Final Jeopardy: World Capitals (10-30-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/30/2019) in the category “World Capitals” was:

In 1865 this city named for an early 19th century British hero became a British colonial capital

2x champ Steve Moulds, a playwright from Louisville, KY, has now won $54,002. In Game 3, he takes on these two players: Sam Beshoof, a sr. communications specialist, from Saint Paul, MN; and Dave Bein, a culinary director from Westwood, NJ.

Round 1 Categories: College Towns – Sports Talk – A Historical Rhetorical – “IO”-9 – Advertising – Cuba Libro

Steve found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “College Towns” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,400, $400 more than Sam in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and said Athens. That was WRONG.

Ulysses would fit right in in this city at the south end of Cayuga Lake. show

WHAT IS ITHACA?

Steve finished in the lead with $6,400. Sam was second with $2,600 and Dave was last with $1,600.

Round 2 Categories: Animals & Their Food – Geographic Terms – Under the… – American Thinkers – Borrowed From Other Languages – Sounds Spacey

Steve found the first Daily Double in “American Thinkers” under the $800 clue on the 16th pick. He was in the lead with $7,600 now, $2,000 more than Dave in second place. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

Jonathan Edwards thought sin was restrained by God; otherwise the soul would be a furnace of” these two things. show

WHAT ARE FIRE & BRIMSTONE?

4 clues later, Dave got the last Daily Double in “Geographic Terms” under the $1,200 clue. In second place with $7,600, he had $6,800 less than Steve’s lead. He bet $2,600 and he was RIGHT.

A Montana city nicknamed “the Richest Hill on Earth”, or a term for an isolated hill. show

WHAT IS BUTTE?

Steve finished in the lead with $16,800. Dave was next with $15,800 and Sam was in third place with $6,200.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS WELLINGTON?

Wellington, NZ got its name in 1840 in recognition of the aid Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, gave to the New Zealand Company the previous year when its members came to North Island to found a settlement. “The Iron Duke” was also famous for defeating Napoleon (“that stern soul the world could not subdue”) at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. Wellington replaced Auckland as New Zealand’s capital in 1865, mainly due to geographic convenience.

Before the FJ reveal, Alex said: “The city had a choice: they could have selected Nelson, but they didn’t. They passed on him.” Only for a year, however– another settlement was named for Horatio Nelson, the victor at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar that cost him his life.

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Sam got it right. He bet $4,000 and finished with $10,200.

Dave thought it was Georgetown (Guyana’s capital named for George III). Dave lost $15,797 and had $3 left.

Steve got it right, too. He bet $14,801 and won the game with $31,601. His 3-day total is $85,603. “Good for you,” Steve!

During the chat, Steve said that he and his wife celebrate the “Triple Crown” if Alex says “good for you” to all 3 contestants after their chats. Alex had already said “good for you” to Dave twice and “good for you” to Sam. Of course, he said it to Steve so that was a Triple Crown +1.

A triple stumper from each round:

CUBA LIBRO ($1000) Joe falls for a Cuban revolutionary in “Live by Night” by this “Shutter Island” author, who normally does Massachusetts

UNDER THE… Malcolm Lowry’s Mexico-set masterpiece

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “The Oscars”

For 1992, this New Yorker was the first man with 2 acting Oscar nominations in the same year for different films. show

WHO IS AL PACINO?

Click here to leave well wishes and prayers for Alex Trebek for continuing success in his battle against cancer. There’s also a link to where you can make a donation to pancreatic cancer research in his honor.