Final Jeopardy: College Disciplines (9-21-16)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/21/2016) in the category “College Disciplines” was:
Embracing the future & new technology in 1962, Purdue established the 1st college dept. in the U.S. For this 2-word discipline.
2x champ Seth Wilson has an impressive $61,000 total so far. Can he add to that today or will one of these players prevail: Sharren Lee Gibbs, from Gainesville, FL; and Sala Levin, from Washington, D.C.?
Round 1 Categories: ’80s Pop Lyrics in Latin, Science, Stupid Answers, Stories Of The War, “Poly” Want, A Cracker
Seth found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Stories of the War” under the $800 clue on the 15th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,200, $800 ahead of Sharren in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
“perilous fight” and “while Washington burned” show
Seth finished in the lead with $5,000. Sharren was second with $3,600 and Sala was last with $2,800.
Round 2 Categories: Get Richard Quick, Capital Rivers, 2016 Minutes of Fame, Forbidding Words, Recent Bestselling Books, Relative Pop Culture
Seth found the first Daily Double in “Forbidden Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 16th pick. In the lead with $13,400, he had $5,800 more than Sharren in second place. He bet $3,000 and thought it was the Intolerable Act. That was WRONG.
This 1807 Act placed restrictions on imports to the U.S. from Great Britain. show
Sala found the last Daily Double in “Capital Rivers” under the $1,200 clue. Only 2 clues were left after it. She was in second place with $10,800 now, only $2,000 less than Seth’s lead. She bet $2,000 and took a shot with Nairobi. That was WRONG.
One of the 2 capitals on the Congo River; they sit on opposite sides of it. show
Seth finished in the lead with $12,800. Sala was next with $10,800 and Sharren was in third place with $10,400.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Best Computer Science Schools has a chart marking some of the milestones in computer science education, beginning in 1944 and including Purdue establishing the first Department of Computer Sciences in 1962. They are using the chart to examine the Gender Gap in Computer Science.
Click here for the history of Purdue’s Department of Computer Sciences
Sharren didn’t have a response. She lost her $10,000 bet and had $400 left.
Sala thought it was Digital Communications. That cost her $7,000. She finished with $3,800.
Seth got it right. He bet $10,000 today so he won this match with $22,800. His 3-day total is $83,800 and we have our first 3-day champ. Go Seth!
SCIENCE ($800) The 4 fundamental forces in physics are the strong, the weak, the electromagnetic & this one
CAPITAL RIVERS ($1600) This “light” river flows south to north through Amsterdam.
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Alliteration”
This metaphor used by Shakespeare & Coleridge to denote an ending is based on a legend that never really happens in nature. show
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Man, this guy is tearing it up! If he wins around three more, he’ll probably remind me a little bit of Ken Jennings!
Good to hear from you Leena.
There were only 4 triple stumpers in this game. The other 2 are over here, as well as the clues in the 2016 Minutes of Fame and Recent Bestselling Books categories
A very good match. I really liked Sharren and was rooting for her. However, Seth earned his 3rd win big time.
Congrats Seth on becoming a 3x champ. VJ, does he go on the TOC list now?
I like that Monday he came from 2nd place, wagered it all in fj, and won the game. So much for conventional wisdom. 🙂 He wagered it all on fj yesterday and won also. Today he held on to a few dollars in fj and won again.
Yes, Jacob, this puts Seth second right behind 3x winner Philip Tiu ($96,598) and knocks Laurie MacDougall ($78,000) down to the third highest 3x winner. But let’s see if Seth wins some more. I’ll put him on there when his run is over.
I am hoping he wins tomorrow at least, if not tomorrow and Friday. But I have to say that he seemed a bit stressed out today, esp when the ladies starting closing in on his lead
VJ, I agree on the stress level. He had a higher number of incorrect responses than the ladies. They definitely put the pressure on him.
If he keeps depending on fj with his big wagers he may meet his Waterloo. We shall see what tomorrow brings.