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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Early 20th Century) for Thursday, May 16, 2024 (Season 40, Game 179):
Before entering history, this man visited the grave of Bogdan Zerajic, who had died just a few years earlier
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Elizabeth Brzozowski, a social studies teacher from Fishkill, New York
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Chen Yan, a surgeon from Happy Valley, Oregon
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Grant DeYoung, a grocery clerk from Prescott, Arizona (1-day total: $25,601)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Grant DeYoung is our new Jeopardy! champion, as Will Stewart became the third 3-time champion in a two-week span to lose their fourth game. Today’s challengers are Oregon surgeon Chen Yan and New York social studies teacher Elizabeth Brzozowski.
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Correct response: Who is Gavrilo Princip?
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Gavrilo Princip “entered history” for committing a crime—the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the precipitating incident of World War I. Bogdan Zerajic was an inspiration to Princip as Zerajic was a proponent of tyrannicide and who failed in an assassination attempt against Bosnian governor Marijan Varešanin. Princip visited Zerajic’s grave the night before his own assassination attempt in 1914.
I suspect that while this Final Jeopardy is potentially gettable by many—especially if one can get to the correct event—I do think that it will play much more difficult than yesterday’s did.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, May 16, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Yo Abba Abba!; Anagrammed Authors; Meet Me In The Middle; Close States In The Presidential Election; Here Be Monsters; Not An Adverb, But Ends With “-LY”)
The opening 15 clues saw both challengers get off the ground well, but Grant led on the strength of six correct responses. At the midway point in the round, Grant had $3,600 to Elizabeth’s $2,000 and Chen’s $1,800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Grant 6 correct 1 incorrect
Elizabeth 3 correct 0 incorrect
Chen 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Elizabeth is the teacher advisor for her school’s newspaper.
Chen has responded to a “is there a doctor in the house?” call.
Grant had his love of learning inspired by chili peppers.
While Grant fell back to $0 after an incorrect Daily Double, he was unfazed by it and worked his way back up to second place by the end of the round. Elizabeth led after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Elizabeth 5 correct 0 incorrect
Grant 13 correct 2 incorrect
Chen 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Elizabeth $3,600
Grant $3,000
Chen $2,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Countries With One Thing In Common; Approximate Weights & Measures; TV “Q”; The Wild West; Science Experiments; Add A Letter)
Grant was again unfazed by his first miss; he picked up a combined $11,000 on the two in Double Jeopardy and cruised to a runaway.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Grant 24 correct 5 incorrect
Chen 15 correct 1 incorrect
Elizabeth 7 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Grant $20,800
Chen $9,600
Elizabeth $2,400
Grant was the only player correct in Final; he wins a fist-pumping $20,800 and gets to return tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Elizabeth $2,400 – $2,400 = $0 (Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
Chen $9,600 – $0 = $9,600 (Who is Sirhan Sirhan? Hi baby Oliver!)
Grant $20,800 + $0 = $20,800 (Who is Princip Ferdinand) (2-day total: $46,401)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) NOT AN ADVERB, BUT ENDS WITH “-LY” $800 (clue #18)
Grant 4000 -4000 (Chen 1800 Elizabeth 2600)
2) THE WILD WEST $1600 (clue #9)
Grant 6600 +5000 (Chen 6400 Elizabeth 3600)
3) COUNTRIES WITH ONE THING IN COMMON $2000 (clue #12, $17600 left on board)
Grant 12000 +6000 (Chen 6400 Elizabeth 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 26
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Grant 4 5 5 3 5 3 3 4 5 3 4*
Chen 4 4 3
Elizabeth 3 2 2 2
DJ! Round:
Grant 5 3 3 4* 3 4 5*
Chen 4 3 4 5 3
Elizabeth
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Grant 3.94
Chen 3.75
Elizabeth 2.25
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 16 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Grant $17,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 5 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Chen $9,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Elizabeth $2,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,400
Lach Trash: $16,200 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Grant DeYoung, career statistics:
48 correct, 12 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
46.02% in first on buzzer (52/113)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
Chen Yan, career statistics:
15 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600
Elizabeth Brzozowski, career statistics:
7 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,400
Grant DeYoung, to win:
3 games: 56.414%
4: 31.825%
5: 17.954%
6: 10.129%
7: 5.714%
Avg. streak: 3.294 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Going forward, I’m not going to bother with wagering suggestions when the game is a double-runaway like this; there’s really no need for it.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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I had the right event, but having no idea who the assassin was, I would have ended up going with the Archduke himself, in the interest of having something written on the board. Something tells me “Who is the guy who killed Franz Ferdinand” wouldn’t have been accepted.
