your first insinct,” won his fifth game,and, an automatic invitation to the next T of C.
I don’t think I would have known The Rose Tattoo if I hadn’t recently seen the 1955 movie. That was a tough one because it’s one of TW’s lesser known plays. Your wager was fine.
I live in Maryland and often drive through the Fort McHenry Tunnel. FJ was easy for me. I can see where some people associate Chesapeake Bay more with Virginia, maybe because of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel or the proximity to the Atlantic, but those of us in Maryland know it is a significant part of the state’s identity.
Thank you for your insight into your game Alan. You played extremely well and it was fun to see your game tonight. 🙂
Having been born and raised in Baltimore and having lived all of my life in Maryland, this was an instant get before I even got to the comma after “ramparts.” Not sure if they still do but when I was in school in Baltimore, we had class trips to Fort McHenry. Also went to Fort McHenry with Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts as well as family trips to the fort as my Dad used to love to take the family to various spots around his hometown of Baltimore. There was no way I could have missed this FJ. If I were ever on Jeopardy!, this is the FJ clue that I would have wanted to be faced with.
I got the reference to the anthem of the U. S. of A., but I’m not versed well enough in their history to remember the fort’s name by heart. When the correct response was announced, it rang a soft bell.
Got this one in 2 shakes of a lamb’s tail. I grew up in MD and am very familiar with the Patapsco River. Patapsco River State Park is a beautiful place to visit. Fort McHenry is a great place to visit as well!
This is where living on the West Coast probably did me no favors or I am just a tad forgetful of history I might have learned at one point or both!
Retro congrats on that 5th win Drew and becoming the first guy with 5 wins in this regular season. On to Game 6 tomorrow and ToC in 2025.
And as a side note to Andy, I now see the reasons for the next 2 nights being delayed here in LA. An NBA draft tomorrow night, which interests me none and then on Thursday, the CNN debate between 2 old dudes running for US President. I will be watching that. Probably cringing to both when I do.
Maryland and Delaware (and even New Jersey) are right where the states get much smaller up the Atlantic coast (especially on maps of the whole country), so I think that probably adds to anything there shared with (or maybe just close to) Virginia getting associated with Virginia by people who do not live close enough to the area to be apt to make driving trips through there instead of just “flying in” to wherever they are specifically going [even if they do not live as far away as the West Coast].
Oh yeah, the states definitely get much smaller up that way. I had a friend move from SoCal to Virginia in late 2001 and then he moved to North Carolina in 2003 and I had visited him a good bit after that until 2011 and have been up and down the 95 with him on trips to Atlantic City and other places and I am sure was right near Fort McHenry, but I guess it didn’t stand out enough for me in FJ last night. I’ll never see that friend again, but perhaps one day I get back east again and see my friend that lives in Lancaster County, PA. That would be fun. 🙂 Maybe we’d have to take a trip to Fort McHenry. 🙂