Final Jeopardy: Anthems (12-18-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/18/2024) in the category “Anthems” was:
The unofficial anthem of this U.K. territory mentions kelp, penguins & “the wind from the horn”
4x champ Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, TX, has now won $67,400. In Game 5, she takes on these two players: Sarah Rosenthal, a fundraiser from New York, NY; and Eric Weldon-Schilling, a bar manager & sommelier from Houston, TX.
Round 1 Categories: Poli Sci – Christmas Songs – 3 of a Kind – Mountains – That’s Weird – Dictionaries Defining Slang Words
Ashley found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Poli Sci” under the $600 on the 1st pick of the round. Nobody was on the board yet. Ashley bet $1,000 and guessed groundling. That was WRONG.
Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen gets credit for coining this term for an organized effort to fake a grassroots movement show
Eric finished in the lead with $6,400. Sarah was second with $3,800 and Ashley was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Poli Sci-Fi – Victorian Verse – Organizations – Titles of Scientific Papers & Articles – In D.C.’s Statuary Hall – Before & After
Eric found the first Daily Double in “Victorian Verse” under the $1,200 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $13,200, $9,400 more than Sarah in second place. Eric bet $2,800 and but couldn’t venture a guess so he was WRONG.
Thomas Hardy really like this made-up name, writing a poem about its “Captains” as well as a novel about its “Mayor” show
Sarah found the last Daily Double in “Before & After” under the $1,200 clue on the 20th pick of the round. She was in second place with $9,000, $4,200 less than Eric’s lead. Sarah bet $3,000 and got the candy part WRONG.
A proverbial admonition not to weep over mishandled dairy that turned into a caramel-&-chocolate Hershey product show
Eric finished in the lead with a runaway $19,600. Sarah was second with $8,400 and Ashley was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE THE FALKLAND ISLANDS?
As a British overseas territory, “God Save the King” is the official national anthem of the Falkland Islands. “Song of the Falklands” was adopted as an unofficial anthem in 1930. It was written by Christopher Lanham, a UK schoolteacher. If Argentina gets its way, the Falklands’ national anthem might change to “Himno Nacional Argentino” yet!
The coat of arms of the Falkland Islands, shown on this video, features a ram symbolizing sheep farming; tussock grass, an important part of the Falklands’ ecosystem; and the Desire, the first English ship to sight the Falklands in 1592. The motto “Desire the Right” refers to the ship.
Ashley didn’t bet a penny, standing pat on $2,400.
Sarah bet $3,000 and finished with $11,400.
Eric bet bet $1,400 and won the game with $21,000. Eric Weldon-Schilling is the new Jeopardy! champion.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
ORGANIZATIONS ($800) Now in fresh water, the parasitic sea lamprey is a foe of the U.S.-Canadian Fishery Commission named for this quintet
POLI SCI-FI ($2000) A prominent member of the Ape National Assembly, this doctor is both Minister of Science and Chief Defender of the Faith
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “CHILDREN’S LIT”
The title object of this book “never looked more beautiful… each strand held dozens of bright drops of early morning dew” show
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I was 1/3 on DD but got FJ. I have always said, were I to get on the game, that I would use the local name, like Rapa Nui or the Hellenic Republic. This Final, I wonder if they would give it to me if I said “Las Islas Malvinas”. I also thought, “What is Las Islas Malvinas (the Falkland Islands)?”
Just a thought.
Didn’t watch, but it appears Ashley tanked from the get-go.
FJ pretty obvious, as was the US-Canada quintet.
2nd DD not impossible; maybe one of the others knew it.
Can’t believe no one knew the Vermont statue guy.
I believe I may have seen General Grant and/or Sherman in long-ago times.
Ashley just wasn’t as sharp tonight as she came up with a slew of incorrect responses. As for the FJ, it was without question a dead giveaway.
All 3 DDs were missed resulted our seventh skunking. I am sure William Weyser will say darn those daily doubles to the contestants.