Final Jeopardy: Advertising (4-30-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/30/2020) in the category “Advertising” was:

Copywriter Keith Goldberg wrote this question in 1999 for a financial services company; they’re still using it

4x champ Sarah Jett Rayburn, a writer and stay-at-home mom from Hutto, TX, has now won $89,300. In Game 5, the challengers are: Kevin Curran, an attorney from Chicago, IL; and Jesse Laymon, a public policy director from Long Island City, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Children’s Lit – College & University Origins – Fighting for an Oscar – Nicknames – Pay Respects – “F”

Jesse found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “College & Universities” under the $600 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in second place with $1,800, $1,000 less than Sarah in second place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

In 1855 2 faculty members & 10 students began hitting the books at this now-Big Ten school less than 15 miles from Chicago. show

WHAT IS NORTHWESTERN?

Sarah finished in the lead with $6,800. Jesse was second with $6,000 and Kevin was last with $3,400.

Round 2 Categories: Names in American History – Toot Suite – World Capital Rivers – What Does It Stand For? – Totally Awesome ’80s TV – Broken English

Jesse found the first Daily Double in “World Capital Rivers” under the $1,200 clue on the 12th pick. He was in third place with $5,600 now, $4,400 less than Sarah’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Of the 4 capitals that stand on the Danube, 3 start with a “B”: Bratislava, Budapest & this one further south. show

WHAT IS BELGRADE?

Sarah got the last Daily Double in “Toot Suite” under the $2,000 clue, the last clue of the round. In second place with $12,800, she had $200 less than Kevin’s lead. She bet $300 and struggled mightily until she came up with Salome. That was WRONG. The buzzer went off and then, she said the right response.

There’s a bassoon solo in the Rimsky-Korsakov suite named for this woman who told great stories. show

WHO IS SCHEHERAZADE?

Kevin finished in the lead with $13,000. Sarah was next with $12,500 and Jesse was in third place with $11,200.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET”?

Capital One’s well-known slogan is No. 13 on Quality Logo Product’s list of 50 Popular Slogans. The American Express slogan, “Don’t leave home without it” is No. 9. That’s because it’s in alphabetical order. Then they list their Top 10 choices for the Best. Neither Capital One nor American Express made it. A different American Express slogan made their 10 Worst: “Don’t live without it.”

They had a whole category of slogans in “Shilling” in a 2006 Celebrity Jeopardy! game when Boston Red Sox pitcher, Curt Schilling was a contestant.

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Jesse got it right. He bet a mere $1,800 and finished with $13,000.

Sarah only managed to write down “have you done”. She lost $12,499, leaving her with $1.00.

Kevin got as far as “ca”. He lost $12,501 and finished with $499. That made Jesse Laymon the new Jeopardy! champ.

Two triple stumpers from NAMES IN AMERICAN HISTORY:

($1200) This Wild West frontiersman got his name on a state capital in 1864

($2000) “Message from Mrs. Madison. She sends her love to Mrs. Wethered” was Dolley’s follow-up to this inventor’s 1844 message

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Film & War”

The New York premiere of this film was on Thanksgiving, 15 days after the liberation of its title place. show

WHAT IS “CASABLANCA”?

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