Final Jeopardy: Sports & the City (11-19-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/19/2024) in the category “Sports & the City” was:
At 800 West Main & 700 Central in this city are a company & a venue both involved in Triple Crowns
2x champ Paul Clauson, a tax analyst from Madison Heights, MI, has won $36,300 so far. In Game 3, his challengers are: Mikey McCullough, a librarian from Baltimore, MD; and Chris Burge, a high school teacher from Farmers Branch, TX.
Round 1 Categories: People on U.S. Money – Timepieces – “Over” & “Under” – Y2K Memories – Billboard Music Awards – Landlocked & Loaded
Paul found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Landlocked & Loaded” under the $800 just after the break. He was in the lead with $4,200, $1,200 more than Chris in second place. Paul bet $3,000 and guessed Eswatini. That was WRONG.
At over 10,400 feet, Mount Kinyeti is the tallest point in this recently formed nation show
Chris finished in the lead with $6,400. Mikey was second with $4,200 and Paul was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Literary Los Angeles – Musical Instruments – It’s Ruined – Sitcom Neighbors – Veterinary Medicine – French Crossword Clues
Mikey found the first Daily Double in “Musical Instruments” under the $800 clue with 7 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $17,000, $6,400 more than Paul in second place. Mikey bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
“Violon” can start the name of this instrument, one of the 4 main ones in the violin family show
Chris found the last Daily Double in “French Crossword Clues” under the $2,000 clue with 3 clues left after it. He was in second place with $7,600, $3,400 less than Mikey’s lead. Chris bet $6,000 and tried au present. That was WRONG.
Absolutely required by current fashion if you want to be au courant (2 letters & 7 letters) show
Mikey finished in the lead with $20,200. Paul was second with $11,000 and Chris was last with $1,600. 2 clues were not shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY?
The 2 addresses in today’s Final Jeopardy! clue are top tourist attractions in the city of Louisville, Kentucky. In fact, they are the first places mentioned in the first paragraph on Louisville Tourism’s website:
“With more than 120 attractions Louisville has something for everyone to see and do. The iconic Churchill Downs [100 Central Avenue] and Kentucky Derby Museum pay homage to the thoroughbred horse – a hallmark of what makes Kentucky so special. The bat of most major league baseball teams is made at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory [800 West Main].” Both of these places are associated with Triple Crowns in two different sports: horseracing and baseball.
Chris got it right. He didn’t bet anything so his score remained $1,600.
Paul thought it was St. Louis. He bet and lost his whole $11,000.
Mikey settled on Lexington after starting to write Churchill Downs and crossing it out. She only lost $2,000, winning the game with the remaining $18,200. Mikey McCullough is the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from the last round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
LITERARY LOS ANGELES ($1200) Laurel Canyon, the Sunset Strip & the Whisky are among the locales mentioned in this rockin’ 2019 bestseller by Taylor Jenkins Reid
IT’S RUINED ($2000) This historian pinpointed sunset on Oct. 15, 1764, amid the ruins of the Capitol, as the moment he decided on his life’s work
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “MUSICAL THEATER”
The pair at the center of tumult in this long-running show were originally to be a Jewish girl & a Catholic boy show
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There’s one reversal we didn’t see in this recap. It happened in the first round during the interviews.