Final Jeopardy: Kings & Queens (12-2-14)

The Final Jeopardy question (12/2/2014), in the category “Kings & Queens” was:

Technically this monarch is the head of state of 16 countries including Jamaica & New Zealand.

On Day 2 of Kids Week, the players are: Ryan Elkins, from Bensalem, PA; Krissy Brzycki, from Indianapolis, IN; and Adam Barrow, from Greensboro, NC.

Round 1: The Daily Double went uncovered when the round ended with 7 clues left on the board. The “Spell It Out for Me” category was definitely a factor in this. “The Lion, The Witch or The Wardrobe” slowed things down too with the kids saying the entire category name every time.

Ryan finished in the lead with $4,600. Krissy was second with $2,400 and Adam was last with $800.

Round 2: Krissy found the first Daily Double in “Geography” under the $1,600 clue. She was in second place with $6,400, $1,800 less than Ryan in second place. She bet $2,000 but could not come up with a guess so she was WRONG.

With an area of 471,000 square miles and a population of 3 million, this autonomous region was incorporated by China in 1951 amid controversy. 
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It sure did not look like we were going to get to that last Daily Double in “Double the Bones”, but it went to Ryan and was worth $2,000. He was now in the lead with $16,600, not quite a runaway since Krissy was in second place with $8,400. He bet $400, he was RIGHT and he now had a lock game.

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Ryan finished in the lead with $17,000. Krissy was next with $8,400 and Adam was in third place with $5,200.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS QUEEN ELIZABETH II?

“Just as the sun never set in the British Empire, the monarchy never set in the realms…. Although the independent realms total 16, the number of “countries” with Elizabeth II as their queen actually increases to 19 when including the four “home nations” that make up the U.K.: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. But that’s not all – as if 16 realms weren’t enough for one woman, the Queen of England also reigns over three Crown Dependencies (Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel Islands, plus the Isle of Man) and the 14 British Overseas Territories, all of which are dependent on the U.K., but aren’t considered part of the kingdom itself.” (Political Geography Now: Queen Elizabeth’s 16 Countries )

Adam waited just a bit too long to finish his Queen of E(ngland) answer. He lost his $5,197 bet and finished with $3.00.

Krissy got it right and added $2,000 to finish with $10,400.

Ryan also got it right. He only bet $100 and won the match with $17,100.

So once again, the $15,000 minimum prize was trumped, a feat we can all applaud, although there are moments when we wish we could tell Alex to knock it off when he acts so astounded that a middle school student can utter an intelligent sentence.

 
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