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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Literature) for Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (Season 40, Game 217):
In one story he is enslaved by the Old Man of the Sea & uses apes to pick fruit so he can afford his fare back to Baghdad
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kathy Davis, a chemistry professor from North Manchester, Indiana
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Anna Paone, a stay-at-home mom from Sunnyside, New York
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Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (4-day total: $100,586)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
In 1985, Mark Leinwand—who defeated Steve Hirsch—became the 20th player to win 4 games (and only the third to fail to win 5). Yesterday, Steve’s son Isaac became the 459th 4-time champion in the show’s history and is hoping to become 5-time champion #279 today. However, as always, there are two challengers hoping to stop Isaac from victory: Indiana professor Kathy Davis and New York stay-at-home mom Anna Paone.
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Correct response: Who is Sinbad?
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Sinbad the Sailor is a fictional sailor from Baghdad whose stories appear in some versions of the One Thousand and One Nights stories; generally, in the stories, he took seven voyages to different parts of the world. The story mentioned in today’s Final Jeopardy is from Sinbad’s fifth voyage.
In terms of how straightforward I think today’s clue is, as long as one recognizes Baghdad as the major clue here, and doesn’t see “Old Man of the Sea” and think Hemingway instead, players in studio and at home alike should not have too much difficulty landing on a correct response.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Crime History; A Novel Introduction; Stock Ticker Talk; TSA Yea Or Nay; Big Bands; Moment Of “Zen”)
Today’s game opened surprisingly, considering that Isaac has usually done well on the buzzer; both Kathy and Anna were getting in! At the interviews, Kathy had $3,800, while Isaac and Anna had $400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Kathy 7 correct 0 incorrect
Anna 4 correct 2 incorrect
Isaac 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kathy is also a flautist.
Anna was a screenwriter for a film where many of her family acted.
Isaac is a big Washington Wizards fan.
Things picked up for Isaac in the back half of the round as he charged into the lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Isaac 10 correct 3 incorrect
Kathy 9 correct 1 incorrect
Anna 8 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Isaac $4,200
Kathy $3,800
Anna $2,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Ancient Contemporaries; World Capital Attractions; The Human Body; A Shapely Category; Sounds Like The Movie’s Sequel; 11-Letter Words)
Double Jeopardy saw Anna pick up $2,000 early in the round; Isaac than picked up $4,000 after a laundry list of judges’ corrections. Isaac ended the round one clue short of a runaway going into Final over Anna.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Isaac 24 correct 5 incorrect
Anna 14 correct 3 incorrect
Kathy 12 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Isaac $19,400
Anna $9,800
Kathy $3,800
Isaac was the only player correct in Final; he’s a 5-time champion, in spite of a head-scratcher of a wager from Anna.
Tonight’s results:
Kathy $3,800 – $0 = $3,800 (Who is…? Hi, Felix & Marcus! =))
Anna $9,800 – $1,201 = $8,599 (Who is Aladdin?)
Isaac $19,400 + $201 = $19,601 (Who is Sinbad?) (5-day total: $120,187)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) A NOVEL INTRODUCTION $800 (clue #4)
Isaac 400 +1000 (Anna 0 Kathy 800)
2) SOUNDS LIKE THE MOVIE’S SEQUEL $1600 (clue #2)
Anna 2600 +2000 (Isaac 4200 Kathy 3800)
3) ANCIENT CONTEMPORARIES $1200 (clue #19, $8800 left on board)
Isaac 15000 +4000 (Anna 9000 Kathy 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 204
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Isaac 3 4*
Anna
Kathy 1 2
DJ! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3*
Anna 5 4* 3† 2† 1 2 5
Kathy 3 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Isaac 3.83
Anna 3.14
Kathy 2.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Isaac $16,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 5 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Anna $9,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Kathy $3,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,600
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:
144 correct, 19 incorrect
7/8 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
48.77% in first on buzzer (139/285)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,400)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,920
Anna Paone, career statistics:
14 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400
Kathy Davis, career statistics:
12 correct, 5 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800
Isaac Hirsch, to win:
6 games: 66.830%
7: 44.662%
8: 29.848%
9: 19.947%
10: 13.331%
Avg. streak: 7.015 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- A reminder that to go from an incorrect response to a correct one (or vice versa), twice the clue value is deducted.
- Isaac’s $120,187 is 108th all time in terms of adjusted 5-day totals.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Isaac $19,400 Anna $9,800 Kathy $3,800)
Isaac: Standard cover bet over Anna is $201. (Actual bet: $201)
Anna: To have any chance of winning today you have to bet at least $9,400. (Actual bet: $1,201)
Kathy: Bet no more than $3,400 here. However, I’d bet $0 and hope for Anna to get Final incorrect. (Actual bet: $0)
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“Who is Sinbad?” This one was a gimme. I predict a triple get.
I went with the wrong tale. I said Ali Baba.
That’s what i said originally, then said Aladdin. Of course both were incorrect. But at least we weren’confused by the “Old Man and the Sea” reference, and, went with something from Hemmingway.
My brain figuratively exploded with all the changes announced beforeIssac wagered on DD2. I’m sure some peoplecould follow them all, I wasn’t one of them.
Two in a row! Good week so far.
The reference to Baghdad clearly indicated ‘A Thousand And One Nights’ and the sea reference narrowed it down to Sinbad.
No reason for Anna not to go all in since she’s not winning if she’s not correct.
But kudos to all of them for being on Jeopardy – something I can’t claim.
There’s maybe one good reason why she didn’t bet to “go for the win” right there.
Perhaps maybe Anna thought Isaac had a runaway game there. Because unless there’s more to the bet than what one thinks, there’s really no way to explain the logic in that decision.
okay, that’s a reason. But I wouldn’t call it a ‘good’ reason 🙂
As it turns out, Anna’s wagering “mistake” won her $1,000. Good for her…
I got the seafaring reference and went with Sindbad, as I would have spelled it.
I got this one wrong. Oh well. See what happens tomorrow.
I have never seen such a wild amount of score corrections before and it was quite something to watch unfold. I was thinking it might never end. 😉
Retro congrats to my near neighbor Isaac on win #5 and qualifying for the 2025 ToC.
See what happens tomorrow! 🙂
I live in Texas, and Spectrum cable was out in most of the state this afternoon when “Jeopardy!” airs. How many scoring corrections were there?