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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Television) for Tuesday, November 21, 2023 (Season 40, Game 52):
This series grew out of a screenplay titled “Murdoch”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Sandy Olive, a high school English teacher from St. Louis, Missouri |
Ed Hashima, a community college history professor from Sacramento, California |
Nick Heise, a technical solutions engineer from Madison, Wisconsin |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
As we move onto the last of our quarterfinals in the Clubs bracket of this Champions Wildcard, I am expecting a very well-played game today. All of Nick, Ed, and Sandy are all very strong players; Sandy’s average Coryat score in her initial run was $20,000, whereas Ed pretty much dominated everyone not named Sam Buttrey in Season 38’s Professors Tournament. Meanwhile, Nick had to face both Lawrence Long and Dave Rapp in his initial run. This one could definitely come down to “who finds the Daily Doubles”.
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Correct response: What is Succession?
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Back in 2011, British screenwriter Jesse Armstrong had such a hot property in a screenplay titled Murdoch that even Forbes magazine wrote an article discussing it. However, no movie was ever produced from the screenplay, and Armstrong reworked it into the TV series Succession. Still loosely based upon the Murdoch clan, the series instead features the Roy family and Waystar RoyCo. The series, which concluded this past spring after Season 4, saw its second and third seasons win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. (Its final season has been nominated for the award.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Drop In Which Ocean?; Car Tunes; Speak Of The Devil; Chicken Soup; 2B Or Not 2B; All About Acting)
Ed got out to the early lead in this one, but Sandy clawed it all back with a True Daily Double just after the interviews! A $1,000 incorrect response late from Sandy brought everyone within $2,000 at the midway point.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ed 6 correct 1 incorrect
Sandy 5 correct 0 incorrect
Nick 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Sandy thinks her first wins were completely surreal.
Ed is wearing a bowtie for the first time.
Nick is now the father of a three-month old.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Sandy 10 correct 1 incorrect
Ed 10 correct 4 incorrect
Nick 6 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sandy $5,400
Ed $4,200
Nick $3,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: 19th Century Scrapbook; International Cinema Showcase; Teaching; Communication; A Pain In The “R”s; Make The Phrase)
The Daily Doubles took a long time to come out in this one, and it was Ed who found them! While his bets didn’t quite put him into a runaway position, a pair of late incorrect responses from Sandy did.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ed 23 correct 4 incorrect
Sandy 20 correct 4 incorrect
Nick 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ed $29,600
Sandy $10,600
Nick $5,800
This Final was a Triple Stumper as Ed advances due to his runaway!
Tonight’s results:
Nick $5,800 – $5,799 = $1 (What is Daredevil)
Sandy $10,600 – $10,600 = $0 (What is Matlock?)
Ed $29,600 – $0 = $29,600 (What is Matlock???) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SPEAK OF THE DEVIL $600 (clue #19)
Sandy 2600 +2600 (Nick 1200 Ed 4000)
2) TEACHING $1600 (clue #22)
Ed 11800 +4000 (Nick 5800 Sandy 13400)
3) 19th CENTURY SCRAPBOOK $2000 (clue #26, $7600 left on board)
Ed 17000 +7000 (Nick 5800 Sandy 14200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 175
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Nick 3 4 3 4
Ed 4 1 1 4 5 2 2 2
Sandy 1 1 2 2 3 1 3*
DJ! Round:
Nick 3 5 4 2 2 3
Ed 4 3 5 1 3 4 4* 2 4 5*
Sandy 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ed 3.11
Nick 3.30
Sandy 1.76
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:
Ed $22,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Nick $5,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Sandy $8,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,600
Lach Trash: $6,800 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Nick Heise, career statistics:
44 correct, 5 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
23.98% in first on buzzer (41/171)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,400)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,667
Ed Hashima, career statistics:
113 correct, 21 incorrect
14/15 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (105/285)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,800)
1/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,440
Sandy Olive, career statistics:
97 correct, 11 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (92/228)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,600)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,150
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: November 21, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ed $29,600 Sandy $10,600 Nick $5,800)
Nick: Bet at least $3,801 for the best chance at second place. (Actual bet: $5,799)
Ed: Limit your bet here to $8,399 or less. However, there’s no reason to bet anything. (Actual bet: $0)
Sandy: Standard cover bet over Nick is $1,001. (Actual bet: $10,600)
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