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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category TV Characters) for Friday, December 6, 2024 (Season 41, Game 65):
On TV in the 1960s & the 2020s, this character has a first name that’s partly from Latin for “death”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Erin Adams, a historian & educator from Springfield, Tennessee
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Zach DeBoer, a graduate student from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Dave Bond, a retired grant manager from West Henrietta, New York (1-day total: $25,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After a plausible theory has surfaced, courtesy Matt Carberry, regarding the timing of Lisa Ann Walter’s late cancellation from competing in the Tournament of Champions and how it came after the Tournament of Champions taped (See, Darian, how easy it is to actually credit someone instead of referring to unnamed Redditors?), it appears as though we can close the book on the 32nd Tournament of Champions. Whoever wins today will be held over until the postseason cycle leading up to the 33rd ToC in 2026. The prediction model here at The Jeopardy! Fan thinks there’s about a 60% chance of that winner today being defending champion Dave Bond, who won $25,000 after a runaway performance yesterday. Of course, there are two challengers in Zach DeBoer and Erin Adams who’ll want to take victory themselves!
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Correct response: Who is Morticia Addams?
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Morticia Addams, the matriarch of the Addams clan in The Addams Family, was portrayed by Carolyn Jones in the 1960s (The Addams Family) and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the 2020s (Wednesday). She’s also been portrayed on film by Anjelica Huston in the 1990s (The Addams Family and Addams Family Values).
Compared to some of the other more difficult Finals this week, I expect that today’s will end up being more straightforward. We shall see, though!
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, December 6, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Pick Your Battles; A “Barrel” Of Fun; Scientific Discoveries; You’re Going To Houston; Cash Considerations; A Player To Be Named)
All three players got off to a good start; in an opening segment with zero Triple Stumpers, Dave led with $3,200, with Erin in second at $2,800 and Zach having $2,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Dave 6 correct 0 incorrect
Erin 3 correct 0 incorrect
Zach 6 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Erin has headcanon that Alex Trebek got so smart because of her dad’s garbage.
Zach was very good at Pictionary in high school.
Dave once modeled the impact of tariff reductions.
Things were pretty close just after the break when Dave went and converted a True Daily Double. While Zach and Erin clawed some of the deficit back, Dave still led after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Dave 10 correct 0 incorrect
Zach 12 correct 1 incorrect
Erin 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dave $8,400
Zach $6,000
Erin $4,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literary Landmarks; In The Kitchen; Gendered Language; “A” For Art; Lakes; 2024 DNC State Roll Call Songs)
Erin found DD2 immediately, but bet just $2,200. It took nearly the entire round to find DD3; Zach found it, but only bet $2,000 (despite eventually going 4-for-5 in the category). The $4,400 left on the table ended up being the exact difference between third and first going into FInal Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Dave 19 correct 0 incorrect
Erin 14 correct 1 incorrect
Zach 20 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 15 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Dave $16,400
Erin $13,000
Zach $12,000
Both Erin and Dave were correct; Dave wins game #2 and gets to go for win #3 on Monday!
Tonight’s results:
Zach $12,000 – $2,000 = $10,000 (Who is Moriarity?)
Erin $13,000 + $7,000 = $20,000 (Who is Morticia Addams?)
