Final Jeopardy: U.S. Government (9-4-24)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: First final match of the 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament that originally aired on 4/5/2024

The Final Jeopardy question in the category “U.S. Government” was:

The formation of the Brownell committee out of concern over U.S. Communications intelligence led to the 1952 creation of this body

Today’s Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament contestants are: Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, CA; Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, PA; and Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, CA.

Round 1 Categories: In The Past – Alliterative Lit – What Are You Wearing? – Farming History – Sports – You’re a Final”ist”

Victoria found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “In the Past” under the $800 clue on the 13th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $4,200, $1,200 more than Amy in second place. Victoria bet it all and she was RIGHT.

In ancient Rome the conflict of the orders refers to the struggle between these 2 social classes with names that start with “P” show
WHO ARE PATRICIANS AND PLEBEIANS?

Victoria finished in the lead with $10,600. Amy was in second place with $6,200. Andrew was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: On the Map – Sculpture – Things People Say – In This Economy?! – Horror Music – 20th Century Lasts

Andrew found the first Daily Double in “On the Map” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in last place with $4,200, $4,800 less than Victoria’s lead. Andrew bet it all and he was RIGHT.

Tourists can swim in Devil’s Pool, adjacent to Livingston Island atop this natural wonder show
WHAT IS VICTORIA FALLS?

Victoria found the last Daily Double in “In This Economy?!” under the $1,200 clue on the 9th pick. She was in the lead with $13,400, $5,000 more than Andrew in second place. Victoria made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

Adam Smith called this system of semi-free labor that ended about 500 years before his time “barbarous” show
WHAT IS FEUDALISM?

Victoria finished in the lead with $29,600. Amy was in second place with $15,000 and Andrew was last with $9,600. All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA)?

From Ballotpedia: “The origins of the NSA [National Security Agency] lie with early military cryptology in World War I…. The National Security Act of 1947 brought centralization to the intelligence community by forming the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Council. The Army and Navy’s cryptology agencies were combined into the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the NSA, in 1949. The NSA was officially established on November 4, 1952, by President Harry Truman. The agency was a federal secret until Congress revealed it in 1975.”

The Brownell Committee came into the picture in 1951. It was formed at President Truman’s directive to look into why the Armed Forces Security Agency was not meeting expectations of centralization and coordination with other agencies. The recommendations of the Brownell Committee led to improvements and redesignation of the Armed Forces Security Agency as the National Security Agency.

Andrew wrote down “What have I gotten myself into.” He didn’t bet a penny so his score remained $9,600.

Amy got it right. She bet it all and finished with $30,000.

Victoria thought it was the CIA. She lost $401 and finished with $29,199. That handed the game to Amy, who now only needs to win one more game to win this tournament. If that happens on Monday, we’ll be back to regular games on Tuesday!!

Final Jeopardy (4/5/2024) Amy Schneider, Victoria Groce, Andrew He