Final Jeopardy: Little Countries (12-21-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (12/21/2016) in the category “Little Countries” was:

It’s the closest nation to the mainland U.S. where cars customarily drive on the left.

6x champ Cindy Stowell winnings rose to $103,803 as she achieved superchamp status. Today her challengers are: Jennifer Johnson, from Chicago, IL; and Sam Scovill, from Oklahoma City, OK.

Round 1 Categories: Here Comes Santa Claus – Working Women – Rhymin’ Simon? – Where – Your Heart – On Your Sleeve

Cindy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Where” under the $800 clue, 2 clues after the chat. She was in second place with $400, $3,200 less than Sam’s lead. She bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.

In Beijing, 178 walled-in acres, home to 24 emperors. show

WHAT IS THE FORBIDDEN CITY?

Sam finished in the lead with $4,400. Cindy was second with $4,000 and Jennifer was last with $1,200.

Round 2 Categories: Built Like a Greek God – 3-Word Book Summary – ____ the ____ – Pardon My French – 1895 – The Del-Tones

Sam found the first Daily Double in “____ the ____” under the $800 clue on the 7th pick. He was in a tie with Jennifer at this point. They had $4,800 each, $400 more than Cindy in second place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

To do this provides little sustenance for the amount of mastication which may be why it refers to idle chatter. show

WHAT IS CHEW THE FAT?

5 clues later, Sam found the last Daily Double in “3-Word Book Summary” under the $800 clue. In second place with $6,200, he had $1,800 less than Jennifer in second place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

1878: Vronsky. Train. Oops. show

WHAT IS “ANNA KARENINA”?

Sam finished in the lead with $11,600. Cindy was next with $10,400 and Jennifer was in third place with $9,600.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE BAHAMAS?

Most of the islands of the Caribbean retain the British custom of driving on the left. However, the clue narrows it down to nations, and also wants to know the closest one to the United States. Here is a link to World Standards list of left- & right-driving countries. (Don’t go by the map!)

As the crow flies: Jetpunk.com has a quiz on the 22 nations closest to the USA, “not counting overseas territories of the US or other countries,” though one overseas department got in there.

Jennifer bet $2,002, bringing her up to $11,602.

Cindy bet $8,801, finishing with $19,201.

Sam bet $10,401 so he won the match with $22,001 and that makes him the new Jeopardy! champ. Congrats to Sam on his win.

In the intro, Alex Trebek said that Cindy’s life ambition was to appear on Jeopardy! and win over $100,000, adding “She’s done that.” As we all know, she was battling Stage IV cancer at the time her games taped. It took her life on December 5th before her shows aired. As sad as it is, Cindy was truly a stellar champion, who inspired many. She donated her Jeopardy! winnings to cancer research.

These 2 triple stumpers were in the “1895” category:

($1600) Oscar Wilde withdrew his libel case against this nobleman but the publicity led to his own conviction for “gross indecency”

($2000) These brothers showed their first movie to a public audience at the Grand Cafe

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Oscar-Winning Actresses”

With a total of 5 wins, they’re the only 2 Best Actress winners who were known professionally by the same last name. show

WHAT ARE KATHARINE HEPBURN AND AUDREY HEPBURN?

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