Final Jeopardy: Countries of the World (2-6-14)

The Final Jeopardy question (2/6/2014), in the category “Countries of the World” was:

Once a poor British protectorate, in 2012, this peninsular country ranked as the world’s richest per capita.

Competing today in the Battle of the Decades are: Frank Spangenberg (5x winner 1990) from New York, NY; Mark Lowenthal, (1988 TOC champ) from Reston, VA; and Phoebe Juel, (1993 College champ) from Cranberry Twp, PA.

Mark found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double early in “The Country due South of” under the $600 clue. He was in the lead with $800, twice as much as Phoebe in second place. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

Sofia, Bulgaria. show

WHAT IS GREECE?

Mark finished in the lead with $6,400. Phoebe was second with $3,400 and Frank was last with $2,400.

Phoebe found the first Daily Double in “Civil War Generals” under the $1,600 clue. She was in second place with $5,000, $3,000 less than Mark’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

A Texas fort for is named for this Confederate General who led the Texas brigade of the army of Northern Virginia. show

WHO IS JOHN B. HOOD?

Phoebe found the last Daily Double in “In the Courtroom” under the $1,600 clue. In the lead with $14,600, she had $6,600 more than Mark in second place. She bet $2,500 and she was RIGHT.

Defense witnesses in this comedian’s 1964 obscenity trial included game show panelist Dorothy Kilgallen. show

WHO IS LENNY BRUCE?

Phoebe finished in the lead with $17,100. Frank was next with $14,000 and Mark was in third place with $10,400.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS QATAR?

In 2012, Qatar was ranked the richest country in the world by Forbes, on its list “that classifies countries on the basis of per capita gross domestic product, where the annual per capita income in it exceeds 88 Thousand Dollars, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund the world of 2010.” (Top 10 Richest Countries in 2012)

From 2003: “Q” ME ($1000) Before oil was discovered there, this country’s main income came from pearl diving, fishing & camel breeding

Mark wrote down Singapore and crossed that out, then he had some gobbledygook that he said was the beginning of UAE. He was consoled by Alex’ revelation that both were wrong. He lost his $1,400 bet and finished with $9,000.

Frank wrote down Bahrain. That cost him $6,801 and he finished with $7,199.

Phoebe wrote down Singapore so she already knew her ship was sunk. She lost $15,000 and finished with $2,100.

That made Mark the winner for this match. He will join Tom Nosek (doesn’t look like they’re explaining or reversing that one), Chuck Forrest and Leszek Pawlowicz in the semi-finals.

Jeopardy Calendar Clue of the Day: Literary Places

This house on the moors in Yorkshire had “EARNSHAW” carved over the front door. show

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