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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Classical Music) for Wednesday, May 24, 2023 (Season 39, Game 183):
When the opera “Lohengrin” premiered in 1850, this man, a future in-law of the composer, was the conductor
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Joyce Sun, a retired lawyer from Bloomfield, New Jersey |
Ed Petersen, a planning technician from Orlando, Florida |
Lynn Di Vito, a retired museum educator from Colorado Springs, Colorado (1-day total: $11,800) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The post-Ben Chan era begins today, with champion Lynn Di Vito defending her title against Florida’s Ed Petersen and New Jersey’s Joyce Sun.
One thing that I’d like to start out today’s game post with is by reiterating: Last night, the judges made the 100% correct call in Final Jeopardy. (And no, I am not blindly defending the show here. I am happy to level criticisms against the show and the judges when I feel it is justified.) The show’s spelling rules have not changed. The fact of the matter is that “Benedick” is a fundamentally different name than “Benedict,” which is also pronounced differently. Much like you wouldn’t be able to misspell Joe Biden’s name “B-O-D-E-N” and get away with it, the line is generally drawn when the spelling can not be pronounced the same way as the intended correct response. (Likewise, with normal clues, as long as the pronunciation given by a contestant could reasonably be spelled the same way as the intended correct response, credit is given. It works both ways.)
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Correct response: Who is Franz Liszt?
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Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin was originally conducted by famed composer Franz Liszt, whose daughter Cosima ended up marrying Wagner in 1870. After Richard Wagner’s death, Cosima became a major champion of her late husband’s works, having founded the Bayreuth Festival with him in 1876. Unfortunately, while Bayreuth has become a major event in the world of opera, the antisemitism espoused by both Richard and Cosima has put a stain on their respective legacies.
(And, a note on spelling: I’d expect that both “Lizst” and “List” would both be fine here, being that the Z is generally silent when pronounced in English.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Thanks A Million; Africa; Con Must Go; Teaching: Some Anagrams; State Of The Union; That’s A Wrap, Everybody!)
Joyce got off to the best start, at $3,600 after 15 clues. After the break, Lynn got the Daily Double, but lost two-thirds of her score. Joyce led after 30, with Ed in a distant third.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Joyce 5 correct 0 incorrect
Lynn 4 correct 1 incorrect
Ed 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Joyce was in a Pampers commercial in the late ’60s.
Ed tends to have his shoes untied.
Lynn got to listen to Archbishop Desmond Tutu give a convocation speech on Mother’s Day.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Joyce 8 correct 0 incorrect
Lynn 10 correct 2 incorrect
Ed 5 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Joyce $5,600
Lynn $3,200
Ed $0
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: These Bros Are Lit; Science; Train-ing Day; Overlaps; To The Fort!; I Am “D.B.”)
In spite of both Daily Doubles being responded to incorrectly, we still had a very exciting Double Jeopardy! Round! Ed picked up 9 correct to nearly overtake Joyce for the lead, but sat in a strong second place going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Joyce 13 correct 1 incorrect
Ed 14 correct 5 incorrect
Lynn 16 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (2 today).
Scores going into Final:
Joyce $10,800
Ed $10,400
Lynn $6,400
Final Jeopardy! today was a Triple Stumper—Ed bet small and is your new champion! He’ll return tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Lynn $6,400 – $5,000 = $1,400 (Who is Toscanini)
Ed $10,400 – $2,401 = $7,999 (Who is Haydn?) (1-day total: $7,999)
Joyce $10,800 – $10,500 = $300 (Who is Rachmaninoff?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AFRICA $800 (clue #22)
Lynn 1800 -1200 (Ed 1000 Joyce 3600)
2) TO THE FORT! $1200 (clue #9)
Lynn 5200 -2000 (Ed 3200 Joyce 7600)
3) SCIENCE $1200 (clue #14, $21200 left on board)
Ed 4400 -1600 (Lynn 3200 Joyce 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -141
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Lynn 2 3 5 3 4 1 4*
Ed 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 4
Joyce 5 3 4 2 3 2 1
DJ! Round:
Lynn 3 4 3* 4† 5†
Ed 1 1 2 1 1 2 3*
Joyce 5 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ed 2.07
Lynn 3.42
Joyce 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: OVERLAPS $1600 $2000
Total Left On Board: $3,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ed $12,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Lynn $9,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer (14/55), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Joyce $10,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer (14/55), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,400
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Player Statistics:
Lynn Di Vito, career statistics:
30 correct, 6 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
23.42% in first on buzzer (26/111)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,300
Ed Petersen, career statistics:
14 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000
Joyce Sun, career statistics:
13 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
25.45% in first on buzzer (14/55)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800
Ed Petersen, to win:
2 games: 35.977%
3: 12.943%
4: 4.657%
5: 1.675%
6: 0.603%
Avg. streak: 1.562 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Video clues with crucial anagram information as part of the clue make for an incredibly poor home viewing experience, as occurred with the TEACHING: SOME ANAGRAMS $200 clue. Thus, I would like to officially propose a moratorium on video clues in anagram categories going forward.
- Today’s box score: May 24, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Joyce $10,800 Ed $10,400 Lynn $6,400)
Lynn: Bet between $1,601 (thereby passing Ed if he bets to cover you) and $5,599 (thereby staying ahead of Joyce if she bets to cover Ed.) (Actual bet: $5,000)
Ed: Standard cover bet over Lynn is $2,401. (Actual bet: $2,401)
Joyce: Standard cover bet over Ed is $10,001. (Actual bet: $10,500)
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