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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Landmarks) for Friday, September 27, 2024 (Season 41, Game 15):
At its dedication, Sen. John Sherman said, “Simple in form…it rises into the skies higher than any other work of human art”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kate Roesch, a data visualization developer from Indianapolis, Indiana
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Marianne McGowan, a writing professor from Framingham, Massachusetts
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Maddie Carwile, a healthcare program coordinator from New York, New York (1-day total: $11,700)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We have a new champion in Maddie Carwile, who won last night over 3-day champion David Erb and strong challenger Alex Michev, thanks to an intelligently small wager in Final Jeopardy and a Triple Stumper in Final Jeopardy. Today, she defends for the first time against Marianne McGowan and Kate Roesch.
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Correct response: What is the Washington Monument?
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The obelisk known as the Washington Monument was the world’s tallest structure from its opening in 1884 to the completion of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1889. John Sherman, who spoke at its 1884 opening, was the Senator who brought forth the resolution in the Senate in 1876 proposing that Congress direct the completion of the Monument; construction had stalled in the 1850s after the company that had originally funded the building of the obelisk ran out of money.
To me, the biggest clue in this Final is the “higher than any other work”—knowing that the Washington Monument was the tallest in the world. We’ll see today if any of the contestants pick up on it.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, September 27, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: O Canada Province Capital; Dying On TV; Wild Lines; Nicknames; All Bets; R Off)
Though Marianne struggled early on the signaling device, Maddie and Kate started out well. Maddie and Kate both had $2,800 at the interviews, while Marianne had $1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Kate 6 correct 2 incorrect
Maddie 5 correct 0 incorrect
Marianne 1 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kate has been working on building furniture with her father.
Marianne has a box of her father’s World War II letters as a treasured possession.
Maddie has gone on hikes in Jordan and Sumatra.
Kate found the Daily Double, and the $2,200 she picked up from it ensured that she led after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Kate 10 correct 4 incorrect
Maddie 10 correct 0 incorrect
Marianne 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Kate $5,600
Maddie $5,200
Marianne $600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: American Authors; Cameos; The Natural World; Languages; It’s A Crisis!; Words That Should Rhyme)
Maddie got DD2 for $3,000—and then it took a very long time to find DD3; it was in the unexpected CAMEOS category. Kate got it, and bet for the lead with $7,000. However, it only took one clue for Maddie to take the lead back—and Maddie led by just $400 going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Maddie 20 correct 0 incorrect
Kate 19 correct 7 incorrect
Marianne 9 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Maddie $20,600
Kate $20,200
Marianne $5,400
Marianne and Kate were correct in Final, but Maddie was not—which makes Kate your new Jeopardy champion! She’ll be back Monday to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Marianne $5,400 + $5,000 = $10,400 (What is the Washington Monument?)
Kate $20,200 + $8,000 = $28,200 (What is the Washington Monument) (1-day total: $28,200)
Maddie $20,600 – $20,000 = $600 (What is the St. Louis Arch? (Thanks J+K+K 🙂 ))
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) NICKNAMES $1000 (clue #26)
Kate 3200 +2200 (Maddie 4000 Marianne 600)
2) LANGUAGES $1200 (clue #7)
Maddie 6000 +3000 (Marianne 3800 Kate 7200)
3) CAMEOS $1200 (clue #28, $2800 left on board)
Kate 12400 +7000 (Maddie 18600 Marianne 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 175
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Maddie 2 2 3 4 3 5 3 4 4 5 1
Marianne 2 2 1 2
Kate 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 1 1 5*
DJ! Round:
Maddie 3* 4† 5† 2 3 1† 5 2 5 1 1
Marianne 2 3 4 2 4 5 1
Kate 4 3 2 3 4 5 1 1 4 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Kate 3.24
Marianne 2.55
Maddie 3.09
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:
Kate $13,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 7 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Marianne $5,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Maddie $18,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,400
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Maddie Carwile, career statistics:
39 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,700)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,200
Marianne McGowan, career statistics:
10 correct, 1 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400
Kate Roesch, career statistics:
20 correct, 7 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200
Kate Roesch, to win:
2 games: 60.550%
3: 36.663%
4: 22.199%
5: 13.442%
6: 8.139%
Avg. streak: 2.535 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Maddie $20,600 Kate $20,200 Marianne $5,400)
Maddie: Standard cover bet over Kate is $19,801. (Actual bet: $20,000)
Marianne: Bet no more than $4,600 to stay ahead of Maddie if she makes the cover bet and you both are incorrect. (Actual bet: $5,000)
Kate: Bet no more than $9,399 to keep Marianne locked out. (Actual bet: $8,000)
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I think I remember a similar Final coming up during Juveria Zaheer’s postseason run, so this was a piece of cake 🙂
same here. simple in form led me straight to it.
My first thought was the Washington Monument, but I was not sure…but ended up correct anyway. In 1972 my brother and I took a tour of the monument and of course took the elevator up. For the way down, hours later, we ran down the stairs…and at 18 years of age…could do that. It took 45 minutes to get to the bottom and out the door!!! Whew!!!
I came up with the correct respone for this Final Jeopardy. I don’t know why. I was listening to the “answer” clue reveal, and, said (what is) the Washington Monumrnt(?).
I was naturally pleased to find out I was right, ending up the week 2 for 5.
Andy, I know all categories aren’t supposed be “fastballs,” but wasn’t the “o’ Canada Province Capitals” all “hanging curveballs”-except for the Quebec (city) “answer”?
I momentarily thought St. Louis Arch [mostly because of the “simple in form” but also thinking “Wouldn’t the president in office at the time have been the one to dedicate the Washington Monument?”], but I felt the “higher than any other work” better applied to the latter and reasoned that probably more than one notable spoke at the dedication, so went with “What is the Washington Monument?” for my response.
BYW, there is a typo for Kate Roesch’s profession. The first ‘z’ should actually be an ‘s’.
OOPS! My comment about a typo had a typo itself! [So no one should try to figure out what BYW stands for.]
I went with the Statue of Liberty. Oops! 1 for 5 on the week and 3 for 15 on the season.
Have a great weekend everyone!
My first thought was Washington monument, then second guessed statue of Liberty, then went back to w.m.
W.m. is 555 ft. tall, s.o.l is 305 and gateway arch is 630 ft tall – and wide. but gwa was started in 1963 and completed in 1965. Thanks Google