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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Geography Lesson) for Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (Season 1, Game 14):
A hub of Black life & music, the 3rd of this city’s history 6 wards is the childhood home of a world-famous singer & her sister
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Only Winners In The Building, Elise, MacKenzie, and Jessica
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The Recruits, Kate, Neal, and Cecily
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The Latchkey 3, Michael, Donna, and Eric
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Our second New Year’s Day game of Pop Culture Jeopardy features The Latchkey 3, The Recruits, and Only Winners In The Building. The Latchkey 3 are a trio of siblings, two of whom (Donna and Eric) have been on the Alex Trebek Stage before. Also, I’m reasonably certain that Neal of The Recruits was actually my LearnedLeague opponent the day the full team roster was announced (he was back on the show many years ago, and has recruited a pair of other Austin J! alums in Cecily and Kate), while Only Winners In The Building is comprised of three players who met at the 2021 Tournament of Champions: 8-time champion MacKenzie Jones has teamed up with tournament alternates Elise Nussbaum & Jessica Babbitt (due to COVID restrictions in place at the time of the tournament, the tournament asked multiple alternates to attend the event.) I should also point out that Only Winners In The Building was the subject of way too much ire on Reddit in the leadup to this event, mostly from the “how do some people keep getting cast on shows and I never get cast?” crowd. And, to that crowd, I have to say: in order to get cast on a game show—Jeopardy! included—you have to do a good job of convincing the casting team that people would actually want to see you on television. And, quite frankly, many of those who complain about casting are people who America truly would not want to see on their television screens.
In the case of some of the more obscure former contestants, I’m more loath to give last names—because there are a lot of creepy people on the Internet and within the fandom (some of which came to a head yesterday, in fact, when one of the more infamous ones was discovered commenting on Reddit) and I don’t want to make their job easier.
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Correct response: What is Houston?
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Located on Rosedale Street in Houston’s 3rd ward (also known as The ‘Tre), Beyoncé’s childhood home (she lived there until she was 5) actually caught fire on Christmas Day 2023. It was also home to her sister Solange. Beyoncé later featured the neighborhood in the video to her 2013 song “No Angel”.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 14:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Early Roles On Soap Operas; Sip This Song; Acting Athletes; Weapon Of Choice; Hallyu? Hell Yeah!; Tiktok Dances)
The Latchkey 3 got the Daily Double incorrect and were in the hole early. Meanwhile, The Recruits and Only Winners in the Building got off to a good start. At the interviews, the scores were The Recruits 2,600 Only Winners In The Building 1,800 The Latchkey 3 -800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
The Recruits 5 correct 1 incorrect
Only Winners In The Building 4 correct 1 incorrect
The Latchkey 3 3 correct 3 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Only Winners In The Building are excited to be back on the Alex Trebek Stage.
The Recruits has been dominating Austin pub trivia after all 3 were on Jeopardy.
The Latchkey 3 are comprised of three siblings—Michael is the only one who hasn’t been on the show.
Only Winners picked up 8 correct in the second half of the round to jump into the lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Only Winners In The Building 12 correct 2 incorrect
The Recruits 9 correct 3 incorrect
The Latchkey 3 7 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Only Winners In The Building 5,000
The Recruits 2,400
The Latchkey 3 800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Possessive Movie Titles; The Song That Was Playing When; We’re In For Some Weather; Winning Bids; Say The Magic Words; Bet You Forgot They Dated)
About two-thirds of the way through the round, The Recruits made things very interesting with a correct True Daily Double on DD2. However, they made some errors in picking 400-point clues, which gave DD3 to Only Winners—who used it to their advantage, taking the lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Only Winners In The Building 23 correct 2 incorrect
The Recruits 22 correct 7 incorrect
The Latchkey 3 10 correct 4 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Only Winners In The Building 22,400
The Recruits 18,400
The Latchkey 3 4,000
All three teams came up with the correct response; that means Only Winners advances to the next round!
Tonight’s results:
The Latchkey 3 4,000 + 0 = 4,000 (What is Houston?)
The Recruits 18,400 + 10,400 = 28,800 (What is Houston?)
Only Winners In The Building 22,400 + 14,401 = 36,801 (What is Houston?) (Quarter-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WEAPON OF CHOICE 800 (clue #9)
The Latchkey 3 400 -1000 (The Recruits 2600 Only Winners In The Building -1000)
2) WINNING BIDS 1200 (clue #19)
The Recruits 8400 +8400 (The Latchkey 3 2800 Only Winners In The Building 12200)
3) THE SONG THAT WAS PLAYING WHEN 800 (clue #27, 1200 left on board)
Only Winners In The Building 15000 +7000 (The Latchkey 3 4000 The Recruits 17600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 47
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
The Latchkey 3 1 3 4*
The Recruits 2 4 5 5 5 5
Only Winners In The Building
DJ! Round:
The Latchkey 3 3 4 2 3
The Recruits 4 1 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3* 4 2 1 1
Only Winners In The Building 5 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 2*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Only Winners In The Building 2.89
The Recruits 3.75
The Latchkey 3 2.86
Game Stats:
Only Winners In The Building 16,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 37.93% in first on buzzer (22/58), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
The Recruits 11,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 6 incorrect, 41.38% in first on buzzer (24/58), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
The Latchkey 3 5,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 15.52% in first on buzzer (9/58), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 32,400
Lach Trash: 9,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
The Latchkey 3, career statistics:
11 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
15.52% in first on buzzer (9/58)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 5,000
The Recruits, career statistics:
23 correct, 7 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
41.38% in first on buzzer (24/58)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 8,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 11,200
Only Winners In The Building, career statistics:
24 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
37.93% in first on buzzer (22/58)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 7,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 16,200
Andy’s Thoughts:
- From a strategy perspective: A bet of 4,000 on DD3 would have still ensured a lead, while not risking being put in a runaway position on an incorrect response.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Only Winners In The Building 22,400 The Recruits 18,400 The Latchkey 3 4,000)
The Latchkey 3: I realize your team might have been snakebitten by past mistakes on the Alex Trebek Stage here, but unfortunately, you have exactly one good bet here, because your score is exactly the difference between first and second. Betting anything less than all 4,000 of your points throws away any chance you have here at victory. (Actual bet: 0)
The Recruits: Bet no more than 10,399 to keep The Latchkey 3 locked out. (Actual bet: 10,400)
Only Winners In The Building: Standard cover bet over The Recruits is 14,401. (Actual bet: 14,401)
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