Final Jeopardy: College Sports Mascots (11-29-13)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/29/2013), in the category “College Sports Mascots” was:
In 1947 Walt Disney made a handshake deal to let this univ. use one of his major characters as its mascot, still in use today.
New champ Steven Durham won $18,800 in yesterday’s game. Today he tries for a second win against these two players: Tracy Carlson, from Newton, MA; and Bryce Johnson, from Corvallis, OR.
Steven found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double very quickly in “The Nixon Years,” and he was the only one with any money: $600. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
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Tracy finished in the lead with $3,400. Bryce was second with $2,000 and Steven was last with $1,400.
Bryce found the first Daily Double in “Coats & Jackets.” He was in third place with $7,600 less than Steven’s lead. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.
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Steven found the last Daily Double in “Hailed from Wales.” In the lead with $11,400, he was $700 ahead of Bryce in second place. He bet $1,000 and said “Charlie in the Chocolate Factory.” But the clue asked for the author’s name, not the book name, so that was WRONG.
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Steven finished in the lead with $11,200. Bryce was right behind him with $11,100 and Tracy was in third place with $8,200.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
In 1947, “… Oregon’s first athletic director, Leo Harris, struck a handshake arrangement with Walt Disney. Donald’s likeness could serve as a mascot, as long as it was done in good taste. The unique deal stood for 20 years, with Walt Disney Productions providing several versions of the duck for Oregon’s use, until the cartoonist’s death in 1966. That’s when both parties realized no formal contract existed granting the University the right to Donald’s image.” Read what happened after that on GoDucks.com.
Tracy only wrote down an “O.” She lost the $3,001 she bet and finished with $5,199.
Bryce got it right. He bet $5,301 so he finished with $16,401.
Steven also got it right. His $11,100 bet brought him up to $22,300, and Steven chalks up another win. His 2-day total is $41,100.
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