Final Jeopardy: Business Milestones (1-16-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/16/2023) in the category “Business & Industry” was:
These were first sold in 1908, at a price equivalent to about $27,000 today
3x champ Yogesh Raut, a blogger, podcaster, and freelance writer orig. from Springfield, IL, won $96,403 last week. In Game 4, he is up against: Jimmy Davoren, a teacher from Coronado, CA; and Katie Palumbo, a museum interpreter from Amawalk, NY.
Round 1 Categories: The Colors of Science – Major League Baseball Teams – Circles, Squares & Dodecahedrons – Cliches Rephrase – Pure Bread – Dog Tales
Yogesh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Colors of Science” under the $1,000 on the 17th pick of the round. He was in second place with $3,200, $600 less than Katie’s lead. Yogesh made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
It’s a disease that afflicts cereal grasses, or a diminutive name for a star like the sun show
Yogesh finished in the lead with $9,200. Katie was second with $5,600 and Jimmy was last with $3,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Small Town America & Canada – Royal History – Tattoos – Letters of the Law – The Singer Who Played… – Short A
Yogesh found the first Daily Double in “Small Town America & Canada” under the $2,000 clue on the 17th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $17,600, $4,800 more than Katie in second place. Yogesh bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
This British Columbia town grew up around a mountain that’s been home to Olympians and ski bums. This sound made by local marmots led to the name. show
Katie got the last Daily Double in “Letters of the Law” under the $1,200 with 10 clues left after it. In second place with $16,400, she had $6,200 less than Yogesh’s lead. Katie bet $8,000 and she was RIGHT.
N: Failure to exercise care towards others that a reasonable person would do in similar circumstances show
Katie finished in the lead with $25,600. Yogesh was second with $23,800 and Jimmy was last with $11,400. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE FORD MODEL-T?
From Home School in the Woods: Henry Ford knew that modern cars were first sold commercially in Europe in the late 19th century by Karl Benz, and in America by the Duryea Brothers. These vehicles were financially out of reach for the average family and Ford set about creating an affordable car. He finally achieved that goal in 1908 when “Ford released the Ford Model T (aka Tin Lizzie), a self-starting vehicle with a four-cylinder engine and a left-sided steering wheel. The automobile was lightweight and marketed as being robust and able to handle back rural roads. The Model T price was $850 ($23,480 today).”
Jimmy thought it was government bonds after crossing out stocks. He bet and lost his whole $11,400.
Yogesh went with treasury notes. That cost him $999 and left him with $22,801.
Katie wrote down “cars”. Ken said it was not specific enough. So, just when you thought Yogesh was gonna skate again, Katie lost her $2,500 bet and won the game with the remaining $23,100. Katie Palumbo is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
CLICHES REPHRASE ($800) Unhappy Michigan or Utah & their illicit romances
SMALL TOWN AMERICA & CANADA ($800) Seymour in this state was the place John Mellencamp was talking about when he sang, “I was born in a small town”
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Priceless Objects”
It dates back to the “French Blue”, which was set in gold & suspended from a neck ribbon when Louis XIV wore it on ceremonial occasions show
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Most of the show was pre-empted here because of football and informercials. We picked it up about 20 minutes in. I did catch both DDs, both cinches.
“Cars” came to mind immediately, but I thought that was too generic. “Model Ts” was my next thought, but that might have been too specific. So I don’t know what I’d have written.
As someone else noted, Yogesh bet enough to lock out Jimmy. He had to figure Katie would bet big in case he did. But she didn’t, so she outsmarted him in a sense.
I’m glad Yogi lost. I found him not really likeable. I like Katie and I hope she makes the toc.
I have a feeling the triple stumper rate during the game is about to go up without Yogesh on the panel.
Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This must have been someone’s idea of a joke. I mean, the FJ answer was a dead giveaway. Nooooooooooo……..all three contestants couldn’t have possibly flubbed it. I just don’t believe it!
That’s because it was a tough one.
Nooooooooooooooooo…..sir…..eeeee partner! Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even my 94 old mother came up with the correct response, and with some 25 seconds to spare.
I mean, the clues were just-just-just too obvious. Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beam me up Scotty! Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tough final as we begin the week with a triple stumper.
I think that Yogesh made a great bet, he knew that in order to win he has to bet small to stay above Jimmy if he doubled up but Katie didn’t wager to cover Yogesh which is a good thing because it worked out well for her.
Today’s FJ! was flawed in its initial wording, which means that Yogesh as the player most affected by the wording due to the wagering should be returned to the show and be allowed to continue his run. So we may or may not get to see Yogesh again. But as of now it looks like Yogesh will not be in the next Tournament of Champions.
“Yogesh as the player most affected by the wording due to the wagering”
Kevin, I don’t know how you figure Yogesh was the most affected by the way the clue was worded “due to wagering.” They all made their wagers based on the category, right?
The clue was shown on the show’s website like this:
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: This was first sold in 1908, at a price equivalent to about $27,000 today
The clue was shown to the players with a slight change in the category that probably made no difference to the wagers. However the first two words of the clue were made plural:
BUSINESS MILESTONES: These were first sold in 1908, at a price equivalent to about $27,000 today
I didn’t think the first clue had enough in it to point the contestant to a specific product. I thought Katie’s response would be good. Yes, I know some folks had no problem with it but I still feel the same.
I also think the clue shown to the contestants was even worse. They couldn’t even add the word “each” after $27,000?! If they worked “Tin Lizzie” in the clue somehow, it would not have been a triple stumper.
Honestly VJ, the only well known product that debuted in 1908 could only have been the Ford Model T. In that respect, I was naturally shocked with disbelief that none of the contestants came up with the correct response. However, Katie was on the right track at least with “cars” so she deserved some credit. Personally, I came up with Model T well before Ken finished reading it, and my 94 year old mother chimed in with “Model T” just a few seconds afterwards. By the way, there are thousands of Model T’s still on the road since millions of them were built. In addition those “Tin Lizzies” were a dependable means of transportation and exceptionally well built. Believe it or not, did you know that parts for those Model T’s are still widely available in the aftermarket?
Thanks for the additional info, Rick. I know very little about cars. I’m pretty much car-blind, probably except for the VW Beetle. 🤣🤣🤣