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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches) for Tuesday, October 15, 2024 (Season 41, Game 27):
He talked of a “new Attorney General” 4 times, the end of a “long dark night for America” & “a gentle Quaker mother”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Zoe Grobman, a therapist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Rishabh Wuppalapati, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania from Vernon Hills, Illinois
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Eamonn Campbell, a lawyer originally from Manchester, Vermont (2-day total: $43,200)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Eamonn Campbell is 2-for-2 in Final Jeopardy and is a 2-day champion; tonight, he goes for victory #3 against a couple of challengers with ties to Philadelphia: therapist Zoe Grobman and Penn undergrad Rishabh Wuppalapati.
There have been a few changes to the presentation of Jeopardy! that were made over the taping break between June and September, as introduced yesterday: chiefly, the video board of 36 individual monitors that contained categories, dollar amounts, and clues has been replaced by a single large video board. Other changes include the fact that the selected category is now highlighted with a white box, a cosmetic change was made to the video screen that shows the category for Final Jeopardy, and that Ken Jennings is now standing at the contestant lecterns when conducting the interviews coming out of the first commercial break. As with every change, not every viewer likes the changes; however, from what I generally saw yesterday, I think the reactions to the changes were positive overall.
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Correct response: Who is Richard Nixon?
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The American Presidency Project has the full text of Richard Nixon’s speech from the Republican National Convention on August 8, 1968. In this speech, the nexus of today’s Republican policies can absolutely be seen; Nixon’s criticisms of LBJ’s Attorney General, Ramsey Clark, were mostly due to Clark’s role in the implementation of civil rights legislation, including supervising the drafting and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1967. Nixon was absolutely pandering to Americans who did not want African-Americans to have these rights when saying a “new Attorney General” four times in this speech. Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 election and served one-and-a-half terms as President before resigning in 1974.
The two big clues here come from the word “Quaker”—Nixon’s family were Quakers—as well as the category, especially if one thinks that “long dark night for America” was a Watergate reference, forgets the category, and responds with Ford instead.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: It Stands To Treason; Second Letter “M”; Building, America; In The Mood For Food; NFL Connections; Literature)
While there was a period where Eamonn was the only player with money, thanks to a missed True Daily Double from Zoe and an incorrect response from Rishabh, all three players were out of the hole at the break. After 15 clues, Eamonn led with $4,600 to Zoe’s $600 and Rishabh’s $200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Eamonn 5 correct 0 incorrect
Zoe 6 correct 2 incorrect
Rishabh 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Zoe tried a Dutch pub quiz despite not speaking a word of Dutch.
Rishabh was popular in his A.P. History class thanks to dancing.
Eamonn went to Pamplona for the 30th birthday and ran with the bulls.
Eamonn kept rolling in the second half of the round, even beating both Philly-affiliated contestants to a clue about cheesesteak. Rishabh got in a few times as well to pull well into second place.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Eamonn 10 correct 1 incorrect
Rishabh 8 correct 2 incorrect
Zoe 8 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Eamonn $6,600
Rishabh $3,400
Zoe $600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Dubliners: They Write, They Perform; Math Problems; “EZ” On The Map; Agricultural History; Hard 9-Letter Words; Talking Heads)
Both challengers had a much better time in Double Jeopardy; Rishabh doubled up through DD2, while Zoe nearly doubled up through DD3. As it stood, Rishabh led going into Final, with Zoe second and Eamonn third.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Rishabh 18 correct 4 incorrect
Zoe 17 correct 5 incorrect
Eamonn 13 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 1 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Rishabh $15,600
Zoe $11,100
Eamonn $9,800
Both Zoe and Rishabh named Nixon; that makes Rishabh the new Jeopardy! champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Eamonn $9,800 – $9,800 = $0 (Who is John Quincy Adams?)
Zoe $11,100 + $8,501 = $19,601 (Who is Nixon (hi aunt davida!))
Rishabh $15,600 + $6,601 = $22,201 (Who is Richard Nixon?) (1-day total: $22,201)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) IT STANDS TO TREASON $600 (clue #10)
Zoe 2400 -2400 (Eamonn 3600 Rishabh 600)
2) “EZ” ON THE MAP $1200 (clue #6)
Rishabh 5000 +5000 (Eamonn 9000 Zoe 1400)
3) AGRICULTURAL HISTORY $2000 (clue #16, $14800 left on board)
Zoe 3400 +3300 (Eamonn 10600 Rishabh 11200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 97
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Eamonn 3 3 3 4 2
Rishabh 5
Zoe 4 5 4 3*
DJ! Round:
Eamonn 2 3 2 1
Rishabh 3* 4 4 4 5† 3 2
Zoe 4 4 4 3 5*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Rishabh 3.75
Zoe 4.00
Eamonn 2.56
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 1 (0.04 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Rishabh $11,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Zoe $12,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Eamonn $9,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,800
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Eamonn Campbell, career statistics:
54 correct, 10 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
32.16% in first on buzzer (55/171)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,667
Rishabh Wuppalapati, career statistics:
19 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
Zoe Grobman, career statistics:
18 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $900)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Rishabh Wuppalapati, to win:
2 games: 52.119%
3: 27.164%
4: 14.158%
5: 7.379%
6: 3.846%
Avg. streak: 2.089 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- A reminder that Zoe was seated and that players are allowed to ask to sit for whatever reason they would like.
