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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Phrase Origins) for Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (Season 41, Game 42):
In 1935 an article popularized this term for the part of the U.S. where residents were “depending on rain”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Chuck Rea, a director of software engineering originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Priscilla Gruenewald, a retired writer & editor from Nipomo, California
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Greg Jolin, a system specialist & accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire (3-day total: $75,002)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Greg Jolin is averaging $25,000 a victory over his first three wins on Jeopardy. Today, he goes for win #4 against Priscilla Gruenewald and Chuck Rea.
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Correct response: What is the Dust Bowl?
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In an article by AP reporter Robert Geiger, the term “Dust Bowl” was coined to refer to the drought-affected areas of the south central United States in the 1930s, including western Kansas, southeastern Colorado, northeastern New Mexico, and the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Many crops in the area were destroyed by a lack of rainfall, high temperatures, and high winds, and many in the area migrated away in search of work—especially to California.
This feels like another generally straightforward U.S. history Final Jeopardy clue to me. I expect that most of my regulars here in the comment section will get this one correct.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Night At The Theater; Hyphenated Words; Canonized Shots; Playing Games; Science; The Lawyers’ Notes On My New Memoir)
Despite a $1,000 incorrect response, Greg had the best opening segment, picking up 8 correct. The scores after 15 clues were Greg $4,000 Chuck $1,400 Priscilla $800—but the Daily Double was still hiding…
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Greg 8 correct 1 incorrect
Chuck 3 correct 0 incorrect
Priscilla 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Chuck was once a Broadway performer.
Priscilla wrote documentation for flight sim software and got to fly in a sim.
Greg had Adam Sandler appear at his high school graduation.
Greg eventually found the Daily Double and used it to extend his lead considerably.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Greg 15 correct 1 incorrect
Chuck 7 correct 1 incorrect
Priscilla 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Greg $9,800
Chuck $2,800
Priscilla $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Mary, Queen Of Scots; A Taxing Category; Short Movie Titles; Essays; Animals On The Map; “Oon” Doggle)
Greg put this game away early in Double Jeopardy when he successfully converted a $10,000 Daily Double. It got so out-of-hand that Chuck decided to make a small bet on DD3 and play for second instead of trying for a faint hope of the lead.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Greg 27 correct 3 incorrect
Chuck 13 correct 3 incorrect
Priscilla 10 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 5 (1 today).
Scores going into Final:
Greg $30,200
Chuck $7,400
Priscilla $6,000
Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; Greg is now a 4-day champion, going for win #5 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Priscilla $6,000 + $2,000 = $8,000 (What is the Dust Bowl?)
Chuck $7,400 + $2,600 = $10,000 (What is the Dust Bowl? Hi Jake + Charlie!!)
Greg $30,200 + $5,200 = $35,400 (What is the Dust Bowl) (4-day total: $110,402)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SCIENCE $800 (clue #25)
Greg 5600 +3000 (Priscilla 800 Chuck 2400)
2) ANIMALS ON THE MAP $800 (clue #11)
Greg 16600 +10000 (Priscilla 5200 Chuck 4000)
3) A TAXING CATEGORY $1600 (clue #20, $12400 left on board)
Chuck 4800 +1000 (Greg 26200 Priscilla 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 135
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Greg 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 5 4 2 2 5 3 4 4 4*
Priscilla 1 3 3
Chuck 3 4 5 1 5 1
DJ! Round:
Greg 2 3 5 2 2* 2 3 5
Priscilla 2 3 1 4 5 3 3† 1 4 1†
Chuck 4 4*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Greg 3.13
Chuck 3.38
Priscilla 2.62
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS $2000
Total Left On Board: $2,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 5 (0.12 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Greg $18,800 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 46.43% in first on buzzer (26/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Chuck $8,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer (14/56), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Priscilla $6,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,800
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Greg Jolin, career statistics:
107 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
44.49% in first on buzzer (101/227)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $22,600)
4/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,750
Priscilla Gruenewald, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,000
Chuck Rea, career statistics:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
25.00% in first on buzzer (14/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Greg Jolin, to win:
5 games: 72.210%
6: 52.143%
7: 37.652%
8: 27.189%
9: 19.633%
Avg. streak: 6.598 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Every great J! champ has a game in their run that I see as portending their greatness. I think today’s game was this for Greg.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Greg $30,200 Chuck $7,400 Priscilla $6,000)
Greg: Bet no more than $15,399 and enjoy win #4. (Actual bet: $5,200)
Priscilla: Limit your bet to $2,799 or less in the battle for second. (Actual bet: $2,000)
Chuck: Standard cover bet over Priscilla is $4,601. (Actual bet: $2,600)
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Considering the date, this was the first and only thing that came to my mind.
Same. A couple weeks ago I also guessed dustbowl on a clue, but it was wrong then – I knew if I kept guessing it, eventually it had to be correct.
Too funny, Mark0!
Jeopardy will air at 2:30 am Wednesday on ABC in the Washington Metropolitan Area,
Just over half of all stations airing Jeopardy! will not air today’s episode at all; a handful will break from election coverage to air it late night (like WJLA in DC), another handful will move it to another station (as in Atlanta, where it moves from WXIA [NBC] to WATL [MyTV]).
And a few are moving it up — most notably WTSP (CBS Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL); that’s the 9:30 AM station today.
Anyone know about NYC?
Most listings I’ve seen say it won’t air at all on WABC. (But the ones on their site show J! and Wheel airing in their usual slots, with election coverage beginning at 8:00; I don’t put much stock in that.)
As far as I can tell, in my lifetime, only two ToC-qualifying contestants (in regular play) hailed from New Hampshire in their initial run – Kerry Greene (2015) and Maureen O’Neil (2022).
I’m very happy to see that number become three today – well done, Greg! 🙂
On this election day, here in the SF Bay Area, today’s Jeopardy! will air tomorrow morning at 4 am. Whoa!!!
I could only think of “arid zone” as a reference to false etymology for Arizona.
I have only myself for not correctly understanding this Final Jeopardyclue (answer.) I understood it to be referring to the residents of the region talked about in the article, notthe region itself. I’ve heard of the term “Dust Bowl.” maybe if I had correctly understood what the clue )answer) was referring to, I might’ve gotten it .But I didn’t.
It’s the easier clues that read so quickly that without realizing it one may key in on the word [such as ‘residents’] that strikes a chord rather than the usual language used by Jeopardy! to indicate the subject of the clue — in this case: “this term for the PART of the U.S.” I’m sure they used the word ‘part’ instead of ‘area’ intending to make the clue a wee bit less easy.
Also, I suspect that subconsciously you did think of the Dust Bowl, but was thinking of it generically as the dust bowl (and not even in words) and because you had [presumably] known the refugees from there were called ‘Okies’, that is what you were trying to think of and since it didn’t come to you, you had no reason to double-check your response [when you would likely have realized that it was asking for the area, not the residents].
The year and “depending on rain” were all you needed to come up with, “What is the Dust Bowl?” It’s pretty much another TINA (there is no alternative). “The Grapes of Wrath” set this firmly in my mind. A great read by John Steinbeck.
Well, the show from Election Night is on right now here on Wednesday! Might continue that way the rest of the week with Friday’s show on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. I guess I’ll see as I watch the rest of the week.
This was the 2nd (of 2) tapings I was at on September 23rd. I should have gotten this FJ correct while in studio, but nope! 0 for 2 on the week and 5 for 42 on the season.
The very nice lady from Boston that I met at the taping got this FJ correct.
Greg had a huge win in his 4th game.
Do to not knowing what episode won’t be on tomorrow, I won’t be checking Wednesday’s results now.
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