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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Literature) for Wednesday, June 26, 2024 (Season 40, Game 208):
The British Library says of this 19th c. man, “one of his most famous poems…is a warning about the arrogance of great leaders”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Maryl Harris, a study operations manager from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Natalie Miliano, a manufacturing engineering manager from Portland, Maine
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Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan (5-day total: $91,283)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
In the nearly 21 years since Jeopardy! decided that players should no longer be retired after five wins, 69 players have won at least six games. While many fans think that this stat as it stands right now is nice, I’m sure Drew Basile would very much like to become the 70th six-time champion. However, our new East Coast challengers—Portland, Maine’s Natalie Miliano and Philadelphia’s Maryl Harris—would very much like to see our six-foot-six champion stop at five wins.
There is one other thing that I would like to say: Being happy because you have won a game of Jeopardy!, or two, or five, does not make you arrogant or unsportsmanlike. It makes you human. Shame on the Jeopardy! fans who have been around the internet criticizing Drew for actually acting like a human and not a robotic automaton—and shame on the tabloids for amplifying this behavior for clicks.
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Correct response: Who is Percy Shelley?
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“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; / Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” is a very famous quote from Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias”, exemplifying the hubris and arrogance of a leader who believed his empire would last forever.
Ozymandias in real life—Ramesses II—is seen today as the most powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s New Kingdom. The Shelley poem about him was written at a time where the British and French had been stealing many Egyptian relics and artifacts from Egypt—in fact, a statue of Ramesses was en route to London upon the poem’s publication.
If a player can connect that quote from today’s Final Jeopardy clue to “Ozymandias”, it should be a straightforward jump to Shelley. I could definitely see this playing anywhere from 0-for-3 to 3-for-3 in studio.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Around The World; They Wrote The Books; You Don’t Hear As Much About…; Hats On; Grapple Sauce; In Your Dreams!)
This one opened as a strong three-way match, with Maryl doubling up through the Daily Double. However, Drew rebounding a $1,000 miss of Natalie’s meant he led after 15. At the interviews, Drew had $3,600; Maryl & Natalie had $2,000 apiece.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Drew 6 correct 2 incorrect
Maryl 3 correct 1 incorrect
Natalie 5 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Maryl was part of a performance of “The 1812 Overture” on July 4th.
Natalie once held a job making toys for kids.
Drew got to cat-sit for a professor—where he promptly fell asleep.
Maryl picked up seven correct responses in the second half of the opening round to pull within $200 of Drew’s lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Drew 12 correct 3 incorrect
Maryl 10 correct 1 incorrect
Natalie 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Drew $5,000
Maryl $4,800
Natalie $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historic Names; Double Talk; Ellis Island; From The German; Scienc”E”; All That Jazz)
Drew found both Daily Doubles and got them both for $3,000 apiece. The final 12 clues were very interesting, as Maryl and Drew battled in and out of runaway territory. As it turned out, an incorrect response from Maryl on clue #29—on a topic that many trivia people may have seen (at least if they’re friends with 2015 show alumna Jennifer Morrow)—meant that Drew barely had a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Drew 24 correct 4 incorrect
Maryl 18 correct 4 incorrect
Natalie 9 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Drew $20,200
Maryl $10,000
Natalie $6,200
Drew picked up a correct response in Final; he’s now a 6-day champion! He goes for win #7 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Natalie $6,200 – $1,500 = $4,700 (Who is Blake?)
Maryl $10,000 – $3,799 = $6,201 (Who is Coleridge?)
