Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, September 25, 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

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
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18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Shakespeare) for Wednesday, September 25, 2024 (Season 41, Game 13):

“Blood will have blood”, says this title character, who is later told “be bloody, bold, & resolute”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Diane Lochner, a librarian from Nicollet, Minnesota

Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawai’i

David Erb, a puzzle designer from Seattle, Washington (2-day total: $57,143)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

I’m pretty certain that David Erb has done enough at this point to at least ensure a return to the Alex Trebek Stage in Champions Wildcard at the very least. However, I do believe that at this point, his ceiling could very well be “top 25 player all time”, especially considering how well he is playing the Daily Doubles. (On that front, David very much reminds me of 2021 Tournament of Champions winner Sam Kavanaugh.) I certainly hope that David has a few more victories left in him! In his hunt for victory number three today, he faces off today against Hawai’i’s Drew Goins and Minnesota’s Diane Lochner.

Correct response: Who is Macbeth?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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“It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.
Stones have been known to move, and trees to speak.
Augurs and understood relations have
By maggot pies and choughs and rooks brought forth
The secret’st man of blood.—What is the night?”

In this short soliloquy from Act 3, Scene 4 of Macbeth, the title Scot tells his wife of the old saying, remarking that violence often begets violence. He then consults with the three witches known as the Weird Sisters early in Act 4, where an apparition tells him, “Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn / The power of man, for none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth.”

To me, this seems like a very straightforward Shakespeare Final Jeopardy clue; there is no misdirection here and it’s a relatively famous pair of quotes from the play. This is the sort of clue that would have fit in anywhere in the show’s history, regardless of era. Let’s see how the players do on it today.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Animal Groups; Lit-Pourri; Before They Were Stars; Classic Cocktails; Old-Fashioned; 7 & 7)

In what I’d say was a bit of a surprise, Drew picked up 9 correct—including the Daily Double—to jump out to a big lead. At 15, Drew had $8,000 do Dian’s $1,200 and David’s minus $800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Drew 9 correct 0 incorrect
Diane 4 correct 0 incorrect
David 1 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Diane was present at the first Internet cat video festival.
Drew has been in vehicular distress on all four of the main Hawai’ian islands.
David was at the Smithsonian Astrophysical lab in college.

Both Diane and David played well in this half, but Drew still had a big lead at the game’s midpoint.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Drew 14 correct 1 incorrect
Diane 7 correct 0 incorrect
David 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Drew $9,600
Diane $3,000
David $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: American History; Grammy Album Of The Year; Caves; How ‘Bout A Game Of Cards?; Art Terms; At The Accent Aigu Café)

David found his stride in Double Jeopardy, and he didn’t let missing DD2 get to him; he found DD3 and doubled up through it to take a lead that he would not relinquish for the rest of the round.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

David 18 correct 3 incorrect
Drew 22 correct 3 incorrect
Diane 9 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

David $22,000
Drew $16,800
Diane $3,400

Both Diane and David got Final correct; this makes David a 3-day champion! He’ll go for #4 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Diane $3,400 + $1,000 = $4,400 (Who is MacBeth?)
Drew $16,800 – $5,199 = $11,601 (Who is Titus Andronicus?)
David $22,000 + $11,611 = $33,611 (Who is Macbeth?) (3-day total: $90,754)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) OLD-FASHIONED $800 (clue #5)
Drew 3400 +2400 (David -1000 Diane 0)
2) ART TERMS $1200 (clue #11)
David 8600 -1000 (Drew 13600 Diane 3000)
3) AMERICAN HISTORY $2000 (clue #18, $11600 left on board)
David 10000 +10000 (Drew 16400 Diane 2200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 159

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
David 3
Drew 4 5 5 4*
Diane

DJ! Round:
David 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 4 3* 3 4 5*
Drew 5 4 5† 5 2†
Diane 1†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

David 3.23
Drew 4.33
Diane 1.00

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:

David $15,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Drew $15,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Diane $3,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,600
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

David Erb, career statistics:

65 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
33.92% in first on buzzer (58/171)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $34,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,200

Drew Goins, career statistics:

22 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200

Diane Lochner, career statistics:

10 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,400

David Erb, to win:

4 games: 68.696%
5: 47.191%
6: 32.419%
7: 22.270%
8: 15.299%
Avg. streak: 5.194 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: David $22,000 Drew $16,800 Diane $3,400)

David: Standard cover bet over Drew is $11,601. (Actual bet: $11,611)

Drew: Because you’re between 75 and 80% of David’s score, you can safely bet between $5,201 and $6,400 today. (Actual bet: $5,199)

Diane: You can’t win unless both David and Drew overbet this; bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,000)

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