Final Jeopardy: America in the 1700s (5-18-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/18/2020) in the category “America in the 1700s” was:
“Every state shall always keep up a well regulated and disciplined militia, sufficiently armed and accoutred” is in No. 6 of these
2x champ Jesse Laymon, a public policy director from Long Island City, NY, was up to $43,400 when last seen on May 1st. In Game 3, he is up against: Ben Scripps, a TV director from Cadillac, MI; and Megan Elliott, a writer & editor from Redlands, CA.
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Round 1 Categories: First Name’s the Same – African-American History – They Didn’t Survive the Film – “W”ords With Double Letters – Nonfiction – Plant (on) the Flag
Megan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Nonfiction” under the $1,000 clue on the 11th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $2,800, $1,200 more than Jesse in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
In a 2016 work Nigel Cawthorne recounts “The Life-Long Feud” between these 2 inventors “that Electrified the World” show
Megan finished in the lead with $8,000. Jesse was second with $5,000 and Ben was last with $4,000.
Round 2 Categories: Let’s Have a Planet – Da, You Speak Russian – Rock Banned – The Andes Mountains – Playwrights – Corporate Scandals With David Faber
Ben found the first Daily Double in “Let’s Have a Planet” under the $1,200 clue on the third pick. He was in second place with $5,200 now, $2,800 less than Megan’s lead. He bet $3,000 and came up with Mars. That was WRONG.
It has an equatorial radius of 3.963 miles. show
Ben got the last Daily Double in “Da, You Speak Russian” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick. In second place with $7,400, he had $2,200 less than Megan’s lead. He bet $2,000 and drew a blank so he was WRONG. Alex said that was “too bad” as Ben probably would have been able to enjoy some caviar later if he remembered it.
Also called the great sturgeon, this species lends its name to a type of caviar. show
Megan finished in the lead with $18,800. Ben was next with $9,400 and Jesse was in third place with $5,400.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE “THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION”?
Article VI of the Articles of Confederation imposed limitations on individual states’ rights. Regarding today’s clue, it required each state to maintain a “well regulated and disciplined militia” and have adequate supplies on hand at all times to be able to defend the state, but only with the approval of Congress, except in emergent circumstances. Enemies, Indian nations and pirates were mentioned. When the U.S. Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, Article I, Section 8 dealt with “Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces” and the Militia. Amendment II in the Bill of Rights mentions “A well-regulated militia” but protects “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.”
Interesting reading: America’s Citizen Soldiers — A Short History of the Militia in the United States
Jesse got it right. He bet $5,200 and finished with $10,600.
Ben got it, too. He bet it all and doubled his score to $18,800.
Megan went with the Bill of Rights. She lost her $2,200 bet and landed in second place with $16,600. That made Ben Scripps the new Jeopardy! champ. Looks like he can have some of that caviar after all, if he wants it.
2 triple stumpers from THE ANDES MOUNTAINS:
($800) Over its some 5,000-mile range, the Andes are home to major cities like La Paz, Quito, and this other capital city (This image was shown)
($2000) 22,800 feet high, this Argentine peak is the Andes’ highest
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “U.S. Geographic History”
In 1794 George Washington selected this spot, where today 3 states meet, for the site of a new armory show
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I thought starting this episode that there would be no studio audience.
It’s not a runaway game. It was a half runaway game. Judging by Ben having half as much money as Megan at the end of Double Jeopardy!. That’s the first time this season since the tie breaker last year.
We didn’t get to see the tiebreaker clue but if Megan would have wagered 0 then we would have our first tiebreaker this season.
Looks like Jesse’s luck ran out today since his opponents were quick on the buzzer. Due to the virtual covid-19 town hall that’s going on, Jeopardy has been preempted tonight. Since those daily doubles didn’t work in Ben’s favor, perhaps he could turn this week around and string up some wins.