Final Jeopardy: The Western Hemisphere (6-10-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/10/2022) in the category “The Western Hemisphere” was:
Brazil stretches 2,700 miles from the Atlantic in the east to Serra do Divisor National Park on the border with this country in the west
4x champ Eric Ahasic, a meteorologist from Minneapolis, MN, has now won $105,801. With a spot in the Tournament of Champions on the line in Game 5, today’s competitors are: Randy Moss, an attorney from Walnut Creek, CA; and Siobhan Doherty, a voice and speech teacher orig. from Santa Barbara, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Where Am I? – Movies with Narrators – Animal Anagrams – The Shirt Off Our Back – U.S. Dates – Jane Austen-Tatious
Siobhan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Jane Austen-tatious” under the $800 clue on the 13th pick of the round. She was in third place with $200, $4,200 less than Eric’s lead. Siobhan bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.
Jane lived most of her life in this southern English county that lent its name to a “New” U.S. state show
Eric finished in the lead with $7,600. Randy was second with $5,400. Siobhan was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: A History of Nonviolence – Notes for a Biography – Killer Tunes – Earth Science – Secret Services – P Is the Only Consonant
Eric found the first Daily Double in “Secret Services” under the $800 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $17,200, $11,000 more than Randy in second place. Eric bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
Security Service & Secret Intelligence Service are the British Agencies popularly known by these alphanumeric names show
Eric got the last Daily Double in “A History of Nonviolence” under the $1,600 clue on the 19th pick. He was in the lead with $22,200 now, $13,200 more than Randy in second place. Eric bet $2,200 and he was RIGHT.
One story of this Lakota leader recalls him entering a battlefield, taking a seat & smoking a pipe show
Eric finished in the lead with a runaway $28,400. Randy was second with $13,800 and Siobhan was last with $3,600. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS PERU?
The Serra do Divisor National Park is located in the state of Acre in the westernmost part of Brazil. It shares its western border with Peru along the Serra Divisor mountain range. The area was designated a national park on 6/16/1989 to protect and preserve ecosystems and natural resources. A 2013 Rainforest Trust campaign resulted in the establishment of the Sierra del Divisor National Park in 2015 on the Peruvian side of the border. According to this Mongabay article, the national park designation confers additional protections that benefit plants, animals and indigenous communities.
If you got this Final Jeopardy! clue wrong, don’t feel bad about it. Take 5 and a half minutes to watch the above video to see why South American geography can be a challenge, especially for North Americans! (I know the video time shows over 6 minutes, but there’s a one-minute promo at the end.)
Siobhan thought it was Ecuador (one of the two S.A. countries that don’t border Brazil). She only lost $5.00 and finished with $3,595.
Randy got it right. He gained $200 and finished with $14,000.
Eric went with Ecuador, too. He lost $400 and won this important game with $28,000. Eric’s 5-day total is $133,801.
A triple stumper from each round:
KILLER TUNES ($2000) Backed up by the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey & this man sang of the tragic fate of “Henry Lee”
EARTH SCIENCE ($2000) This geologic era that began around 65 million years ago is the one we’re living in today
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “18th Century Novels”
The title character of this 1726 novel reaches 4 different lands as a result of a shipwreck, a storm at sea, pirates & a mutiny show
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I thought that it might have been Paraguay in the FJ, but oh well.
Darn shame Randy had just a wee bit too little to avoid a lockout game (same thing happened to me, and it did no good when I got FJ and champ did not). I guessed Peru but really didn’t know. My cousin went down to Peru 30+ years ago and adopted an infant.
I got FJ! I really don’t know why I knew it, or why I was so sure.
Speaking of, Eric seemed to be more sure. There appears to be a real learning curve. Still, this was a more competitive game, which is refreshing, even if it evolved into a runaway. I’m guessing the 4 game winners have been, by and large, eliminated from the TOC.
There are still two 4x champs on the list, Jason. Check it out on the ToC Tracker
Ah, there it is. I could not recall if it was you or the show proper that had that. I didn’t notice before that note that states 4 time winners and above are eligible. I wonder how that will shake out – that the other 4 time winners that have been squeezed out, if they go into next year, or, get summarily bounced. I’m guessing the latter.
Thanks again for that, VJ!
You’re welcome, Jason. I used to keep that list on here. I believe I was the first to have that feature, as well as the 10x winner stats. The show always had their “Hall of Fame” page though not in its present form until they revamped their website and I believe that’s when they added their ToC tracker. That wasn’t why I stopped doing my list but it’s just as well, since they have the final say on who’s in and who’s out.
I would also guess the 4x winners will be “summarily bounced”, particularly since they are developing a Second Chance Tournament. Wait till they announce the criteria for that!!! I bet sparks will fly.
When I think of Peru and Serra Divisor park, it makes me want to visit it one day. We finished this week off with a new streaker in Eric Ahasic. Although he isn’t making big daily double bets like he did yesterday.
A new 5 time winner means he is eligible for the next tournament of champions.
Thanks for that video VJ. Some nice trivia. I’d be tempted to ask the “longest French border” at the next family gathering, but disclosing the answer might result in objects thrown in my direction.
I was glad I found that video, DC, and I’m glad you liked it, too. Picturing South America directly below us on the map is something I have often been guilty of, even though I know it’s not but I hope to be able to remember it now from seeing that line drawn straight down.
LOL at the longest French border.
One of my favorite YouTube channels, along with Wendover Productions.
JP, agreed. Also I guess people don’t have globes of the world in their homes. We have one on each level of the house and neither one of us majored in geography. It’s more of a business necessity for us. Some of our investments are in conglomerates and it’s nice to know where the countries are located where they have subsidiaries.
It’s one thing to read about the name of the countries in an annual report but it means more to actually see where they are located on the globe.
Geography is another love of mine that has rubbed off on the twins. They love their wall maps, map puzzles and playing geography games on their tablets.
I’ve got a globe that was a birthday present from my parents when I was in middle school.
I also have a large wall map from IKEA hanging over my couch.