Thursday, January 6, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

[Archivists]

J! Round

[Archivists]

DJ! Round

[theFJguy]

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
HISTORIC BUILDINGS

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Begun in the 1070s with stone from Caen, it was meant to dominate both a skyline & the hearts & minds of a conquered populace

Amy Schneider: 25400+2000=27400 (27x = $977,400)
Terry Wolfisch Cole: 13400-10600=2800
Geoff Hoppe: 11600+11600=23200

Correct response:

Spoiler

the Tower of London (Terry – Buckingham Palace)

Daily Doubles
Amy: 4200-2000
Amy: 17000+4000
Amy: 20600+2000

Coryats
Amy: 25400
Terry: 13400
Geoff: 11600

Combined: 50,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Amy: 5400
Terry: 4200
Geoff: 5600

[MarkBarrett]

A missed DD, a TS clue, a few incorrect responses and a missed FJ! response. Not too far from a perfect game as the 50,400 Combined Coryat indicates.

Amy's "just" 2000 on DD3 with 2nd at 11000 set up the non-runaway.

The FJ! clue was not for me. From pyramids to Cleopatra's Needle I was close to going with a blank page until I wrote Leaning Tower of Pisa to have something. The logic to get to the right place was not going to happen for me even though it's a simple enough path.

7 figures for Amy tomorrow? It's not an Eve this Friday, so ratings should be good for the potential milestone.

[triviawayne]

coryats equal to scores? has that ever happened before?

I focused on the wrong part of the final to come up with the answer.

[MinnesotaMyron]

Has any player led Amy at any point during the FJ round?

I started with Bastille, briefly considered the Tower of London, but then locked in Bastille. Not my category, except that it really should be.

[MarkBarrett]

It's in: https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7236

[astrohip]

The FJ! clue was not for me. From pyramids to Cleopatra's Needle I was close to going with a blank page until I wrote Leaning Tower of Pisa to have something. The logic to get to the right place was not going to happen for me even though it's a simple enough path.

This is not my bailiwick either, but 1070 gave it away. The Battle of Hastings was 1066, a number you're required by law to know if you play Jeopardy. That led me to London. And I figured the only thing that old (sure as heck not Buckingham Palace ) is the Tower of London.

[Leander]

The FJ! clue was not for me. From pyramids to Cleopatra's Needle I was close to going with a blank page until I wrote Leaning Tower of Pisa to have something. The logic to get to the right place was not going to happen for me even though it's a simple enough path.

This is not my bailiwick either, but 1070 gave it away. The Battle of Hastings was 1066, a number you're required by law to know if you play Jeopardy. That led me to London. And I figured the only thing that old (sure as heck not Buckingham Palace ) is the Tower of London.

Westminster Abbey is older, but not a bad guess for a building intended to win the hearts and minds of a populace.

[LucarioSnooperVixey]

59 R (Could not get Tropic Thunder.)
DD: 3/3
FJ:

[LucarioSnooperVixey]

Has any player led Amy at any point during the FJ round?

Uh, yes. Amy's first game against Andrew He.

[MinnesotaMyron]

Has any player led Amy at any point during the FJ round?

Uh, yes. Amy's first game against Andrew He.

And since then, no one. (I checked.)

[Bamaman]

I said Pentateuch for Torah. Judges?

I bet Ken got a slight chuckle over the players getting his religion’s name wrong.

Windsor Castle on FJ.

[TenPoundHammer]

Leaning Tower of Pisa, right? Wrong.

Why even bother?

[econgator]

I said Pentateuch for Torah. Judges?

Don't see why not. It was my answer, too.

[cheezguyty]

Geoff Hoppe: 11600+11600=23200

Not to be confused with this result from one of Ken's games:

Jeff Hoppes: 11400+11400=22800


ETA:

coryats equal to scores? has that ever happened before?

It has happened about 30 times, including once during Ken's run.

[harrumph]

Amy really needs to figure out how to do a MSB when it's warranted.

[mxc_takeshi]

40 right.

FJ: (Westminster Abbey)

[MinnesotaMyron]

Geoff Hoppe: 11600+11600=23200

Not to be confused with this result from one of Ken's games:

Jeff Hoppes: 11400+11400=22800

How do you DO that?

[Bamaman]

Leaning Tower of Pisa, right? Wrong.

Why even bother?

Not a bad guess as you matched a former champ who has spent many hours in the archive.