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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Lives of the Poets) for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (Season 39, Game 158):
At a seminary that classified students’ degree of faith, Emily Dickinson was “without” this, which she compares to a bird in a poem
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Ben Spilsbury, a sales engineer from Long Island City, New York |
Devin Lohman, an architectural designer & Masters student from Peachtree City, Georgia |
Deb Bilodeau, a winemaker from Oakland, California (1-day total: $16,601) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Oakland winemaker Deb Bilodeau is today’s reigning Jeopardy! champion after their victory in yesterday’s game. Today’s challengers are Devin Lohman & Ben Spilsbury. Interestingly, there is a chance of having two champions named Ben simultaneously! (In case you missed it, Ben Chan’s run is on hiatus itself until May 15.)
Today’s game—as always, with the caveat that this is based on the categories provided in J!6—shows a category titled “We Predict 5 Anagrams of Nostradamus”. This appears to be another wordplay category. I am very much in favor of these wordplay categories, and I expect that the show will use these more often. (After all, wordplay categories are much more difficult to actually study for.)
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Correct response: What is hope?
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Famed poet Emily Dickinson attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for one year in the late 1840s. While Dickinson excelled academically, as with many educational institutions of the time, Mount Holyoke believed in the religious and moral enrichment of its students; to that end, students were encouraged to profess their faith and categorized into one of three groups: students who professed, students who hoped to profess, and students who were without hope. Dickinson was classified as “without hope” and left Mount Holyoke after just one year of a three-year program.
Later, Dickinson wrote the famous poem, “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul, ” comparing hope to a bird.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: People In Books; Where Is It, Doc?; Olive You; TV; I’m So Proud; My Kid Got Into An Ivy League Museum)
Deb easily had the best time in the opening round; they found the Daily Double early (though they only bet $600 on it) and got 14 correct to jump into a big lead. Ben had the best time at the top of the board, while Devin sat second on the strength of some higher-valued responses.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Deb 7 correct 1 incorrect
Ben 5 correct 0 incorrect
Devin 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Ben is a reluctant party planner, tricking his friends to coming to his birthday.
Devin ran a marathon—just once—with no training.
Deb once received $1 from Spider-Man.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Deb 14 correct 3 incorrect
Devin 3 correct 1 incorrect
Ben 8 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Deb $7,600
Devin $1,800
Ben $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Justinian Time; A European Vacation; Music-“O”-Logy; A Box Of Matches; Movie Comedies; We Predict 5 Anagrams Of Nostradamus)
Double Jeopardy! saw Devin jump into a very large lead after he found both Daily Doubles in a 3-clue span! In the span of 5 clues his score went from $4,600 to $20,600! However, Deb battled back strongly to take the lead for a brief moment before Devin found his game again, holding a slim lead going into the game’s final clue.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Devin 12 correct 2 incorrect
Deb 24 correct 4 incorrect
Ben 13 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (1 today).
Scores going into Final:
Devin $20,600
Deb $18,800
Ben $4,400
Final Jeopardy! today was a Triple Stumper; in one of the wildest finishes of the season, Devin ended up as champion, with just $1,200! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Ben $4,400 – $4,399 = $1 (What is Faith)
Deb $18,800 – $18,800 = $0 (What is Doubt?)
Devin $20,600 – $19,400 = $1,200 (What is God) (1-day total: $1,200)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) PEOPLE IN BOOKS $400 (clue #5)
Deb 600 +600 (Devin 0 Ben 600)
2) MUSIC-“O”-LOGY $1600 (clue #10)
Devin 5800 +5800 (Deb 12400 Ben 2800)
3) JUSTINIAN TIME $1600 (clue #12, $17200 left on board)
Devin 11600 +7000 (Deb 12400 Ben 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 220
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Deb 1 2*
Devin
Ben 1 1 3
DJ! Round:
Deb 4 3 3
Devin 4 5 4 4* 5† 4*
Ben 3 3 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Devin 4.33
Ben 2.67
Deb 2.60
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: JUSTINIAN TIME $400
Total Left On Board: $400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Devin $11,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ben $4,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 23.21% in first on buzzer (13/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Deb $18,600 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 46.43% in first on buzzer (26/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,000
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Player Statistics:
Deb Bilodeau, career statistics:
49 correct, 9 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
44.25% in first on buzzer (50/113)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,100)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,900
Devin Lohman, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000
Ben Spilsbury, career statistics:
13 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
23.21% in first on buzzer (13/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,400
Devin Lohman, to win:
2 games: 65.551%
3: 42.969%
4: 28.166%
5: 18.463%
6: 12.103%
Avg. streak: 2.903 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This exists. Learn it. Use it. Please.
- $1,200 is the lowest winning score since Megan Wachspress won $401 on June 20, 2022.
- Today’s box score: April 19, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Devin $20,600 Deb $18,800 Ben $4,400)
Deb: Bet between $3,601 (thereby staying above Devin’s low range) and $9,999 (thereby keeping Ben locked out). (Actual bet: $18,800)
Devin: Standard cover bet over Deb is $17,001.(Actual bet: $19,400)
Ben: Limit your bet to $799; this way, you stay ahead of Devin if he gets Final incorrect. (Actual bet: $4,399)
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