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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American Banking) for Thursday, May 30, 2024 (Season 40, Game 189):
Around 1930 a bank named for this NYC area known as a slum was the USA’s largest savings bank by total deposits
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Sandee Baker, a real estate broker from Lake Tapps, Washington |
Brad Miller, an I.T. director from Wentzville, Missouri |
Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana (1-day total: $26,200) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
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Correct response: What is the Bowery?
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According to an article in the New York Times on January 29, 1931, the Bowery Savings Bank in New York City was the largest mutual savings bank in the United States by total deposits, with $322 million on January 1, 1930 and $400 million on January 1, 1931. Emigrant Industrial in New York was second, while the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society was third.
In 1992, it was sold to H.F. Ahmanson & Co., now a part of JPMorgan Chase.
Meanwhile, for much of the 20th century, the Bowery was the place where New York City’s most down-and-out would congregate. The bank, located in the area, predated the street’s downturn; it was still an upscale area in the 1830s.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, May 30, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: …But Who’s Countying?; Giving You The Third Degree; First Name’s The Same; Slanguage; We Have Food At Home; Canon Events)
While Brad and Sandee got off zero first, Adriana picked up a great deal of momentum when she rebounded a $1,000 miss from Brad. Running up nine correct responses in the opening segment, she sat at $4,600 at the interviews to $800 each for both challengers.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Adriana 9 correct 0 incorrect
Sandee 1 correct 0 incorrect
Brad 4 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Sandee lives on a family compound of 2.5 acres.
Brad has an ancestor who ran a Colorado silver mine.
Adriana did a fourth-grade animal project on the platypus.
The good news for Adriana: she picked up 9 more correct responses. The bad news for Adriana: her one miss was the Daily Double. That being said, she only lost $2,000 to it—she had a big lead through 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Adriana 18 correct 1 incorrect
Sandee 4 correct 0 incorrect
Brad 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Adriana $9,000
Sandee $1,800
Brad $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Play Characters; Thanks A “Mill”-ion!; Glass; National Coats Of Arms; Songs In The Key Of Life; Cannon Events)
Adriana picked up the second Daily Double and essentially ran both challengers out of clues before the last Daily Double was found. She had nearly a $20,000 lead over both Brad and Sandee going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Adriana 28 correct 2 incorrect
Brad 13 correct 5 incorrect
Sandee 8 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Adriana $22,200
Brad $3,700
Sandee $3,000
Brad was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy—Adriana is a 2-day champion, winnings $46,200!
Tonight’s results:
Sandee $3,000 – $1,200 = $1,800 (What is Hell’s Kitchen?)
Brad $3,700 + $2,301 = $6,001 (What is Bowery?)
Adriana $22,200 – $2,200 = $20,000 (What is Battery?) (2-day total: $46,200)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) …BUT WHO’S COUNTYING? $600 (clue #16)
Adriana 4600 -2000 (Brad 800 Sandee 800)
2) PLAY CHARACTERS $1600 (clue #14)
Adriana 13000 +4000 (Brad -400 Sandee 3000)
3) NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1600 (clue #26, $4800 left on board)
Brad 2000 +500 (Adriana 22200 Sandee 2200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 12
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adriana 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 2 3*
Brad 3 4 4 5
Sandee 5
DJ! Round:
Adriana 1 2 3 4 5 1 3 4* 5† 2 3 5 5 1 1
Brad 4 5 3 2 4 4 3 4*
Sandee 1 2 1
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Adriana 2.69
Brad 3.75
Sandee 2.25
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Adriana $21,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 2 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Brad $4,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Sandee $3,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,600
Lach Trash: $14,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
47 correct, 5 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
34.21% in first on buzzer (39/114)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,700
Brad Miller, career statistics:
14 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800
Sandee Baker, career statistics:
8 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,000
Adriana Harmeyer, to win:
3 games: 60.337%
4: 36.406%
5: 21.966%
6: 13.254%
7: 7.997%
Avg. streak: 3.521 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- On the last Daily Double, Brad had no reasonable chance of victory as there wasn’t enough money left on the board for him to break Adriana’s runaway; thus, a bet to ensure he was still around for Final Jeopardy was called for.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Adriana $22,200 Brad $3,700 Sandee $3,000)
Adriana: Bet no more than $14,799 and enjoy win #2. (Actual bet: $2,200)
Brad: Standard cover bet over Sandee is $2,301. (Actual bet: $2,301)
Sandee: (Actual bet: $1,200)
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