Final Jeopardy: European Borders (9-10-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/28/2021) in the category “European Borders” was:

It’s still there, but none of the countries that bordered this country at the beginning of 1990 exist anymore

Today is the last game of the Tournament of Champions. The players are: 4x champ Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, a librarian from Portland, OR; 8x champ Jennifer Quail, a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, MI; and 5x champ Sam Kavanaugh, a teacher orig. from Carlton, MN.

SHOUTOUT TO BUZZY: They couldn’t have chosen a better host for the Tournament of Champions nor will they find a better choice for permanent host. You’re the best!

Round 1 Categories: Geography – Philharmonic Convergence – That’s Garbage! – Classic Toys & Games – Imbiber’s Lexicon – On the “House”

Sam found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Geography” under the $600 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in second with $2,000, $600 less than Jennifer’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

You can give us either the French or English name of this African country whose legislative capital is Yamoussoukro show

WHAT IS IVORY COAST?

Sam finished in the lead with $6,600. Jennifer was second with $6,400 and Veronica was last with $3,200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: The 18th Century – Movies about the Movies – Nonfiction – Keeping up with the Joans – Math Champs – 10-Letter Words

Jennifer found the first Daily Double in “The 18th Century” under the $2,000 clue on the 5th pick. She was in the lead with $10,400 now, $3,800 more than Sam in second place. She bet $2,200 and she was RIGHT.

The Rev. William Tennent, pastor of Freehold, N.J., helped launch this “Great” religious revival show

WHAT IS THE GREAT AWAKENING?

Sam got the last Daily Double in “Math Champs” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick. In second place with $7,800, he had $6,000 less than Jennifer’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Also known as Leonardo of Pisa, he knew a lot of numbers, not just 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 show

WHO IS FIBONACCI?

Sam finished in the lead with $20,400. Jennifer was next with $19,000 and Veronica was in third place with $9,200. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS POLAND?

On the date given in the clue, Poland was bordered by East Germany, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. (old map) Between October 1990 and January 1993, East and West Germany reunified, the Soviet Union split into a number of other countries and Czechoslovakia split into 2 separate countries.

Poland is now bordered by Germany to the west, Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, and to the south, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. (current map)

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Veronica came up with Albania. That cost her nothing so her score today was $9,200. Her $6,400 from yesterday brought her up to $15,600.

Jennifer got it right. She bet $8,500 and finished with $27,500 today. Her $14,500 from yesterday brought her up to $42,000.

Sam wrote down Hungary. He lost his $12 bet and finished with $20,388 today. His final score after adding in yesterday’s $38,000 came to $58,388. Sam Kavanaugh is the winner of the 2021 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.

Sam wins the grand prize of $250,000. Jennifer wins $100,000 and Veronica wins $50,000. Jeopardy! will be donating $250,000 to the Hope of the Valley Trebek Center for the Homeless.

A triple stumper from each round:

PHILHARMONIC CONVERGENCE ($1000) Featuring works like the “Emperor” concerto, in 2020-’21 the London Philharmonic honors this composer’s 250th birthday

MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES ($800) In 2020’s “Mank”, about the writing of “Citizen Kane”, Amanda Seyfried plays this actress

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Around the USA”

Astronomy buffs visit Idaho for the USA’s first dark sky reserve; oddly, part of it is this resort area with a bright name show

WHAT IS SUN VALLEY?

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