Final Jeopardy: Words in American History (1-20-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/20/2022) in the category “Words in American History” was:

The 1890 census reported that “the unsettled area has been so broken into…that there can hardly be said to be a” this

36x champ Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, CA has now won $1,181,800. In Game 37, the challengers are: Patrick Lackey, a biochemistry professor from New Wilmington, PA; and Brittany Love, a trial attorney from Concord, NC.

Round 1 Categories: 1922 – Also Known As – Getting a Shot – Anti-Synonyms – Lights! Camera! – Action Movie!

Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Also Known As” under the $1,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $4,400, $4,000 more than Patrick in second place. Amy bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

This world capital is called “the birthplace of democracy” show

WHAT IS ATHENS?

Amy finished in the lead with $10,800. Patrick was second with $4,200 and Brittany was last with negative $400. All clues were uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: A Farce to Be Reckoned With – Before & After TV – International Men of Mystery – The Energy Biz – South Asia – Starts with 3 Consonants

Amy found the first Daily Double in “South Asia“ under the $1,200 clue on the 12th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $20,400 now, $17,000 more than Patrick in second place. Amy bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.

Born in Karachi, she served twice as prime minister [Yes, we know it said “minster”] of her country, from 1988 to 1990 & 1993 & 1996 show

WHO IS BENAZIR BHUTTO?

Four clues later, Amy landed on the last Daily Double in “International Men of Mystery” under the $800 clue. She was in the lead with $29,400 now, $26,000 more than Patrick in second place. Amy bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.

After dying in this fortress, the Man in the Iron Mask was laid to rest under the name “Marchioly” show

WHAT IS THE BASTILLE?

Amy finished in the lead with a runaway $46,400. Patrick was second with $3,000. Brittany was out of the game at this point at negative $2,800. All clues were uncovered.

BOTH contestants left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.

WHAT IS FRONTIER?

From Digital History: “In 1890 the superintendent of the U.S. Census announced that rapid western settlement meant that ‘there can hardly be said to be a frontier line.'” At this point, the Census Bureau officially stopped designating frontier areas. The article later mentions John F. Kennedy’s call to the USA in 1960 to enter a new frontier, and how we have met that challenge “in outer space and cyberspace and even below the ocean’s surface.”

In the present, The National Center for Frontier Communities (formerly Frontier Education Center) defines “Frontier America” as “sparsely populated areas that are geographically isolated from population centers and services.” According to their 2000 statistics, there are 812 frontier counties in 38 states in the USA.

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Patrick bet $2,000 and brought his score up to $5,000.

Amy bet a big $25,000 and won the game with $71,400. That’s her best game yet. Up until now, her biggest win happened on a Thursday (12/2/2021). Amy’s 37-day total is 1,253,200.

A triple stumper from each round:

1922 ($200) Speaking at a memorial dedication in the spring, this president became the first to be heard on radio

SOUTH ASIA ($400) Today with about 15 million people, this city on the Hooghly River was capital of British India from 1772 to 1911

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Western Hemisphere Geography”

It’s the easternmost capital city in Central America show

WHAT IS PANAMA CITY?

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