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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The 20th Century) for Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (Season 41, Game 63):
This country’s national radio launched in 1925; 14 years later, it fell into a long silence following a piano nocturne
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Gloria Nastas, a retired healthcare policy analyst from Troy, Michigan
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Kimberley Debus, a Unitarian Univeralist minister from Takoma Park, Maryland
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Stevie Ruiz, an assistant front office manager from Montauk, New York (1-day total: $17,987)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After a very strong game yesterday, Stevie Ruiz is your new champion; he goes for victory #2 today against minister Kimberley Debus and retired policy analyst Gloria Nastas.
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Correct response: What is Poland?
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Polskie Radio was founded in 1925, but went silent in 1939 for the entirety of World War II after the German invasion of the country in September of that year. The final song played before shutdown was Chopin’s “Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.”; the same song was played on the resumption of broadcasting after the war in 1945. Władysław Szpilman, the pianist who played both noctures live, was the subject of the 2002 movie The Pianist.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Bit Of Everything; World History; Fast Fashion; American TV Shows In Spanish; The Midwest; Very Demure, Very Mindful)
Stevie found the Daily Double early, picked up $1,000 and led thanks to 5 correct response. At the break, the scores were Stevie $3,000 Kimberley $600 Gloria $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Stevie 5 correct 0 incorrect
Kimberley 1 correct 1 incorrect
Gloria 4 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Gloria is a penguin fanatic and has 80 penguin-themed Christmas ornaments.
Kimberley does an Ethel Merman impression and won $500 in Vegas for it.
Stevie met up with a middle school friend in Paris.
Stevie picked up another 8 correct to extend his lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Stevie 13 correct 0 incorrect
Kimberley 4 correct 1 incorrect
Gloria 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Stevie $7,600
Kimberley $3,000
Gloria $1,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Of Dance; “Ism”s; A Real Sob Story; Geology; Movie Creatures; Plains, Rains & Autobahns)
Kimberley nearly pulled level with Stevie early, but Stevie ran MOVIE CREATURES, including the Daily Double, to charge into the lead. Things slowed down with some Triple Stumpers, as Kimberly found DD3 very late. A $4,000 wager, incorrect response, and a pair of correct responses on the last two clues meant that Stevie had a runaway going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Stevie 24 correct 1 incorrect
Kimberley 10 correct 2 incorrect
Gloria 9 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 15 (3 today).
Scores going into Final:
Stevie $18,000
Kimberley $8,600
Gloria $1,600
Gloria and Stevie were correct in Final; Stevie’s back to go for win #3 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Gloria $1,600 + $1,595 = $3,195 (What is Poland?)
Kimberley $8,600 – $3,500 = $5,100 (What is England?)
Stevie $18,000 + $0 = $18,000 (What is Poland?) (2-day total: $35,987)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) FAST FASHION $800 (clue #2)
Stevie 600 +1000 (Kimberley 0 Gloria 0)
2) MOVIE CREATURES $1200 (clue #9)
Stevie 8000 +2000 (Kimberley 6600 Gloria 2000)
3) A REAL SOB STORY $1600 (clue #24, $8000 left on board)
Kimberley 10600 -4000 (Stevie 16800 Gloria 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 87
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Stevie 3 4*
Kimberley
Gloria
DJ! Round:
Stevie 2 2 3* 4† 5† 1† 3 4 5
Kimberley 4 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 4*
Gloria 1 3 2 3 4 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Stevie 3.27
Kimberley 2.56
Gloria 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: GEOLOGY $1200 $1600 $2000
Total Left On Board: $4,800
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 15 (0.24 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Stevie $17,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.74% in first on buzzer (22/54), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kimberley $12,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 20.37% in first on buzzer (11/54), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Gloria $1,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 20.37% in first on buzzer (11/54), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $9,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Stevie Ruiz, career statistics:
45 correct, 4 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
36.94% in first on buzzer (41/111)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,700
Kimberley Debus, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
20.37% in first on buzzer (11/54)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600
Gloria Nastas, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
20.37% in first on buzzer (11/54)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,600
Stevie Ruiz, to win:
3 games: 58.481%
4: 34.200%
5: 20.001%
6: 11.697%
7: 6.840%
Avg. streak: 3.409 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- On that last Daily Double, the play is either “a really small bet to make sure you’re not out of contention” or “bet to take the lead”—not something in the middle.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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Poland was my guess given that Poland was invaded in 1939, and I thought there was a good chance the nocturne was written by Chopin – and Chopin was born in Poland.
Yeah, I also guested Poland, thinking of Chopin and Paderewski. There’s also “Warsaw Concerto,” which people seem to love or hate. I love it, even though it’s movie music.
“Warsaw Concerto” was composed by Richard Addinsell, who was British.
Yes I know, but it was composed for the film “Dangerous Moonlight,” which is about a Polish pianist who becomes a fighter pilot against the Nazis. A bit of a stretch, I admit. I probably should have quit with Chopin. Thanks for your comment.
Reading the clue answer for today’s Final Jeopardy, it just “screamed” to be that “What is Poland?” would be the correct response. The occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany certainly fit, piano pieces somehow made me think of Chopin, though I’m not really musically aware, but knew he was a “hero” of Poland, so that fit as well. Thankfull that I not only had the correct response, but that my thoughts as to why Poland was the correct response were right as well.
My thought process was what significant thing happened 14 years after 1925. Adding 14 to 1925 made it 1939. Germany invaded Poland in 1939 so that made sense to me. It didn’t hurt that my maternal grandmother was from Poland so that also helped.
Why did Ken prompt ‘Remember your phrasing on au courant answer? Seems unfair to the other contestants and not consistent when others forgot to phrase in form of question.
The rules of the show have always been that failing to phrase is a warning offense in the opening round and a penalty offense in the second round.
https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/behind-scenes/5-jeopardy-rules-every-contestant-should-know