Pop Culture Jeopardy Recap – Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (Episode 3) – The Jeopardy! Fan


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Here is the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Established directors) for Wednesday 4 December 2024 (Season 1, Game 3):

He has directed himself in films where he played a professor, a sanitation worker and a psychiatrist

(correct answer under participants)

Today’s Jeopardy! participants:

Punny goddessesKelsey, Amy and Ezgi
Punny goddesses at the peril of pop culture!
Personality tenantEmily, Zach and Miranda
Personality hires on Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Esprit Top 3Sam, Hans and Erin
Esprit Top 3 on Pop Culture Jeopardy!

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Correct answer: Who is Denzel Washington?


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The three Denzel Washington movies and roles in this case: The great debaters (Professor Melvin B. Tolson), Fence (sanitation worker Troy Maxson), and Antwone Fisher (Dr. Jerome Davenport).



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Match summary and tonight’s game statistics:

Here is the recap of Season 1, Episode 3:

Danger! Round:

(Categories: We’re Going To Broadway!; Finish The Rap Lyric; My Movie With Meryl Streep; Tiktok; On The Clock; But the Party Don’t Stop)

To Colin’s chagrin, the Esprit Top 3 really wanted to play the rap category, while the Personality Hires showed they were hungry for victory by picking up a clue about Suzi Vidal’s OnlyPan’s TikTok videos. After 15 clues the results were Personality Hires 4,600, Esprit Top 3 3,200, Punny Goddesses 1,000.

Statistics at first break (15 clues):

Personality Hires 8 right 1 wrong
Esprit Top 3 4 correct 0 incorrect
Punny Goddesses 2 correct 0 wrong

Today’s interviews:

The Punny Goddesses named themselves after the Parks & Rec group.
Personality Hires are all people who lost the first time on the regular show.
Esprit Top 3 were three finalists in a J! college championship.

Immediately after the break, Personality Hires picked up another 3,000 on the Daily Double. From there, they finished with 19 correct answers (including 2 on Triple Play) and led by 13,000 after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Personality Hires 19 right 2 wrong
Esprit Top 3 5 correct 1 incorrect
Punny Goddesses 6 Right 1 Wrong

Scoring by Jeopardy! Round:

Personal appointments 13,000
Esprit Top 3 3,200
Punny Goddesses 1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Haute Dogs; History on TV; Fashion Collabs; 3-Letter Answers; Fictional Brands; Numeric Lyrics)

Punny Goddesses took their shot, but a missed True Daily Double dropped them back to zero. Two tracks later, Personality Hires found DD3, picked up 3,200 and cruised to a dominating run from there, racking up 33 correct answers.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Personality Hires 33 right 3 wrong
Esprit Top 3 12 right 3 wrong
Punny Goddesses 14 correct 3 wrong

Scores go in the final:

Personnel appointments 30,600
Esprit Top 3 10,800
Punny Goddesses 4,800

This one was a Triple Stumper; Personality Hires advance because of their runawayness.

Tonight’s results:

Punny Goddesses 4,800 – 0 = 4,800 (Who is Jerry Lewis?)
Esprit Top 3 10,800 – 10,800 = 0 (Who is Shyamalan?)
Personal hires 30,600 – 139 = 30,461 (Who is Clooney?) (Quarterfinalist)


Personality Hires, today's Pop Culture Jeopardy winners (for episode 3).


Other miscellaneous game stats:

Daily double spots:

1) ON THE CLOCK 800 (clue #16)
Personality Hires 4600 +3000 (Esprit Top 3 3200 Punny Goddesses 1000)
2) HISTORY ON TV 1200 (clue #6)
Punny Goddesses 4400 -4400 (Esprit Top 3 6800 Personality Hires 14200)
3) FASHION COLLABS 1200 (clue #8, 24,400 left on board)
Personality Hires 15800 +3200 (Esprit Top 3 6800 Punny Goddesses 0)
Total daily double efficiency for this game: -15

Clue Selection by row, before daily doubles found:

J! Round:
Esprit Top 3 5 4 3 5 2 1
Personal employment 4 5 4 3 2 4 3 4*
Punny Goddesses 4 3

DJ! Round:
Esprit Top 3 5 3
Personal tenants 4 3*
Punny Goddesses 3 4 3* 4†

† – selection in the same category as the Daily Double

Average number of clue choices before daily doubles found:

Personal appointments 3.60
Punny Goddesses 3.50
Esprit Top 3 3.50

Game Stats:

Personality Hires 26,400 Coryat, 33 right, 3 wrong, 54.39% in first at the buzzer (31/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Punny Goddesses 9,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Esprit Top 3 10,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat scores: 46,400
Laugh Trash: 3,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Wiring changes: 2
Tie times: 3

Player statistics:

Esprit Top 3, career stats:

12 right, 4 wrong
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first at buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 10,800

Personality hires, career statistics:

33 right, 4 wrong
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
54.39% in first at buzzer (31/57)
2/2 on daily doubles (net earned: 6,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 26,400

Punny Goddesses Career Stats:

14 right, 4 wrong
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first at buzzer (13/57)
0/1 on daily doubles (net earned: -4,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 9,200

Andy’s thoughts:

  • As usual I do not post betting suggestions in a double run situation.
  • Today’s box score will be linked when posted by the show.


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