Final Jeopardy: Organizations (5-21-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/21/2014), in the category “Organizations” was:
The full name of this scholarly group founded after a lecture in 1660 includes “of London for Improving Natural Knowledge.”
12x champ Julia Collins has now won $245,610. Today she takes on these two players: Lara Brenckle Malmont, from Carlisle, PA; and Sirena Terr, from Livingston, NJ.
Round 1: Julia found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double very early in “Famous Women” under the $600 clue. She only had $400, but it was a $200 lead over Lara in second place, and Sirena had not as yet buzzed in. Instead of betting the $1,000 allowance, Julia went for her first true Daily Double ever. She came up with “Cabrini” but that was WRONG.
In 1896 this educator became the first woman in Italy to get a medical degree. show
Julia finished in the lead with $5,000. Sirena was second with $4,400 and Lara was last with $3,600.
Round 2: Julia found the first Daily Double in “The Secretary of War” under the $1,200 clue. She was in the lead with $12,200, $5,400 more than Lara in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
A son of this president worked for Garfield & later became a wealthy corporate lawyer. show
Sirena found the last Daily Double in “To the Exoplanets!” under the $1,600 clue. In third place with $5,200, she had $10,600 less than Julia’s lead. She bet $200 and came up with “quasar.” That was WRONG.
In 1992 the first exoplanets were found orbiting one of these rotating stars that emit regular bursts of radiation. show
Just when we thought Julia’s runaway days were over, she finished with a runaway $17,800 today. Lara was next with $6,800 and Sirena was in third place with $3,000.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“The origins of the Royal Society lie in an ‘invisible college’ of natural philosophers who began meeting in the mid-1640s to discuss the new philosophy of promoting knowledge of the natural world through observation and experiment, which we now call science. Its official foundation date is 28 November 1660, when a group of 12 met at Gresham College after a lecture by Christopher Wren, then the Gresham Professor of Astronomy, and decided to found ‘a Colledge for the Promoting of Physico-Mathematicall Experimentall Learning’. This group included Wren himself, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, Sir Robert Moray, and William, Viscount Brouncker. ” (History of The Royal Society)
With no chance of winning, Sirena chose to bet nothing and send a shout out to her sons Eric and Daniel. She remained at $3,000.
Lara came up with the National Geographic Society (founded in 1888, Washington D.C.). She lost $800 and finished with $6,000.
Julia didn’t have it either but came closest with the Royal Academy of Science (assuming she meant the Academy of Sciences founded in France in 1666). She lost $2,000 but won the match with $15,800. So Julia the Giant of Jeopardy (a handle Alex Trebek says she now has on Twitter) strikes again! Her 13-day total is $261,410.
2 years ago:: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Animals”
A 2005 study reported that this animal named for an island has, pound-for-pound, the most powerful bite of any mammal. show
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Arthur might be the slight favorite in the TOC, but there are enough very good players he’ll have to overcome that his actual odds of winning it all (going in) are probably not much better than MAY-be 20-ish percent at best. He’s not a Jennings or Rutter, and his opponents in TOC are unlikely to act like the cannon fodder that many of his regular season games featured –i.e. the better players understand the importance of hunting and finding DDs, as well as wagering a bit more than, say, 2 or 3000 when you have a chance to “go for the kill”.
It’ll be interesting to see when the TOC comes up. I had it calculated for June-ish, based on the average number of regular games of Jeopardy between tourneys, historically. With the Decades tourney, TOC may be in September but I would certainly hope no later than that. This group is pretty full already.
How Soon They Forget: Arthur Chu tweeted “I’m more sad than mad abt this. Like they don’t think they deserve to win MT @TraumaPoker contestants down by 10k and bidding 200 on last DD”
In his 11th game, his opponents just gave up — “Will he get over $300,000 tomorrow, Alex Trebek asked. Well, probably, if competitors continue to just stand there.”
I don’t understand: MT@traumaPoker and what game was he sad about?
I know that he was pouting after he was ruled against. I also didn’t catch his last game.
I don’t know what he meant by MT either but the @Trauma Poker is a twitter handle. He is referring to Sirena’s last DD bet, like she should have bet a lot to catch up to Julia.
Why he thinks she should do that if she wasn’t confident that she would get it right, I don’t know. (And also remember this is coming from a guy who once bet $5 on a Sports DD — LOL!!)
