Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Names (2-17-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/17/2014), in the category “19th Century Names” was:
In preparation for a work he published in 1828 that was over 20 years in the making, he learned 26 languages.
Kicking off 2014 College Championship semi-finals, we have: Whitney Thompson an Oklahoma U junior; Tucker Pope, a Texas A&M junior; and Laurie Beckoff, a Chicago U sophomore.
Whitney found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Old Testament” under the $800 clue, before the first break. She was in the lead with $2,400, $600 ahead of Laurie in second place. She bet $600 and thought it was Deuteronomy. That was WRONG.
This third book of the Old Testament is named for the tribe from which the priests of Israel were descended. show
Whitney finished in the lead with $4,200. Laurie was second with $3,200 and Tucker was last with $2,800.
Laurie found the first Daily Double in “International Cinema Showcase” under the $1,600 clue. She was in the lead with $4,400, $200 ahead of Whitney in second place. She bet $1,600 and thought it was Chile. That was WRONG.
“City of God” is about 2 boys growing up in a violent favela in this South America country. show
Tucker found the last Daily Double in “Kiwi Fauna” under the $2,000 clue. In the lead with $10,400, he had $1,200 more than Laurie in second place. He bet $1,200 and he was RIGHT.
Found in New Zealand’s waters, the blue bottle jellyfish is also known as this due to its resemblance to a battleship show
Tucker finished in the lead with $12,000. Whitney was next with $10,600 and Laurie was in third place with $10,400.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“In the process of compiling the American Dictionary Noah Webster learned more than
twenty different languages: Chaldaic, Syriac, Arabic, Samaritan, Hebrew, Ethiopic, Persian, Irish (Hyberne, Celtic), Amoric, Anglo-Saxon, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Welsh, Gothic, and early dialects of English and German. Mastery of all these languages allowed him to thoroughly examine a word’s origin, pronunciation and definition. His scholarly research significantly contributed to the fields of philology and lexicography. ” (Noah Webster: Educator and Lexicographer)
Laurie got it, much to her surprise. She added $9,400 and finished with $19,800.
Whitney began with Webster but crossed it out in favor of Roget. She lost $10,207 and finished with $393.
Tucker also got it. He bet $9,201 so he won a spot in the finals with $21,201.
So we start out the week with one of the Wild Card winners advancing to the finals. Two more games to go and the exciting 2-day final will begin.
Before you know it, it will be Monday again and Arthur Chu will return.
Jeopardy Calendar Clue of the Day: Presidential Campaign Slogans
“It’s morning again in America” show
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Tucker was wrong with the answer ” Universal Service Bus”. usb is universal serial bus. it is not either or.
tucker was the only one with the correct bet, not that it mattered in the end- well it did- he WAS in the lead and guarded against second placed whitney. a deserved win, congratulations! even had whitney stuck with her initial answer she would have lost. not by 1 but by 394.00. must hurt either way, i feel sorry for her. she played a good game. proof that you should not second-guess yourself…. although unfortunately for her it would not have helped in this case