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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1960s People) for Tuesday, July 16, 2024 (Season 40, Game 222):
He said that California prison psych tests he took were ones he had designed, so he made himself look docile & unlikely to escape; then he did
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Erika Stromerson, an entry writer & grad student from Woodinville, Washington
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Jay Fisher, a government relations manager from Lisle, Illinois
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Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (9-day total: $215,390)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Yesterday, Isaac Hirsch became the 22nd person since the fall of 2003 to win 9 times in regular play on Jeopardy. 17 of the first 21 won game #10; only Dan Pawson, Jason Keller, Buzzy Cohen, and Ben Chan did not. Will Isaac become the 18th double-digit champion today?
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Correct response: Who is Timothy Leary?
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Counterculture figure Timothy Leary, who became well-known to many Americans in the 1960s for his advocacy of using psychedelic drugs, was also a Harvard clinical psychologist prior to his 1963 firing. He was also known for popularizing the phrase “Turn on, tune in, drop out” in the late 1960s.
Unsurprisingly considering his interest in drugs considered at that point to be illegal, Leary was imprisoned in 1970. When he entered into custody, he was given a series of tests, including the Leary Interpersonal Behavior Inventory—yes, the Leary meant that it was the test he’d designed. As a prank, Leary answered the test in order to appear that he had a significant interest in forestry and gardening; thus, he was assigned to a low-security prison, and by the end of 1970, Leary had escaped.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Distractions; American History; Gills, Gills, Gills; Classic Television; On The Go; From Screen To Stage)
Of our two challengers, Erika struggled with 4 incorrect responses, while Jay had a very strong start, with 8 correct. At the interviews, Jay led with $6,000 to Isaac’s $800 and Erika’s -$600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jay 8 correct 0 incorrect
Isaac 4 correct 2 incorrect
Erika 2 correct 4 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Erika works for a fossil & mineral dealer.
Jay was an Illinois state senator, for 22 hours.
Isaac has to share his birthday with his girlfriend’s father & brother.
Isaac had an opportunity to pull closer to Jay, but an incorrect Daily Double dropped him to third at the game’s midpoint.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jay 11 correct 0 incorrect
Erika 6 correct 6 incorrect
Isaac 10 correct 5 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jay $7,800
Erika $600
Isaac $400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Diss-Track-Tions; British Authors; Trial By Jury; Leftovers; National Flags; Starts With 2 Vowels)
Isaac got to the Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues; unfortunately, he got the first one incorrect, and that spooked him for the last one, where he made a “fearful wager” (betting less than clue value). Though he played well in the second half of the round, Jay had a $900 lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jay 19 correct 0 incorrect
Isaac 25 correct 6 incorrect
Erika 9 correct 8 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 21 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jay $16,200
Isaac $15,300
Erika $600
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper—and as soon as the results were revealed, Isaac realized that he’d bet wrong, even holding up his wagering scratch paper on camera to see what went wrong. Meanwhile, Jay is your new champion—with just $1,799!
Tonight’s results:
Erika $600 – $0 = $600 (Who is ???)
Isaac $15,300 – $14,000 = $1,300 (Who is Manson?)
Jay $16,200 – $14,401 = $1,799 (Who is Manson?) (1-day total: $1,799)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) GILLS, GILLS, GILLS $800 (clue #24)
Isaac 3400 -3000 (Jay 7600 Erika -400)
2) BRITISH AUTHORS $800 (clue #11)
Isaac 9600 -5000 (Jay 10600 Erika 1800)
3) NATIONAL FLAGS $1600 (clue #12, $18800 left on board)
Isaac 4600 +1500 (Jay 10600 Erika 1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -108
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 4*
Jay 2 3 4 2 4 5 2 3 4 2 2
Erika 2 5 1 3
DJ! Round:
Isaac 4 3 5 3 4 5 3 2* 4*
Jay 4 5
Erika 1
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jay 3.23
Isaac 3.83
Erika 2.40
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 21 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jay $16,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 0 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $23,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 6 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Erika $600 Coryat, 9 correct, 8 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,200
Lach Trash: $5,200 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:
272 correct, 47 incorrect
16/20 on rebound attempts (on 43 rebound opportunities)
47.28% in first on buzzer (269/569)
14/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,800)
7/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,400
Jay Fisher, career statistics:
19 correct, 1 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200
Erika Stromerson, career statistics:
9 correct, 9 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $600
Jay Fisher, to win:
2 games: 48.843%
3: 23.856%
4: 11.652%
5: 5.691%
6: 2.780%
Avg. streak: 1.955 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This is why I always say that it’s better to be in the lead yourself going into Final—betting from second is harder than betting from first and more prone to mistakes.
