Final Jeopardy: State Capitals (6-8-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (6/8/2016) in the category “State Capitals” was:

This Midwestern capital was named for a man who was born in what is now Turkey over 2,000 years ago.

2x champ Stew Latwin has now won $42,601. In his third game, his challengers are: Torrey Livenick, from Las Vegas, NV; and Hunter Appler, from Mount Airy, NC.

Round 1 Categories: Best Musical Actor Tony Winners – History in Art – Surrounded by Statistics – Double “R” – Dirty Birds – How Juvenile!

Hunter found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “History in Art” under the $400 clue on the 7th pick of the round and his second. He was in third place with $200, $1,800 less than Stew’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

John Trumbull’s painting of this event can be seen on the back of the $2 bill.  show

WHAT IS THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

Stew and Torrey finished in the lead with $4,200 each. Hunter was next with $3,200.

Round 2 Categories: Great Scots – Blended Words – The Book Book – “T” Mobile – Lakes & Rivers – Robot Check-in

Torrey found the first Daily Double in “Great Scots” under the $1,600 clue. There were 4 clues, including the last Daily Double, after it. In second place with $9,000, she had $1,400 less than Hunter’s lead. She bet $1,400 and she was RIGHT.

It’s largely thanks to this man born in Scotland in 1838 that we have Sequoia National Park. show

WHO IS JOHN MUIR?

Hunter found the last Daily Double in “Blended Words” under the $1,600 clue, with one clue left after it. He was in the lead with $13,600 now, $3,200 more than Torrey in second place. He bet $600 and he was RIGHT.

This monstrous term was coined in the 1990s for genetically engineered edibles. show

WHAT IS FRANKENFOOD?

Hunter finished in the lead with $14,200. Torrey was next with $12,400 and Stew was in third place with $7,400.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS SAINT PAUL (MN)?

In 1837, Minnesota’s future capital city sprang up when “the whiskey bottles were uncorked in Pig’s Eye Pandemonium, and the wild little town that would become the city of Saint Paul was accidentally born. Since the town had not actually been planned, no one bothered to name it. But [tavern-keeper] Pierre Parrant was very infamous… and the town soon became known as “Pig’s Eye Landing.” A few years later, Father Lucien Galtier came to town to build its first church…. And so the town was renamed in honor of a more respectable establishment, Father Galtier’s church, Saint Paul the Apostle. James Goodhue, Saint Paul’s first newspaper editor, declared: “Pig’s Eye, converted thou shalt be like Saul; Arise and henceforth, St. Paul.” Perhaps Mr. Goodhue was relieved he didn’t have to name his newspaper the Pig’s Eye Pioneer Press. (St Paul Almanac: What Saint Paul Owes to Whiskey)

How All 50 State Capitals Got Their Names: Mental Floss

Stew got it right. He bet $7,398 and finished with $14,798.

Torrey wrote down Cincinnati. She lost her $12,000 bet and had $400 left.

Hunter also got it right. His $10,601 bet gave him a winning total of $24,801 and made him the new Jeopardy! champ.

BOOK BOOKS ($1600) Peter Boxall wrote “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die” and put Rabelais’ 16th century tale of these 2 giants in it

ROBOT CHECK-IN ($2000) Zingbot 3000 is quick with a joke to light up the blokes on this reality show.

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Capital City Wordplay”

Ending in the same 2 letters, these 2 are capitals of a nation that covers a continent & a nation reaching onto 2 continents. show

WHAT IS CANBERRA AND ANKARA?

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