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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century Women) for Friday, July 19, 2024 (Season 40, Game 225):
The National Park Service says there are more statues of her, often with her infant son, than any other American woman
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania
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Dave Gutierrez, a logistics director from Fox River Grove, Illinois
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Jay Fisher, a government relations manager from Lisle, Illinois (3-day total: $28,200)
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Correct response: Who is Sacagawea?
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According to the National Park Service, “there are more statues dedicated to Sacagawea than to any other American women. While most memorials are along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, one proudly stands in Washington, D.C., in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.” Sacagawea’s D.C. statue, representing North Dakota in the Capitol, is a replica of one from the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, July 19, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: British History; The Olympics; Rodents; It’s Some Kind Of Law; Rated “PG”; 40)
The opening segment saw Jay lead on the strength of 5 correct responses; at the break, Jay had $2,200 to Dave’s $1,200 and Neilesh’s $200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jay 5 correct 1 incorrect
Dave 3 correct 1 incorrect
Neilesh 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Neilesh went to the U.S. Open and stayed at the 18th green all day.
Dave has a son who is a big animal lover.
Jay spent time as a stay-at-home dad.
Neilesh, who got the Daily Double on the first selection out of the break, got that clue incorrect and finished the round in the red. Meanwhile, Dave overtook Jay midway through the segment and had an $800 lead through 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Dave 6 correct 1 incorrect
Jay 7 correct 1 incorrect
Neilesh 7 correct 5 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dave $3,400
Jay $2,600
Neilesh -$800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Real Book Title Locales; Fanny Pack; Classical Music; Old Hollywood Power Couples; A Little Word Math; Fort-y)
Neilesh didn’t let his opening struggles get to him; he picked up 12 correct, including DD2, and ended the round holding a runaway position after Jay got DD3 incorrect.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Neilesh 19 correct 5 incorrect
Dave 11 correct 3 incorrect
Jay 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 21 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Neilesh $13,000
Dave $5,400
Jay $5,000
Jay was the only player correct in Final, but Neilesh’s runaway makes him the new Jeopardy! Champion! He’ll return on Monday to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Jay $5,000 + $401 = $5,401 (Who is Tubm Sacagawea?)
Dave $5,400 – $5,000 = $400 (Who is Linc)
Neilesh $13,000 – $1,000 = $12,000 (Who is Lincoln) (1-day total: $12,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) BRITISH HISTORY $800 (clue #16)
Neilesh 200 -1000 (Jay 2200 Dave 1200)
2) CLASSICAL MUSIC $1200 (clue #4)
Neilesh 0 +1000 (Jay 2600 Dave 3400)
3) FORT-Y $1600 (clue #14, $20800 left on board)
Jay 5000 -2000 (Dave 3800 Neilesh 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -90
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Jay 4 3 2 5 2 4 5 3 2
Dave 2 3 4 1 3
Neilesh 2 4*
DJ! Round:
Jay 2 4*
Dave 2 4 1
Neilesh 4 4 2 3* 1 3 2 3 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Neilesh 2.82
Jay 3.27
Dave 2.50
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:
Neilesh $14,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jay $7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Dave $5,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,600
Lach Trash: $18,600 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,800
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 5
Player Statistics:
Jay Fisher, career statistics:
65 correct, 7 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 30 rebound opportunities)
25.44% in first on buzzer (58/228)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,500)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,450
Dave Gutierrez, career statistics:
11 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400
Neilesh Vinjamuri, career statistics:
19 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200
Neilesh Vinjamuri, to win:
2 games: 33.402%
3: 11.157%
4: 3.727%
5: 1.245%
6: 0.416%
Avg. streak: 1.502 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- No matter how terrible you think someone’s answer may be at home, on a “forced” response, any answer provided is better than nothing.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Neilesh $13,000 Dave $5,400 Jay $5,000)
Jay: Bet between $801 and $4,199 in the battle for second. (Actual bet: $401)
Dave: Standard cover bet over Jay is $4,601. (Actual bet: $5,000)
Neilesh: Bet no more than $2,199. (Actual bet: $1,000)
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“Who is Sacagawea?” “National Park Service” and “infant son” were the clue elements that gave it to me.
I thought that was pretty easy peasy. What other woman would you even connect with the park service at all?
Exactly. I truly thought this was going to be a triple get. Really surprised that 2 out of 3 missed it. Sacagawea and her infant son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, are all over that dollar coin (but who uses dollar coins anymore).
As soon as I read the clue I said Sacajawea. (That was the spelling used for the elementary school named for her. I didn’t even need the infant part of the clue, but that solidified my response.
Sacagawea was the only woman that came to mind when I saw “infant son”. Great way to end the week after I was stumped on yesterday’s clue.
Same here. As well as the fact that her contribution to American history involved traveling over what is now many states, thus many locations to want to honor her with a statue.
I wonder how forgiving they’re going to be on possible alternate spellings. That tripped me up more than realizing who it was.
I think as long as any misspelling is still phonetically correct (or close to it) it’ll be fine, but we’ll see once the episode actually airs.
I didn’t know the stuff about the National Park Service, but I knew enough about Sacagawea to know that she carried her child throughout most of the journey, so that helped me get it pretty quickly. Nice to end the week on a get, especially with bronchitis.
Now, I wonder how that Ron Waxman guy will respond to the Final Jeopardy clue tonight. IYKYK 🙂
MasterDoge!
So sorry to hear about the lung issues. Hope for a smooth and speedy recovery.
Feel better soon MasterDoge!
There was only one woman that I could think of and it was Sacagawea.
Good thing tonight that I can watch Jeopardy! at its’ regular time slot, instead of after 11 pm.
Yes! Jeopardy! At its regular time. We don’t realize how routine-oriented we are until something shakes up our day/evening.
I didn’t have a very good week with FJ! Of course I would get one that everyone else will get. Lol Still, it’s a nice way to end the week.
I’m not clear on how I came up with the correct response, but I finished the week getting the Finaal Jeopardy that it seems most everyone got as well. If I was playing I hope the judges would be forgiving in terms of spellinig, because I’d have to spell Sacagawea phoenically. (I scrolled back and forth here to get the right spelling.
As Ken usually says, “there is lots of money to be won in Double Jeopardy.”
Neilesh proved that. Got on a hot sreak and came from appearing he would make Final Jeopardy, to having the lead entering Final Jeopardy with a runaway, and, winning.
If it helps, it helps, even IF not exactly logical. By this, I refer to anyone saying that “the National Park Service” itself leads them to Sacagawea as the response. I say this because the Park Service is in charge of lots of places that contain statues, so their “reporting” would be the reference for ANY statue that there is the most of or the biggest or whatever, not just because the clue was about Sacagawea (who is most associated with areas of the country where there are lots of famous national parks).
I immediately blurted out Sacagawea at my TV. Nice to end the week on a good note in FJ. 🙂 Also, it was nice to see Jeopardy back in the usual timeslot here in the greater LA area.
Retro congrats to Neilesh on the comeback (and runaway) win. He seemed quite flustered in the Jeopardy round. I am betting that the Jeopardy staff offered encouragement after that Jeopardy round ended. They treat their contestants well and will try get them to calm between rounds.
One week to go in Season 40 and then Season 41 will start on September 9th.
Have a great week everyone! 🙂