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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category World Borders) for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 (Season 41, Game 3):
After Canada & the U.S., these 2 countries share the longest land border at more than 4,700 miles
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kristen Robinson, a history instructor from St. Joseph, Michigan
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Ben Gagne-Maynard, an education consultant from Madison, Wisconsin
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Will Weiss, a technical program manager from Islip, New York (1-day total: $14,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Day #3 of Season 41 features our third different player occupying the returning champion’s space in Will Weiss. While he won just $14,000 yesterday, he did pick up a $17,000 Coryat score in yesterday’s game, picking up 20 correct responses. I do think that challengers Ben Gagne-Maynard and Kristen Robinson will have their respective work cut out for them today if they want to become the champion at the end of today’s half-hour of gameplay.
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Correct response: What are Russia & Kazakhstan?
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Though there are differing lengths cited for the Russia-Kazakhstan border due to differing measurement methodologies, the land border between these two Asian countries is the second-longest in the world right now.
Other potential wrong answers that I might see today could be China-Mongolia, China-Russia, and potentially even Argentina-Chile.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Geography; Holy Something!; Books For Kids; Names In The Dictionary; The Environment; TvVReruns)
Will’s “STAYing CLAM” was important for him to jump out to an early lead; still on 0 unforced errors, he led at $2,200, while Ben (with a Daily Double miss) had $600 and Kristen $400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Will 4 correct 0 incorrect
Ben 2 correct 1 incorrect
Kristen 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kristen is originally from Sault Ste. Marie.
Ben coaches ultimate frisbee in Madison.
Will was a PA announcer for UCLA baseball and had to sing the anthem.
All three players had a good segment, but Will extended his lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Will 10 correct 0 incorrect
Kristen 6 correct 2 incorrect
Ben 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Will $4,800
Kristen $2,000
Ben $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Presidential Election Losers; Filmanthropy; Ends In “Eau”; Amazing Animals; The Dead Sea Scrolls; A Few Colorful Words)
Double Jeopardy saw Ben miss a Daily Double, then Will essentially punted DD3, betting only the clue value of $800. That was a smart decision, as it led to him having a runaway going into Final (despite his first unforced error a few clues after DD3.)
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Will 19 correct 2 incorrect
Ben 12 correct 4 incorrect
Kristen 10 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Will $13,600
Ben $5,000
Kristen $4,400
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Will’s a 2-day champion!
Tonight’s results:
Kristen $4,400 – $4,400 = $0 (What are Russia & China)
Ben $5,000 – $3,801 = $1,199 (What are Chile and Argentina?)
Will $13,600 – $0 = $13,600 (What are Russia & China? (Let’s gooo!)) (2-day total: $27,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) GEOGRAPHY $800 (clue #2)
Ben 600 -800 (Will 0 Kristen 0)
2) PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOSERS $1600 (clue #10)
Ben 3600 -3000 (Will 7200 Kristen 3600)
3) FILMANTHROPY $800 (clue #16, $14800 left on board)
Will 10000 -800 (Ben 3400 Kristen 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -171
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Will 3
Ben 4*
Kristen
DJ! Round:
Will 3 1 2† 3 2*
Ben 5 5 4 4* 5† 3† 1†
Kristen 2 4 5 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Will 2.33
Ben 3.88
Kristen 3.75
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Will $14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ben $8,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kristen $4,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,600
Lach Trash: $18,400 (on 16 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,000
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Will Weiss, career statistics:
39 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
32.46% in first on buzzer (37/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$800)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,700
Ben Gagne-Maynard, career statistics:
12 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800
Kristen Robinson, career statistics:
10 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,400
Will Weiss, to win:
3 games: 41.865%
4: 17.527%
5: 7.338%
6: 3.072%
7: 1.286%
Avg. streak: 2.720 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Will $13,600 Ben $5,000 Kristen $4,400)
Will: Bet no more than $3,599. (Actual bet: $0)
Ben: In the battle for second, cover bet over Kristen is $3,801. (Actual bet: $3,801)
Kristen: Second place is worth an extra $1,000. Bet no more than $3,199 and take second if Ben is incorrect. (Actual bet: $4,400)
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I guessed China-Russia
I think Russia and … will be a common response. I also went with China. Seems trivia questions with answers of Kazakhstan usually involve the first Sputnik launch.
I was torn between China/Russia (much shorter than I was thinking, when factoring in Kazakhstan and Mongolia) and Chile/Argentina. In the end, I went with Chile/Argentina, which is nearly 1,500 miles shorter than Russia/Kazakhstan.
Correction, about 600 miles shorter (about 950 kilometers)
I went with Chile/Argentina as well.
Another Final Jeopardy that I missed beccause I didn’t know an important fact. The fact I didn’t know was how big Kazakhstan was. My wrongfull impression was that Kazakhstan was relatively small.
My response, made with all confidence was “What is China, and, Russia?” If Ken’s thinking was right, the border between China and Russia can’t rank higher than fourth! Argentina and Chile ranking third? Even seeing the map, it’s not something I, at least would imagine.
Once again there’s always tomorrow.
First get of the season for me! I figured it had to be Russia, and I got to Kazakhstan (as opposed to China) with enough time to write it. All that time on Sporcle really pays off sometimes.
Bill, I think you’re confusing Kazakhstan (by far the largest former SSR – and by “former” I mean excluding Russia) with Kyrgyzstan.
Maybe, about a Kyrgyzstan mix-up, but I myself did not realize that any of the “stans” were particularly big. 😬
Thanks to having a student from Kazakhstan when I was teaching English as a second language, I was able to get this easily. Having a student from Kazakhstan made me interested in learning more about Kazakhstan. One of the things I learned was just how big that country is and it’s long border with Russia. It all added up to a correct response today but would not have been the Final if I had been on the show.
Andy’s guessed responses hit the nail on the head for me. Those are precisely the ones that came to me. I picked Argentina and Chile partly because I thought perhaps the whole of South America might be bigger than I had ever realized it is (like in relation to China or Russia), but mostly because I knew I did not know all the countries surrounding China, so thought there might be more if them than I realized.
I, like many, went with Russia/China. The thing that had me scared was the Mongolia problem. I couldn’t think of anything else, so that stayed my answer. Now 1 for 3 to start Season 41.
On to tomorrow! Will…..Will get to 3 wins? I am willing to say yes! All puns intended! 🙂
Hello! What was the question about Llandaff and Cardiff, Wales? Thank you! I know the answer was Cardiff.
In 1922 the area of this Welsh capital was expanded to include that of Llandaff