Final Jeopardy: The 1950s (1-5-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/5/2022) in the category “The 1950s” was:
The first TV debate between presidential candidates of the same party involved him & future running mate Estes Kefauver
25x champ Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, CA has won $918,000 so far. In Game 26, she is up against: Mike Parks, a software engineer from Golden Valley, MN; and Chantal Nguyen, a biophysicist from Boulder, CO.
Round 1 Categories: Which Cabinet Department? – Hand-y Responses – A Player to Be Named Right Now – My Single Just Dropped – Rain – Your Parade
Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Your Parade” under the $600 clue with 6 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $7,200, $5,000 more than Mike in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
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Amy finished in the lead with $11,000. Chantal was second with $2,600 and Mike was last with $2,400. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Lit in the Future Tense – Islands – Real People on Film – Lesser-Known Composers – Economy Size – “A”ntonyms
Chantal found the first Daily Double in “A”ntonyms under the $1,200 clue on the 11th pick of the round. In third place with $5,400, she had $15,200 less than Amy’s lead. Chantal bet $2,000 and she said ascend. That was WRONG.
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Mike got the last Daily Double in “Economy Size” under the $800 clue, with 9 clues left after it. In second place with $6,800, he had $21,000 less than Amy after a reversal in her favor (see below). Mike bet $6,799 and he was RIGHT.
This “imperceptible” term is used for unseen forces within a market economy that balance self-interest with the benefit of the whole. show
Amy finished in the lead with a runaway $31,000. Mike was second with $14,399 and Chantal was last with $5,400. No clues went uncovered.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS ADLAI STEVENSON?
This great article is on the Illinois Channel website with a YouTube of Adlai Stevenson II’s Florida debate vs. Estes Kefauver. Eisenhower had already defeated Stevenson in 1952 and was running for a second term. Stevenson and Kefauver were campaigning for the Democratic nomination for President.
Per the article: “After this debate, fmr Gov Stevenson again became the Democratic nominee for President. But to engender some excitement at the Democratic National Convention that summer, Stevenson … opened up the selection of a Vice Presidential nominee to the convention, where the delegates would select Stevenson’s running mate.” The delegates chose Estes Kefauver over John F. Kennedy. In the most amusing part of the article, Adlai Stevenson’s son notified JFK that he was about to win the nomination.
Chantal thought it was (Thomas) Dewey, who lost to Truman in 1948. She lost $5,399 and finished with $1.00.
Mike thought it was (Alf) Landon, who lost to FDR in 1936. He lost a mere $20 and finished with $14,379.
Amy got it right. She wagered $1,000 and won the game with $32,000. Her 26-day total is $950,000.
Reversal: “A”NTONYMS ($1600) Of clear, having only one possible meaning — Amy was ruled incorrect for “ambivalent” and Mike got it with “ambiguous”. The judges decided to accept Amy’s response so she gained $3,200 right before Mike played the last Daily Double.
2 triple stumpers from LESSER-KNOWN COMPOSERS:
($1200) Florence Price based her “Fantasy Negre No. 1” on “Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass”, this type of folk hymn
($2000) In 1968 Georgy Sviridov succeeded his mentor, this other “S” composer, in the top job in the Soviet musical bureaucracy
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Single-Named Performers”
The last single-named actress to win an Oscar was this woman who won for her supporting role in “Precious” show
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I think Jeopardy helped Amy out tonight with the correction that resulted in a $3,200 (!) dollar swing in her favor. “Ambivalent” is a human feeling/emotion. It is not something that carries a meaning. Mike’s answer, “Ambiguous” was the correct one.
They are 2 words with different meanings!
And it definitely changed the tenor of the game, Mike thinks he is gaining on Amy, and then $3,200 lands in her lap out of nowhere..
There is always a suspicion that the show likes long winning streaks for ratings purposes. This is the kind of thing that adds to the suspicion.
I agree, Rich. I found that reversal dubious myself. I’m glad you brought it up because I forgot about it after the game. Now I find that this has been addressed on Merriam Webster before
Ambiguous vs. Ambivalent
but, if you’ll forgive me, I’m finding their article “ambiguous” as to whether these two words are synonymous. I checked Thesaurus com for synonyms and saw nothing to support that decision. Perhaps Jeopardy! will reveal the basis for the reversal on J!Buzz.
I agree completely with both of you, ambiguous and ambivalent have 2 different meanings, and I was quite surprised at the reversal myself. I meant to bring it up, thanks so much for bringing it up, it really irked me.
It should have been a no brainer that the person was none other than Adlai Stevenson, and who also served as the UN ambassador under the Kennedy Administration.
This was a simple Final. People studying for Jeopardy should know about Presidential politics of the 1950s. I understand missing Words Derived from Greek, but 2 players missing Stevenson blows my mind.
Amy is very close to that million dollar mark so I really hope she gets it. This has been a historic season so far with ultra champs.
I really hope she gets that million here this week, what a historic season!