Dave $16,400 + $10,000 = $26,400 (Who is Morticia?) (2-day total: $51,400)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES $1000 (clue #19)
Dave 4000 +4000 (Zach 3800 Erin 2800)
2) LITERARY LANDMARKS $1600 (clue #1)
Erin 4800 +2200 (Dave 8400 Zach 6000)
3) 2024 DNC STATE ROLL CALL SONGS $1200 (clue #24, $6000 left on board)
Zach 6400 +2000 (Dave 14800 Erin 12200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 177
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Dave 1 2 3 1 2 4 5 5*
Zach 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 4
Erin 3 5 2
DJ! Round:
Dave 2† 4 2 3 5 5 5 1 5
Zach 3 3 3 4 2 4 3*
Erin 4* 5† 3† 1† 1 4 1 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Dave 3.24
Erin 2.82
Zach 3.47
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 15 (0.23 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Dave $13,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Erin $12,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Zach $11,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,000
Lach Trash: $10,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Dave Bond, career statistics:
45 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,800
Zach DeBoer, career statistics:
20 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200
Erin Adams, career statistics:
15 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,400
Dave Bond, to win:
3 games: 59.374%
4: 35.253%
5: 20.931%
6: 12.428%
7: 7.379%
Avg. streak: 3.461 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I feel like Zach’s Second Chance chances would have been significantly higher had he gone for a True Daily Double on DD3.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Dave $16,400 Erin $13,000 Zach $12,000)
Dave: Standard cover bet over Erin is $9,601. (Actual bet: $10,000)
Zach: I’d bet between $2,000 and $5,199 here—or, all-in is an option as well if you think Erin won’t cover. (Actual bet: $2,000)
Erin: You’re in Stratton’s Dilemma; you can’t both cover Zach and win on a Triple Stumper. If covering Zach, bet at least $11,001. If playing for a Triple Stumper, I would limit my bet here to $999, but anything up to $6,199 is probably OK. (Actual bet: $7,000)
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Sad to say I didn’t figure this one out on time, not only being a fan of the original show and having Streamed “Wednesday”, but also having a huge collection of Charles Addams cartoons from the New Yorker – though the characters had no names in the cartoons.
Perhaps it is just me, but I just now noticed that, of course the character of Morticia in the 1960’s on TV was played by Carolyn JONES…and in the 2020’s by Catherine Zeta-JONES!!! I’m sure, most unrelated!!!
And the two best known Superman actors were George Reeves and Christopher Reeve.
Unlikely, but you never know. Jones is a common name of Welsh and English extraction and means “Johnson.” As to George Reeves, he was born George Brewer and became George Bessolo after being adopted by his stepfather. WB gave him the “Reeves” stage name. Chris Reeve actually was a Reeve.
Who do you think will replace Lisa Ann Walter in the upcoming TOC to fill up the whole 21 roster. I know we have the winner of the upcoming Champion’s Wildcard participating, but I’m curious who.
Whoever was originally supposed to be the alternate. (Likely second place in CWC.)
I believe so too, just like how Andy Tirell was an alternate for the last Tournament of Champions, and finished in second place in the first round of the 2024 Champions Wildcard.
What a fun get to end the week!
This Final Jeopardy would’ve been straight forward for me, if I could’ve only come up with “Mort” as being a name “partially from Latin, meaning death.” My mind just couldn’t come up with “Mort.” Bad week for Final Jeopardys for me. Between “regular” Jeopardy and Pop Culture Jeopardy, 1 for 8. To be easier on myself, the one I did it, the Final Jeopardy on Poland wasn’t the easiest of the week. (But it wasn’t the hardest one either.)
I,too,was trying to make something from “mort” but couldn’t come up with anything.
I didn’t specifically know the word was ‘mort’ but seeing as how so many words pertaining to death have that in them, I just depended on the given years to quickly come up with Morticia Addams. I had wondered whether “is streaming considered ‘TV’?” [it is] might throw anyone off.
Starting with mort, morte, mortem, it was easy to turn to Morticia, especially since Burger King recently did an “Addams Family” promotion right around Halloween. Being the promotion was less than two months ago, it was easy to remember. Also, I was around for the original in the 1960’s.
It is no surprise that Erin got it right considering she is also an Adams. But besides that, she is from Adams, TN which is infamously the home of ‘The Bell Witch’ [which a search will easily turn up a lot of information about]. Having someone witch-y named Addams turn up as the FJ would have been particularly interesting had Erin’s interview been related to the Bell Witch of Addams, TN. I had a dorm-mate who was a descendant of that Bell family. Her last name was Bell, but each generation can have name changes following marriages.
Sorry, I got ahead of myself typing and put that Erin was from Adams, TN. What I meant to type was that she is from Springfield which is only about 12 miles from Adams.