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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Sports Endorsements) for Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (Season 1, Episode 1):
Among deals signed by baller Caitlin Clark is one with this sports gear brand whose name got a boost in a 2000 film
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:
Pop Queens, Taylor, Haley and Erica
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Oops! We Guessed It Again, Cody, Sofia and Anthony
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Queen City Kidz, Mason, Samantha, and Darcy
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
I’m going to be doing my recaps a little bit differently for Pop Culture Jeopardy. Being that the regular recaps are often done to give quick information to people who have missed something in the game itself—a problem that does not manifest itself in a streaming situation where viewers can very easily rewind and find what they’ve missed—there will be information here for those who want to go more in-depth on the statistics.
The opening game of the tournament will be between teams named the Pop Queens, Oops! We Guessed It Again, and the Queen City Kidz. Cody on “Oops!” is a Jeopardy! alumnus from the 2017 Teachers Tournament. As we learn in the interviews as well, the Queen City Kidz are from Regina, Saskatchewan. It was a pleasant surprise to wake up and find that the series is available to viewers in Canada; this does mean that I should have no issues in terms of recapping.
The major differences between this and the regular game in terms of gameplay: We have teams of 3 competing, which also includes one “Triple Play” clue per round. It’s a clue with 3 responses, open to all teams. Whichever team rings in has an opportunity to respond with all three responses, one per player. However, an incorrect response (or no response) means a loss of money and a rebound opportunity.
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Correct response: What is Wilson?
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In film, the Wilson brand is best known for its appearance as the volleyball in the 2000 film Cast Away (not, as Brain of Britain recently apparently accepted, basketball.)
Caitlin Clark signed with the brand in 2024 and will provide feedback to Wilson on its basketball gear.
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Game Recap & Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 1:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Johnny Gilbert: Film Thespian; That’s Not My Name; Sad Girl Summer; Famous Because The Internet; It’s Time For Cartoons!; The Hair Up There)
The opening 15 clues saw all three teams get off to a good start, but the Britney fans seemed to have the number of the signaling device early. At the interviews, Oops had 2,600 points to Queen City’s 1,200 and the Pop Queens 1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Oops! We Guessed It Again 7 correct 3 incorrect
Queen City Kidz 4 correct 2 incorrect
Pop Queens 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Pop Queens went to UNC Chapel Hill.
Oops! We Guessed It Again are all obsessed with Britney Spears.
Queen City Kidz are coworkers-turned-dodgeball champions from Regina, Saskatchewan.
Five correct responses, four of which were for 1,000 points, propelled Oops into the lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Oops! We Guessed It Again 12 correct 3 incorrect
Pop Queens 8 correct 1 incorrect
Queen City Kidz 9 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Oops! We Guessed It Again 6,200
Pop Queens 4,200
Queen City Kidz 4,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Hot For Teacher; Met Gala Moments; Name’s The Same; Soundtrack Hits; Waits; & Measures)
Oops! We Did It Again had the best round, picking up 16 correct responses, and the third Daily Double, to lead going into Final. The Pop Queens found DD2 and sit second going into clue #61.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Oops! We Guessed It Again 28 correct 6 incorrect
Pop Queens 15 correct 1 incorrect
Queen City Kidz 15 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Oops! We Guessed It Again 23,000
Pop Queens 14,600
Queen City Kidz 9,400
Our Canadians were the only team to get the correct response, after changing their response to the correct one. The Queen City Kidz advance to the quarterfinals.
Tonight’s results:
Queen City Kidz 9,400 + 9,200 = 18,600 (What is Wilson? Spalding?) (Quarterfinalist)
Pop Queens 14,600 – 10,000 = 4,600 (What Air Jordan)
Oops! We Guessed It Again 23,000 – 6,201 = 16,799 (What Jordans?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THAT’S NOT MY NAME 800 (clue #12)
Oops! We Guessed It Again 2200 +1000 (Queen City Kidz 1400 Pop Queens 1000)
2) MET GALA MOMENTS 800 (clue #5)
Pop Queens 6200 +2000 (Queen City Kidz 7000 Oops! We Guessed It Again 5400)
3) WAITS $1200 (clue #27, 4000 left on board)
Oops! We Guessed It Again 16600 +4000 (Queen City Kidz 7800 Pop Queens 14600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 102
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Queen City Kidz 2 4 3
Oops! We Guessed It Again 2 3 4 3 4*
Pop Queens 2 1 1 3
DJ! Round:
Queen City Kidz 3 4 5 4 2 3
Oops! We Guessed It Again 4† 5† 2 5 1† 3 2 5 4 2 4 3*
Pop Queens 3 2* 3† 2 1 1 1 1 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Queen City Kidz 3.33
Oops! We Guessed It Again 3.29
Pop Queens 2.00
Game Stats:
Queen City Kidz 9,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Oops! We Guessed It Again 20,000 Coryat, 28 correct, 6 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Pop Queens 13,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 42,800
Lach Trash: 5,800 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 13
Times Tied: 6
Player Statistics:
Queen City Kidz, career statistics:
16 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 9,400
Oops! We Guessed It Again, career statistics:
28 correct, 7 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 20,000
Pop Queens, career statistics:
15 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 13,400
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Obviously hindsight is 20-20, but my usual adage about Daily Doubles usually being easier than Final Jeopardy rings true again; a more aggressive bet on the last Daily Double—even if just to take third place out of victory contention in Final—would have been crucial for our Britney stans in the one.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Oops! We Guessed It Again 23,000 Pop Queens 14,600 Queen City Kidz 9,400)
Queen City Kidz: You have to bet at least 7,400 to have any hope of victory. (Actual bet: 9,200)
Oops! We Guessed It Again: Standard cover bet over the Pop Queens is 6,201. (Actual bet: 6,201)
Pop Queens: Bet at least 4,201 to cover the Queen City Kidz. (Actual bet: 10,000)
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Andy, isn’t Prime available from Amazon (Canada)?
about the Final Jeopardy, I don’t claim to know which sports celebrity is being paid to endorse what. But I thought I’d read about every endorsement deal Catlin (and, Angel Reese) had made. Unfortunlately, when the clue answer was revealed I initially focused on Catlin’s shoe contract, realized the clue called for OTHER sports gear, forgot all about “Wilson” from “Castaway.”