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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category 2020s TV) for Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Season 1, Game 11):
Rita Rudner & Elaine May were character inspirations according to one of the writers who created this show that debuted in 2021
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Triple D Dragons, Charlton, Justin, and Andre
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For Queso The Cat, Alix, Josh, and Anna Marie
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The Last Resort, Ailish, Steve, and Ashley
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Our second game of the day on Pop Culture Jeopardy features The Last Resort, For Queso The Cat, and Triple D Dragons. As someone who suffers from prosopagnosia (face blindness), I am struggling to recognize if any of these players have been on the main show—I’m sure someone will chime in to provide further information if I’m actually missing something here.
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Correct response: What is Hacks?
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Hacks is a recent TV series, airing on HBO Max, that stars Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a legendary Vegas comedian (based partly on legendary comedians Elaine May and Rita Rudner), and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, a down-on-her-luck up-and-coming comedy writer.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 11:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Celebs On Insta; Narrators; Athlete Cameos; So Help Me, Pod; TV By Episode Titles; The “C.W.”)
For Queso The Cat got a True Daily Double correct and used it to propel themselves into a big lead after 15 clues. Scores at the interviews were For Queso The Cat 6,000 The Last Resort 1,600 Triple D Dragons 800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
For Queso The Cat 9 correct 0 incorrect
The Last Resort 3 correct 0 incorrect
Triple D Dragons 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Triple D Dragons are all from Dallas and are here to “dominate, destroy, and deliver a flawless victory”.
For Queso The Cat is named after a fostered “demon cat”.
The Last Resort had Steve and Ashley meet as a result of a sketch comedy scene.
The Triple Play in the round ended with a net negative as For Queso The Cat continued to lead. The Last Resort picked up 9 correct, though, to cut into the lead significantly.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
For Queso The Cat 13 correct 2 incorrect
The Last Resort 12 correct 1 incorrect
Triple D Dragons 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
For Queso The Cat 7,200
The Last Resort 6,200
Triple D Dragons 1,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Redheads; Name The L.A Musician; Modern Heroines; Come To Brazil; New Glasses; Better 1, Better 2?)
The Last Resort nearly had a disaster on DD2, but a quick correction gave them 5,000 as Colin hesitated on a ruling. DD3 saw For Queso The Cat pickup 4,000, and an incorrect response on the Triple Play on the following clue from Queso saw The Last Resort hold a 400-point lead going into FInal.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
The Last Resort 25 correct 3 incorrect
For Queso The Cat 24 correct 3 incorrect
Triple D Dragons 12 correct 6 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
The Last Resort 21,200
For Queso The Cat 20,800
Triple D Dragons 7,000
For Queso The Cat was the only team correct on this Final—and that puts them through to the quarter-finals.
Tonight’s results:
Triple D Dragons 7,000 – 6,999 = 1 (What is… Dead to Me)
For Queso The Cat 20,800 + 20,800 = 41,600 (What is Hacks?) (Quarter-Finalist)
The Last Resort 21,200 – 21,000 = 200 (What is Marvelous Mrs Maisel)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) NARRATORS 800 (clue #9)
For Queso The Cat 1200 +1200 (The Last Resort 1600 Triple D Dragons 600)
2) NAME THE L.A MUSICIAN 800 (clue #8)
The Last Resort 10600 +5000 (For Queso The Cat 10000 Triple D Dragons 2600)
3) MODERN HEROINES 1600 (clue #22, 9200 left on board)
For Queso The Cat 16400 +4000 (The Last Resort 18800 Triple D Dragons 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 172
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
The Last Resort 2 3 1 3
For Queso The Cat 1 2 4*
Triple D Dragons 4 5
DJ! Round:
The Last Resort 3 5 1 2* 5† 2 3 4 1
For Queso The Cat 4 2 3 5 4 5 4*
Triple D Dragons 4 3 1† 1 3 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
For Queso The Cat 3.40
The Last Resort 2.69
Triple D Dragons 2.88
Game Stats:
For Queso The Cat 18,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
The Last Resort 17,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Triple D Dragons 7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 5 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 42,000
Lach Trash: 800 (on 1 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
The Last Resort, career statistics:
25 correct, 4 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 17,000
For Queso The Cat, career statistics:
25 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 5,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 18,000
Triple D Dragons, career statistics:
12 correct, 7 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 7,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: The Last Resort 21,200 For Queso The Cat 20,800 Triple D Dragons 7,000)
The Last Resort: Standard cover bet over Queso is 20,401. (Actual bet: 21,000)
For Queso The Cat: Bet no more than 6,799 to keep the Triple D Dragons locked out. (Actual bet: 20,800)
Triple D Dragons: Bet no more than 6,200 and hope for a Triple Stumper or some overbets. (Actual bet: 6,999)
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anna marie was on the main show 5/24/24.
I’m thinking Triple D Dragons thought that the two people in the clue meant a two-main-characters show? [Which of course Hacks IS, but as Andy explained, they were the inspiration just for Deborah.] The Last Resort must have been desperate to come up with something because The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel debuted several years before 2021. But I could only think of 30 Rock and I knew that was way too early. I love Hacks, but it is harder to think of shows which have so few episodes.
[I suppose that most people who watch Pop Culture Jeopardy! (and use this website) know that Hannah Einbinder of Hacks is the daughter of SNL OG Laraine Newman.]