Final Jeopardy: 20th Century History (1-18-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/18/2024) in the category “20th Century History” was:
After the Vietnam War, Vietnam got bogged down in a campaign against this leader whom it managed to overthrow in 1979
Today’s Champions Wild Card contestants are: Martha Bath, a retired CPA from Seattle, WA; Kendra Westerhaus, a licensed psychologist from Pocatello, ID; and Nik Berry, a social studies teacher from Baltimore, MD.
Round 1 Categories: Classical Music – What in the Wide World of Sports…? – Take It Back! – Vegetable Stew – The Past, Presently – The Mising Leter
Kendra found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Take it Back!” under the $800 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was in last place with negative $200, $1,600 less than Nik’s lead. Kendra bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.
In 2008 the Hindu American Foundation launched “Take Back” this practice that’s much more than the physical postures of asana show
Martha finished in the lead with $6,800. Nik was in second place with $4,200. Kendra was last with $3,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: On the Map – A Woman’s Place – Movie Titles with Numbers in Them – Painful Memories – The Writer’s Strike – An “H” & “R” Block
Nik found the first Daily Double in “The Writer’s Strike” under the $1,600 clue on the 20th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $11,000, $1,400 more than Martha in second place. Nik bet $6,000 and said Washington. That was WRONG.
Ken Kesey’s “Sometimes a Great Notion” concerns a timber strike in Wakonda– not in Africa, but in this state, Kesey’s home show
Nik got the last Daily Double in “On the Map” under the $800 clue with 6 clues left. He was in second place with $6,600, $3,000 less than Martha’s lead. Nik made it a true Daily Double and said London. That was WRONG.
The U.K.’s second most populous city, it lies in an industrial area near the geographic center of England show
Martha finished in the lead with $9,600. Kendra was in second place with $4,800. Nik was last with $800. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right and they all had the same wrong answer!
WHO IS POL POT?
There is a very long history of animosity and war between Cambodia and Vietnam. The 1979 overthrow of Pol Pot by the Vietnamese is only one event in that history and it led to a 10-year occupation of Cambodia by the Vietnamese. You’d have to do some studying to get a good understanding of the conflicts between these countries but, as usual, I looked at several videos to help us out. Here’s the best one, with maps, short explanations and a timeline at the end.
Currently, according to a 2021 article on the Southeast Asia Globe, anti-Vietnamese sentiment in Cambodia appears to be waning, while worries about Chinese encroachment are on the rise.
Nik thought it was Ho Chi Minh, who died in 1969. Nik only bet a buck and finished with $799.
Kendra had Ho Chi Minh, too. She bet and lost her whole $4,800, eliminating the tiebreaker possibilty.
Martha made it unanmious. She didn’t bet anything so she won the game and the semi-final spot with $9,600.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
A WOMAN’S PLACE ($800) Women “sizes 10-40” can shop at stores bearing this name, which includes a misspelling of founder Lena’s first name on a bank form
THE WRITER’S STRIKE ($2000) The striking miners have the sympathy of this French realist author in his 1885 novel “Germinal”
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “World Geography”
The Oyapock River forms part of Brazil’s 400-mile border with the territory of this European country show
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Rough show as we got another triple stumper in the final. I know William Weyser would say darn those daily doubles to Nik.
I did.
I’ll be confounded. Once again, my local station stuck it to me. Another football special on the main channel. This time, the channel guide affirmatively said Wheel at 7, and Jeopardy at 7:30. But, again, nooooo! Denied! Dissed and dis-missed! I can’t win for losing.
And, speaking of, I also said Ho Chi Minh. I was 1/3 on DDs. One great help is my wife is a 500 hour RYT (registered yoga teacher).
I jist think of: third time’s the charm, or, three strikes and you’re out?
I assumed it was Ho Chi Minh and never considered anyone else. I do remember the other guy and the Khmer Rouge.
Was that wise of Martha to play for the tie? I figured she’d bet $1.But I guess that works both ways.
Oh Nik, perhaps if you lived here in the NW, where Kesey is legendary, you might have had a great notion of the answer. Then he said “London” for the next DD, even though it was highlighted on the map. I thought it might be Manchester.
Stumpers were somewhat tough, other than Chartres Street city and extravagant exaggeration. 7th Symphony and Clinton’s college might have been knowable by one of them.
I came up with Ho Chi Minh for FJ too, but yes, I did recall the Vietnamese toppling of the diabolical Pol Pot regime in 1979.
This is the first time this season that all three players came up with the same incorrect response in FJ! When was the last time that all three players had the same incorrect response in FJ!
Good question. I’d like to know that also
Last one I found where all 3 gave the same response was in Amy Schneider’s 23rd game
Actually it was on June 1, 2022 when they all wrote Waterloo.
Yes and, in the comments, Kevin Cheng mentioned the earlier one in that season, the one I came across