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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century Novels) for Monday, November 25, 2024 (Season 41, Game 56):
The mention of a new railway section between Rothal & Allahabad in India leads to an argument & then a bet in this novel
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Carolyn Gramling, a science writer from Washington, D.C.
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Kevin Laskowski, an Episcopal priest from Falls Church, Virginia
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Adam Hersh, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York (1-day total: $29,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Welcome to Week #12 of Season 41 of Jeopardy, where Adam Hersh returns as a 1-day champion. The announcement last Monday of the Tournament of Champions (and to a lesser extent, Champions Wildcard) field has added some intrigue to today’s match-up. Adam’s 1-day total is just $200 less than Evan Dorey, and if Adam does not win today, it is not known if Adam’s total will be enough for Champions Wildcard.
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Correct response: What is Around the World in Eighty Days?
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The inciting incident of the plot of Jules Verne’s novel Around The World in Eighty Days was a newspaper article mentioning that a new railway section’s opening in India makes it possible to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. Phileas Fogg, wealthy English gentleman and Reform Club member, takes a £20,000 bet—half his fortune—that he can, in fact, travel around the world in 80 days.
Interestingly, the novel was initially serialized in the fall of 1872 in Le Temps, with the publication of its ending purposefully coinciding with Fogg’s in-book “deadline” of December 21; additionally, due to its contemporaneous setting, many readers actually believed that the journey was taking place and began placing wagers on its outcome.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, November 25, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Words With Diacritical Marks; Here’sS My Writing Sample; I’m On A U.S. Stamp; Time For A Cocktail?; Character “The” Epithet; Polynesian Cultures)
Adam was the only player to signal over the first 11 clues. However, Kevin got clue #12 correct—and found the Daily Double on clue #13. After 15 clues, Adam led with $4,400 to Kevin’s $2,000 and Carolyn’s $400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Adam 7 correct 0 incorrect
Kevin 3 correct 0 incorrect
Carolyn 1 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Carolyn was on a research trip in the Atlantic where she took sea floor samples.
Kevin grew up Roman Catholic.
Adam went on anthropology field work in the UK with neo-Druids.
Adam picked up six correct in this part of the game to extend his lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Adam 13 correct 2 incorrect
Kevin 6 correct 2 incorrect
Carolyn 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Adam $5,800
Kevin $2,800
Carolyn $1,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Modern Hobbyist; Rap, Schools Old & New; Bod-“E”; Animal Quotes; First Encounters; Making A Good Impressionist)
The Daily Doubles were important today; while Adam and Kevin both wagered $3,000, Adam was incorrect while Kevin was correct. This meant that Kevin was able to hold a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Kevin 18 correct 2 incorrect
Adam 19 correct 4 incorrect
Carolyn 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Kevin $20,200
Adam $7,200
Carolyn $5,600
Adam was the only player correct in Final, but Kevin’s runaway makes him the new champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Carolyn $5,600 – $5,300 = $300 (What is A Passage to India?)
Adam $7,200 + $7,100 = $14,300 (What is Around the World in 80 Days?)
Kevin $20,200 – $5,000 = $15,200 (What is …?) (1-day total: $15,200)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) TIME FOR A COCKTAIL? $1000 (clue #13)
Kevin 800 +1000 (Adam 4400 Carolyn 0)
2) ANIMAL QUOTES $1600 (clue #4)
Adam 7000 -3000 (Kevin 2800 Carolyn 2400)
3) BOD-“E” $1200 (clue #21, $10800 left on board)
Kevin 12400 +3000 (Adam 5600 Carolyn 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 81
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adam 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 2 1 3 4
Kevin 5*
Carolyn
DJ! Round:
Adam 4* 3 4 2 4
Kevin 5 5† 1 4 5 1 3 5 3*
Carolyn 1 2 3 2 3 1 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Kevin 3.70
Adam 3.41
Carolyn 2.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.21 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Kevin $18,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Adam $10,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Carolyn $5,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Adam Hersh, career statistics:
37 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,700
Kevin Laskowski, career statistics:
18 correct, 3 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,400
Carolyn Gramling, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
Kevin Laskowski, to win:
2 games: 57.013%
3: 32.505%
4: 18.532%
5: 10.566%
6: 6.024%
Avg. streak: 2.326 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Kevin $20,200 Adam $7,200 Carolyn $5,600)
Adam: Standard cover bet over Carolyn is $4,001. (Actual bet: $7,100)
Kevin: Bet no more than $5,799. (Actual bet: $5,000)
Carolyn: Bet between $1,601 and $2,399 for the best chance of finishing second. (Actual bet: $5,300)
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Today’s FJ clue isn’t too difficult, I think. The mention of “bet” is kind of a giveaway.
I knew it because I watched a PBS mini-series based on the novel a year or so ago.
No problem with this one. Had the title before I finished reading the clue.
Another Final Jeopardy where the correct response comes rightto mind as soon asy finish hearing/reading the clue answer. The word bet was the key for me as well. Never having read Vernes novel, or, seen any of the movies based on the novel, I still somehow knew that part of the novel’s (movie’s) premise.
Sad note. Chuck Woolery, the orginal host of Wheel as passed away. I presume some mention will be added to tonight’s Wheel,with a more formal tribute coming in an episode yettobe taped.
As others have mentioned, the reference to an argument and a bet leads directly to the correct response.
Andy’s comment that many people believed this was actually taking place brought to mind another fictional account (radio broadcast) in 1938 that many believed was actually taking place. Apparently, Orson Welles was very convincing (or, maybe, people were just gullible).
Same here (about getting FJ correct based on the bet). The Mars invasion reference was a very good comparison, but it had made me think of today’s internet misinformation and disinformation so frequently being believed.
[It had been my theory that today’s widespread belief of anything heard via non-mainstream media is as a result of “the blue dress” etc. during the Clinton administration. As the word first spread, it was mostly met with disbelief, then as it was fairly soon confirmed, some people began to feel naive for having NOT believed it and became more likely to believe “leaks” than official news.]
As I understand it, the supposed “panic” from Orson Welles’ 1938 broadcast was grossly exaggerated.
I guessed….what is “The Silk Road?”….not even sure that’s a name of a novel.
0 for 1 for week and 7 for 56 for the season.
See what happens on Tuesday.