Final Jeopardy: World Airports (9-27-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/27/2022) in the category “World Airports” was:

Africa’s 2 busiest passenger airports are in these 2 countries; it’s an 8-hour flight between them

New champ David Sibley, an Episcopal Priest from Walla Walla, WA, won $21,800 yesterday. In Game 2, his challengers are: Nick Keoki Kilstein, a government lawyer & professional mixed martial arts coach orig. from Pennington, NJ; and Charlotte Cook, an office manager from Essex Fells, NJ.

Round 1 Categories: The Map of India – Hobbies & Pastimes – A Friendly Word – Literary Professions – Cash – Credits

David found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Literary Professions” under the $400 clue on the second pick of the round. He was in the lead with $200. Nobody else was on the board. David bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

Wang Lung, when we meet him in “The Good Earth” show

WHAT IS A FARMER?

David finished in the lead with $8,000. Charlotte was in second place with $6,600. Nick was last with negative $200. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: The 19th Century – Jazz Nicknames – Political Writing – Alphanumerics – Non-Nye Science Guys – Also in the Circus

Charlotte found the first Daily Double in “The 19th Century” under the $2,000 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in second place with $8,200, $3,000 less than David’s lead. Charlotte bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

Born almost with the century in 1800, he was executed in 1859 on charges including treason against Virginia, though he wasn’t a Virginian show

WHO IS JOHN BROWN?

David got the last Daily Double in “Non-Nye Science Guys” under the $2,000 clue on the 18th pick. In the lead with $14,800, he had $3,400 more than Charlotte in second place. David bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

This American found variable stars in the Andromeda Nebula, helping him figure its distance from Earth & getting it renamed a galaxy show

WHO IS HUBBLE?

David finished in the lead with a runaway $22,400. Charlotte was in second place with $10,200 and Nick was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT ARE EGYPT & SOUTH AFRICA?

Just this past May, the website Simple Flying reported on Africa’s five busiest airports and how they are recovering post-pandemic.

Cairo International Airport (CAI) in Egypt came in second: “CAI serves as the hub for EgyptAir…. The carrier’s investment in Airbus A220 narrowbodies to serve on its domestic routes will likely help CAI expand into an international hub thanks to its strategic location in North Africa.”

And coming in at Number One (ta da): O.R. Tambo International
Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa: “Opened in 1952 as the Jan Smuts International Airport, it was renamed in honor of anti-apartheid politician Oliver Reginald Tambo in 2006. JNB links South Africa to five continents….”

Trip.com says: “It takes about 8 hours to fly from Cairo (CAI) to Johannesburg (JNB).”

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David finished in the lead with a runaway $22,400. Charlotte was in second place with $10,200 and Nick was last with $2,600.

Nick got it right. He bet his whole $2,600 and doubled his score to $5,200.

Charlotte came up with Nigeria & Kenya. That only cost her $200 so she finished with $10,000.

David also got it right. Once again, he bet nothing because he already won the game. Adding $22,400 to yesterday’s win gave David a 2-day total of , with $44,200.

2 triple stumpers from JAZZ NICKNAMES:

($1600) Leon Beiderbecke, who tragically died young

($2000) Master improviser Walter Theodore Rollins

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Diplomacy”

The book “The Eagle & the Elephant” is about the relationship between the U.S. & this Asian country beginning in 1833 show

WHAT IS THAILAND (or SIAM)?

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