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FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:49 pm
by MarkBarrett
11/11 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FAMOUS PHRASES

11/11 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In the title of a groundbreaking 1890 expose of poverty in New York City slums, these 3 words follow "How the"

11/12 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS

11/12 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 2018 Forbes said this "Belt's Demographic Delight is" this other "Belt's Demographic Dilemma"

11/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
ITALIAN INVENTORS

11/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In a 1644 letter he wrote, "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air", which is what his invention measures

11/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS

11/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant

11/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES

11/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Other Half Lives
the Sun Belt & the Rust Belt
(Evangelista) Torricelli
Jeremiah
Japan & Russia
The players were 8/15 (53.33%) with a 2-0-1-2-3 success pattern.

The extra clues have one correct by each of the finalists.

VISIONARIES $2000: Named for a 12th century Moorish princess, in 1917 this village was the site of visions of the Virgin Mary

HER FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEL $800: 1920: "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"

HOUSE PAINTING $1600: The house in the rear of this Brit's painting "A Bigger Splash" features, of course, a swimming pool

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Fatima
Agatha Christie
David Hockney

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:49 pm
by MarkBarrett
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Mighty Have Fallen

Negged with Lourdes for Fatima

Bible Belt & Corn Belt

Galvani though knew it was the barometer guy whose name I could not recall

Blank page for Jeremiah as I did not know the term and it threw me off

Not polled: 4/10 for the ToCTouched by the reaction to Dhruv's FJ! round response though eyes dry

See the Fourth Podium polls by opusthepenguin for other voting options

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:50 pm
by LucarioSnooperVixey
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Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:54 pm
by Plactus
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Bible/Rust, "guy who invented the barometer," Lamentations, Japan/Philipines (Russia was my first instinct, but it didn't feel right. Agh.)

Had not heard of Jeremiad before.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:56 pm
by Volante
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Tu - Rust / Bible best I could do, though knew Bible wasn't right
We - Barometelli
Th - (illegible scribble)

Should've gotten Hockney...I remember making a mental note to -try- to remember swimming pool = Hockney...I'll be very sad if I miss it again

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:03 pm
by TenPoundHammer
Goose egg.

Agatha Christie was too far back to pull in time. I know way too many female mystery authors.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:15 pm
by hbomb1947
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Galileo for the barometer guy just to say something, although I subsequently learned that Torricelli was a student of Galileo. Korea for Russia.

Swimming pools are a Pavlov for Hockney.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:33 pm
by davey
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I was surprised at the lack of love for jeremiad... ;)
Hockney is one of those names that I know but blank on... :roll:

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:48 pm
by silverscreentest
I got all 10 TOC FJ so I'll say they were too easy for a TOC. Maybe someone has FJ conversion stats for the participating contestants in previous TOCs.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:53 pm
by cheezguyty
silverscreentest wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:48 pm I got all 10 TOC FJ so I'll say they were too easy for a TOC. Maybe someone has FJ conversion stats for the participating contestants in previous TOCs.

Code: Select all

48.28% - 14/29 - 1985 ToC
34.48% - 10/29 - 1986 ToC
57.14% - 16/28 - 1987 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 1988 ToC
30.00% -  9/30 - 1989 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 1990 ToC
63.33% - 19/30 - 1991 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 1992 ToC
60.00% - 18/30 - 1993 ToC
46.67% - 14/30 - 1994 ToC
70.00% - 21/30 - 1995 ToC
58.62% - 17/29 - 1996 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 1998 ToC
66.67% - 20/30 - 1999 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 2000 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 2001 ToC
46.43% - 13/28 - 2003 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 2004 ToC
58.62% - 17/29 - 2006 ToC
41.38% - 12/29 - 2007 ToC
40.00% - 12/30 - 2009 ToC
33.33% - 10/30 - 2010 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 2011 ToC
60.00% - 18/30 - 2013 ToC
48.28% - 14/29 - 2014 ToC
33.33% - 10/30 - 2015 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 2017 ToC
63.33% - 19/30 - 2019 ToC

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:22 am
by DBear
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Had Rust & Bible belts
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :?
David Hockney is not familiar to me.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:24 am
by silverscreentest
cheezguyty wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:53 pm
silverscreentest wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:48 pm I got all 10 TOC FJ so I'll say they were too easy for a TOC. Maybe someone has FJ conversion stats for the participating contestants in previous TOCs.