- Be kind to Erika; it seemed clear to me that the nerves of the stage got to her more than usual.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jay $16,200 Isaac $15,300 Erika $600)
Isaac: If Jay bets to cover you and is incorrect, he falls to $1,799. Thus, I would limit my bet here to $13,499. (Actual bet: $14,000)
Jay: Standard cover bet over Isaac is $14,401. (Actual bet: $14,401)
Erika: Bet whatever you like; you can’t win unless both Jay and Isaac bet too much. (Actual bet: $0)
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I guessed “Who is Abbie Hoffman?” another counter culture figure, but I’m not sure he was ever in prison, even though he did write “Steal This Book”.
I would’ve said Ken Kesey…
Me too.
I guessed Leary at once, not knowing he escaped from jail
I have heard a few things about Timothy Leary but did not know he escaped from jail. This is interesting.
Great background story today. No idea he escaped from jail !!
Ditto. If the clue had been something about the “Turn on, tune in, drop out” quote, I think I would have said Timothy Leary, but not with this clue.
The two responses of ‘Manson’ must have been just the only man they KNEW to have been imprisoned in California, because I can’t believe anyone would really think he had a background that would have included devising a psych test put into practice anywhere.
or, escaped.
I am going to miss Isaac. It looked like at end of show he looked at some paper; perhaps his wager?
Plus, he never escaped.
‘Never escaping’ was actually my first thought, but I looked it up to be sure and Charles Manson was “in detention” various places over the years (prior to the notorious murders) and he did escape from some of them at least a couple of times, so I did not want to muddy the waters by bringing up something about him never escaping.
The Baltimore Fox affiliate is scheduled to air today’s episode at midnight due to the MLB All-Star game. Might get pushed later if the game coverage runs long. My cable guide didn’t have that change last night.
I doubt if few people who have lived in the 60’s and 70’s have not heard of Dr. Leary. I didn’t know that he’d been inprisoned, much less that he escaped inpriosment.
If the “answer” (clue) hadn’t been verified as being factual, I would say that it was an urban legend. As it is, I find it incredulos that no one in the California Corrections Department realize that one of the battery of tests it used to evaluate prisioners, was designed by one of their prisoners. Though Leary wasn’t violent, the red faces from his escape must have caused a shake up at the California Corrections Department.
I would assume that the tests would be administered by lower level administrative personnel who would probably have no idea what the name of the test was nor the name of the prisoners, just an ID number.
Nope. Could never have gotten this, and didn’t even manage to hazard a guess. I’ve heard that name before but could not have told you where. Triple stumper is unsurprising.
Erika seemed very frazzled the entire game, and I think being in front of the camera really intimidated her. I can relate – I’m in that boat, too. We see someone like that every once in a while and it’s perfectly normal. Here’s hoping people don’t attack her for being human.
But that was one heck of a thriller between Isaac and Jay! Quite the ending, too, and I would think what tripped Isaac up was the same thing that did Drew in: Fatigue. Isaac was too tired to do the math correctly, and that cost him. Playing this many games, especially across two days, really gets to you.
In one of the odder events in my life, Timothy Leary actually came to my small, conservative (at the time) college in the mountains of Western Maryland. This was in the 1960’s prior to his arrest and imprisonment in 1970. Because of that campus visit by Leary, he was on my radar so I was able to get this final correct.
When I saw the clue, I felt certain that this would be a triple stumper for these contestants even though it was easy for me. Therefore, I expected Isaac to get a come from behind win as the leader would most likely lose his wager. It never occurred to me that Isaac would make a wagering error. Fortunately, he had already earned his place in the ToC. I’m looking forward to seeing him again in the next tournament.
I knew the story of a psychologist manipulating his own test, but I could not remember the guy’s name. As a wild guess, I would have responded “Zimbardo”.
Isaac was a strong player. Sad to see him lose as a result of a betting error in Final.
I think playing from second place in a 2 person game is easier though in a close game like this one it is more complicated. I would have bet enough to win by $1 if I am in second. If the other player gets it right, you are probably losing. If you both get it wrong, you have a very good chance of winning. If you get it right and they get it wrong, you win.
The only Timothy Leary I have ever heard of was the former Dodgers pitcher Tim Leary.
He was also on the Yankees around 1990, I believe.