Final Jeopardy: Baseball (4-22-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/22/2014), in the category “Baseball” was:
Vine Line is the official magazine of this major league baseball team.
New champ Julia Collins won $15,605 in yesterday’s game. Today she is up against these two players: Donna Innes, from Kalamazoo, MI; and Dilip Rajagopalan, Newtown Square, PA.
Round 1: Dilip found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “I’ve Got Time” under the $1,000 clue. He was in third place with $800, $5,800 behind Julia’s lead. He bet $500 and thought it was quarks. That was WRONG.
There are 60 billion of these in a minute. show
Julia finished in the lead with $7,600. Donna was second with $4,600 and Dilip was last with $1,100.
Round 2: Julia found the first Daily Double in “Changing White House Towel Monograms” under the $2,000 clue. She was in the lead with $10,800, $6,600 ahead of Donna in second place. She bet $2,000 and took a shot with “GC.” That was WRONG.
From RBH to this. show
Julia found the last Daily Double in “U.S. Bodies of Water” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $13,200, she was $8,600 ahead of Donna in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
Oregon’s Wizard Island in this volcanic lake has a cinder cone rising 760 feet above the lake. show
Julia finished in the lead with a runaway $18,400. Donna was next with $7,400 and Dilip was in third place with $3,900.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO ARE THE CHICAGO CUBS?
“Vine Line is the official monthly magazine of the Chicago Cubs, offering insider stories and photography straight from Wrigley Field. Get to know Cubs players like never before in the all-new Vine Line.” (Cub Vine Line Blog).
From 2006: THE WORLD SERIES ($400) This NL team won back-to-back Series titles in 1907 & ’08 but hasn’t won since; anyone can have an off-century
Dilip thought it was the San Francisco Giants. He lost $3,501 and finished with $399.
Donna drew a blank and lost $600. She finished with $6,800.
Julia got it right and bet $2,600 so she won the match with $21,000. Her 2-day total is $36,605.
2 years ago:: TWO of the players got this FJ in “American History”
This state is known as the “Cockpit of the Revolution” for all the battles there, including a pivotal one in December 1776. show
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I’m tired, but I think if Julia had lost she would have had $15,800. If Donna had doubled her $7400, she would have had $14,800.
you are right. i guess i was more tired than you…
If Julia had been wrong, she would have had $15,800. If Donna had doubled her $7400, she would have had $14,800. I think I did the math right. I just watched and I’m tired.
yeah, apologies to you too.
QUARKS?! LOL.
almost a cliff clavin. i have not seen the show yet but if the numbers are correct and
donna would have been right ,julia wrong: we would have had a tie. maybe julia just wanted to milk it to the last penny?
Not always a bad strategy. Many times, the devil you know beats the devil you don’t know.
I think that’s correct. She knew she could easily beat her, so why not keep her around?