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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Notorious Figures) for Thursday, August 22, 2024 (Season 40, Game 141):
Never even a soldier, this man lied that his nickname came from a shrapnel wound while fighting in the Argonne
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California |
Austin Rogers, a bar owner & author from New York, New York |
Celeste DiNucci, an arts strategist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s Encore Presentation is quarterfinal #4 from the 2024 Jeopardy Invitational Tournament; this one was between Celeste DiNucci, Austin Rogers, and Amy Schneider. Until I’d read my recap again, I had completely forgotten just how dominant Amy was in this game–and, in hindsight, it absolutely explains why she received the producer’s pick to Jeopardy! Masters. Amy is 100% one of the absolute top Jeopardy! players right now and she showed why in this game here.
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Correct response: Who is Al Capone?
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According to an August 12, 1996 article in the New York Daily News, Al Capone’s famed scar (the one that gave him the nickname “Scarface”) was given to him at the age of 17 by Frank Galluccio; Capone was working security at a place called the Harvard Inn when he was knifed by “Little Frankie”. Later, according to the same article, Capone would claim he was scarred by shrapnel while fighting with the Lost Battalion in 1918.
This is one of those clues that makes you go “Oh, of course!” as soon as you realize what the correct response is. All three of these players are strong enough in order to get there.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, August 22, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Thinking About The Holy Roman Empire; The Theater; Let’s Get A Drink; So Nice, We Need The Answer Twice; Name That Toon; Words Read Backwards)
Amy and Austin both got off to a good start; Amy held the lead thanks to seven correct responses, while Austin was close thanks to the Daily Double.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Amy 7 correct 1 incorrect
Austin 5 correct 0 incorrect
Celeste 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Amy did an interview with a middle-school student in Oakland.
Austin got to host a trivia contest at Kaufmann Stadium for 22,000 people.
Celeste got to spar against Watson.
Coming out of the interviews, Amy “Provide(d) It!” (the correct response) to another seven clues and held a $2,000 lead over Austin after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Amy 14 correct 1 incorrect
Austin 9 correct 2 incorrect
Celeste 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $7,600
Austin $5,600
Celeste $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Panhandle States; The Grammys’ Great Moments; Marine Biology; Iamb A Poet; Five Guys; Say It In Latin)
Amy, who got the last 3 correct in the opening round, got the first 10 correct in Double Jeopardy to end with a streak of 13 in a row! She also got to play both Daily Doubles, getting the first correct and second incorrect (though she made a small bet on DD3). Celeste, meanwhile, did very well to pull herself out of the red by the end of the round as Amy cruised to a runaway going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Amy 27 correct 2 incorrect
Austin 15 correct 3 incorrect
Celeste 12 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Amy $28,600
Austin $9,600
Celeste $800
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Amy is a semifinalist! (And, if you’re at Austin’s watch party, I guess a round of shots are on him!)
Tonight’s results:
Celeste $800 – $800 = $0 (Who is Bullitt?!? :()
Austin $9,600 – $1,696 = $7,904 (What is how can I beat Amy? Round of (well only!) shots on me!)
Amy $28,600 – $0 = $28,600 (Who is Colonel Parker?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) LET’S GET A DRINK $1000 (clue #12)
Austin 1600 +1600 (Celeste 600 Amy 2800)
2) PANHANDLE STATES $1600 (clue #4)
Amy 10800 +6000 (Celeste 1200 Austin 5600)
3) MARINE BIOLOGY $1200 (clue #15, $15600 left on board)
Amy 27600 -1000 (Celeste -2400 Austin 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 152
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Celeste 3 2
Austin 4 5 5*
Amy 4 5 2 3 4 2 3
DJ! Round:
Celeste 2 3 4
Austin 4
Amy 3 3 4* 2 3 4 5 4 5 2 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Amy 3.39
Austin 4.50
Celeste 2.80
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:
Amy $25,200 Coryat, 27 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Austin $9,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Celeste $800 Coryat, 12 correct, 6 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,000
Lach Trash: $6,400 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,600
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Celeste DiNucci, career statistics:
225 correct, 53 incorrect
16/21 on rebound attempts (on 55 rebound opportunities)
34.98% in first on buzzer (233/666)
9/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,000)
5/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,650
Austin Rogers, career statistics:
439 correct, 62 incorrect
31/32 on rebound attempts (on 87 rebound opportunities)
38.21% in first on buzzer (418/1094)
25/32 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $107,300)
14/19 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,750
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1627 correct, 114 incorrect
81/98 on rebound attempts (on 220 rebound opportunities)
46.25% in first on buzzer (1498/3239)
74/88 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $230,400)
37/57 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,081
Andy’s Thoughts:
- In hindsight, I find it absolutely incredible that people were full-throatedly upset that Amy Schneider received an invitation to Jeopardy! Masters after Amy picked up correct responses on 13 consecutive clues against a ToC winner and one of the most dominant regular-play winners of the 2010s.
- Explaining Austin’s Final Jeopardy response further: “well only” means that the free shots being provided would not be the “top-shelf” liquors that a bar might carry, instead being the lower-shelf general liquor that is used when a customer just asks for “vodka”/”gin”/”whiskey”/etc.; the alternate term would be a “call” drink, when the customer actually specifies a specific brand of alcohol.
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