Final Jeopardy: Olympic Cities (11-23-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/23/2018) in the category “Olympic Cities” was:

Of the 4 “M” cities that consecutively hosted Summer Olympics in the 20th century, these 2 aren’t national capitals

4x champ Mary Ann Borer, a marketing coordinator from Pomona, CA, has won $86,500. In Game 5, she is up against: Jennifer Hoosier, a university administrator from Tucker, GA; and J Cheema, a marketing & strategy consultant from Portland, OR.

Round 1 Categories: Visiting Atlanta – The Daytime Emmys – Governors – Battles of the American Revolution – Costs a Little Extra – One I Is Enough

J found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “American Revolution” under the $800 clue, with only one $2,000 clue left after it. He was in second place with $3,000, $3,200 behind Jennifer’s lead. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

In the Battle of Nassau, Continental Marines raided these islands for supplies. show

WHAT ARE THE BAHAMAS?

We didn’t get to see that last clue. Jennifer finished in the lead with $6,200. J was second with $4,000 and Mary Ann was last with $2,800.

Round 2 Categories: You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat – Roaring ’20s Reader – The Movie’s Source Material – On Top of the World – B.S., I Love You – The Short Form

J found the first Daily Double in “Movie’s Source Material” under the $1,200 clue on the 9th pick. He was in third place with $5,600 now, $2,400 behind Mary Ann’s lead. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

This ’90s film: the children’s book “The Sheep Pig” show

WHAT IS “BABE”?

J found the last Daily Double in “On Top of the World” under the $1,200 clue on the 17th pick. In third place with $10,000, he had $4,000 less than Mary Ann’s lead. He bet $4,000 again and he was RIGHT again.

In 1928 this Norwegian vanished while trying to rescue survivors of a Svalbard archipelago crash. show

WHO IS ROALD AMUNDSEN?

Mary Ann finished in the lead with $17,200. J was next with $14,000 and Jennifer was in third place with $11,400.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT ARE MONTREAL & MUNICH?

The other two cities were Mexico City and Moscow. All 4 were required in this old Daily Double in a 1986 ToC Semi-Final match: WORLD CITIES ($600) The 4 cities beginning with “M” that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976 & 1980. Chuck Forrest got it right and went on to win the whole tournament.

See all the summer game cities on Olympics.org

Jennifer got Munich and was trying to write the one in 1964. She lost her $5,000 bet, leaving her with $6,400.

J got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $28,000.

Mary Ann went with Milan & Milwaukee. She only lost $1,000, landing in second place with $16,200. J Cheema is the new Jeopardy! champ.

A triple stumper from each round:

BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ($200) A British effort to march on Concord & destroy colonial guns & ammo led to the first battle of the war, in April of this year

ON TOP OF THE WORLD ($2000) The Lapps of Northern Scandinavia are aka this, the name of their language

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Entertainers”

He won a Tony & later an Oscar for the same role & decades later, published a memoir called “Master of Ceremonies” show

WHO IS JOEL GRAY?

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