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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category On The U.K. Music Charts) for Thursday, October 24, 2024 (Season 41, Game 34):
“Candle In The Wind 1997” knocked this song that asked a title question from the top spot as the U.K.’s all-time bestselling song
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Dan Meyer, a fundraising professional from Chicago, Illinois
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Kiki Jamieson, a nonprofit consultant from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, Texas (2-day total: $28,799)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Will Wallace won an important second game yesterday, moving up the standings for Champions Wildcard and/or the 32nd Tournament of Champions. Today, he hopes to win Game #3 against Kiki Jamieson and Dan Meyer. Podcast listeners paying close attention might have noticed that Inside Jeopardy on Monday noted that Will was an alternate for last week’s games—it’s been noted for awhile that being in the studio to watch a week of games taped prior to appearing has been helpful for some.
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Correct response: What is “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
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“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was the 1984 charity single written by Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox/Visage) as a fundraiser for the famine in Ethiopia in the early-to-mid-1980s. After being deeply affected by BBC reports of the famine in the fall of 1984, Geldof began recruiting musicians to take part. The song was recorded in late November, shortly before its release, and became one of the fastest-selling songs of all time in the UK, raising over £8 million for Ethiopia within a year. Harry Belafonte saw how the single was received in the UK and put together “We Are The World” in early 1985 to also fundraise for famine relief.
I don’t know how this one is going to play with an American audience; I think this might have been one clue short (though length is an issue with shoehorning in another clue with this Final.) In what might be a small advantage for Kiki here, “Do They Know It’s Christmas” did go to #1 in Canada.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, October 24, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Random Books In Fiction Series; Vehicles; We Stand For Nothing; “Bad” Language; Succession; Garden State Parkway Rest Area Names)
Both challengers had strong openings, with Dan leading thanks to the Daily Double. After 15 clues, Dan had $3,600 to Kiki’s $3,400 and Will’s $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Dan 5 correct 0 incorrect
Kiki 4 correct 0 incorrect
Will 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Dan once had a bad time hiking in Minnesota.
Kiki has tried glass blowing and tap dancing, and wants to try taiko drumming.
Will went to Vienna because of “The Third Man”.
All three players kept playing well, with everyone over $5,000 after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Dan 11 correct 1 incorrect
Kiki 7 correct 0 incorrect
Will 10 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dan $5,800
Kiki $5,400
Will $5,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: National Parks; 4-Letter Opposites; Photographers & Their Craft; Ballad; Songbirds; Snakes)
Will started Double Jeopardy by finding DD2 and took the lead; Kiki found DD3 after running 4-LETTER OPPOSITES but an incorrect dropped her back towards Will; by the end of the round, Will took the lead and held it going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Will 18 correct 2 incorrect
Kiki 15 correct 2 incorrect
Dan 17 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 2 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Will $13,400
Kiki $10,800
Dan $8,200
Will was the only player correct in Final and that makes him a 3-day champion! He’ll go for win #4 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Dan $8,200 – $0 = $8,200 (What is …?)
Kiki $10,800 – $5,601 = $5,199 (What is Do you wanna dance?)
Will $13,400 + $13,399 = $26,799 (What is Do They Know It’s Christmas?) (3-day total: $55,598)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) RANDOM BOOKS IN FICTION SERIES $800 (clue #6)
Dan 800 +1000 (Will 2000 Kiki 800)
2) BALLAD $1200 (clue #1)
Will 5000 +2000 (Kiki 5400 Dan 5800)
3) PHOTOGRAPHERS & THEIR CRAFT $1200 (clue #13, $17200 left on board)
Kiki 14600 -3000 (Will 9000 Dan 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 119
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Will 3 4 5 4
Kiki 2
Dan 4*
DJ! Round:
Will 3* 3 3
Kiki 4† 5† 4 5 2 1 3*
Dan 5 5 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Will 3.57
Dan 4.50
Kiki 3.25
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 2 (0.06 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Will $12,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Dan $8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Kiki $13,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 6
Player Statistics:
Will Wallace, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (42/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,467
Kiki Jamieson, career statistics:
15 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800
Dan Meyer, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Will Wallace, to win:
4 games: 47.541%
5: 22.601%
6: 10.745%
7: 5.108%
8: 2.429%
Avg. streak: 3.906 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- The terms “Senior Circuit” to refer to the National League (due to its 1876 founding) and “Junior Circuit” to refer to the American League (due to its 1901 founding) were once much more frequently used than they are today, but they are 100% correct terms.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Will $13,400 Kiki $10,800 Dan $8,200)
Will: Standard cover bet over Kiki is $8,201. Because the scores are equally spaced, you should not bet more than this. (Actual bet: $13,399)
Kiki: Standard cover bet over Dan is $5,601. Because the scores are equally spaced, you should not bet more than this. (Actual bet: $5,601)
Dan: You can safely bet between $2,601 and $3,000 today. (Actual bet: $0)
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I actually bought the “Do They Know It’s Christmas” 12-inch the year it came out but it never occurred to me as the answer to today’s clue. The only question-asking UK song I could think of was “Do You Want To Know A Secret” by the Beatles but I knew that wasn’t correct.
As a music buff, I did not get this one correct as I do not know anything about the UK music charts, despite Billboard Magazine reporting on the music scene there weekly.
As it turns out, the correct response is already in the form of a question….So I wonder if “Do They Know it’s Christmas? would have been accepted!!??
Yes it would have been accepted, but it wouldn’t happen in FJ! since players are already asked to write “Who is” or “What is” beforehand.
I knew Candle In the Wind 96 was a tribute to Princess Di, but Do They Know It’s Christmas I had no idea of
Adding “holiday” into the clue would have maybe been clue enough. I didn’t even think of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for this, and it’s one of my favorite songs, particularly at the holidays! I went with “Do You Think I’m Sexy?” because I couldn’t think of a Beatles song which asked a title question that was as large enough to have lasted 30ish years as the best selling single in the UK.
The only “question” song title I could think of in time was ‘Da ya think I’m sexy?’ which I was quite sure would not be correct even though Rod Stewart is British.
Perhaps should have known this, but it didn’t come to me. Nothing new lately. 0 for 4 for the week and 5 for 34 for Season 41. Batting average of .147
Retro congrats to Will on win #3. Some curious FJ bets tonight.
Have a great Friday everyone! Tomorrow we’ll see if Will can get win #4! 🙂
The only thing I could think of was “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” which, I have discovered, does not have a question mark in its official title.