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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Provocative Props) for Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (Season 1, Game 23):
The most requested topic for debunking by “Mythbusters” was inspired by an 8-foot-by-3 1/2-foot piece of wood used in this film
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:
Thought Patrol, Olivia, Carlo, and Bella
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French Toasters, Shayne, Arielle, and Isabel
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Those Darn Etruscans, Jack, Clint, and Kevin
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Episode 23 features Those Darn Etruscans, French Toasters, and Thought Patrol. I don’t really have many pre-game thoughts for this episode. I get the sense that the show may have ordered these knock-out round episodes to frontload show alumni near the start of the run in order to draw viewers in, who will then watch keep watching these later episodes because they’re fun!
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Correct response: What is Titanic?
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Could both Jack and Rose have survived on the 8-foot-by-3 1/2-foot piece of wood used in Titanic after the ship sank? According to a 2012 Mythbusters episode: only had they thought to tie Rose’s life jacket underneath the board to assist in buoyancy—otherwise, the wood would not have been able to support their combined weight, and they both would have died. But yes, as Colin said on the show—it would be possible.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 23:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Playing God; Gifts For Superfans; Ex Marks The Song; You Won’t Find It On A Map; I Hate My Job; A “Little” Category)
After an opening segment that went one clue longer than normal, Those Darn Etruscans rebounded from a Daily Double miss to lead at the interviews. Scores were Those Darn Etruscans 2,000 French Toasters 1,200 Thought Patrol 1,200.
Statistics at the first break (16 clues):
Those Darn Etruscans 6 correct 2 incorrect
Thought Patrol 4 correct 1 incorrect
French Toasters 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Thought Patrol is named after Carlo & Bella’s trivia team; Bella has screened prospective dates by making them take the Jeopardy! Anytime Test.
French Toasters are big fans of French Toast, but are both Canadians and fans of the “Actually…” podcast.
Those Darn Etruscans are fans of “that other Jeopardy”.
Although Clint of Those Darn Etruscans said “Berry” on a clue about HBO’s “Barry”—and It was somehow accepted by the judges against past precedent—they were in good position after 30 clues. Thought Patrol led on the strength of 11 correct responses overall.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Thought Patrol 11 correct 1 incorrect
Those Darn Etruscans 11 correct 3 incorrect
French Toasters 4 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Thought Patrol 5,000
Those Darn Etruscans 4,000
French Toasters 400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Johnny Gilbert Spits Hot Fire; Let’s Get Married!; The Bad Place; TV Home Improvement; Are They A Throuple?; Started On Law & Order, Now We’re Here)
I can tell you right now: one category from this one is going to go viral—not only because Johnny Gilbert, but also because all five clues in the category were stand-and-stare Triple Stumpers, none of the nine players even chose to take a guess in the category. Those Darn Etruscans got both Daily Doubles correct—DD2 on a great guess—to lead going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Those Darn Etruscans 21 correct 4 incorrect
Thought Patrol 16 correct 4 incorrect
French Toasters 9 correct 4 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Those Darn Etruscans 14,200
Thought Patrol 9,000
French Toasters 1,200
Those Darn Etruscans and French Toasters were both correct in Final; Those Darn Etruscans advance to the next round!
Tonight’s results:
French Toasters 1,200 + 1,200 = 2,400 (What is the Titanic?)
Thought Patrol 9,000 – 9,000 = 0 (What is Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of)
Those Darn Etruscans 14,200 + 3,801 = 18,001 (What is Titanic?) (Quarter-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) YOU WON’T FIND IT ON A MAP 1000 (clue #3)
Those Darn Etruscans 600 -1000 (French Toasters 0 Thought Patrol 800)
2) STARTED ON LAW & ORDER, NOW WE’RE HERE 1200 (clue #18)
Those Darn Etruscans 4800 +2000 (French Toasters 2400 Thought Patrol 8600)
3) TV HOME IMPROVEMENT 2000 (clue #20, 14800 left on board)
Those Darn Etruscans 8400 +1000 (French Toasters 2400 Thought Patrol 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -46
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Those Darn Etruscans 4 5*
French Toasters
Thought Patrol 3
DJ! Round:
Those Darn Etruscans 3 3 4 4 2 3 3* 4 5*
French Toasters 1 1 1 1 2
Thought Patrol 2 1 5 3 2 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Those Darn Etruscans 3.64
French Toasters 1.20
Thought Patrol 2.71
Game Stats:
Those Darn Etruscans 15,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.03% in first on buzzer (18/58), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
French Toasters 1,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 4 incorrect, 17.24% in first on buzzer (10/58), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Thought Patrol 9,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 32.76% in first on buzzer (19/58), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 25,600
Lach Trash: 17,800 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Those Darn Etruscans, career statistics:
22 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.03% in first on buzzer (18/58)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 15,400
French Toasters, career statistics:
10 correct, 4 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
17.24% in first on buzzer (10/58)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 1,200
Thought Patrol, career statistics:
16 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
32.76% in first on buzzer (19/58)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 9,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I do appreciate the French Toasters’ willingness to guess on the last clue of Double Jeopardy; had they been correct, they themselves would have been within striking distance going into Final Jeopardy.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Those Darn Etruscans 14,200 Thought Patrol 9,000 French Toasters 1,200)
Those Darn Etruscans: Standard cover bet over Thought Patrol is 3,801. (Actual bet: 3,801)
French Toasters: Bet whatever you like—you’re going to need a pair of overbets to have any chance of winning. (Actual bet: 1,200)
Thought Patrol: You have to bet at least 1,400 to have a chance of victory. If this was the regular show, I’d suggest capping at 6,599 to keep French Toasters locked out, but you can go all in here—there’s no monetary difference between second and third. (Actual bet: 9,000)
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Andy, is the FJ! “red question” missing on this page? Your “More information about Final Jeopardy” is showing up fine, but I have scrolled repeatedly and can only see “Correct response:” followed closely by an ad.
Should be there now!
Hmm, I heard the response as “Barry” and I wasn’t already saying it in my head even though I knew exactly what show the response should be and in another two or three seconds I would have been saying it in my head. However, could they possibly have planned for allowing any odd pronunciation (of clearly the correct title) because the clue concerned NoHo Hank and he spoke oddly? [Though as I recall, his was more “Barie” — pronounced like Barbie without a ‘b’ in the middle.]
It’s a callback to a ruling from a September 2020 game.
I remember about Berry Gordy. Maybe it is more flexible for a character than for a real person who has established how they want their name pronounced.