Final Jeopardy: Names in the News (2-11-16)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/11/2016) in the category “Names in the News” was:
When this man joined Twitter in September 2015, his first follow was the National Security Agency’s account.
We’re recapping the first of a two-match final in the 2016 Jeopardy! College Championship today. The finalists are Sarah Dubnik who won her semi-final yesterday with $35,601, putting her at the first podium; Niki Peters, scored $24,900 in Monday’s semi-final; and Sam Deutsch, scored $18,201 on Tuesday.
The other semi-finalists went home with $10,000 ($5,000 more than being eliminated in the quarter-finals). The three finalists are playing for the grand prize of $100,000, and that trophy. Second place is guaranteed $50,000 and third, $25,000.
Round 1 Categories: Ancient History: 1986 – Term: Paper – Celebrities – The North Pacific – Video Game Slang – I’ll Need a Translator
Sarah found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “I’ll Need a Translator” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick of the round. (Were you surprised they went to that category first?) She was in the lead with $800, $400 more than Sam in second place. She bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.
A boring class can seem to go on & on like this 2-word Latin phrase meaning “to the point of sickness.” show
Sam finished in the lead with $6,600. Sarah was second with $2,800 and Niki was last with $400.
Round 2 Categories: Doctors Within Borders – One-Word Film Titles – College-Set Literature – Mr. Robot – Classical Music – The “Mid” Section
Sarah found the first Daily Double in “Doctors Within Borders” under the $2,000 clue at the end of the third category played. In second place with $8,000, she had $2,200 less than Sam’s lead in second place. She bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
In South Sudan Abdinasir Ababakar battles this water-borne infection that’s caused 7 pandemics since 1800. show
Four picks later, Sarah found the last Daily Double in “Classical Music” under the $1,600 clue. She was in the lead with $13,600 now, $2,600 ahead of Sam in second place. She bet $3,600 and she was RIGHT.
PBS’s “Capitol Fourth” often features this Russian piece written almost 70 years after its title year. show
Sarah finished in the lead with $18,000. Niki was next with $13,600 and Sam was in third place with $11,000.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Can you hear me now?
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015
WHO IS EDWARD SNOWDEN?
“On Tuesday [9/29/15], former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden joined Twitter. 24 hours later, Snowden has already amassed more than one million followers. In his first tweet on Tuesday, Snowden tweeted from his verified account: “Can you hear me now?” Snowden has also made a statement of sorts by his choice of who to follow on Twitter. So far, he’s only following one other Twitter account — the NSA.”” (Business Insider)
Sam bet it all and doubled his score to $22,000.
Niki bet $5,000 bringing her up to $18,600.
Sarah bet $4,001 and finished with $22,001.
These scores will be added to the scores after Final Jeopardy! tomorrow to determine the winner.
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After that last Daily Double, Niki had $2,400, $14,800 less than Sarah’s lead. There were 11 clues left and Niki went on a fierce streak, cutting Alex Trebek off right and left (even on the one-minute warning) and picking up $11,200. Sarah managed to snag the $800 clue in “The Mid-Section.” The $400 clue in “Mr. Robot” was left on the board and this one was a triple stumper:
($1,600) With names like Pookie and Snickle-Fritz, these robotic toy hamster pets
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Historic Places”
Administered by the Army, its 1st graves were dug by former slave James Parks, the only one buried there who was born on the site. show
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I wonder what the procedure is for audio clues. Do they make you wait until they’ve played it before you can ring in? The answer of “Peer Gynt” was manifestly obvious from the wording, which is why I’m curious. The combination of the name Grieg and the phrase “chased by trolls” would have been enough for anyone who knows the Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 to guess it, and even know that they were about to play “In the Hall of the Mountain King”.
For normal clues, a light on the side of the clue board goes on when the answer may be given. My guess is the same is true for the audio.
Naturally, I would have loved to see Niki go huge on the FJ, but can understand her reluctance with a Wild-carder out front. I hope she gets them tomorrow!
My favorite news coverage was the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson welcoming Edward Snowden to Twitter. That exchange made big headline news in September 2015. Wild!
I’m gonna be thinking about the deciding game of the 2016 College Championship, my 6th version of the JEOPARDY! Tournament Of Champions, and my brother, Sammy’s 18th birthday, all day tomorrow!
I hope your brother has a great landmark birthday and enjoys being able to vote the same year!
I hope that Niki girl doesn’t win. If she wins, she’ll need to catch up alot.
what are you talking about, Dalton? She caught up pretty darned well already. She’ll clean up if she plays the whole match like that tomorrow (though I hope she doesn’t keep cutting Trebek off like that)
Tell Sam don’t win.
yes Happy Birthday to your brother, Sammy.
Tomorrow was also my late grandfather’s birthday. He was born in 1897 and lived to almost 93.
Sam trails Sarah by $1, William.