Final Jeopardy: Geographic Pairs (11-10-22)
Here are some more clues from the 11/10/2022 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
NUTRITION ($1000) Echinacea & green tea extract are types of these supplements aka herbals whose name tells you they are made from plants
CELEBS ($400) A “proud Ukrainian”, this “Bad Moms” actress helped raise $35 million for Ukrainian refugees in 2022
($800) This 18-year-old dancer has 145 million followers on TikTok
($1000) His HBO series teaches viewers “How To” do things, like cook the perfect risotto
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Sneak Peek clues — DROP THE MIC
($200) From an earth-shaking adjective to get this, Spanish for 6
($400) From an ant acid to get this preposition
($600) From a word meaning to imitate to get this musical note
($800) From a word meaning powerfully symbolic to get this open-topped carrying bag
($1000) From a type of vinegar to get this wood popular with hobbyists
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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Second place should really only bet enough to cover the 3rd place player. Matt’s bet was bad strategy cause he needed both players to miss in order to win. Imagine getting FJ right, in a category that you know well, and losing because of wagering.
That’s exactly what that one contestant did early in Mattea’s run. She would be nowhere right now if that person had wagered appropriately. Now, it looks like she’ll boring her way into TOC champ.
Hoping that the other two players will miss is fraught with peril (which was evident this game). I disagree that it is a “very good strategy”. It’s only good if it works, and that is a big “if”. I thought it was somewhat telling when Ken said that geography was in Matt’s wheelhouse. That was more puzzling.
I thought about his bet some more. All I could come up with is he figured he could only win if Sam was wrong and it didn’t matter if he finished second or third since he was getting 10k either way.
What an exciting match to watch. It did not disappoint. I listened to Sam being interviewed on the Navy Postgraduate School Podcast. He mentioned the J! Archive. He said he was blown away by how much information is kept there to study from. I study it, and the Fikkle Fame archives, frequently when I have the time. This is just to refresh my memory.
I figured the contestants would get fj correct because the response has come up a lot on Jeopardy over the years and I assumed the contestants tonight do study the J! Archive. I remember Matt mentioning the J! Archive once when he was champ. As a matter of fact, I was surprised the clue was a fj clue in a Tournament. It popped up again last year (2021) as a DD but worded differently.
This match made my evening. Thank you all 3 contestants. 👏
Great game tonight, except runaway. All daily doubles and final Jeopardy responses are correct.
And then there were 5.
This was an incredible game by all the gentlemen today. I was also rooting for Sam since he came out on top in the last round. Congrats to everyone getting the final today.
I must confess I also was rooting for Sam. Matt seemed a little distracted in the exhibition game and Sam has always been very good on the buzzer. That’s a rare skill for anyone. When I competed in the finals of the Jeopardy contestant selection, I understood it’s a real advantage to have superior buzzer control.
Woo hoo! That sure was some game. I was rooting for Sam big time. I got the answer to his $6K Daily Double out before he did and told Nikki “Its the only part I know” 🤣
Well you did better than I then. In fact, I didn’t even get the FJ right, but on a positive note, those two islands will be easy to remember the next time that they come up.
I got FJ wrong, too. I said Corsica and Sardinia.
Overall, though, pretty good game! I don’t know what Matt was thinking with a zero wager, though.
And, looking back, I was SO wrong! I didn’t think Sam would win. Well, good on him!
Sam pretty much had to bet $10601 in case Matt was correct and doubled his score. Matt knew this, and could win only if Sam missed FJ. John had to bet his whole wad, or nearly all of it, to try to pass Sam, and hope Sam missed. So Matt’s $0 wager was legit, because if both of the others missed, Matt would win with $16800. Very good strategy, IMO.