Final Jeopardy: The 50 States (7-19-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/19/2021) in the category “The 50 States” was:

Both in the Pacific, they are the 50 states’ 2 biggest islands in area; one is about 40 degrees colder in winter than the other

New champ Josh Saak, a traffic engineer from Boise, ID won $18,395 last Friday. In Game 2, he takes on these two players: Allison Pistorius, an actress & college professor from Dallas, TX; and Meg O’Hare, a product manager from Somerville, MA.

Round 1 Categories: Podcasts – Yes “I” Can! – What’s in the Cave? – Agree, 2 Disagree – Hey, Where’s that Dish? – It’s in the Cabinet Department!

Allison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Yes ‘I’ Can!” under the $1,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. She was tied with Josh for the lead. They both had $2,000, $2,200 more than Meg. She bet $1,000 and thought it was Isaac. That was WRONG.

I can be sent away from my father Abraham in Genesis but become known as the Father of the Arabs show

WHO IS ISHMAEL?

Josh finished in the lead with $6,200. Allison was second with $3,400 and Meg was last with $2,400. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: A Time of War – First Names in the Dictionary – One-Named Authors – A Visit to Prague – Let’s Get Serious – Olivier Award Winners

Josh found the first Daily Double in “A Time of War” under the $800 clue on the 14th pick. He was in the lead with $12,600 now, $4,400 more than Allison in second. He bet $4,400 and he was RIGHT.

The DMZ conflict of the late 1960s is sometimes referred to as the “Second” this show

WHAT IS KOREAN WAR?

Josh also got the last Daily Double in “First Names in the Dictionary” under the $1,600 clue, with 6 clues left after it. In the lead with $20,200, he had $10,800 more than Allison in second. He bet $1,800 and he was RIGHT.

A translucent yellowish fossil resin show

WHAT IS AMBER?

Josh finished in the lead with $26,000. Allison was next with $14,200 and Meg was in third place with $3,200. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT ARE HAWAII AND KODIAK ISLAND?

Wikipedia has a list of islands of the USA by area. Hawaii (the Big Island), located in the North Pacific, ranks first at 4,028 sq. mi. Kodiak Island lies off the south coast of Alaska and is second at 3,588 sq. mi. At 3,363 sq.mi., Puerto Rico comes in third and is located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.

The rest of the islands in the Top 10 are all located by Alaska. Long Island, New York comes in at No. 11. It is only 1,401 sq. mi. in area but it is the most populous. Over 7.5 million people live there!

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Meg came up with Hawaii and Victoria. That cost her $3,199 and left her with $1.

Allison went with Maui and Lanai. She lost her $9,400 bet and finished with $4,800.

Josh got it right. He bet $2,405 and won the game with $28,405. Josh Saak’s 2-day total is $46,800.

2 triple stumpers from ONE-NAMED AUTHORS:

($800) German poet Novalis pioneered this passionate literary movement & died young of TB in 1801

($2000) In “The Red & the Black” by this French author, a young man must choose between life in the army & life in the church

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Women Authors”

An award for works of horror, dark fantasy & psychological suspense honors this author who came to fame with a 1948 short story show

WHO IS SHIRLEY JACKSON?

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