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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century Lit) for Monday, November 4, 2024 (Season 41, Game 41):
All introduced in the same chapter of a novel, Grimaud, Mousqueton & Bazin are the servants of these men
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Brian Frey, a journeyman originally from Syosset, New York
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Lindsey Simmons, an attorney originally from Marshall, Missouri
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Greg Jolin, a system specialist & accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire (2-day total: $50,002)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Greg Jolin ended both October and last week with victories, celebrating his 40th birthday and entering his fifth decade with wins number one and two on Jeopardy. Today, he goes for win number three against attorney Lindsey Simmons and journeyman Brian Frey. One thing that I’ve noticed this week is that a large number of contestants are again choosing to be introduced with “originally from”. This is too many for my liking—I preferred the situation that took place between Seasons 33 and 36, where contestants were not allowed to use “originally from”. In my opinion, the return of “originally from” in Season 37 should just have been an early pandemic situation; with contestants from all over North America again, I believe we should not have “originally from” anymore.
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Correct response: Who are Athos, Porthos, and Aramis? (the Three Musketeers)
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Grimaud, Mousqueton & Bazin were the servants of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis in Alexandre Dumas’s 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. When D’Artagnan joins the trio, Planchet is hired to serve the fourth member of the group.
To me, the name Mousqueton—Porthos’s servant—would absolutely point me in the correct direction on this Final Jeopardy. (As of the original time of writing, without having watched the game yet, I am unsure if all three names are specifically required, or if the name of the group would be sufficient.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, November 4, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Dead Like Me; A Very Vanilla Category; Her First No. 1 Pop Hit; All Saints; The Quotable Oscar Wilde; 5, 5)
Brian got off to a good start, but fell back to $0 after a missed True Daily Double. At the first break, Greg led with $4,000 to Brian’s $1,800 and Lindsey’s minus $400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Greg 6 correct 0 incorrect
Brian 7 correct 1 incorrect
Lindsey 0 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Brian had the term “jackass-of-all-trades” suggested by his father.
Lindsey takes part in a corn-husking festival in Missouri.
Greg is a Magic: The Gathering player.
Greg finished the opening round with 14 correct as he extended his lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Greg 14 correct 0 incorrect
Brian 11 correct 4 incorrect
Lindsey 1 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Greg $7,800
Brian $2,600
Lindsey $400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Flags; Don’t Do The Math; Health & Medicine; Epics; The Odyssey; The “NE” Add)
Brian found both Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy. He got the first one correct to make the game interesting, but an incorrect response on the last one ensured that Greg was able to cruise to a runaway.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Greg 25 correct 0 incorrect
Lindsey 5 correct 1 incorrect
Brian 19 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Greg $19,000
Lindsey $5,600
Brian $3,800
While Lindsey appeared to cross out a correct response to write a shoutout instead, Brian and Greg were both correct in Final, with just the name of the work. Greg’s now a 3-day champion.
Tonight’s results:
Brian $3,800 + $3,799 = $7,599 (Who are the 3 Musketeers?)
Lindsey $5,600 – $2,201 = $3,399 (Who are Musketeers <3 Jase, Benj & Elle)
Greg $19,000 + $6,000 = $25,000 (Who are the Three Musketeers) (3-day total: $75,002)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE QUOTABLE OSCAR WILDE $800 (clue #9)
Brian 3000 -3000 (Greg 2600 Lindsey 0)
2) WORLD FLAGS $1200 (clue #5)
Brian 3000 +3000 (Greg 9000 Lindsey 1200)
3) EPICS $1600 (clue #13, $24400 left on board)
Brian 6000 -5000 (Greg 10600 Lindsey 2400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -83
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Greg 2 3 4 5 3
Lindsey
Brian 3 4 4 4*
DJ! Round:
Greg 2 2 2 3 2
Lindsey 1 1 1
Brian 3* 3 3 2 4*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Greg 2.80
Brian 3.33
Lindsey 1.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Greg $19,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 0 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Brian $10,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 7 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Lindsey $5,600 Coryat, 5 correct, 1 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: $13,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Greg Jolin, career statistics:
79 correct, 6 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (75/171)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,600)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Lindsey Simmons, career statistics:
5 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
Brian Frey, career statistics:
20 correct, 7 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,000
Greg Jolin, to win:
4 games: 65.445%
5: 42.830%
6: 28.030%
7: 18.345%
8: 12.006%
Avg. streak: 4.894 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I feel like Greg, just by virtue of being around the fan community for as long as he has, is just better at Jeopardy than most of his challengers have been, and that’s paying off quite handsomely for him.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Greg $19,000 Lindsey $5,600 Brian $3,800)
Greg: Bet no more than $7,799. (Actual bet: $6,000)
Lindsey: Standard cover bet over Brian is $2,001. (Actual bet: $2,201)
Brian: Bet no more than $200 and hope Lindsey is incorrect in Final. (Actual bet: $3,799)
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I’ve never read the book, and I don’t recall these characters appearing in the movie versions that I’ve seen, but three French-sounding names certainly pointed me in the right direction.
