Final Jeopardy: The Supreme Court (6-30-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/30/2025) in the category “The Supreme Court” was:
In this case, “Our consideration is limited to the present circumstances” about “equal protection in election processes”
New champ Klay Frappier, an accountant orig, from McHenry, ND, won $20,001. In Game 2, he is up against: Dave McBride, a compliance consultant from Fuquay Varina, NC; and Eileen Darragh, a teacher from Cincinnati, OH.
Round 1 Categories: Chinese History – Deciphering the Phrase – Memorable Commercials – Books for Younger Readers – ACC! ACC! – Emoting for My Emmy
Klay found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Chinese History” under the $600 clue with 4 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $6,400, $3,200 more than Eileen in second place. Klay bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
Like events 70 years later, in 1919 student demonstrators took control of this plaza to protest government actions show
Klay finished in the lead with $9,200. Eileen was second with $2,200 and Dave was last with $1,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: What’s That Called? – Science Stuff – Trains & the People Who Love Them – 18th Century Arts – The Title’s Not in the Lyrics – No Man’s Land
Dave found the first Daily Double in “Science Stuff” under the $1,600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in second place with $6,600, $3,400 less than Klay’s lead. Dave bet $3,600 and thought it might be white blood cells. That was WRONG.
Immunoglobulins is another word for these produced in the body to fight foreign invaders show
Eileen got the last Daily Double in “No Man’s Land” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick of the round. She was in last place with $1,800, $5,400 less than Klay’s lead. Eileen made it a true Daily Double and came up with Victoria. That was WRONG.
Westernmost of the Prairie provinces, it was named for the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, a Canadian governor general show
Dave finished in the lead with $12,200. Klay was second with $11,200 and Eileen was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS BUSH v. GORE?
The 2000 Presidential election was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court in favor of George W. Bush and against Al Gore. The phrases in the clue come from that decision. This video will tell you how the case made its way through Florida’s courts to end up being decided by the Supreme Court Justices.
An old clue: COUNTRIES IN THE DICTIONARY ($400) “Hanging” piece from a ballot that caused trouble in the 2000 presidential election
Eileen mixed up the petitioner and respondent with Gore v. Bush. She lost $799 and finished with $1.00.
Klay had no response. He lost $1,001 and finished with $10,199.
Dave got it right. He bet $10,201 and won the game with $22,401. Dave McBride is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
EMOTING FOR MY EMMY ($1000) That ascending 3-note motif… the dynamics, rising & falling… the sheer melancholy of this 1938 Barber piece… it overwhelms
SCIENCE STUFF ($2000) These microscopic pores in leaves & stems are opened & closed to exchange gases & reduce water loss
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “FASHION”
The name of these items that became a 1940s fad derives in part from a word meaning “to cut short” show
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I was 3/3 on DD, but said “Plessy v Ferguson”. I’m not a legal scholar (thank heavens).
Although I am in virtual lockstep with my pal Howard, I have to disagree as to accepting it either way, as it’s at least tradition, but may even be legally codified, that plaintiff goes first. I mean, you never hear “Madison v Marbury”!
I do believe Ken should have asked for more, instead of putting in the “I” for Charles, as to Eileen’s response.
However, just like I chuckled with the “Dora the Explorer” clue a few weeks back, “Did you get that? Good!”, I had to laugh out loud with the skull while Ken was emoting the Hamlet clue. Ken does show some entertainment chops. I still hold that he is best, the ne pas ultra, THE most superior celebrity player on “The $100,000 Pyramid”. If you are paired with him, you are winning, full stop.
Yes, it definitely had to be Bush v. Gore. What was being challenged was the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling in Gore v. Harris.
As an aside, I have seen reference lines in letters between attorneys where the defendant was named first but, in those instances, it always read “adv” instead of “vs” — like this: Gore adv. Bush.
I too thought it was plaintiff first, which confuses me because didn’t Secy of State Katherine Harris rule Bush the winner by 537 votes? Which, in my mind, would make Gore the plaintiff once it hit the Supremes. Several of my college classmates became lawyers, but I decided that 16 years of education was enough for me.
Howard, there were 3 cases after Bush was certified the winner:
1. Gore contested Bush’s certification in the Leon County Circuit Court and lost.
2. Gore lost and appealed to the Florida Supreme Court (Gore et al v. Harris), which reversed the Circuit Court’s finding.
3. Bush took it to the U.S. Supreme Court and won.
Terrific comeback by Dave after missing that very gettable DD (which I blanked on). But I cringed when the guy from NC said “George II” as the namesake of the Carolinas. I learned who it was a few years ago and made sure I wouldn’t forget.
I immediately said Bush v Gore for FJ, although I later thought it might be Gore v Bush. I honestly thought they’d accept it either way.
Almost got the microscopic pores clue, but omitted the last 2 letters.