Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

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13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category From The Ancient World) for Wednesday, August 21, 2024 (Season 40, Game 140):

“Captured in Egypt by the British Army 1801” is painted on the side of this artifact named for the city where it was found

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Alan Lin, a software engineer from Los Angeles, California

Matt Jackson, a grad student in computer science & public policy originally from Washington, D.C.

Terry O’Shea, a software engineer from Brooklyn, New York

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

With just 19 days remaining until the start of Season 41 (with new episodes resuming September 9), today’s encore presentation was quarterfinal #3 of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament between Terry O’Shea, Alan Lin, and Matt Jackson. While I’m not sure if the show will mention this milestone again, but when this game aired back in March, it was the 9000^th episode of the show to air in syndication since 1984.

Correct response: What is the Rosetta Stone?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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The Rosetta Stone is a large piece of rock (specifically granodiorite) that contains a decree from 196 BC from King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. It is seen today as a major reason why we have so much understanding of ancient Egyptian language, as the identical decree was written in three different languages (ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic, ancient Egyptian Demotic, and ancient Greek). It was discovered in 1799 by the French and surrendered to the British at the 1801 Capitulation of Alexandria. As with many stolen artifacts from that area and time period, it can now be seen at the British Museum.

Interestingly, my first instinct on seeing this clue was, “The British stole so many artifacts from this part of the world; is this clue actually pinned?” There certainly isn’t anything nearly as famous as the Rosetta Stone, but you can never be too sure.

As you might have expected, Egypt has referred to the 1801 removal of the Rosetta Stone from Egypt as “an act of plunder,” and they have called for its return.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Electoral College, By The Numbers; Nonfiction; Turning 60 In 2024; Words In Invitational; The Lyrical Stylings Of Johnny Gilbert; Time For Dessert)

Though it took him a few clues to get in, Matt did very well in the second half of the opening segment, picking up 8 correct and the Daily Double to give him a good-sized lead at the 15-clue mark.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Matt 8 correct 1 incorrect
Terry 3 correct 0 incorrect
Alan 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Alan met his partner Cliff at a dinner after his ToC.
Matt went to grad school instead of law school.
Terry got recognized from being on the show and ended up dating him for a year and a half.

Both Terry and Alan played well in this segment, but Matt still led—after all, the high-valued clues got played first.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Matt 11 correct 1 incorrect
Terry 9 correct 0 incorrect
Alan 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Matt $9,600
Terry $4,200
Alan $2,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Old Testament; House Of Entertainment; In The National Women’s Hall Of Fame; Italian Words & Phrases; Composers; Time For Desert)

While Alan got to DD2, it was Matt who found Daily Double #3—and picked up $12,000. From there, there was not going to be any doubt who our semifinalist was; Matt cruised to a runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Matt 26 correct 1 incorrect
Alan 16 correct 2 incorrect
Terry 14 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Matt $41,200
Alan $14,000
Terry $5,800

While Terry misunderstood the clue and just named the city, Alan and Matt named the artifact. Matt is now a semifinalist!

Tonight’s results:

Terry $5,800 – $5,800 = $0 (What is Rosetta?)
Alan $14,000 + $1 = $14,001 (What is the Rosetta Stone)
Matt $41,200 + $121 = $41,321 (What is the Rosetta Stone) (Semi-Finalist)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, BY THE NUMBERS $600 (clue #11)
Matt 3200 +3200 (Terry 800 Alan 2400)
2) TIME FOR DESERT $1600 (clue #4)
Alan 4000 +4000 (Terry 4200 Matt 13200)
3) THE OLD TESTAMENT $1200 (clue #10, $20000 left on board)
Matt 20000 +12000 (Terry 4200 Alan 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 260

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Terry 3 3
Matt 4 5 5 5 4 3*
Alan 4 5 4

DJ! Round:
Terry
Matt 5 3 4 5 4 3*
Alan 4 4* 5 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Matt 4.17
Alan 4.14
Terry 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Matt $27,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Alan $11,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Terry $5,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,200
Lach Trash: $3,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Terry O’Shea, career statistics:

117 correct, 12 incorrect
9/10 on rebound attempts (on 35 rebound opportunities)
27.32% in first on buzzer (109/399)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,943

Matt Jackson, career statistics:

541 correct, 29 incorrect
20/22 on rebound attempts (on 64 rebound opportunities)
43.64% in first on buzzer (487/1116)
37/40 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $162,995)
12/21 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,390

Alan Lin, career statistics:

274 correct, 28 incorrect
13/14 on rebound attempts (on 63 rebound opportunities)
32.78% in first on buzzer (258/787)
11/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,805)
9/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,160

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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