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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Artifacts) for Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (Season 41, Game 38):
Roughly, 180 of these were made & 50 remain; the man who created them was given a pension by the Archbishop of Mainz in 1465
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jacqui Kaplan, a high school English teacher from Sandy Hook, Connecticut
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Joseph Carlstein, a graduate student from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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John Liu, a marketing analyst from Santa Monica, California (1-day total: $7,801)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Yesterday, John Liu became the new Jeopardy! champion despite a crucial phrasing mistake on a Daily Double. Today, he faces off against Chapel Hill, North Carolina graduate student Joseph Carlstein and Sandy Hook, Connecticut high school English teacher Jacqui Kaplan.
One thing that I’ve found over the years is that oftentimes, players who play a lot of recent non-Jeopardy! verbal trivia—like John, in this instance—find it more difficult to remember their phrasing because they’re not used to phrasing being required in order to be ruled as correct. We’ll see if John has more issues on this front going forward.
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Correct response: What are Gutenberg Bibles?
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Produced in the early 1450s, the Gutenberg Bibles—editions of the Latin Vulgate Bibles—are known today as the earliest major book printed in Europe using mass-produced movable type. Sold for as much as 30 florins (the equivalent of about 3.5 ounces of gold), most of these editions likely ended up in monasteries and universities. Today, complete copies can be found in the United States in the Morgan Library in New York, the Library of Congress in Washington, Widener Library at Harvard, Beinecke Library at Yale, and the Harry Ransom Center at UT-Austin, with incomplete copies located in some other locations.
To me, this felt like a relatively straightforward clue.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historic Americans; She’S Got The Power; Utopia; Where To Go When…; 1980s Catchphrases; Speaking Reversibly)
Joseph rocketed out to a good start, picking up an early True Daily Double. At the break, he led with $5,200 to Jacqui’s $1,200 and John’s $200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Joseph 7 correct 2 incorrect
Jacqui 2 correct 0 incorrect
John 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jacqui had a friend, Brian Levinson, who was on the show many years ago.
Joseph biked from Oregon to New York.
John beat Ken on Best Ever Trivia Show.
Even though Joseph only picked up a pair of $200 responses, he still had a strong lead as a result of his early success.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Joseph 9 correct 2 incorrect
Jacqui 8 correct 1 incorrect
John 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Joseph $5,600
Jacqui $2,800
John $1,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: That’s A Really Big Ditch!; French Authors; “B” In Science; No, Not The Dog; Songs; Before & After)
It took 3 clues for John to reel in Joseph’s lead, but a missed Daily Double put Joseph back in the lead. Joseph cemented the lead by getting DD3 correct, with Jacqui playing well enough to sit second going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Joseph 13 correct 3 incorrect
Jacqui 14 correct 2 incorrect
John 14 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (1 today).
Scores going into Final:
Joseph $10,000
Jacqui $8,000
John $7,000
John and Joseph were both correct in Final, that makes Joseph the new champion! He’ll return to defend tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
John $7,000 + $6,999 = $13,999 (What is the Gutenberg Bible)
Jacqui $8,000 – $6,000 = $2,000 (What are Edie d)
Joseph $10,000 + $6,001 = $16,001 (What are Guttenberg Bibles?) (1-day total: $16,001)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORIC AMERICANS $800 (clue #5)
Joseph 2000 +2000 (John 0 Jacqui 0)
2) THAT’S A REALLY BIG DITCH! $2000 (clue #10)
John 7000 -2000 (Joseph 5600 Jacqui 2800)
3) NO, NOT THE DOG $1200 (clue #17, $14000 left on board)
Joseph 7600 +2400 (John 5000 Jacqui 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 103
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
John 5 5 5
Joseph 5 4*
Jacqui
DJ! Round:
John 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 5* 4†
Joseph 2† 1† 3 3*
Jacqui 3 3 3 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Joseph 3.00
John 4.00
Jacqui 3.25
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: FRENCH AUTHORS $400
Total Left On Board: $400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.11 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Joseph $7,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 23.21% in first on buzzer (13/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
John $9,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.79% in first on buzzer (15/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jacqui $8,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.79% in first on buzzer (15/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $24,600
Lach Trash: $20,800 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
John Liu, career statistics:
29 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
24.11% in first on buzzer (27/112)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600
Joseph Carlstein, career statistics:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
23.21% in first on buzzer (13/56)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600
Jacqui Kaplan, career statistics:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
26.79% in first on buzzer (15/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Joseph Carlstein, to win:
2 games: 49.479%
3: 24.482%
4: 12.113%
5: 5.994%
6: 2.966%
Avg. streak: 1.979 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Joseph $10,000 Jacqui $8,000 John $7,000)
John: Limit your bet to $3,000 or less and hope for a difficult Final. (Actual bet: $6,999)
Joseph: Standard cover bet over Jacqui is $6,001. (Actual bet: $6,001)
Jacqui: You’re in Stratton’s Dilemma; you can’t both cover John and win a Triple Stumper. If you’re playing for the Triple Stumper, bet less than $999. Otherwise, bet at least $6,001. (Actual bet: $6,000)
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Like Andy stated, this FJ was pretty straightforward. For me, the year was the giveaway. ☮️
A straight forward Final Jeopardy? Maybe, IF the facts presented in the clue (answer) lead you to the Gutenberg Bible. Hearing, reading the clue (answer) I said what is a printed Bible, changed it to what is the Gutenberg Bible. I think I got my information from a piece of fiction I read that concerned a copy Gutenberg supposedly kept for himself.
However I got the information, nice that I’m two for three this week.
The first part of the clue made me think of the Gutenberg Bibles; the last part of the clue confirmed it. I’ve seen the copy at the Library of Congress a few times when showing people around D.C. That probably helped plant it in my mind and memory, too.
I could only think of someone hand-making [fake] relics, like “a bone of St. Peter” or some such — after all, someone had to do it since such “relics” did exist — but I couldn’t think of anything more specific to guess.
Nope! 0 for 3 for the week and 5 for 38 on the Season. .132 batting average!
But, at least the Dodgers won the World Series! 🙂 🙂 🙂
First thing that popped in my head was Stradivarius, but then I didn’t think they were that old nor could think of a reason for the religious connection in the clue. Then I recognized the proximity to the printing press, which lead to the Gutenberg Bible.
Was a bit surprised Ken didn’t drop “But of course!” for the “Grey Poupon” response.