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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century America) for Monday, November 11, 2024 (Season 41, Game 46):
It caused rich amusement that the name of this President, whose wife didn’t allow dancing, was similar to that of a dance
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Chris Spencer, a medical writer from Washington, D.C.
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Joey DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Rachel Marcus, a writer & consultant from New York, New York (1-day total: $20,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
A new week of Jeopardy! begins with Rachel Marcus holding down the champion’s space after a come-from-behind victory in Friday’s weekly finale. She defends her title for the first time against North Carolina’s Joey DeSena and Washington’s Chris Spencer.
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Correct response: Who is James K. Polk?
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Sarah Childress Polk, the wife of President James K. Polk, was a devout Presbyterian; during her husband’s term of office, while she was very social herself, banned dancing, card games, and hard liquor at official White House receptions. (Though contemporary reports do say that wine was still served.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, November 11, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: TIME Magazine’s Person Of The Year; All A Board!; Sky Rockets In Flight; Lawn & Garden; Sports Nicknames; Alliterative Phrases)
Joey got the Daily Double correct a couple of clues before the break and held a big lead about five minutes in. After 15 clues, Joey had $6,800 to Rachel’s $1,800 and Chris’s $600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Joey 7 correct 1 incorrect
Rachel 3 correct 1 incorrect
Chris 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Chris was a part-time weekend pet groomer and got to groom Sting’s dog.
Joey met his wife while doing community theatre and got married on the stage where they met.
Rachel lived in a palace in Lisbon at the age of 13-14.
Joey picked up another seven correct to get his score over $9,000 through 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Joey 14 correct 2 incorrect
Rachel 6 correct 2 incorrect
Chris 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Joey $9,200
Rachel $2,600
Chris $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Mexican State Capitals; A No. 1 Bestseller That Year; 3-Letter Responses; In The Archives; Beastie Boys; Etymology)
The good news for Joey: he found Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues. The bad news for Joey: he was conservative on the second, betting just $1,000. This allowed Rachel to get within 50% by the end of the round.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Joey 23 correct 4 incorrect
Rachel 10 correct 2 incorrect
Chris 13 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Joey $18,200
Rachel $9,400
Chris $8,000
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper—Joey’s big lead makes him the new Jeopardy champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Chris $8,000 – $7,999 = $1 (Who is Hi Me)
Rachel $9,400 – $9,399 = $1 (Who is Rutherford Hayes)
Joey $18,200 – $703 = $17,497 (Who is Madison) (1-day total: $17,497)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SPORTS NICKNAMES $800 (clue #13)
Joey 3400 +3000 (Rachel 800 Chris 600)
2) A NO. 1 BESTSELLER THAT YEAR $1600 (clue #16)
Joey 13200 +3200 (Rachel 4600 Chris 5200)
3) MEXICAN STATE CAPITALS $1200 (clue #17, $12400 left on board)
Joey 16400 +1000 (Rachel 4600 Chris 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 119
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Rachel 3 2 5 4
Joey 3 4 5 3 5 3 4*
Chris 4 3
DJ! Round:
Rachel 4
Joey 2 3 4 5 3 5 3 4* 3*
Chris 3 4 5 2 3 2 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Joey 3.69
Chris 3.33
Rachel 3.60
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Joey $14,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Chris $8,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $9,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,000
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Rachel Marcus, career statistics:
24 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
21.24% in first on buzzer (24/113)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800
Joey DeSena, career statistics:
23 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Chris Spencer, career statistics:
13 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Joey DeSena, to win:
2 games: 61.858%
3: 38.264%
4: 23.669%
5: 14.641%
6: 9.057%
Avg. streak: 2.622 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s result feels less surprising considering Joey introduced himself on Reddit before his game.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Joey $18,200 Rachel $9,400 Chris $8,000)
Rachel: To have any chance of victory, you need to bet at least $8,201. (Actual bet: $9,399)
Joey: Standard cover bet over Rachel is $601. Because a lot of second-place players over the years have underbet this situation, you should not bet more than this. (Actual bet: $703)
Chris: You can’t win unless Joey overbets. Thus, bet between $2,801 and $6,799 for the best chance of second place. (Actual bet: $7,999)
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Ran out of time. Ended up guessing Grover Cleveland only because he’s fresh in my head having been in the news a lot lately (and no longer the sole answer to a common trivia question).
I didn’t think Hayes would be right, but his wife, “Lemonade” Lucy Hayes, was the only first lady who stood out in that strictly-religious sense. For the first time this season, I have consecutive incorrect FJs.
Same here. I immediately thought of “Lemonade Lucy” and hoped that “RB” was some sort of dance.
Joey’s answer was pretty good! The Madison Shuffle was a pretty popular song with local bands around DC and Northern Virginia for years.
I came up with the correct answer in fewer than 30 seconds, but I doubt I would have in the same circumstances as the players. I’ve never been a contestant, but I would think the pressure of a live game, TV studio, audience, etc. would be a significantly different challenge than sitting in front of my home computer.
I (mis)interpreted the clue as referring to an unusual first name, which led nowhere.
Polk for Polka …. I tried for Buch”can-can”
Polk to Polka. I was certain this was going to be a triple get and that everyone in the US and beyond would get this one. I was completely flabbergasted that instead of a triple get, it was a triple miss. I guess it’s one of those things if you know, it’s simple and if you don’t, you’re just out of luck. If one is going to go on “Jeopardy!” it’s probably a good idea to be familiar with the Presidents.
It’s easy when you know the answer. And I’m sure those three are familiar with the presidents … but they don’t everything about them.
No offense, Rashaad, but you didn’t need to know anything about that President other than his last name. Polk is one letter different than Polka. Yes, I already had written that it’s easy when you know the answer just using different wording. The point was that I was surprised that no one thought of Polk because it is so close to Polka.
That’s the rub: no one thought of Polk. There were twenty-three 19th century presidents. If Polk doesn’t occur immediately to a contestant, there’s a good chance that they’re not getting there in thirty seconds, even if they know the presidents’ last names cold.
Also, what Golden Boy said above.
I made the mistake of trying to think of dances from the period in which a First Lady was apt to forbid dancing and see what presidents that made me think of. Then I couldn’t think of any dances except Waltz and Virginia Reel! By then I did not have time to think from the reverse — too bad since Polk is from the same state I am, so I might have thought of him.
Hello!
Since two of the players ended with $1 what determines the $2000 and $3000 prizes?
Higher score at the end of Double Jeopardy! — so Rachel gets the extra $1K.
Matt!
Thanks so much. Thought maybe the number of correct responses.
Argh! Couldn’t get there! 0 for 1 on the week and 6 for 46 on the season.
Got this game at my usual time and will all week. 🙂
Retro congrats to Joey on a fine win!
Commenters are reminded that complaints regarding clues must include citations and must remember that correct responses must fit all parts of the clue—in this case, especially the “whose wife didn’t allow dancing” clause.
I always think of polka more as a style of music than as a dance but maybe I don’t go out dancing enough. The only old dance I could think of was the Charleston and I knew there were no ex-presidents with that name.