Final Jeopardy: British Army History (1-29-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/29/2021) in the category “British Army History” was:

The army’s longest continuous campaign, 1969-2007, began in this Northern Ireland city known by either of 2 different names

5x champ Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Alexandria, VA, won his ToC-qualifying game after a long wait yesterday and brought his winnings up to $$110,870. In Game 6, he is up against: Kristen Seigel, a H.S. Spanish teacher from Columbus, OH; and Bo Mendez, a museum cultural professional originally from New Braunfels, TX.

Round 1 Categories: Gym & Juice – the Sportscaster’s Quote – Lincoln Blogs – Places in the Good Book – Code Words – Prime Rhyme

Zach found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Lincoln Blogs” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $800, $400 more than Bo in second place. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

June 16, 1858: I’m gonna use “A house divided against itself cannot stand” as I begin taking him on for Senate! He’s got no chance show

WHO IS STEPHEN DOUGLAS?

Zach finished in the lead with $4,800. Bo was second with $3,000 and Kristen was last with $2,600. Two Sportcasters’ Quotes clues worth $600 went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Poet-Pourri – 1980s Time Capsule – Around the Caribbean – To Phrase a Coin – Big Star – No. 1 Record

Zach found the first Daily Double in “Around the Caribbean” under the $2,000 clue on the 5th pick. He was in the lead with $6,800 now, $5,000 more than Kristen in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

2 capital cities are located on this Caribbean island: Marigot, which is French, & Philipsburg, which is Dutch show

WHAT IS SAINT MARTIN?

Bo got the last Daily Double in “Big Star” under the $2,000 clue, with 3 clues left after it. In second place with $5,800, he had $9,200 less than Zach’s lead. He bet $2,600 and didn’t have a responses so he was WRONG.

The name of this bright red star in the constellation Scorpius denotes it as a rival of the Greek god of war. show

WHAT IS ANTARES?

Zach finished in the lead with a runaway $17,000. Kristen was next with $7,000 and Bo was in third place with $4,400. No clues went uncovered.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right, and they all had the same response.

WHAT IS LONDONDERRY or DERRY?

The August 1969 Battle of the Bogside took place in Derry (Londonderry), Northern Ireland. From Ireland Calling: “The Battle of the Bogside was one of the first major confrontations of the Troubles and changed Northern Ireland forever…. Television pictures of the violence were beamed across the world, demonstrating the deep scars between the Catholic and Protestant communities and the volatility in their relationship. In an attempt to stem the violence, the British government sent in troops to restore order. It was codenamed Operation Banner and was supposed to be a temporary measure. In fact, it turned into a 38-year marathon… Britain’s longest ever military campaign.”

All the players responded with Belfast. Here’s an old clue from the 2013 Teen Tournament where Belfast was the right response and the players all blew that and all their money!! CAPITAL CITIES: It’s criss-crossed by dozens of “Peace Walls” that separate its Catholic & Protestant neighborhoods.

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Bo and everyone else wrote down Belfast. Bo lost $4,000 and was left with $400.

Kristen lost $1,900. She finished with $5,100.

Zach lost $2,999. He won the game with $14,001. His 6-day total is $124,871.

A triple stumper from each round:

POET-POURRI ($1200) Joseph Severn went with this poet to Rome, made a deathbed drawing of him and was buried next to him when Severn died 58 years later

THE SPORTSCASTER’S QUOTE ($800) At the PGA Champ. in 2002, “Hello”, these was Jim Nantz’ subtle message to his ailing father & it became Jim’s signature opening

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Law Enforcement History”

This U.S. group was formed to protect settlers in an area that had recently gained independence from Spain show

WHO ARE THE TEXAS RANGERS?

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