"A Big Statistic" for $400 poll (10/14/19 spoiler)

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What was your response to "A Big Statistic" for $400?

I said "scuba diver".
2
3%
I said "lifeguard".
11
14%
I said "underwater welder".
1
1%
I was correct with "fishing".
30
38%
I stayed clam.
31
40%
I gave another incorrect response (indicate in comments).
3
4%
 
Total votes: 78

mahatma
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Re: "A Big Statistic" for $400 poll (10/14/19 spoiler)

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davey wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:40 pm There have certainly been better sources for Jeopardy! clues than "a 2019 newspaper report."
'...per a 2018 BuzzFeed listicle...'?
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Re: "A Big Statistic" for $400 poll (10/14/19 spoiler)

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Ironhorse wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:26 am
twelvefootboy wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:54 am
CasketRomance wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:52 pm would crab fishing have been accepted? or too specific?
I couldn't organize an attack on this one in real time. I don't like the "most dangerous" descriptor. When it comes to homicide deaths, I think convenience store clerk was far more dangerous than law enforcement for several years. I'm sure if you go by lost time, there will be a lot of other candidates. How about pro football player?

Or soldier.
While the clue probably should have said "civilian occupation" instead of "job", the fatality rates for fishermen and loggers have recently been higher than for active-duty military, so the clue is valid even with the qualification omitted.

I'm guessing they'd accept "crab fishing" after a longish pause, but why give such an unnecessarily specific answer?
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