Incidentally, I came up with it in time that I’d absolutely have written the three men’s names. I’m curious to see how it might play on the show if anyone opts to write down their collective title
I assume you would have been confident in your spelling, but I feel like a lot of people who knew the names would not have wanted to risk trying to spell them if they were also confident that just “The Three Musketeers” would be acceptable. [With no real basis, I felt like having “introduced in the same chapter of a novel” as part of the clue implied the name of the men as represented in the title of the novel would be sufficient.]
I did respond with “The Three Musketeers”, but I would have been wrong…I just forgot the names of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis!!! Shame on me!! Maybe I can get 1/2 credit. LOL!!
Not sure where you think you’d be wrong; I certainly never said that.
No, you did not say that I was wrong. But I did. However as it turns out, I am not wrong at all as “The Three Musketeers” ends up being correct anyway. Good for me….
I got it correct right off the bat. This was like a 200 or a 400 dollar question and I’m sure that all 3 contestants will get it right as well.
That was my thinking, too, when I was quickly correct with “Who are The Three Musketeers?” even though I did not actually KNOW those three names.
After having read “The Three Musketeers” as a teen, that was straightforward. Without “resp.” in the clue, “the 3 musketeers” should be acceptable, I think.
Thomas G I just watched the show and two out of three got it right, including Greg. Greg finished with 19000 and I finished with 15200.
Great Igor. I will watch the game after MNF. It is great that after game 3 won, Greg is averaging $25,000. Great average.
I blind guessed this one; additionally, I got it from seeing “Mousqueton,” recalling that the French Open men’s singles champion is awarded the Coupe des Mousquetaires.
And now… to address the Pregame Thoughts. As the person who compiles and aggregates contestant origin data, I have some in response.
First, some data: “Originally from” introductions in recent seasons, first-time contestants:
S41 to date: 11.1% (10/90)
S40: 16.7% (26/156)
S39: 7.4% (28/380)
S38: 3.7% (17/455)
S37: 25.0% (110/440)
S32: 12.4% (52/420)
S31: 14.3% (61/426)
In a vacuum, I would also prefer “originally from” introductions to be done away with — they would make for a better data set on player origins. But we don’t operate in a vacuum. My desire for that data doesn’t suffice to carry the argument for banning them, to say nothing of your “I just don’t like them.”
They were banned for four seasons for a reason — whatever that may have been, Harry Friedman’s reasoning is not shared by Michael Davies. And there may be benefits to keeping them, particularly to the players. I recall that, in the Weekly Thoughts on January 13, you defended “quirky introductions” by players, as they help settle nerves (though they make the production of recaps more difficult). Could that not also apply to hearing Sarah Foss call contestants’ names and preferred hometowns? And if so, then perhaps your “comfort level can (and should) take a back seat”?
Three servants with French sounding names, unsaid but inferred that the servants employers work together; I reasoned “What are the Three Musketeers?”. Somewherein the deep recesses of my mind I knew the names of the Three Musketeers, but don’t thinkI could’ve come up with them before the end of 30 seconds of Think. So I’m glad it was decided by the producers that naming Athos, Porthos, and, Aramis was required to be considered right.
TBH, I wish they would tell both current “home” town and “originally from”. The reason is because viewers (and also opposing contestants, I guess) kind of expect that categories centered around a locale will coincidentally give a player from that locale an edge in that category, making it especially interesting if that player does or does not do well in it (or unfortunately doesn’t get the chance due to amazing buzzer skills by someone else).
[I have always assumed that if a player chooses to give “originally from” they just prefer to sort of give a shout-out to their “real hometown” rather than be identified with a place that they have not lived very long or is a big place like L.A. or N.Y.C. where they feel anonymous.]
Andrew, I am curious: why did you think that Mousqueton, in particular, was a helpful clue? I was unfamiliar with all three names. Thanks.
The fact that the category was “19th Century Lit” and there were three led me directly to “The Three Musketeers.” I never even considered trying to write the three names as I’m not sure I could have finished in time.
I’ve always been kind of proud to have grown up in Baltimore City so I always include where I am originally from instead of only where I live now. To me, it makes more sense to say you are from where you grew up rather than where you happen to live now. Put me in the camp that says I’m from such-and-such but originally from thus-and-so. I do not understand the objection to stating where you are originally from at all.
I was at this taping on September 23rd and I didn’t know the answer to this FJ then, so I’ll have to count it as a loss. Though I did remember the answer today! LOL 5 for 41 on the season.
This was a fun show to see taped. Talk about going for it on the DD’s! And after his first DD miss and going to the category Dead Like Me and the way he said it, cracked us all up in the audience.
I was also quite stunned to see Greg end the day at $25.000 after averaging $25,001 in his first 2 wins.
Will Greg get win #4? I know the answer to that, but what is….I won’t tell you, right? Tomorrow’s game is the last I saw taped on September 23rd.
I had thought that perhaps he was hoping that the irony [or whatever, as I know that ironic is misused a lot but I often have difficulty seeing why] of making today’s winning amount (via his wager amount) be basically the same as his current average, might cosmically help his chances of getting it. [And who’s to say it didn’t?]
I would definitely agree with that thought Lisa! 🙂
While I prefer to know where a contestant resides, I understand if one prefers to be introduced as “originally from” if one has privacy/security concerns.
I thought about that, too, but couldn’t think how to add that to my comment as succinctly as you did. But pity the contestant that has privacy/security concerns but has always lived in the same city or town.