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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century Names) for Thursday, October 3, 2024 (Season 41, Game 19):
Shrunken auditory nerves were seen in his autopsy after his 1827 death in Vienna
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Emily Stowell-Bui, a children’s librarian from Charleston, South Carolina
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Adam Stewart, a power engineer from Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
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Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, Ohio (3-day total: $67,379)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Ryan Manton needed Final Jeopardy in last night’s game to make it three victories; his buzzer percentage, though, is still in the 70% range—last night’s game just didn’t seem to fit any of last night’s players, with Ryan only making 23 attempts and the game overall having 17 Triple Stumpers. Today, he will attempt to become the 460th player in the post-1984 history of Jeopardy! to win four games, while Adam Stewart (the second Canadian in two days) and Emily Stowell-Bui hope to stop him.
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Correct response: Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
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The autopsy of Ludwig van Beethoven, which has been revisited numerous times since the composer’s 1827 death, indicates that he suffered from Paget’s disease, which is also consistent with the shrunken auditory nerves that would have been the cause of his famed deafness late in life. Upon Beethoven’s death, he was also observed to have suffered from cirrhosis of his liver, his alcoholism presumably caused by his attempts to find relief through the use of alcohol.
This should be a relatively straightforward Final Jeopardy clue for both players in studio and viewers at home alike, as long as one does not overthink things too much.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, October 3, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: People‘s Sexiest Man Alive; Kiddy Lit; Brand Mascots; Beastly Rhyme Time; It’s Technical; Also A Papal Name)
Adam had the best start to this one, jumping out to a big lead after 15 clues. At the interviews, he had $4,400 to Ryan’s $1,000 and Emily’s -$800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Adam 6 correct 1 incorrect
Ryan 2 correct 0 incorrect
Emily 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Emily owns two dogs and has fostered 11 dogs over the past few years.
Adam has a very opinionated five-year-old.
Ryan brings gag prizes to pub quiz based on one of the previous week’s questions.
Ryan got the Daily Double and used it to help himself get very close to Adam’s lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Adam 8 correct 2 incorrect
Ryan 12 correct 0 incorrect
Emily 4 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Adam $5,600
Ryan $5,400
Emily -$800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Glimpse Into The Past; Film From Fiction; Archipelagos; Anciently Dramatic; Possessive Terms; Flip The First & Last Letter)
Adam got to both Daily Doubles in this round; unfortunately, a pair of incorrect responses dropped him out of contention. Meanwhile, Emily struggled to get out of the hole, while Adam needed a couple of correct responses after DD3 to make sure it was at least a two-player Final Jeopardy today.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ryan 21 correct 1 incorrect
Adam 14 correct 5 incorrect
Emily 5 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ryan $15,800
Adam $2,000
Emily -$400
Both Ryan and Adam got Final correct as Ryan becomes a 4-day champion. He’ll attempt to sweep the week tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Emily -$400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Adam $2,000 + $100 = $2,100 (Who is Beethoven? (Hi Boops & Nooners))
Ryan $15,800 + $0 = $15,800 (Who is Beethoven? (Still love Lauren)) (4-day total: $83,179)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) IT’S TECHNICAL $800 (clue #16)
Ryan 1000 +1000 (Adam 4400 Emily -800)
2) ARCHIPELAGOS $800 (clue #2)
Adam 6000 -2000 (Ryan 5400 Emily -800)
3) POSSESSIVE TERMS $1200 (clue #22, $8800 left on board)
Adam 6400 -6400 (Ryan 14600 Emily -800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -33
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Ryan 5 5 4*
Adam 4 3 2 5 1 3 4 3
Emily 5 4 2 1 2
DJ! Round:
Ryan 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 3† 4† 5† 5 4 2
Adam 2* 3 2 1 3 5 1 3*
Emily 1
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ryan 3.81
Adam 2.81
Emily 2.50
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:
Ryan $15,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Adam $10,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Emily -$400 Coryat, 5 correct, 3 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,600
Lach Trash: $21,200 (on 18 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Ryan Manton, career statistics:
92 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
36.40% in first on buzzer (83/228)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,250
Adam Stewart, career statistics:
15 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$8,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400
Emily Stowell-Bui, career statistics:
5 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$400
Ryan Manton, to win:
5 games: 54.315%
6: 29.501%
7: 16.024%
8: 8.703%
9: 4.727%
Avg. streak: 5.189 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
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If you’re a fan of classical music, 1827 is one of those dates that pops out at you: the death of Beethoven. If not, I imagine you could still work it out from the clue. What famous 19th Century person was deaf at the time of his death? I’m guessing that at least one contestant will get this right.
I remembered learning about Beethoven’s deafness in school, and how sad and ironic it was, so this one was easy for me.
To be fair, deafness is a spectrum, and can be progressive (as it was in Beethoven’s case). The thing that still blows my mind (as a partially-deaf singer) is that he was completely deaf by the time he completed the Ninth Symphony, the “Ode to Joy”, and conducted it by the vibrations of the instruments, which I find more amazing and awe-inspiring than sad. But having deafness in common with Beethoven, he’s been one of my favorite composers ever since I was a young child, and the date was less of a clue for me (though it figured into the deduction) than the mention of the auditory nerve.
Thank you for educating us !
Quick get. Used Vienna and year to say Beethoven.
The shrunken auditory nerve was a dead giveaway.
Andy’s mentioned a couple times that part of why he believes having easier Final Jeopardy clues from time to time is a good thing is that it keeps players betting to win, as opposed to betting to not lose. The way I see it, it’s also a way to encourage players to go with their gut and not try to overthink their answer; unfortunately, I don’t think many people see it that way.
I think an interesting way to bump this up to a ToC- or JIT-difficulty Final is to simply remove the word “auditory”; this way, it’s still possible for someone who knows a lot about the subject to respond correctly, but it also fits the deeper knowledge base that higher-level ToC and JIT players have, forcing players to get it based off the year of death (or based off of an acronym that I will charitably put as W.A.G.) instead of relying on the auditory hint. As for Masters… maybe include something about the cirrhosis as a possible means of obfuscation? I don’t know. It’s fun to think about this stuff. 🙂
…Yes the auditory nerve part of the clue gave it away to me.
The final was as easy as the 200 & 400 questions.
As Alex Trebek always said, “it’s only easy if you know the answer”.
Unfortunately, this week in Final jeopardy HAS NOT been “easy” for me. There have been instances where I should have I should have realised what the correct response was. Example the Zion Final Jeopardy, and, there were times I chose the wrong answer, like today. I KNEW the correct response was going to be either Beetoven, or, Mozart. Couldn’t remember which was (nearly) deaf late in his life. Chose Mozart, and, was obviously wrong.
I was in the same boat as you for today’s FJ despite being unfamiliar with dates and neither the category nor the clue mentioning music, but from having seen the movie ‘Amadeus’ years ago I was pretty sure that he died fairly young without ever having had any deafness. So, I said “Beethoven”.
You had me at “Shrunken auditory nerves…” That said Beethoven to me immediately without even reading the rest of the clue. 🙂
I had no clue! Sorry folks, but this just isn’t something I knew or could guess. 1 for 4 on the week and 4 for 19 on the season.
Retro congrats to Ryan on being the first 4 time winner this season! 5 tomorrow would work!
Have a great Friday all! 🙂