- I believe that on the $800 math clue, that Rishabh did give a quiet correction of the units to give the full “inches cubed”, though it might have been difficult for everyone to hear. Regardless, though, even had it been ruled incorrect, it would not have affected the ultimate outcome of the game. (This will also not be re-litigated in the comment section tonight.)
- I have to say, it is incredibly unfortunate timing for tonight to be the night of the Pennsylvania senate debate.
- I also enjoyed Rishabh’s general excitement throughout the show.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Rishabh $15,600 Zoe $11,100 Eamonn $9,800)
Eamonn: A bet of $800 or less wins a Triple Stumper if both Rishabh and Zoe choose to cover. If you think Zoe will make a cover bet, then make this small bet. If you don’t think Zoe will cover, then go all in. (Actual bet: $9,800)
Rishabh: Standard cover bet over Zoe is $6,601. (Actual bet: $6,601)
Zoe: You’re in what is known as “Stratton’s Dilemma”, you can’t both win a Double Stumper with Rishabh and cover Eamonn. If you think Eamonn will go small, then bet $500 or less. Otherwise, bet at least $8,501. (Actual bet: $8,501)
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Nixon was my first thought but, at the last moment, I changed my mind. Shame on me!
To ?
I went with Dewey – thinking after WWII, but someone who didn’t actually win.
I am not sure why his description says you would forget the category if you said Ford. Ford was nominated in 1976.
True. But do you give an acceptance speech for the nomination if you are already sitting president? Reagan put up a decent battle for the nomination in 1976.
The “gentle Quaker mother” reference meant it had to be Nixon.
I should have gotten it. In retrospect, I knew Nixon was a Quaker.
That, and remembering Nixon talking about getting a new attorney general, was the giveaway that it was Nixon.
I’m surprised not just that Herbert Hoover wasn’t brought up as possible negbait (for a player that fails to consider the “long dark night for America” line, because let’s be honest, the Great Depression wasn’t exactly the end of a long dark night), but that none of the contestants went for that as their answer. Much like Nixon, Hoover was from a primarily Quaker family, and that could definitely throw someone off if they focus on the Quaker part.
I fell for that bait today, sadly. I’m just not having the best of days… hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Of all the information provided in today’s Final Jeopardy answer clue, the only thing that helped me was the mention of a “gentle Quaker mother.” Somewhere in the quagmire that I call my memories, I knew that Nixon had been at least raised in the “Quaker” faith, that, and, I could not recall another Presidential candidate who was also at least raised in that faith.
So incorrect memory of Nixon being the only “Quaker” Presidential Candidate, or, a correct one, I’ll take the win.
I assumed that there had possibly been one other president in early years that had at least Quaker roots (not thinking many because running for high office just didn’t seem Quaker-like), but besides that, “long dark night for America” sounded more modern, so I went with Nixon.
I really don’t think I even knew about the Attorney General stuff. I will blame it on just being in high school at that time, just starting a new school year.
As Andy pointed out, “Quaker” was all that was needed to go directly to Nixon.
I went with FDR with the “long dark night for America” being the onset of the Great Depression (in my mind) and, of course, I was wrong. Nothing new there lately. 0 for 2 for the week and down to a horrible 4 for 27 on the season. Oh well.
Retro congrats to Rishabh on a very nice win and I, too, had no problem with his celebration. All 3 players played well, as they were all at nearly 5 figures entering FJ.
I didn’t notice yesterday that Ken was conducting the interviews at the player lecterns. He probably did that when I was there on September 23rd and I didn’t notice. I like that most things are getting back to normal after Covid. 🙂
Appreciate this webpage! Oct 15th’s episode of Jeopardy was shown in the wee hours of the morning due to being preempted from its usual time in my area. My DVR is set to record all new episodes so it recorded this one, but the air time was off and the DVR cut off before the final Jeopardy question was revealed!
As a huge fan of the band, the “Talking Heads” category ranks among my favorite categories ever on the show.
I enjoyed Zoe’s initial praise of the Talking Heads and then proceeding to prove her knowledge in the category.
One change I am not fond of is the highlighting of the category. At least for me, it momentarily focuses attention on the category, diverting attention from the clue for a split second.