Thanks. He was, as usual, right. Maybe she’ll make it to $300,000 if the other “competitors continue just to stand there”.
Personally, I think that Julia is a much better ambassador for the game than AChu, however, I would give him twice the chance to win the ToC than her.
i have a feeling he is either winning it all or croaking VERY soon in the toc.
I don’t think so. He bet to take advantage to build a formidable lead. I think that he can do the same in qualifying rounds. He won’t have to take the gambles that Roger Craig did. Then, he maybe able to throw Julia or whomever off of their game. I would bet on him at 3:1 or better (if I could, haha).
vj is just great, and time is on her side as well. and i mean our generation. a lot of you might be too young to remember the days when you had to check 99 books before you finally found what you were looking for. today – google, one click and one step leads to another today’s generation has NO idea how easy things are nowadays and the most disappointing thing is that this progress is not used as much the right way as it could be. when i see a teenager who could be a physician by the age of 23 or 24 and- A DAMN GOOD ONE- sticking his nose into a video game that NUMBS your brain and rewards you for killing as many monsters as possible i am getting stomach cramps.the opportunities that are here today and increase on an almost daily basis but are wasted is a darn shame.my generation was chided if we were wearing our hair too long (beatles et al…) the possibilities and opportunities missed by today’s generation is heartwrenching, i wish i had the tools that are available today back when i was sitting in the library of my uni hour after hour after hour……
I remember checking out 99!! So, you are telling us: Get Smart? Nice.
John, I remember those days of checking 99 books and going from library to library in New York to find information. I got a lot of physical exercise and brain exercise. I wanted to know things beyond what was taught in the classrooms. The rapid pace at which information can be retrieved today is a gift that a lot of young people do not use. I do not know what they expect to learn from violent video games. I do know some young people who do watch Jeopardy though.
Please continue to post here. You make many great points.
Thanks, Eric. I think I’ll be here for awhile, even if I take a break here and there. I like sites like this one with a few commentators on something of obvious value that’s too often overlooked, and where we can learn about and from each other over time.
No, AChu is done.
you mean “well done”, as in a steak??? 🙂
Hey, at this point Julia might just as well keep on winning until she breaks Ken Jennings’ record of 74 consecutive victories.
Keep it going Julia!
[See, this is actually reverse psychology. Nothing against Julia per se –in fact, I like her even better knowing that she’s loved Jeopardy since she was about 8 years old– but she’s been living a rather charmed Jeopardy life. Time to pass on the reins, I think. Unless, of course, she could manage to beat Jennings’ record streak.]
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Although I think that AChu has been overly vilified, I would like to see her pass him in earnings also. After that, there is the 19 win rung. Combining Art, History, and Engineering takes an incredible mind: it’s a treat to see it in action.
In regards to the 19 straight streak by Dave Madden. The guy’s stats on Daily Doubles were an astounding 41 of 43 correct. That’s 95 percent. If he were to be toppled it seems only fair that the person doing it would be somewhere in the ballpark, at least, stats wise. Just my opinion.
In reality, I would favor a limit of wins, if not the old 5, then maybe 10-ish or so.
Great point on the Dave Madden’s 19. I would still like her to overtake AChu, though. I think, though, that it would be tough to limit wins and leave a potential all-time winner at bay. To be honest, I think, and rightfully so, most people are just happy to play. Further, it may be better to say that one lost to Ken Jennings, than to sit in third place, stand pat and win on a stumper. I know Lombardi would disagree.
AChu seems to think he’s the best bet to win the 2014 ToC. Does anybody think that his big DD betting will put Julia at a disadvantage?
He may change his style a bit. I’m sure that he’ll study alot of game theory in which he will find differences between individual matches and tournaments. I believe he, perhaps like Larissa Kelly, wished to make the most of their Jeopardy exposure. Julia seems more about surviving. I guess the implication is that he will still make the larger bets, just less often.
all it takes is one big slip. and he seems not mature enough to me to realize that and If he does, his ego might be in the way. julia is favored by her consistant way of playing- her consistency is her biggest advantage as far as strategy is concerned. she is the typical “easy does it” player and has the knowledge and brains to back it up. if SHE does not run into a brick wall early in the toc, i can easily see her winning it.