Final Jeopardy: Milestones in U.S. History (1-4-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (1/4/2016) in the category “Milestones in U.S. History” was:

This President began a State of the Union address by congratulating the historic 100th Congress.

2x champ Ashley Wilson won $52,402 last week. We don’t know if she got to keep that $1,000 from the Tuesday game where she was disadvantaged by the wording of the clue. Today she is up against these two players: Charlene Lee, from Jersey City, NJ; and Terry McElhennon, from New Bern, NC.

Alex Trebek ditched his cane. “It’s good to be back on my own two feet,” he said at the beginning of the show.

Round 1: Ashley found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “State Capitals” under the $1,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. With $1,400, she was the only one on the plus side. Terry was minus $200 and Charlene was minus $800. She made it a true Daily Double and thought it was Pierre. That was WRONG.

It was selected as a compromise between North Platters & South Platters, who each favored a different locale. show

WHAT IS LINCOLN?

Terry finished in the lead with $3,800. Ashley was second with $3,400 and Charlene was last with zero.

Round 2: Charlene found the first Daily Double in “Classical Music Venues” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of this round. She now had $1,600, $2,600 less than Ashley’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and didn’t seem too sure but she got it RIGHT.

One of the most photographed buildings in the world, it sits on Port Jackson’s Bennelong Point. show

WHAT IS THE SIDNEY OPERA HOUSE? (they didn’t show any of the photographs)

Terry found the last Daily Double in “What a Character” under the $1,600 clue. In second place with $6,600, he had $800 less than Ashley’s lead. He bet $1,000 and guessed “Much Ado About Nothing.” That was WRONG.

Make no mistake, a character named Dr. Pinch is a quack physician & teacher in this Shakespeare play. show

WHAT IS “THE COMEDY OF ERRORS”?

Terry finished in the lead with $8,400. Ashley was next with $7,400 and Charlene was in third place with $4,400.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS RONALD REAGAN?

Then President Ronald Reagan made this State of the Union address on January 27, 1987.

Charlene got it right. She bet $4,300 and finished with $8,700.

Ashley thought it was Jimmy Carter. She bet and lost it all.

Terry also got it right. He bet $6,401 so he became the new Jeopardy! champ with $14,801.

This $800 triple stumper in “What a Character” included 2 wrong guesses (“Great Expectations” and “Oliver Twist”): “Charles Dickens’ own father was the inspiration for the eternally optimistic Wilkins Micawber in this novel.” Deduction: You guys have never experienced the pleasure of seeing W.C. Fields play Micawber.

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Broadway Actresses”

She originated 2 famous Broadway roles: one later played on film by Marilyn Monroe, another by Barbra Streisand. show

WHO IS CAROL CHANNING?

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