Final Jeopardy: Sports (6-21-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/21/2024) in the category “Sports” was:
50 years ago Vin Scully announced he got “a standing ovation in the Deep South” for breaking a longtime record
Note: that was the clue as shown on the show. On Jeopardy.com, the last clause read “for breaking a record of an all-time sports idol
2x champ Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, MI, has now won $33,282. In Game 3, he competes against: Richelle Brown, a substitute teacher from Alexandria, VA; and Josh Heit, a govt. relations professional from Silver Spring, MD.
Round 1 Categories: What a Lovely Smile! – Fictional Characters – On the Map – Multiple Meanings – Icons on Stamps – That Company’s History
Josh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “That Company is History” under the $1,000 clue with 8 clues left after it. He was in second place with $3,400, $400 less than Drew’s lead. Josh made it a true Daily Double and ran out of time so he was WRONG.
Originally an aerial crop-dusting company, it’s named for the southern U.S. region it originally served show
Drew finished in the lead with $4,400. Richelle was second with $2,800 and Josh was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: What a Lovely Mile! – Genres – Did You Get My Letter? – The Human Body – Abdications – Ends in Double “E”
Richelle found the first Daily Double in “Human Body” under the $1,600 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was in second place with $4,000, $1,200 less than Drew’s lead. Richelle bet $3,000 and drew a blanks so she was WRONG.
Don’t forget the ‘R’ at the end of this tendon that attaches to the bottom of the kneecap to the top of the shin bone show
Drew found the last Daily Double in “Genres” under the $2,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $11,600, $7,200 more than Josh in second place. Drew bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
The novel “The Difference Engine” is part of this alternate history genre that merges Victorian-era with futuristic tech show
Drew finished in the lead with $20,000. Josh was second with $10,000 and Richelle was last with $1,000. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS HANK AARON?
Hank Aaron’s 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s long-standing record, would have gone down in history no matter where it happened, but it was made more memorable because it happened on April 8, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia when Vin Scully called attention to the standing ovation Hank got.
That standing ovation would have been unlikely in 1960s in the Deep South. The 2022 documentary “After Jackie” is about race-based struggles for equality in the 1960s, highlighting the careers of Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson.
Click here for more of Vin Scully’s most memorable calls.
Richelle had no response. She lost her $5.00 bet and finished with $995.
Josh got it right. He bet it all and finished with $20,000.
Drew also got it right. He didn’t bet a nickel so he also finished with $20,000. That called for a tie-breaker:
TIEBREAKER IN SCIENCE: This phenomenon named for a 19th century man is apparent in moving light sources as well as moving sound sources
Drew buzzed in first with the correct response:
WHAT IS THE DOPPLER EFFECT?
So Drew won the game and $20,000. He now has a 3-day total of $53,282.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS ($600) In the “Twilight” saga, vampire-human hybrid Renesmee Cullen was a baby when this character fell for her
ENDS IN DOUBLE “E” ($2000) Fisherman father of the Apostles James & John in the Bible
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “19th CENTURY CONTEMPORARIES”
Congratulating her on the 1869 release of her biography, Frederick Douglass wrote, “I have wrought in the day–you in the night” show
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The wording of the FJ was ambiguous I mean, was it Vin Scully himself who received the standing ovation? Actually, I spent the entire 30 seconds in trying to figure out just what was wanted there. Anyways, if my memory served me correctly, Hank Aaron had beaten Joe DiMaggio’s old record of solo home runs in a season. In any case, I performed exceptionally well in the rest of the game.
No, Joe D hit “only” 361 home runs. The record for a season was 60 by Babe Ruth, in 1927, broken in 1961 by Roger Maris in a slightly longer season. Aaron Judge hit 62 in 2022. All NY Yankees. DiMaggio’s never-broken record was hitting safely in 56 straight games. The record Aaron broke was Ruth’s lifetime total of 714 home runs, hitting #715 in April 1974. Strangely, Aaron never once hit as many as 50 in a season.
Ok, now I’m really not a fan of Drew. That’s two days in a row he wagered for the tie. How many times can you poke the bear?
All DD were easy for any trivia buff. This could have been easily won by either challenger.
I got FJ easily, and I even said aloud “Hank the Hammer”!
Josh reminded me greatly of Nick Cascone, except his (Josh) voice is higher.
“Hammerin’ Hank” as I recall it. He was said to have powerful wrist action. He hit 755 homers, but never once had a 50-HR season.
FJ a gimme for this sports junkie. I lived in LA in 1974 and watched the live broadcast on local TV. Two yokels ran onto the field and followed him around the bases. The tiebreaker was pretty easy.
Lincoln a postmaster-general? Oy. I thought both challengers were toast after those missed DDs, but Josh rallied well. I knew the crop-dusting company but couldn’t think of it. I think Richelle should have known the kneecap’s name and the affiliated tendon. Sihanouk’s country has always stuck in my mind, although I remember the one known as Prince, not King.
Thought for sure someone would know what “watery” thing you do to hide a fugitive.
I know what William Weyser will say to Drew’s challengers since the DDs were not nice to them.
Why in the world didn’t Drew just bet the whole $20K? He could have won the game with twice as much and there would have been no need for the tiebreaker.
Maybe Drew wasn’t confident in that category. He has two options. First option is he can wager 0 if he hates the category and play for a tiebreaker. Second option is to bet a dollar to go for a win. Luckily for him, he buzzed in first with a correct response. This is the sixth regular-play game to end in a tiebreaker. What an exciting week it has been. We kicked off the week with Adriana Harmeyer going for win #14 and she did that and won one more. She met her match on Wednesday when giant killer Drew ended her streak and he went on to win the rest of the week. What an exciting finish to end the week with a tiebreaker.
I think you’re right, Kevin — he wasn’t confident in the category. Thanks!
I’ve been so confused over many Final and DD bets this year. I can only assume the players get flustered or, like me, math is not their strong suit. I watched Drew on Survivor and he looked much more comfortable in front of a camera than he appears now. Continuing to win on Jeopardy! should improve his composure. As usual VJ, love your work!
ha ha, Sam, I’m awful at math myself — that’s why i liked Adriana’s round numbers.
I think you’re right, too, that Drew gets a little rattled when he’s trying to get his response out sometimes. I just thought he would be a big better because of that DD that gave him a runaway in his first game. He was certainly very cautious on his DD’s yesterday.
Thanks for the compliment. Much appreciated.
I wonder if Drew will actually get caught by his phrasing (or lack of it).
Join the club; I was confused over this FJ.