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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Words & Their Meanings) for Tuesday, April 16, 2024 (Season 40, Game 157):
Churchill gave a word a new meaning when he called for a “talk with Soviet Russia upon the highest level… a parley at” this
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Eric Reimund, a substitute teacher originally from Collegeville, Pennsylvania |
Veronica Tabor, a study abroad advisor from Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California (3-day total: $97,500) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Alison Betts has played incredibly well over her first three games and is now averaging nearly $32,000 a victory! A lot of fans would love to see her break into six figures today, but challengers Veronica Tabor and Eric Reimund would love to remind everyone that there’s still a lot of variance in Jeopardy! these days and become the champion themselves!
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Correct response: What is the summit?
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The usage of the term “summit” to refer to “a conference of highest-level officials (such as heads of government)” dates back to Churchill in 1950, when he used a mountain-climbing metaphor, suggesting that peace is attainable if the highest-level leaders speak to each other directly, referring to it as “a parley at the summit”. A later 1955 meeting between the US, France, the UK, and the USSR in Geneva was also called a summit, and the term stuck.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Lived Past 100; The Movies; Paging The Fictional Driver; Don’t Eat That!; Countries Of The World; Just For Fun “Z”s)
Alison got to the opening Daily Double just before the first commercial break; at the break, she had $5,200; Eric had $200 and Veronica -$400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Alison 6 correct 1 incorrect
Eric 2 correct 1 incorrect
Veronica 2 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Eric has some students who are big fans of the show.
Veronica volunteers at a local cat shelter.
Alison accidentally sent Zoom balloons during a layoff meeting.
Alison’s strong play continued as she picked up another 6 correct after the break; Veronica had some incorrect responses to keep her score close to $0.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Alison 12 correct 1 incorrect
Veronica 7 correct 4 incorrect
Eric 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alison $6,800
Veronica $1,200
Eric $400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Val, History’s Clumsiest Time Traveler; Siblings In Pop Culture; Making Noise; Say It In Spanish; Land Of Milk & Honey; A “M”edical Dictionary)
Eric had a great Double Jeopardy round, finding both Daily Doubles. Unfortunately, an incident where he got to the correct response, but forgot to phrase it in the form of a question, led to him having to rebuild his score. Incredibly, he managed to catch Alison again, and took the lead on the final clue of the round! Meanwhile, Veronica got herself back to $0 late, but couldn’t get into a position to play Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Eric 16 correct 4 incorrect
Alison 19 correct 3 incorrect
Veronica 10 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Eric $11,600
Alison $11,200
Veronica $0
Neither Alison nor Eric could come up with “summit”—and Alison’s small bet makes her a 4-day champion!
Tonight’s results:
Veronica $0 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Alison $11,200 – $1,000 = $10,200 (What Yalta <3 OJE) (4-day total: $107,700)
Eric $11,600 – $11,599 = $1 (What is the himalayas)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600 (clue #15)
Alison 3200 +2000 (Veronica -400 Eric 200)
2) A “M”EDICAL DICTIONARY $800 (clue #4)
Eric 2400 +2400 (Alison 9600 Veronica 1200)
3) SAY IT IN SPANISH $1600 (clue #6, $27600 left on board)
Eric 6000 -4000 (Alison 9600 Veronica 1200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 96
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Alison 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 3*
Veronica 5 2
Eric 5 3
DJ! Round:
Alison 4 5
Veronica
Eric 3 2* 3 4*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Alison 4.08
Eric 3.33
Veronica 3.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.03 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Alison $9,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Eric $14,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Veronica $0 Coryat, 10 correct, 7 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $23,800
Lach Trash: $15,800 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,400
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Alison Betts, career statistics:
94 correct, 15 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
38.16% in first on buzzer (87/228)
9/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,900
Veronica Tabor, career statistics:
10 correct, 7 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $0
Eric Reimund, career statistics:
16 correct, 5 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000
Alison Betts, to win:
5 games: 59.252%
6: 35.108%
7: 20.802%
8: 12.326%
9: 7.303%
Avg. streak: 5.454 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Eric $11,600 Alison $11,200 Veronica $0)
Alison: In this situation, I’d bet anything between $801 and $10,399; play for the win if Eric misses. (Actual bet: $1,000)
Veronica: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Eric: Standard cover bet over Alison is $10,801. (Actual bet: $11,599)
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