Final Jeopardy: 1940s History (1-3-19)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/3/2019) in the category “1940s History” was:
Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen earned the nickname “Candy Bomber” for his actions during this 1948-49 event
2x champ Jonathan Dinerstein, a composer from Los Angeles, CA, has now won $40,501. In Game 3, his opponents are: Chrissy Bellizzi, a librarian from St. Louis, MO; and Cade Varnado, an English instructor from Richmond, VA.
Round 1 Categories: How to Play Quidditch – American History – Crossword Clues “D” – Getting Squirrelly – Monday Night Non-football TV – What’s That Smell?
Cade found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “American History” under the $600 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in third place with $400, $1,400 less than Jonathan’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
Alexander Hamilton, Jr. got justice for his dad when Eliza Jumel hired him to handle her divorce from this man. show
Jonathan finished in the lead with $8,200. Chrissy was next with $3,600 and Cade was last with $1,800.
Round 2 Categories: City Flags – That Book is Making Me Sick – Acronyms – Architecture – Extraordinary Renditions – Brand of “Brothers”
Cade found the first Daily Double in “City Flags” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick. He was in third place with $5,000 now, $3,200 less than Jonathan’s lead. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
The wavy lines symbolize the convergence of the Missouri & Mississippi Rivers on the flag of this large city.
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Jonathan got the last Daily Double in “Acronyms” under the $1,600 clue on the 14th pick. In the lead with $12,600, he had $2,800 more than Cade in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
TED Talks began in 1984 at a conference on this, entertain & design. show
Jonathan finished in the lead with $21,600. Chrissy, at $11,200 prevented him from getting a runaway on the very last clue and you could see he knew it! Cade was in third place with $10,200.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
After WWII ended, Soviet forces set about blockading rail, road, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin in June 1948. The USA and the UK began airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin in May 1949, but the Berlin Airlift, aka Operation Vittles, still continued until September of that year. At age 92, Gail Halvorsen (he’s 98 now) recalled how he became known as “the Candy Bomber” and “Uncle Wiggly Wings,” in this video.
From 2003: WHO WAS THE PREZ WHEN ($200) the Berlin airlift resupplied a Soviet-blocked West Berlin
Cade’s response of “Berlin air drop” was accepted. His $10,000 bet brought him up to $20,200.
Chrissy wrote down “blitzkrieg.” She lost $5,000, leaving her with $6,200.
Jonathan got it right, too. He bet $801, winning today’s game with $22,401. His 3-day total is $62,902.
A triple stumper from each round:
MONDAY NIGHT NON-FOOTBALL TV ($800) On this game show Howie Mandel asked a simple question that often elicited a difficult answer
BRAND OF “BROTHERS” ($1600) In 1878 Austin & R.W. began selling coffee in San Francisco, becoming this brand
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Men of Science”
Him vs. Him: “The Life-Long Feud That Electrified the World” is a book about these 2 men. show
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I am one of the few people who like when unplayed questions are left at the end. It makes for good strategy. If I were on the show and winning I would purposely slow things down to avoid as many questions as possible being asked in the ‘Current Hip Hop’ category.
@John, Jonathan’s response was Berlin Air Lift. Since it wasn’t different than what I had beforehand, I didn’t see the need to repeat it.
LINK: 8 more clues from the game
Ok, thanks!!
If I remember correctly, wasn’t blitzkrieg used when Germany launched their zeppelin and raided London during the first world war John and VJ? Berlin air drop also reminded me of how the American cargo planes dropped fuel and supplies during wW2. Congrats to john on his third victory since he needs two more to get close to Alan Dunn’s total. Cade s bet cost him the win but now I can see a streak coming for John
@Lou
Blitzkrieg was actually a slang term in the German army, especially when they rolled over Poland in no time (only Warsaw held out for a while).
American planes never dropped fuel or supplies in Berlin. The planes landed in West Berlin and were unloaded. Drops were usually only made near the fronts, primarily food and ammunition, but of course well short of the front line so that the enemy would not be able to get to it. Gas would be too dangerous to drop. Sometimes – depending on the battlefield condition – they would “construct” a makeshift runway if possible and land planes with sensitive supplies.
And yes, good for Jonathan, however he needs a 4th win. He is still about 15K short of Scott McFadden, the last 3 game winner on the ToC list. So if Jonathan wins tomorrow, he is among the 4 game winners on the ToC list. Of course, the more he wins, the better for him, moving him up the chain.
Boy, I wish there were one clear cut game for a change.
The clue was ambiguous. Depending on how you read it, it could refer to either the event that triggered everything, i.e. the BERLIN BLOCKADE (same in German) or to the BERLIN AIRLIFT (German :”Berliner Luftbruecke”= Berlin Air Bridge). Unfortunately it does not say what Jonathan’s exact answer was. But it was NEVER referred to as Berlin air DROP.
PLEASE write the clues more clearly, be more consistent in the judging and most of all: PLAY all clues if at all possible and just edit 15 or 20 seconds out. Nobody would even notice. Unplayed clues,especially in close games, are my main gripe and must be extremely frustrating for the players involved since it’s a “do or die “situation.
He needs to win ONE more and he’s in the ToC, but possibly getting a 5-day streak.
Deal or no Deal is now a Wednesday night show, as it returned with new episodes on CNBC last month on Wednesday nights. Chrissy breaks the lock on the last clue of DJ!, but then doesn’t wager enough to win if she gets it right and Jonathan gets it wrong.