Final Jeopardy: Reference Books (6-21-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/21/2021) in the category “Reference Books” was:

Emily Dickinson made frequent use of a work by this family friend & said that for several years, it was “my only companion”

2x champ Emily White, a public relations specialist from Wilmington, DE, won $50,100 last week. In Game 3, she takes on these two players: Jessica Newman, an attorney orig. from Irvine, KY; and Michael Tran, a PhD student from El Monte, CA.

Round 1 Categories: The Olympic Flame – Plain-Named Maladies – Some Random Info – Movie Title Middle Word – A Brief History – Of “Time”

Emily found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Olympic Flame” under the $600 clue, with 2 clues left after it. She was in second place with $1,200, $3,200 less than Jessica in the lead. She made it a true Daily Double and thought it was the International Date Line. That was WRONG.

In 1956 on a flight from Singapore to Jakarta, the Olympic Torch crossed this for the first time show

WHAT IS THE EQUATOR?

Jessica finished in the lead with $4,400. Michael was second with $400 and Emily was last with $0. Two clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: You’re All Over the Map – Pop Culture – Authors’ Third Books – Quite a Paradox – Familiar Phrases – Purple Heart Recipients

Emily found the first Daily Double in “You’re All Over the Map” under the $800 clue on the third pick. She was in third place with $400 now, $4,000 less than Jessica’s lead. She bet $1,000 and went with the Tortuga Straits. That was WRONG.

To sail from the Bahamas to the U.S. mainland, you cross these straits show

WHAT ARE THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA?

Michael got the last Daily Double in “Purple Heart Recipients” under the $1,200 clue, with 5 clues left after it. In the lead with $12,800, he had $7,600 more than Jessica in second place. He bet $2,000 and came up with Eisenhower. That was WRONG.

He is the only U.S. president to have received the medal show

WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY?

Michael finished in the lead with a runaway $14,000. Emily was next with $5,800 and Jessica was in third place with $3,200. One clue went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO WAS NOAH WEBSTER?

Noah Webster’s works inspired many writers’ use of the English language. According to the History of Webster’s Dictionary, Emily Dickinson made frequent and extensive use of Webster’s works in writing her poems, “paying attention not only to definitions but also to Webster’s etymologies and his illustrative quotations.”

Here’s No. 14 on the New England Historical Society’s list of fun facts about Noah Webster: He founded Amherst College with Emily Dickinson’s grandfather, and Emily went to school with Noah Webster’s granddaughter. She later wrote that her lexicon (Webster’s dictionary) was her only companion. Others you may like include No. 15: “He was an 18th century sock puppet” 🤣🤣🤣

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Jessica got it right. She bet $3,200 and finished with $6,400.

Emily got it, too. She wagered $3,000 and ended the game with $8,800.

Michael wrote down Roget. He lost his $1,121 bet but won the game with the $12,879 he had left. Michael Tran is the new Jeopardy! champion.

2 triple stumpers from AUTHORS’ THIRD BOOKS:

($800) In this third John Grisham thriller, 2 Supreme Court Justices are killed & a journalist helps a law student on the run

($1600) Marine officer & disciplinarian dad Bull Meecham in this third book by Pat Conroy calls himself this, the novel’s title

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “New England”

Neighborhoods in this city include Federal Street, Gallows Hill & Witchcraft Heights show

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