Drew $20,200 + $118 = $20,318 (Who is Percy Bysshe Shelley) (6-day total: $111,601)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HATS ON $800 (clue #10)
Maryl 1000 +1000 (Drew 2000 Natalie 800)
2) HISTORIC NAMES $1200 (clue #3)
Drew 6200 +3000 (Natalie 2200 Maryl 5200)
3) FROM THE GERMAN $1600 (clue #18, $10000 left on board)
Drew 14800 +3000 (Natalie 5800 Maryl 5600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 169
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Drew 3 5 3 3 4 5
Natalie 4 5
Maryl 4 4*
DJ! Round:
Drew 3* 4† 3 3 4 5 4*
Natalie 1 5 5† 2†
Maryl 3 4 5 4 3 4 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Drew 3.77
Maryl 3.78
Natalie 3.67
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 $17,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Maryl $9,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Natalie $6,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,000
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Drew Basile, career statistics:
146 correct, 28 incorrect
6/9 on rebound attempts (on 29 rebound opportunities)
43.73% in first on buzzer (150/343)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,000)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,800
Natalie Miliano, career statistics:
9 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,200
Maryl Harris, career statistics:
18 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800
Drew Basile, to win:
7 games: 58.044%
8: 33.691%
9: 19.556%
10: 11.351%
11: 6.589%
Avg. streak: 7.383 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Drew $20,200 Maryl $10,000 Natalie $6,200)
Drew: Bet no more than $199. (Actual bet: $118)
Natalie: Bet at least $1,400 for the best chance of second place. (Actual bet: $1,500)
Maryl: Standard cover bet over Natalie is $2,401. (Actual bet: $3,799)
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I guessed “Who is Tennyson?”, thinking of “The Charge of the Light Brigade”. “…Not though the soldier knew/ someone had blundered…”
Same here.
I considered Byron, Shelley, and Keats and guessed incorrectly.
Recited them over a hip-hop beat?
Oh, Drew is totally going to win this…
I got the poem correct but attributed it to Byron. Shelley, unfortunately, tends to get overshadowed by his wife.
I debated between Ozymandias and Kublai Khan, and chose the wrong one. As soon as I saw the answer, I was kicking myself.
Unlike Katerina E., I’m not kicking myself. Not because I had the correct resonse to this Final Jeopardy, I know of Shelley, but was not aware of this poem. No it’s because of my unfamilarity, I sat out. It’s a loss, but at least I didn’t make a fool of myself trying to answer something I had no knowledge of. I dob’t know what I would done if I was on stage, but then I don’t consider myself to be Jeopardy contestant material.
I just watch the games, and, answer where I can.
I had a parakeet named Shelley so I was familiar enough with the other Shelley to get this one correct. Funny, how such little things can help out on Jeopardy!
As for Andy’s Pregame Thought comment, I like an exuberant winner. It’s only natural to express joy when winning a hard fought game, competition, or whatever. The feeling of hitting a walk-off homer or winning a game of Jeopardy! have that in common. Why do people get upset over someone’s happiness and joy? It’s good to see someone enjoying life.
In response to a deleted comment, I would like to make something abundantly clear:
Admitting to stalking contestants on social media is creepy and inappropriate behaviour. We do not do that here, and those who act creepily towards contestants will find themselves summarily and permanently removed from this site’s comment section.
Andy! Good early Thursday morning.
I strongly agree with your comment.
I do not use social media – I wonder if the behavior you describe is a crime…
It’s pretty remarkable how Drew Basile – someone who the Survivor community labeled as a gamebot (which some of us don’t like, but most of that group will only criticize the TV character, not the person) – is now being criticized for the exact opposite by the Jeopardy community. My takeaway is that no matter how you act, people will be jerks. But I much appreciate you defending him, Andy – the fewer gamebots, the more enjoyable a program will be, whether it be Survivor or Jeopardy. Drew had every right to react the way he did in the moment he won that tiebreaker. He is a human being.
I put John Keats for this FJ – I got the wrong New Romantic, oh well.
If a player at home once had to do a project in high school on “Ozymandias,” he would probably remember it well enough to get Final correct.
I was never going to get FJ, but at least now I know where the title of the Breaking Bad episode “Ozymandias” comes from, right? 🙂
I didn’t expect this to be a Runaway game, but sometimes things happen at the end of DJ that one doesn’t expect.
Retro congrats to Drew on win # 6! I look forward to seeing him try for win #7 tomorrow night after the U.S. Presidential Debate. I, the Poli Sci major, am much more looking forward to Jeopardy than said debate, but I will be watching both.