Jeopardy! GOATs Match No. 3 (Thursday 1-9-2020)
The Greatest of All Time Tournament continues: Brad Rutter, Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer are competing in the third 2-part match. Not sure how this tournament is going to work? Click here for that info.
GOATs at the Starting Gate: Brad 0 Ken 1 James 1
The Final Jeopardy question in GAME 1 in the category “U.S. Political History” was:
These 2 now-defunct parties each gave the U.S. 4 presidents in the 19th century
Round 1 Categories: A Million Dollars Ain’t What It Used To Be – Comedians – The Alps – I’m Not Wearing Pants – Prequels & Sequels – Buy a Vowel
James found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Alps” under the 1,000 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in second place with 1,400 now, 1,600 less than Ken’s lead. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.
Thought to be 5,300 years old, a mummified neolithic “iceman” given this first name was find in the Alps in 1991 show
James finished in the lead with 7,600. Ken was second with 6,000 and Brad was last with 3,400.
Round 2 Categories: What’s In Your Brain – TV Green Thumb – Government in Crisis – Characters on Stage – Word Origins – Road Trip!
Brad found the first Daily Double in “Word Origins” under the 1,600 clue on the very first pick. The scores were the same as above. He bet all of his 3,400 points and thought it was the black plague. That was WRONG.
This condition was thought to arise from an excess of black bile, the origin of its name. show
5 clues later, Ken nabbed the last Daily Double in “Government in Crisis” under the 1,600 clue. In second place with 9,200, he had 400 less than James’ lead. He felt he had to go “all in” and he was RIGHT.
This 1832-33 crisis ended when South Carolina backed down from its efforts to void Federal law. show
Ken finished in the lead with 25,600. James was next with 13,600 and Brad was in third place with 8,800.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right: show
Brad doubled his points to 17,600.
James did likewise, only he had more points. He finished with 27,200.
Ken doubled up, too, and that gave him 51,200 to the delight of the audience and a high five from James.
Those scores will be added to the totals in the next game to determine the winner of today’s match.
The Final Jeopardy question in GAME 2 in the category “21st Century Oscar Winners” was:
These 2 foreign-born directors have each won 2 Best Director Oscars but none of their films has won Best Picture
Round 1 Categories: January in History – Christopher Plummer Pudding – Gemstones! Meet the Gemstones – Cybersecurity – Just the Facts – An “OK” Category
James found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Gemstones” under the 600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was the only one with any points. With a wave of his hand and a “presto, change-o”, he bet all 5,000 and thought it was diamond. That was WRONG.
This birthstone is used in abrasives for polishing & grinding; the color pairs with gold as an official one for Florida State. show
Ken finished in the lead with 6,000. James was second with 4,200 and Brad was last with 600.
Round 2 Categories: Plane Science – Same First & Last Letter – It Comes Third – Music & Legend – “I” Wrote – The Dam Bill
Brad found the first Daily Double in “Dam Bill” under the 2,000 clue on the 12th pick. He was in third place with 1,000 now, 11,400 less than Ken’s lead. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.
the 1935 bill authorizing this humongous concrete dam mentions the Columbia Basin Compact. show
2 clues later, Brad found the last Daily Double in “Music & Legend” under the 1,600 clue. In third place with 3,000, he had 9,400 less than Ken’s lead now. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.
A pas de deux based on music by Samuel Barber premiered in 1975 with Baryshnikov as Jason and Carla Fracci as her. show
Ken finished in the lead with 17,600. Brad was next with 10,000 and James was in third place with 7,400.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right: show
James wrote down “Who is the GHOST (Greatest Host of Syndicated TV) Then he had “Pat Saj” crossed out, then “Alex Trebek.” I couldn’t tell if Alex was really annoyed at the Sajak joke or just pretending to be. He said “I wish you had risked more points.” James lost 908 points, leaving him 6,492. With 27,200 from Game 1, his total was 33,692.
Brad wrote “Ken es el hombre” and “Eagles Super Bowl LII Champs” under that. Alex said “Ladies & gentlemen, I’d like to welcome you to the Jeopardy! Comedy Hour.” Didn’t crack a smile then either! Brad lost 4,133 points, leaving him 5,867 to add to the 17,600 from Game 1. He finished with 23,467.
Ken was the only one who took a shot at the FJ! clue, but first he said: “I’m gonna do a tight 5 minutes on airline food before we…” And Alex had a good laugh over that. Ken had Ang Lee right but he was wrong about Gonzalez-Inarritu. Ken only lost 1,200 points. He had 16,400 to add to the 51,200 from Game 1. He won this match with 67,600.
GOATs at the Finish Line: Brad 0 Ken 2 James 1.
The tournament will continue next Tuesday, January 14th.
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I’m rooting for James, but was stunned that he missed the DD on garnet. With the info in the clue about Florida State colors, and he being a sports gambler, I thought for sure it’d be easy for him.
Is it ok to say I feel sorry for Brad? He’s just a split-second too slow with the buzzer.
Sure, Dave, you can say that. idk, sometimes I’m not sure if it’s he can’t beat James and Ken on the buzzer or if it’s he’s not really trying.
Three cheers to everyone who got this clue that stumped the GOATs
TV GREEN THUMB ($1600) Played by Carolyn Jones in the ’60s, she loved to cut the heads off her roses & rejoiced when her thorns came in sharp
I got it on Carolyn Jones!
I can’t believe that was a Triple Stumper. Maybe Ken’s parents didn’t allow Ken to watch The Addams Family. Ken knew some obscure showbiz in the past such as the silent film star in his prior tournament.
I’m glad Brad woke up some on Thursday’s game.
Yes, yes, I got that one immediately! Uncle Fester was awesome and I loved Cousin It!
I loved that Christopher Plummer category, too!
It was lots of fun!
Me too my friend! I loved the chris Plummer category as well, especially the comedy hour at the end of the second game when Alex gave his Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to jeopardy comedy hour.
The tournament will continue on January 14th.
You’re right, Richard. I’ll fix that and whatever else in a few minutes. I had a rough day and just wanted to get this up.
Just checked my TV schedule and they are showing 4 games scheduled for next week !!??!!
The slots are basically being reserved rather than filled with Jeopardy content to help maintain the suspense and mystery. The way James and especially Ken are playing, like you, I expect ABC will be back to its regularly scheduled reruns later in the week, perhaps as early as Weds. Monday night, Geaux Tigers..
Thanks for the insight, Jay. I guess I was expecting the schedule to say T/B/A