Final Jeopardy: Americana (12-18-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/18/2015) in the category “Americana” was:
While working for a plastics co., Don Featherstone created this iconic lawn decor, basing it on photos in Natl. Geographic.
New champ Claudia Corriere won $7,800 yesterday. Today she takes on these two players: Kiyana Holderbaum, from Long Beach, CA; and Julie Graves, from Houston, TX.
Round 1: Claudia found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Ceremonies” under the $400 clue on the second pick. She was the only one with any money– $200 for giving the right response to the first clue. She bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.
A ceremony on November 19, 1863 dedicated a cemetery in this town. show
Claudia finished in the lead with $6,200. Julie was second with $5,600 and Kiyana was last with $2,000.
Round 2: Julie found the first Daily Double in “Palaces” under the $1,600 clue. She was in second place with $7,200, $1,000 less than Claudia’s lead. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT (and had also been there).
Ponder the tragic life of Crown Prince Rudolf in this lavish suite in this capital’s Schonbrunn Palace. show
Julie found the last Daily Double two clues later in “International Swimmers Hall of Fame” under the $800 clue. She was now in the lead with $12,200, $4,000 more than Claudia in second place. She bet $2,500 and she was RIGHT.
This oceanographer & inventor, 1910-1997. show
Claudia finished in the lead with $16,200. Julie was next with $14,300 and Kiyana was in third place with $6,400.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Don Featherstone passed away on June 22, 2015. This is from his NYT obituary that was published the following day: “Mr. Featherstone… was the inventor of the pink plastic flamingo, that flagrant totem of suburban satisfaction and, in later years, postmodern irony. He named it Phoenicopterus ruber plasticus. Less hideous than a garden gnome, more diplomatic than a lawn jockey, the plastic flamingo has been flaunted in front yards by the millions; feted in films, on television and in song; and held up as an object of impassioned pride and equally impassioned prejudice…”
Kiyana bet $4,000 and finished with $10,400.
Julie bet $1,901. That brought her up to $16,201.
Claudia didn’t specify the color of her flamingo but that was acceptable. Her $5,000 bet brought her up to $21,200 and she won the game. Her 2-day total is $29,000. As Claudia revealed in the chat, that is almost as much as her mom won in one game on Jeopardy! back in 2009.
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “20th Century Literary Terms”
The writer who named this U.S. movement said the term referred to supreme blessedness, not exhaustion. show
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Finally a good game, 3 correct DD’s and a triple solve! I know y’all probably think FJ was too easy, but not for me—Americana, urgh—pink flamingos never crossed my mind as I didn’t know it’s used as lawn decoration (gasp!). I’ve never seen one in a lawn (and if I’ve seen them in movies, I didn’t notice).
Claudia reminds me of Julia Collins; fast on the buzzer, calm demeanor, and just playing the game.
You’re really not missing much. They’re annoying.
As per J-archive, Carolyn Young from Georgia is probably Claudia’s mom who won $30K on the 2/2/2009 episode.
I put in the link to the game. The second round category from that match “Anna-Grams” was featured on Spoiler Talk back on 10-2-15 (that got mentioned in the comments because there was an Anna Freud clue in both games).
55/61 here
Very nice
Well, it’s preempted here in the Orlando, FL area for some reason.