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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Amanda Seales, a comedian & social justice advocate from Los Angeles, California, playing for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors supporting Grantmakers for Girls of Color |
Mo Rocca, a journalist & podcast host originally from Bethesda, Maryland, playing for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund |
Kyra Sedgwick, an actor & director originally from New York City, playing for Food Bank for NYC |
Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Today is the ninth and final quarterfinal of this season of Celebrity Jeopardy, with this one featuring Kyra Sedgwick, Mo Rocca, and Amanda Seales. Mo Rocca has Jeopardy experience, having played in 2015, earning more than $20,000 going into Final Jeopardy, and finishing in second place to John Berman of CNN (Berman had $22,800 going into Final.) Just from this, I would expect Mo to have a distinct advantage in this game over Kyra and Amanda. (I won’t go as far as to predict Mo to win the entire thing, but a strong performance in this quarterfinal would absolutely not surprise me.)
It should be noted that there will be a brief tribute to the recently-deceased Norman Lear airing at 8:00 PM prior to this episode airing. It should also be noted that this is the last new Celebrity Jeopardy game of 2023; the semifinals and finals will be airing on Tuesday evenings in January.
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Final Jeopardy category: Applied Geometry
Final Jeopardy clue: Thomas Hales proved hexagonal structures are the most compact way to fill a plane, a centuries-old theory based on the behavior of these
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Shout It Out!; Road Trip “I Spy”; Shakespeare Play By Initials; Threesomes; Hairstyles Of The Rich & Famous; I Want My “M” Tv)
Mo got to the Daily Double early and used it to propel himself to an early lead at the first commercial break. The second half of the round saw Mo get beaten to a Julius Caesar clue, but he still had a $2,000 lead after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues)
Mo 7 correct 1 incorrect
Kyra 4 correct 2 incorrect
Amanda 3 correct 1 incorrect
Score at the first break:
Mo $2,300
Kyra $1,000
Amanda $300
Today’s first interviews:
Amanda thinks Jeopardy is iconic and on another level.
Mo has good memories of his last appearance, but was disappointed at confusing Brutus and Mark Antony last time.
Kyra has been a category presenter.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Mo 12 correct 1 incorrect
Kyra 7 correct 2 incorrect
Amanda 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mo $3,600
Kyra $1,600
Amanda $1,500
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Eyes Have It; Pizza At The Movies; Literary Tourism; The Moon; Also A Taylor Swift Song; “Oo”! “Oo”! I Know!)
Amanda and Kyra got to the Daily Doubles; Kyra’s correct response brought her close, but Mo pulled away again before the third commercial break. Four incorrect responses from Kyra in the second half of the round helped Mo stay well in the lead.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues)
Mo 18 correct 1 incorrect
Kyra 12 correct 5 incorrect
Amanda 8 correct 2 incorrect
Score at the third break:
Mo $6,600
Kyra $3,400
Amanda $1,500
Today’s second interviews:
Amanda had the chance to meet LeVar Burton recently.
Mo was in a production of “Little Shop of Horrors” with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Kyra is married to Kevin Bacon, who played a very good would-be Jeopardy! player in “Diner”.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Mo 22 correct 1 incorrect
Amanda 12 correct 2 incorrect
Kyra 14 correct 9 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Mo $9,000
Amanda $3,900
Kyra $2,200
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Harlem Renaissance; Chorus Lines; Spelled Rong On Purpose; Welcome To The White House; Celebrity Tell-Alls; A Change Of “Pace”)
Mo found the first Daily Double early, bet most of his score, and jumped into a massive lead! Amanda found the second one, but inexplicably made a small wager. Mo cemented a runaway with getting the last one correct.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Mo 39 correct 1 incorrect
Amanda 21 correct 3 incorrect
Kyra 17 correct 13 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Mo $33,200
Amanda $11,800
Kyra $1,000
Final Jeopardy correct response: What are bees?
Amanda was the only player correct in Final, which means she might have been the winner tonight with more aggressive play! As it is, Mo moves onto the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Kyra $1,000 – $1,000 = $0 (What Pothagriom?)
Amanda $11,800 + $500 = $12,300 (What are bees?)
Mo $33,200 – $8,000 = $25,200 (What are (bathroom) tiles?) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) ROAD TRIP “I SPY” $500 (clue #11)
Mo 1500 +800 (Kyra 400 Amanda -100)
2) LITERARY TOURISM $600 (clue #3)
Amanda 2100 -600 (Kyra 1600 Mo 3600)
3) THE EYES HAVE IT $400 (clue #10)
Kyra 3000 +1000 (Mo 4400 Amanda 1500)
4) CHORUS LINES $600 (clue #3)
Mo 9600 +6000 (Kyra 2200 Amanda 3900)
5) THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE $900 (clue #20)
Amanda 8100 +1000 (Kyra 1600 Mo 22500)
6) SPELLED RONG ON PURPOSE $1200 (clue #24, $7200 left on board)
Mo 24000 +5000 (Kyra 1000 Amanda 8800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 154
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
TJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Mo $23,700 Coryat, 39 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer (30/84), 6/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
Amanda $12,300 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (18/84), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
Kyra $400 Coryat, 17 correct, 13 incorrect, 34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,400
Lach Trash: $7,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Kyra Sedgwick, career statistics:
17 correct, 14 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $400
Mo Rocca, career statistics:
60 correct, 5 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
39.26% in first on buzzer (53/135)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,850
Amanda Seales, career statistics:
22 correct, 3 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
21.43% in first on buzzer (18/84)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,300
Andy’s Thoughts:
- There were way too many extraneous quotation marks in category titles tonight.
- For those who care about such things, there was a full credit roll tonight.
- As was deemed necessary to publicly disclose for the Matthew Perry clue, tonight’s episode was recorded on October 11, 2023.
- Today’s box score: December 6, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Mo $33,200 Amanda $11,800 Kyra $1,000)
Kyra: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,000)
Mo: Limit your bet to $9,599 and take the victory! (Actual bet: $8,000)
Amanda: Limit your bet to $9,799 and take second place. (Actual bet: $500)
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