Code: Select all

48.28% - 14/29 - 1985 ToC
34.48% - 10/29 - 1986 ToC
57.14% - 16/28 - 1987 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 1988 ToC
30.00% -  9/30 - 1989 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 1990 ToC
63.33% - 19/30 - 1991 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 1992 ToC
60.00% - 18/30 - 1993 ToC
46.67% - 14/30 - 1994 ToC
70.00% - 21/30 - 1995 ToC
58.62% - 17/29 - 1996 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 1998 ToC
66.67% - 20/30 - 1999 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 2000 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 2001 ToC
46.43% - 13/28 - 2003 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 2004 ToC
58.62% - 17/29 - 2006 ToC
41.38% - 12/29 - 2007 ToC
40.00% - 12/30 - 2009 ToC
33.33% - 10/30 - 2010 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 2011 ToC
60.00% - 18/30 - 2013 ToC
48.28% - 14/29 - 2014 ToC
33.33% - 10/30 - 2015 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 2017 ToC
63.33% - 19/30 - 2019 ToC
Thank you. So my intuition was correct. By this measure, FJs haven't been this easy in TOC in 20 years.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:31 am
by Leander
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Had How The Lower Class Lives on Monday

Have heard of Jeremiad

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:37 am
by True North
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Rust belt/Bible belt for Tuesday.

Knew it was “Who invented the barometer?” on Wednesday but that was as far as I could get.

Heard of jeremiad but couldn’t pull it.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:53 am
by mas3cf
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NHO jeremiad, but I had looked up the longest book in the Bible recently and clearly it didn't stick.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:39 am
by twelvefootboy
silverscreentest wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:24 am
cheezguyty wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:53 pm
silverscreentest wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:48 pm I got all 10 TOC FJ so I'll say they were too easy for a TOC. Maybe someone has FJ conversion stats for the participating contestants in previous TOCs.

Code: Select all

48.28% - 14/29 - 1985 ToC
34.48% - 10/29 - 1986 ToC
57.14% - 16/28 - 1987 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 1988 ToC
30.00% -  9/30 - 1989 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 1990 ToC
63.33% - 19/30 - 1991 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 1992 ToC
60.00% - 18/30 - 1993 ToC
46.67% - 14/30 - 1994 ToC
70.00% - 21/30 - 1995 ToC
58.62% - 17/29 - 1996 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 1998 ToC
66.67% - 20/30 - 1999 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 2000 ToC
36.67% - 11/30 - 2001 ToC
46.43% - 13/28 - 2003 ToC
50.00% - 15/30 - 2004 ToC
58.62% - 17/29 - 2006 ToC
41.38% - 12/29 - 2007 ToC
40.00% - 12/30 - 2009 ToC
33.33% - 10/30 - 2010 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 2011 ToC
60.00% - 18/30 - 2013 ToC
48.28% - 14/29 - 2014 ToC
33.33% - 10/30 - 2015 ToC
43.33% - 13/30 - 2017 ToC
63.33% - 19/30 - 2019 ToC
Thank you. So my intuition was correct. By this measure, FJs haven't been this easy in TOC in 20 years.
No. You aren't using statistics right! (you know, lies, damn lies, and statistics :)). By this measure, these are the smartest best players in 20 years. And if you got 6 of them then you are a smart duck :D .

My intuition is that these 15 players could crack 15-20 clues of (almost) any of the previous TOC's. We had two players who will chip in 7 or 8 (presuming they make finals), so the other 13 only need to pull 10 of 22 remaining.

Two elite players can blow up the curve with their 8 samples. The average of this data set is 48% right, which pro-rates to 14.5 / 30. The standard deviation is 11%, so about 1/6th of the data is expected to be above 59% (48+11). That's five games. Just like the dataset showss. Disclaimer - there are far better statisticians here than me, but the old normal distribution has been powerful for me, especially with a beautiful set with n=28.

Of course this board and Mark's weekly poll will speak to the relative difficulty of this set with it's 100 or so sample size vs. the 9 players. With 100 responses, the effect of dummies and brainiacs moving in and out is mitigated somewhat. So far, the board is at 53% for week 1 and 40% for week 2. Maybe the first week clues were soft. Maybe they usually are ?.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:24 pm
by cthulhu
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The box of glory in the TOC semifinals and finals week? I’ll take it!

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:59 pm
by gnash
I thought of Sun Belt between the end of the music and the reveal. Had Bible Belt instead in the time allowed.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:15 pm
by Shaquebanisa
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Knew they were referring to a barometer, couldn't come up with the guy's name; Said Japan and China, my mind doesn't associate Japan with Russia in regards to WW2.

Re: FJ!s for the 11/11/19 week

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:37 pm
by seaborgium
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I had Rust Belt and Japan, so technically I had two and two halves, i.e. 3, out of 5 this week...?