I also guessed the Archduke, not remembering the name of the assassin. Most people forget that the Duchess Sophie was also killed. No respect.
I was right with you. I got to the event right away, but I have never really learned the name of Franz Ferdinand’s assassin. By morning, I will be right back to that square.
Almost the same for me,except I didn’t know the name title and name of the person that was assasinated, which was the aproximate even that started WWI. I didn’t recognize the name of the person whose grave Princip visited before that day, yet somehow knew that he must have been some national hero to Princip.
Going off track;
ABC announced it’s summer game show schedule. Sadly, all the Sony productions, the Chase, Celebrity Jeoparsy, $100,000 Pyramid, and, Celebrity Wheel of FOrtune weren’t on it. Doesn’t mean neccesarily that any of them won’t be back this coming season for Prime Time shows that are canceled, or, otherwise needing to take a break. For instance Celebrity Jeopardy, and, Celebrity Wheel, I believe were used aas counter programing to Sunday Night Football.
Going by “early 20th century”, Eastern European, and “entered history”, I guessed “Who is Trotsky?” I had no idea who Bogdan Zerajic was—never heard of him.
I used same logic as you (eastern European, early 20th century), and went with Rasputin.
I also guessed Archduke Ferdinand. Right event, wrong person.
Likewise
Ditto
I happen to have a relative living in Ukraine named “Bogdan”.
Knew “Bogdan” is a Serbian name, so that pretty much cinched it for me that it was the assassin of Franz Ferdinand. I needed a moment to be sure it was Princip, because I sometimes get him and Leon Czolgosz (the assassin of McKinley) confused. But taking those couple of seconds made sure that I came down with Princip.
I knew that he assassinated Archduke Ferdinand but couldn’t remember his name.
Andy, what do you mean by “double-runaway?”
First place has a runaway over second, second has a runaway over third.
In such instances, each player is locked into their respective position provided they or the player above them don’t do something really strange.
Got it. Thank-you!
Seeing how Grant initially answered “Princip Ferdinand”, I would venture to guess within 5-10 seconds of reading the clue, he was in a 50-50 dilemma. Next 10 seconds wrote both names…last few seconds were likely spent deciding which one to strike off.
Going back to zero after a Daily Double miss and still having a runaway bodes well for Grant to break the fourth game jinx. I think he may just go for 5 and more.
Couldn’t think of the name for final and just went “Who is the assassin who killed Archduke Ferdinand?” Not a winner.
At first, it struck me odd that someone was -0 and someone else was +0 since either way, it doesn’t change the score. Then, it hit me that it was because one was incorrect in final and the other was correct in final. 🙂
Congrats AGAIN Grant!!! We’re all still rooting for you back home. So cool to see Grant succeed in the exact type of thing he excels in. Trivia!
Andy, , I wish you could still, as you you used to do, put up an explanation of the answer, although I got it at the last minute. I always liked your interpretations of, or explanations of, the answer, although I’m repeating myself. I can’t see any explanation on here, but maybe there is one and I didn’t notice it, but I did like them.
Greg:
Unless my own eyes are deceiving me, it’s above the merch.
I, like many others, went with Archduke Ferdinand and I was kind of surprised when Ken said that the first contestant was wrong when coming up with our answer. LOL. This was a tough one!
Retro congrats to Grant and good luck going for #3. As for Grant choosing to use a chair….if I was on that show, I’d definitely use a chair.