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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Physicists) for Monday, September 2, 2024 (Season 40, Game 148):
This man with a force named after him published an 1835 scientific treatise on the physics of billiard balls
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Sam Kavanaugh, an educator from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California
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Larissa Kelly, an editor from Richmond, California
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Correct response: Who is (Gaspard-Gustave de) Coriolis?
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Two of the three works that Coriolis is best known for today were published in 1835: Théorie Mathématique des Effets du Jeu de Billiard (the billiard ball physics treatise mentioned in the clue) and Sur les équations du mouvement relatif des systèmes de corps, a treatise on the transfer of energy in rotating systems. While Coriolis’s treatise had to do with water wheels, it was later realized that this would work on a significantly larger scale: specifically, the Earth. Later, the Coriolis force became often used in meteorology to explain cyclones and the movement of weather patterns.
Unfortunately, the most common reference to the Coriolis effect that most people know is generally false: no, water does not swirl into drains in different directions based on what hemisphere you are located in.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, September 2, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Stars & Constellations; As Heard On Tv; Baby Talk; Historic Refusals; Sprinkle, Sprinkle; Ends In A Body Part)
Larissa got off to a good start, but an incorrect True Daily Double brought her back to zero. At the 15-clue mark, Andrew had $4,600, Larissa $1,000 and Sam -$200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Andrew 6 correct 0 incorrect
Larissa 5 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Sam got engaged recently.
Andrew gave a recipe for “JIT stew”.
Larissa got to visit family in England and Massachusetts with her winnings.
Larissa played well after the break, picking up 7 correct to claw back some of the deficit.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Andrew 10 correct 1 incorrect
Larissa 12 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Andrew $5,600
Larissa $4,000
Sam $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Bodies Of Water; Before They Were Congresswomen; Math Talk; Film Composers; Classical Literature; Starts With 3 Consecutive Letters)
This one definitely came down to the Daily Doubles. While Sam and Larissa played well early in DJ to make it a close game, Andrew found both Daily Doubles on clues 11 and 16—he got both of them correct and added $15,600 to his score. It didn’t matter that Andrew didn’t signal on the final 11 clues; he’d got a runaway cemented with nine clues to play.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Andrew 20 correct 1 incorrect
Larissa 21 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 12 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Andrew $32,000
Larissa $13,200
Sam $9,200
While Sam and Larissa sent congratulations over to Andrew, Andrew got Final correct to put the exclamation point on this victory.
Tonight’s results:
Sam $9,200 – $0 = $9,200 (Who is Andrew He, Physicist)
Larissa $13,200 – $1,000 = $12,200 (Who is congrats Andrew!)
Andrew $32,000 + $0 = $32,000 (Who is Coriolis?) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) STARS & CONSTELLATIONS $800 (clue #8)
Larissa 3600 -3600 (Andrew 2600 Sam 0)
2) CLASSICAL LITERATURE $1200 (clue #11)
Andrew 9600 +9600 (Larissa 8400 Sam 7600)
3) BEFORE THEY WERE CONGRESSWOMEN $1600 (clue #16, $12400 left on board)
Andrew 21200 +6000 (Larissa 8400 Sam 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 28
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Larissa 3 4 4 5 4*
Andrew 5 5 5
Sam
DJ! Round:
Larissa 3 5 3
Andrew 4 5 3* 4 5 2 3 4*
Sam 5 4 4 3 2
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Andrew 4.09
Larissa 3.88
Sam 3.60
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:
Andrew $19,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Larissa $16,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Sam $9,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,200
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,600
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Larissa Kelly, career statistics:
368 correct, 28 incorrect
17/19 on rebound attempts (on 46 rebound opportunities)
39.70% in first on buzzer (339/854)
17/22 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $45,400)
13/16 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,463
Andrew He, career statistics:
516 correct, 70 incorrect
34/40 on rebound attempts (on 94 rebound opportunities)
32.39% in first on buzzer (480/1482)
31/40 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $143,200)
13/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,769
Sam Kavanaugh, career statistics:
227 correct, 23 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 37 rebound opportunities)
31.27% in first on buzzer (212/678)
17/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $87,200)
7/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,717
Andy’s Thoughts:
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I remember watching a video from a large science YouTuber about what would happen if the Earth was hollow, and a main part of that discussion was why the Coriolis effect would stop you jumping through the Earth if there was a long shaft from one side of the world to the other. Always nice when something like that helps out for Jeopardy!
I wonder if Andrew and Amy are tired of having to play each other yet 🙂
Final Jeopardy Postseason Record: 24R – 2W
Why isn’t “newton” a correct answer for Final Jeopardy tonight, sept. 2? He has a force named after him too.
Because Newton didn’t publish an 1835 treatise on the physics of billiard balls?
Indubitably. But also Newton doesn’t have “a force” (i.e., a specific kind of force like the Coriolis force) named after him, but rather a MEASUREMENT of force is named after Newton. [Though gravity, tension, friction, etc. are “Newtonian forces”, I would not consider any of them a force “named for Newton”.]