Final Jeopardy: Buildings (11-18-13)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/18/2013), in the category “Buildings” was:
Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for this building on October 13, 1932 & got to work in it for about 6 years.
Katie Moriarity, Timothy Shuker-Haines, and John Pearson compete today in the first semi-final match of the Teachers Tournament. Two of them will go home with $10,000 and one will return to compete in the finals.
John found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “OH” on the second pick. He was the only one with any money: $200 by virtue of correctly answering the first clue. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
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John finished in the lead with $4,800. Katie was next with $4,400 and Timothy was in third place with $400.
Timothy found the first Daily Double in “More Than One Meaning.” He was still in third place with $800, $4,400 less than John’s lead. He bet the $2,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
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John found the last Daily Double in “Short Stories.” In the lead with $6,800, he had $1,200 more than Katie in second place. He bet $2,500 and guessed “Guys & Dolls.” That was WRONG.
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John finished in the lead with $8,700. Timothy was second with $8,400 and Katie was last with $4,800.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“The Republic endures and this is the symbol of its faith.” These words, spoken by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes in laying the cornerstone for the Supreme Court Building on October 13, 1932, express the importance of the Supreme Court in the American system. (Supreme Court.gov)
Katie thought it was the Flatiron Building (completed in 1902). She bet it all and finished with nothing.
Timothy thought it was the Empire State Building (completed in 1930). He also bet it all and got tapped out.
John had the same answer as Timothy. He bet $8,200, leaving him $500, so John Pearson is the one who gets the last laugh — all the way to the finals.
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@ dan fanden
hughes served on the scotus from 1910 to 1960, he did not work in the building to which he laid the corner stone in 1932 and was then completed in 1935. he laid that stone some 16 years after he had resigned from the court already.
I think you meant to say 1910 to 1916, not 1960. In any event, he became Chief Justice in 1930 and served until 1941, so he laid the cornerstone while he was Chief Justice and served IN THE BUILDING after it was completed.
Hmm… I also watched the episode being discussed. Just wanted to say to the blogger, “Nice recap.” There were definitely plenty of momentum swings throughout. I got “Buildings” right based on the word ‘served’ and going through positions in which people “serve”. Narrowed it down in my head to a few thoughts (all which were federal positions), eliminated the answers which could not have been right (which were all of them except for The Supreme Court building), and guessed it correctly. I honestly had NO CLUE last night, but whether you guess wrong or leave it blank, you’re still wrong. So no harm in going for it. If I sit there during those 30 seconds all negative, convincing myself that “I’ll never get it”, then I never do. But when I try to work it out based on a word or two, I usually do pretty well with ‘Final’.