Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, August 10, 2023

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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
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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
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American Composers) for Thursday, August 10, 2023 (Season 39, Game 34):

He turned to opera with the 1903 work “Guest of Honor”, likely inspired by Booker T. Washington’s dinner at the White House

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Sadie Goldberger, an interpreter from Columbia, Maryland

Jack Weller, a law student originally from San Diego, California

rowan ward, a chart caller, writer & editor from Chicago, Illinois

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

We’re now down to three players: Sadie Goldberger, Jack Weller, and rowan ward. By the end of tomorrow’s game, one of them will find themselves in next Thursday’s Tournament of Champions quarterfinal against Courtney Shah and John Focht.

Per the box scores of the semifinals, rowan had 49 buzzer attempts to Jack’s 42 and Sadie’s 38; if that holds in the finals, that will be a definite advantage to rowan. One major advantage to Jack is that he has very much taken advantage of Daily Doubles—earning an average of $10,000 a game on those clues alone. Sadie has led both of her games going into Final Jeopardy, so she can’t be counted out either.

Also, one fun thing about today’s game: there is a category called LEARNED LEAGUES in Double Jeopardy!; 11 of the 18 competitors in Second Chance over the past two weeks were LearnedLeague members when these shows originally ran last October, and I’m sure that all eleven of them will very much appreciate the reference.

Correct response: Who is Scott Joplin?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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A Guest of Honor was the first opera by famed ragtime composer Scott Joplin, likely written to celebrate the 1901 White House Dinner hosted by Teddy Roosevelt to honor Booker T. Washington. Unfortunately, due to the theft of the box office receipts during the national tour, Joplin was unable to meet payroll and the opera’s score was confiscated due to non-payment of payroll and bills. The score to the opera has since been considered lost. Joplin later wrote a second opera, 1911’s Treemonisha.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, August 10, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Another Shot At The Title; The Animal Kingdom; Bring Me A Souvenir!; Words & Phrases: Immediately!; Which Cabinet Department?; Radcliffe College)

rowan carried on with their dominance from yesterday’s game, picking up five figures, a True Daily Double, and an incredible 11 correct before the opening break! Coming out of the break, rowan was just as dominant on the signaling device, having a massive lead after 30!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

rowan 11 correct 1 incorrect
Jack 2 correct 2 incorrect
Sadie 0 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Sadie thinks the finals feel even better than her Internet support she had after her first appearance.
Jack took a “flash card vacation” to prepare.
rowan has friends who would have “rioted at dawn” had they not been picked for Second Chance.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

rowan 18 correct 4 incorrect
Jack 6 correct 2 incorrect
Sadie 3 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

rowan $11,800
Jack $2,400
Sadie $0

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Octoberfest; The Second Chapter; Lakes & Rivers; 3 Consonants In A Row; Learned Leagues; Daniel Radcliffe Collage)

rowan’s buzzer dominance continued—Jack and Sadie barely got in! Even losing $8,000 on a Daily Double didn’t faze them—rowan had an incredible $30,000 going into Final Jeopardy after one of the show’s all-time great performances.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

rowan 37 correct 5 incorrect
Jack 10 correct 2 incorrect
Sadie 7 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

rowan $30,000
Jack $6,400
Sadie $4,400

Our players went a bit conservative in Final Jeopardy! today, but rowan and Sadie got Final correct.

Tonight’s results:

Sadie $4,400 + $400 = $4,800 (Who is Joplin?)
Jack $6,400 – $3,000 = $3,400 (Who is Gershwin?)
rowan $30,000 + $0 = $30,000 (Who is Joplin???) (1-day total: $30,000)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE ANIMAL KINGDOM $800 (clue #6)
rowan 3800 +3800 (Jack 1000 Sadie 0)
2) THE SECOND CHAPTER $800 (clue #3)
rowan 13000 -8000 (Jack 2400 Sadie 0)
3) LAKES & RIVERS $2000 (clue #4, $30400 left on board)
rowan 5000 +5000 (Jack 2400 Sadie 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 138

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
rowan 5 5 5 5 4*
Jack 4
Sadie

DJ! Round:
rowan 2* 5*
Jack
Sadie 4 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

rowan 4.43
Sadie 3.50
Jack 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.24 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

rowan $32,000 Coryat, 37 correct, 5 incorrect, 66.67% in first on buzzer (38/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Sadie $4,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jack $6,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $5,200 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000

Player Statistics:

rowan ward, career statistics:

91 correct, 12 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
50.29% in first on buzzer (86/171)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,400

Jack Weller, career statistics:

48 correct, 7 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
22.09% in first on buzzer (38/172)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600

Sadie Goldberger, career statistics:

47 correct, 10 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
25.73% in first on buzzer (44/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,667

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Because tomorrow’s scores can be doubled in Final Jeopardy! tomorrow, rowan’s effective lead is $12,600 over Sadie and $13,300 over Jack.
• The way the ruling played out on ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE $400 was exactly how they’ve played out in the past. Tape was stopped, precluding others from being able to rebound. This also happened often in the early seasons as the show—I personally heard a number of instances of this on the TuneIn Radio episodes I’ve been listening to.
• One thing I have definitely found over the years: for the entire history of the Alex Trebek version, there is a very vocal minority of fans who would be happiest if all three contestants were always a bunch of stiffs with no personality whatsoever. Seeing these vocal minorites react to rowan makes me think that this will never change.

• Today’s box score: August 10, 2023 Box Score.

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