Final Jeopardy: Sporting Events (6-27-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/27/2018) in the category “Sporting Events” was:

This annual event first held in 1934 includes play in areas named Pink Dogwood, Flowering Peach & Azalea

New champ Andrew King, won $1,198 yesterday and a chance to win more in his second game. These 2 challengers want to take over his spot: Amy Goodchild, a library youth services associate from Illinois; and Scott McFadden, a librarian from Indiana.

Round 1 Categories: The Hero’s Journey – Crafts & Hobbies – Allusions – Way Back in the ’60s, Man – A Little Mistake – Making a Federal Case Out of It

Scott found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Crafts & Hobbies” under the $1,000 clue, with 4 clues in the same category left after it. He was in the lead with $6,800, $600 more than Andrew in second place. He bet $2,000 and came up with sewing. That was WRONG.

Terms used in this craft include batting, binding & block of the month. show

WHAT IS QUILTING?

The round ended there with Andrew in the lead at $6,200. Scott was second with $4,800 and Amy was last with $1,400.

Round 2 Categories: 15 Minutes of Fame – 4-Letter U.S. Cities – Poet-pourri – Math Words – Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Alliteration

Amy found the first Daily Double in “4-Letter U.S. Cities” under the $1,600 clue on the 5th pick. She was in third place with $2,200 now, $5,200 behind Andrew’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

It’s home to the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum & Hall of Fame. show

WHAT IS VAIL?

Scott found the last Daily Double in “Poet-pourri” under the $1,600 clue on the 11th pick. In second place with $7,200, he had $1,000 less than Andrew’s lead. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

This Romantic poet who wrote “the world is too much with us” had a perfect last name for his profession. show

WHO IS WILLIAM WORDSWORTH?

Scott finished in the lead with $15,800. Andrew was next with $13,000 and Amy was in third place with $9,200.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE MASTERS?

From Masters.com: “Looking to provide a service to golf by hosting a tournament, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts decided to hold an annual event beginning in 1934…. Roberts proposed the event be called the Masters Tournament, but Bobby Jones objected thinking it too presumptuous. The name Augusta National Invitation Tournament was adopted and the title was used for five years until 1939, when Jones relented and the name was officially changed. The first Tournament was held March 22, 1934, and beginning in 1940, the Masters was scheduled each year during the first full week in April.”

The areas mentioned in the clue are No. 2, No. 3 and No. 13 on this image of the course at the Augusta National Golf Club.

Amy bet $6,601 for a $15,801 finish.

Andrew bet it all and doubled his score to $26,000.

Scott bet $10,201. That brought him up to $26,001 and made him the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from the last round:

4-LETTER U.S. CITIES ($2000) On Maui the legendary, winding “Road to” this town take you past waterfalls, rain forests & plunging pools

POET-POURRI ($2000) This 3-named American 19th century poet wrote “of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: “it might have been!”

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “U.S. STATE GEOGRAPHY”

Of the contiguous states, these 2 coastal states have elevation changes within them of more than 14,000 feet. show

WHAT ARE WASHINGTON & CALIFORNIA?

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