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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century European Literature) for Tuesday, December 3, 2024 (Season 41, Game 62):
An early version of this novel was first published as a serial under the title “The Year 1805”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Stevie Ruiz, an assistant front office manager from Montauk, New York
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Luca Gerace, a chef from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Evan Jones, a software designer from Seattle, Washington (1-day total: $17,199)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Yesterday’s game saw Evan Jones pick up the victory in a near-runaway over Mike Ross and Susan Beachy. Today, they face off against Luca Gerace and Stevie Ruiz in an attempt to pick up victory number two, and a spot in Champions Wildcard at the very least.
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Correct response: What is War and Peace?
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Leo Tolstoy’s 19th century epic War and Peace was originally serialized in The Russian Messenger, with those portions titled “The Year 1805”. However, dissatisfied with it, Tolstoy rewrote much of it before its full publication in 1869. The novel spans the period from 1805 to 1820 and was set during the Napoleonic Wars; in writing it, Tolstoy spoke with many who had experienced Napoleon’s failed invasion of Russia in 1812.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Walt Whitman Sampler; Social Media; Britspeak; Occupational TV; Sects; “N”, The City)
All three players had plenty of opportunities to get in over the first segment, with Luca leading thanks to five correct responses. At the break, Luca had $2,600 to Evan’s $1,400 and Stevie’s $1,200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Luca 5 correct 1 incorrect
Evan 3 correct 1 incorrect
Stevie 4 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Stevie runs his own food pop-up where serves Haitian patties.
Luca has been to a music festival in B.C. 12 years in a row.
Evan studied abroad in Linconshire in an 18th century manor house.
Evan found the Daily Double shortly after the interviews, doubled their score, and held a lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Evan 8 correct 1 incorrect
Luca 7 correct 2 incorrect
Stevie 7 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Evan $5,200
Luca $2,800
Stevie $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Admissible Edifice; A Mix Of Science; Artist By Albums; Cameras & Photography; Italian Explorers; 6 Letters, Ends In “Y”)
Even though Stevie had the best round, with 13 correct, Evan found both Daily Doubles in this round, nearly doubling up on the first one, but losing $4,000 on the second. This meant that Stevie led going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Stevie 20 correct 2 incorrect
Evan 19 correct 3 incorrect
Luca 9 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Stevie $18,400
Evan $15,100
Luca $2,000
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper—in a massive surprise, Stevie went for a small bet and is now the new Jeopardy champion. He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Luca $2,000 – $20 = $1,980 (What is A Farewell to Arms?????)
Evan $15,100 – $3,301 = $11,799 (What is A Tale of 2 Cities)
Stevie $18,400 – $413 = $17,987 (What is Great Expectations?) (1-day total: $17,987)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SECTS $1000 (clue #20)
Evan 2200 +2200 (Luca 3000 Stevie 1200)
2) ITALIAN EXPLORERS $1200 (clue #16)
Evan 6000 +5900 (Luca 4000 Stevie 12400)
3) CAMERAS & PHOTOGRAPHY $1200 (clue #20, $10800 left on board)
Evan 14300 -4000 (Luca 5200 Stevie 12400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 170
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Evan 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5*
Luca 4 5 2 4 3 2 1
Stevie 5 3 1 2
DJ! Round:
Evan 4 4 5 4 1 4 3* 3 4 3*
Luca 5 2
Stevie 3 2 4 5 1 3 2 1
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Stevie 2.67
Evan 3.68
Luca 3.11
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Stevie $18,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Evan $13,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Luca $2,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,600
Lach Trash: $11,200 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Evan Jones, career statistics:
44 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,100)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,400
Luca Gerace, career statistics:
9 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,000
Stevie Ruiz, career statistics:
20 correct, 3 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,400
Stevie Ruiz, to win:
2 games: 49.257%
3: 24.263%
4: 11.951%
5: 5.887%
6: 2.900%
Avg. streak: 1.971 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
It has become abundantly clear that Jeopardy has decided to go against its previously announced postseason cutoff, as it is now literally impossible to fill the postseason field as was announced before the cutoff. This, in my opinion, in 100% unacceptable behaviour from the producers of this program, goes against 40 years of precedent, and everyone involved with this change should be seriously reprimanded. I remember when the show’s producer announcements used to be considered gospel—the fact that this is no longer the case means that I am no longer able to actually trust Michael Davies or any other producer of this program. Michael Davies wants this show to be considered a sport—I would strongly suggest that if he wants to be taken seriously on this front, that he produces this show as though he’s Rob Manfred and not as though he’s Vince McMahon.I have kept the preceding statement up for sake of posterity but wish to retract it; Matt Carberry has pointed out to me that some of us—myself included—may have erred in interpreting the timing of remarks made by the show. I would like to apologize to the show if the show was potentially hit by circumstances outside its control with the postseason lineup.- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Stevie $18,400 Evan $15,100 Luca $2,000)
Evan: Bet between $6,601 (in case Stevie bets small) and $8,499 (hoping for a win on a Triple Stumper and a cover bet from Stevie.) (Actual bet: $3,301)
Luca: Bet whatever you like; you can’t win unless both Evan and Stevie overbet. (Actual bet: $20)
Stevie: Standard cover bet over Evan is $11,801. (Actual bet: $413)
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I wonder if they would accept “War: What Is It Good For”.
absolutely nothing 🙂 (love the Seinfeld reference)
I was thinking the song by Edwin Starr
On Seinfeld, they convinced Elaine that that was the original title of ‘war and peace’
Was surprised by the triple stumper. War and Peace should always be one’s default guess when the category is 19th Century European Literature, and 1805 is a strong hint that Napoleon is somehow involved.
(Admin note: A portion of the above comment was removed due to its inaccuracy, as it noted agreement with a thesis that was not stated by me.)
I agree, which is how I came up with the right answer, even without the Napoleon connection. Is Dickens even considered European, as opposed to British? I know Hemingway isn’t, not to mention not 19th century.
Personally, I would not consider Rob Manfred to be the go-to guy for respecting the rules of the game for which his job is to protect and respect.
Though I dreaded the announced category, 19th Century European Literature, knowing little in this category, I waited for the answer clue. Unfortunately, what inormation it gave, that the correct response had been serialized before being published as a book in 1805, wasn’t enough for me to come up with a correct response. Maybe if I had known that War and Peace was orginally published in 1805…
No offense, Bill, but if you had known that “War and Peace” was originally published in 1805, you would have been the only one. It was originally published in 1865, and then rewritten for the later publication in 1869. “War and Peace” takes place from 1805 to 1820 during the Napoleonic Wars, so it could not have been published in 1805. I don’t mean to be critical, I’m just setting the historical record straight. Knowing these facts, it was easy enough to come up with today’s FJ response. I was actually a bit surprised that no one got it. Congratulations to Stevie, though, on a well-deserved win.