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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Wonders of the Ancient World) for Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (Season 40, Game 108):
Achilles Tatius wrote that it “was like a mountain… at the top of this mountain rose a second sun”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Taylor Clagett, a marketing director originally from Chesapeake Beach, Maryland |
Lisa Sriken, a lawyer from New York, New York |
Justin White, a director of orchestra personnel from Overland Park, Kansas |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s game, quarterfinal #3 in this competition, is between Justin White, Lisa Sriken, and Taylor Clagett. While I think that many fans will be cheering for Lisa after she won the hearts of many during her initial run back in July, the prediction model does believe that Taylor is the favorite to take victory today.
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Correct response: What is the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos, was a famous lighthouse in Alexandria’s harbor that stood over 300 feet tall. Built during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the 3rd century BCE, it stood for over 1,000 years.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: U.S. National Forests; Literature Bingo; Ahhh, The French; What Do You Collect?; Sports Professors; The “Ick”)
Lisa and Taylor began a battle right from the start of this episode, with some strong play from all three players in the opening segment.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Lisa 7 correct 0 incorrect
Taylor 5 correct 1 incorrect
Justin 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Taylor has received more donations for the Taylor Ann foundation, in honor of his niece, since his last appearance.
Lisa did a lot of shopping for nice blouses to prepare.
Justin wants to assure James Holzhauer that he is not coming for James.
Coming out of the interviews, Justin got to the Daily Double; he made the right play by going all in, but he fell to $0 with an incorrect response. Both Lisa and Taylor kept playing very well and an excellent game was shaping up through 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Lisa 13 correct 0 incorrect
Taylor 10 correct 1 incorrect
Justin 4 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lisa $6,600
Taylor $5,600
Justin $400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: It Happened In February; Anthropologists; Quoting The Old Testament; Do Me A Flavor; TV Shows By Character; Numerically Prefixed)
Both of today’s chief combatants saw Daily Doubles in this round; Lisa’s momentum was halted by losing $4,000 on hers, while Taylor went for just $1200 on his Bible one. However, Taylor seemed to get momentum from his correct response, and had a good-sized lead going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Taylor 22 correct 2 incorrect
Lisa 20 correct 2 incorrect
Justin 8 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Taylor $15,600
Lisa $11,000
Justin $3,600
Final Jeopardy today was a Triple Stumper; unfortunately, Lisa wagered too much in Final Jeopardy, which advances Taylor through to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Justin $3,600 – $3,000 = $600 (What is the Colossus of Rhodes?)
Lisa $11,000 – $9,000 = $2,000 (What is :))
Taylor $15,600 – $7,400 = $8,200 (What is the Collosus of Rhodes?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? $1000 (clue #17)
Justin 2200 -2200 (Lisa 4600 Taylor 4000)
2) ANTHROPOLOGISTS $1600 (clue #2)
Lisa 7800 -4000 (Justin 400 Taylor 5600)
3) QUOTING THE OLD TESTAMENT $1600 (clue #16, $9600 left on board)
Taylor 8800 +1200 (Justin 2000 Lisa 11000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -138
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Justin 4 5 2 5*
Lisa 4 3 4 5 4 3 4
Taylor 5 4 3 5 5 3
DJ! Round:
Justin 3 3
Lisa 4* 4 4 4 3 5† 5 3† 5
Taylor 5 5 4 5 4*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Taylor 4.36
Lisa 4.00
Justin 3.67
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:
Taylor $16,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Lisa $15,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Justin $5,800 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Justin White, career statistics:
41 correct, 11 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
25.00% in first on buzzer (42/168)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000
Lisa Sriken, career statistics:
79 correct, 27 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
40.89% in first on buzzer (92/225)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,000
Taylor Clagett, career statistics:
77 correct, 18 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
35.53% in first on buzzer (81/228)
4/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,700
Andy’s Thoughts:
- The part of my predictions where I thought we might see a lower-than average Combined Coryat in this one was incorrect; today’s game was slightly above the Season 40 average to date.
- As a Formula 1 fan, I was very disappointed not to see a clue about Alain Prost in the SPORTS PROFESSORS category. (Even with a response line of “What is Formula 1?”, it would have been just fine as the $1,000 clue.)
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Taylor $15,600 Lisa $11,000 Justin $3,600)
Justin: You can’t win unless both Taylor and Lisa get Final Jeopardy incorrect and overbet; go all in to put yourself in the best spot in case that happens. (Actual bet: $3,000)
Lisa: Bet $1,800 or less and you win if Taylor gets Final Jeopardy incorrect! (Actual bet: $9,000)
Taylor: Standard cover bet over Lisa is $6,401. (Actual bet: $7,400)
Updated CWC Group 2 odds:
Mira +790
Deb +800
Taylor +940
Patrick +1000
Dan +1100
Alex +1400
David +1400
Kat +1800
Elliott +1900
Vince +2300
Long +2500
Ilhana +2900
Nicole +2900
James +3100
Emma +3100
Sriram +3100
Suzanne +3400
Donna +4200
Ed +5100
Jesse +7200
Diandra +9000
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