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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Animated Film Characters) for Wednesday, April 10, 2024 (Season 40, Game 153):
In this 2017 film Dante is a hairless breed known as a Xolo dog
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Daniel Rosenberg, a lawyer from New York, New York |
Lee Wilkins, a regulatory affairs coordinator from Auburn, Alabama |
Lucas Partridge, a school counselor from Las Vegas, Nevada (3-day total: $66,200) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Regular play resumes today and will continue in syndication—with the exception of summer reruns—until January 2025. This will give the show the 160-or-so regular-play games that it always intended to run during Season 40. Las Vegas school counselor Lucas Partridge returns to the Alex Trebek Stage in search of his fourth victory; today’s challengers are New York lawyer Daniel Rosenberg and Alabama regulatory affairs coordinator Lee Wilkins.
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Correct response: What is Coco?
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In the 2017 Pixar film Coco, Miguel adopts Dante, a Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced “show-low-eats-QUEENT-lee” according to the American Kennel Club, and also colloquially known as a Mexican hairless dog). According to director Lee Unkrich, Dante was inspired by Aztec legend regarding the afterlife; according to the Aztecs, in order to make the journey through the afterlife, one needs a Xolo dog with you. In the film itself, Miguel is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead; while there, he seeks the help of his deceased great-great-grandfather, a musician, to reverse a ban on music.
There definitely feels like a shift in difficulty between the JIT and regular play; this should be relatively straightforward for anyone who has kids and will have seen that film.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Slangin’ With Mr. Jennings; Music Terms; Major League Baseball; Flag Time!; Ask Forgiveness; Not Persimmon)
Daniel ran the baseball category early and had a big lead after 6 clues, thanks to the Daily Double being in that category as well! After a correction from the judges, Daniel had $3,800 at the first break, to Lucas at -$600 and Lee’s -$1,800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Daniel 8 correct 1 incorrect
Lucas 3 correct 4 incorrect
Lee 0 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Daniel got to meet the Pope.
Lee got to work as an obituary writer and a bartender.
Lucas once ate 75 shrimp at a “chain seafood restaurant”.
While Lucas did very well on the buzzer in the second half of the round, Daniel’s lead after 6 clues continued to hold through 30. Everyone got out of the red, though, by the midway point of the game!
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Daniel 9 correct 1 incorrect
Lucas 12 correct 5 incorrect
Lee 3 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Daniel $4,600
Lucas $3,600
Lee $0
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The 6 Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII; It’s A Fact; ’70s Tv Drama; State Capital Rivers; Books & Authors; Does That Ring A “Bell”?)
In a round that saw 4 unplayed clues thanks to a combined 15 incorrect responses and 15 Triple Stumpers throughout the game, Daniel split the Daily Doubles, and a late incorrect reponse gave Lucas a $400 lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lucas 17 correct 6 incorrect
Daniel 16 correct 6 incorrect
Lee 7 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (4 today).
Scores going into Final:
Lucas $7,600
Daniel $7,200
Lee $5,200
This was a Triple Stumper, and after both Daniel and Lee overwagered, it was Lee who ended up having enough money to be the new champion!
Tonight’s results:
Lee $5,200 – $3,000 = $2,200 (What is a Chinese crested?) (1-day total: $2,200)
Daniel $7,200 – $7,200 = $0 (What is Zootopia Superpets)
Lucas $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (What is Luca?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL $1000 (clue #4)
Daniel 1600 +1600 (Lucas 0 Lee 0)
2) IT’S A FACT $2000 (clue #11)
Daniel 7000 -1800 (Lucas 5200 Lee 1200)
3) THE 6 MOTHERS-IN-LAW OF HENRY VIII $1200 (clue #19, $10400 left on board)
Daniel 7600 +1600 (Lucas 7200 Lee 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 95
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Lucas 1
Lee
Daniel 3 4 5*
DJ! Round:
Lucas 2 3 4 4
Lee 3 2 1 5 1 3
Daniel 4 3 4 3 5* 4 5 5 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Lee 2.50
Daniel 4.00
Lucas 2.80
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: THE 6 MOTHERS-IN-LAW OF HENRY VIII $400 $800 STATE CAPITAL RIVERS $400 $800
Total Left On Board: $2,400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.03 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Lee $5,200 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 16.98% in first on buzzer (9/53), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Daniel $8,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 6 incorrect, 30.19% in first on buzzer (16/53), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Lucas $7,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 6 incorrect, 43.40% in first on buzzer (23/53), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $20,800
Lach Trash: $17,400 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,400
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Lucas Partridge, career statistics:
85 correct, 15 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
38.84% in first on buzzer (87/224)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,650
Lee Wilkins, career statistics:
7 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
16.98% in first on buzzer (9/53)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,200
Daniel Rosenberg, career statistics:
16 correct, 7 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
30.19% in first on buzzer (16/53)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Lee Wilkins, to win:
2 games: 24.074%
3: 5.796%
4: 1.395%
5: 0.336%
6: 0.081%
Avg. streak: 1.317 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- 7 is the fewest number of correct responses for a winning player since Susan Poliniak won on January 8, 2010 with 6 correct. (5 + a correct Final, in Susan’s case).
- Most of the pro-tournament crowd said that we’d be seeing games like this one on the return to regular play. I hope the pro-regular game crowd enjoyed this episode—certainly, I’d say “be careful what you wish for!”
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lucas $7,600 Daniel $7,200 Lee $5,200)
Lucas: Standard cover bet over Daniel is $6,801. (Actual bet: $7,600)
Lee: Bet no more than $1,200 and play to try to win the Triple Stumper. (Actual bet: $3,000)
Daniel: Standard cover bet over Lee is $3,201. (Actual bet: $7,200)
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