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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Stage & Movie Characters) for Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (Season 40, Game 212):
Acquitted of shooting her lover in 1924, Beulah Annan was the inspiration for this character in a play, film & musical
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kelly Proulx, a non-profit communications director from Billerica, Massachusetts |
Chris Nichols, a mechanical engineer from Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Matt Brooks, a healthcare IT analyst from Fredericksburg, Virginia (1-day total: $10,600) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
A short carousel of champions has begun, with Matt Brooks defeating Cat Pisacano yesterday to become Jeopardy! champion. Today, he faces off against Georgia engineer Chris Nichols and Kelly Proulx, a communications director from Massachusetts.
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Correct response: Who is Roxie Hart?
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After covering the 1924 murder trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner (both were acquitted) for the Chicago Tribune, Maurine Dallas Watkins wrote a play, Chicago, that was based on their respective trials, with Beulah being the inspiration for Roxie and Belva serving as the inspiration for Velma. While the play was adapted into some works during Watkins’s lifetime, the play got new life after Watkins’s death when her estate sold adaptation rights to a group including Bob Fosse. Kander and Ebb, along with Fosse, adapted the play into a hit musical, Chicago, which then became a Best Picture Oscar-winning 2002 film with Renée Zellweger as Roxie. (In fact, the 1996 revival of Chicago is the second-longest running show in Broadway history behind Phantom of the Opera).
While I was personally unaware of the character’s name and therefore did not get Final Jeopardy correct today, I would absolutely say that the main character of a Best Picture-winning film—where the actress received an Oscar nomination for portraying the role—is fair game in Final Jeopardy.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Describing The Landmark; Sports; Miscellany; Scrambled Flags; Leisure Timing; The Literary Character Who Said…)
Matt found the Daily Double immediately, but fell to -$1,000. He got back to zero by the midpoint, though. Chris led after 15 on the strength of 5 correct responses with $2,400; Kelly had $2,200 and Matt $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Chris 5 correct 2 incorrect
Kelly 3 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kelly met her husband as part of the Notre Dame band.
Chris is a parent to six-year-old triplet daughters.
Matt works in the hospital where he was born.
While he had some incorrect responses, Chris picked up 8 more correct responses in the second half of the round to extend his lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Chris 13 correct 4 incorrect
Kelly 6 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Chris $5,000
Kelly $4,400
Matt $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Biblical Proportions; What Do You Stand For?; Elementary; 5-Letter “X” Words; That’s Old News; The Supreme Court Connection)
While Matt struggled with incorrect responses and finished his title defense in the red, Chris got both Daily Doubles incorrect, dropping $5,000. Kelly, thanks to not giving an incorrect response all game, led going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Kelly 14 correct 0 incorrect
Chris 22 correct 7 incorrect
Matt 11 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Kelly $13,200
Chris $8,400
Matt -$400
Kelly got Final Jeopardy correct and is a very deserving champion! She’ll come back tomorrow to defend her title.
Tonight’s results:
Matt -$400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Chris $8,400 – $8,400 = $0 (Who is Annie?)
Kelly $13,200 + $3,601 = $16,801 (Who is Roxie Hart?) (1-day total: $16,801)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) DESCRIBING THE LANDMARK $800 (clue #1)
Matt 0 -1000 (Chris 0 Kelly 0)
2) ELEMENTARY $1600 (clue #17)
Chris 11400 -2000 (Matt -2000 Kelly 11600)
3) BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS $1600 (clue #18, $12000 left on board)
Chris 9400 -3000 (Matt -2000 Kelly 11600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -149
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Matt 4*
Chris
Kelly
DJ! Round:
Matt 4 4
Chris 3 5 1 4 5 3 4* 4*
Kelly 4 2 3 5 3 3 1 2
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Kelly 2.88
Chris 3.63
Matt 4.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Kelly $13,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Chris $13,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 7 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Matt $600 Coryat, 11 correct, 6 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,200
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,600
Lead Changes: 14
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Matt Brooks, career statistics:
29 correct, 8 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
25.44% in first on buzzer (29/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
Chris Nichols, career statistics:
22 correct, 8 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Kelly Proulx, career statistics:
15 correct, 0 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200
Kelly Proulx, to win:
2 games: 44.213%
3: 19.548%
4: 8.643%
5: 3.821%
6: 1.689%
Avg. streak: 1.793 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Kelly $13,200 Chris $8,400 Matt -$400)
Matt: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Chris: Bet at least $1,200—but you might as well go all in, in order to maximize potential winnings on a correct response. (Actual bet: $8,400)
Kelly: Standard cover bet over Chris is $3,601. (Actual bet: $3,601)
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