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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Movie Taglines) for Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Season 1, Game 10):
A tagline for this 2008 film said, “What does it take to find a lost love? A. Money B. Luck C. Smarts D. Destiny”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Pasta La Vista, Matty, Kyle, and Chris
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Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman, Tim, Ross, and Ryan
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The Bay Hive, Christine, Matt, and Gabriella
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Merry Christmas! Pop Culture Jeopardy! on Prime Video returns today with a trio of episodes. The first game features The Bay Hive, Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman, and Pasta La Vista. This game features a few main-show alumni, including Matt Takimoto from The Bay Hive and Kyle Webb and Chris Miller on Pasta La Vista; Kyle was on the show in 2016, while Chris won 5 times back in 2004 and made the semifinals of the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, losing to Brad Rutter. (I might say that a good performance by Pasta La Vista in this event might actually put Chris on the radar for a Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament invite in the future.)
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Correct response: What is Slumdog Millionaire?
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Slumdog Millionaire was a 2008 Danny Boyle film where Jamal Malik, played by Dev Patel in his film debut, runs the table on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. The film won the Oscar for Best Picture that year. Seeing this clue show up on Pop Culture Jeopardy is also a nod to executive producer Michael Davies, who also developed the American version for ABC in the late 1990s—Colin Jost even going as far to call it a “shameless plug”.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 10:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Movies By The Numbers; Games People Play; From Disney To A-List; In Fashion; TV Sidekicks; Fun With Genre Anagrams)
Aided by a True Daily Double and sweeping the Triple Play, the Bay Hive led after 15 clues with 7,800. Pasta La Vista had 5,200 and Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman had 1,200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
The Bay Hive 8 correct 0 incorrect
Pasta La Vista 6 correct 0 incorrect
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Pasta La Vista can’t choose between Italian food and the Terminator franchise.
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman all went to Notre Dame.
The Bay Hive have a pair of Emmys between them.
All three teams played well after the break—there was only one Triple Stumper the entire round.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
The Bay Hive 15 correct 1 incorrect
Pasta La Vista 10 correct 0 incorrect
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 6 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
The Bay Hive 10,400
Pasta La Vista 6,600
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 2,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Competition Show Losers; Stuff Celebrities Say; Fruit Flavors; Tourism For Film Buffs; Girl Groups; Join The Club)
Pasta La Vista ran into what I thought was an overly difficult Daily Double at DD2, falling back to 0 after going all in on it. The Bay Hive picked up 4,000 on DD3, but Pasta La Vista had 15 correct overall in the round to at least make sure there was something to play for in Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
The Bay Hive 25 correct 2 incorrect
Pasta La Vista 25 correct 2 incorrect
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 11 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
The Bay Hive 23,200
Pasta La Vista 14,000
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 5,000
Everyone was correct on this Final—The Bay Hive advances to the next round!
Tonight’s results:
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 5,000 + 5,000 = 10,000 (What is Slumdog Millionaire)
Pasta La Vista 14,000 + 9,201 = 23,201 (What is Slumdog Millionaire?)
The Bay Hive 23,200 + 5,000 = 28,200 (What … is Slumdog Millionaire?) (Quarter-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) MOVIES BY THE NUMBERS 1000 (clue #6)
The Bay Hive 3000 +3000 (Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 400 Pasta La Vista 0)
2) GIRL GROUPS 1600 (clue #4)
Pasta La Vista 10200 -10200 (The Bay Hive 11600 Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 2600)
3) STUFF CELEBRITIES SAY 1200 (clue #12, 18400 left on board)
The Bay Hive 13600 +4000 (Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 200 Pasta La Vista 6800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 29
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
The Bay Hive 4 2 5 3 5*
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 3
Pasta La Vista
DJ! Round:
The Bay Hive 5 3*
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 4 5
Pasta La Vista 3 4* 2† 1† 5 5 4 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
The Bay Hive 3.86
Pasta La Vista 3.38
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 4.00
Game Stats:
The Bay Hive 18,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Pasta La Vista 24,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 5,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 47,600
Lach Trash: 400 (on 1 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
The Bay Hive, career statistics:
26 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 7,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 18,400
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 5,000
Pasta La Vista, career statistics:
26 correct, 2 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -10,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 24,200
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I once wrote a pub quiz round on The Pussycat Dolls—and I absolutely would not have remembered Robin Antin (their choreographer). I can definitely see criticisms over the difficulty of that Daily Double hitting the tabloids.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: The Bay Hive 23,200 Pasta La Vista 14,000 Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman 5,000)
The Bay Hive: Cover bet today is 4,801. (Actual bet: 5,000)
Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman: You’re not advancing without a major miracle here. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: 5,000)
Pasta La Vista: You can’t advance unless you’re correct. Bet at least 4,400, but you might as well go all in to force The Bay Hive to get the math right. (Actual bet: 9,201)
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I really like the ‘Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman’ team name even though it bears more resemblance to a Wheel of Fortune puzzle than to a Jeopardy! clue or response.