Final Jeopardy: Facts about Countries (1-7-25)

The Final Jeopardy question (1/7/2025) in the category “Facts about Countries” was:

It has 40,000 people & a workforce of 42,000, more than half commuting from nearby, including Vorarlberg state in a neighbor country

Today’s Second Chance contestants are: Enzo Cunanan, a student from Orlando, FL; Zoe Grobman, a therapist from Philadelphia, PA; and Josh Heit, a govt. relations professional from Silver Spring, MD.

Round 1 Categories: World Cities – Check Out My Coin Collection – Hall of Famers – A Game of Ruth or Blair – Scrambled Egg Layers – Vowel, Consonant, Vowel

Enzo found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “World Cities” under the $1,000 on the 3rd pick of the round. He was the only one on the board with $600. Enzo bet $1,000 and guessed Dhaka. That was WRONG.

Though its name means “Place of the Thunderbolt”, this city in West Bengal is better known as a city of tea show

WHAT IS DARJEELING?

Josh finished in the lead with $3,800. Zoe was second with $3,800 and Enzo was last with $400. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: What Happened When – Potent Quotables – Opera Settings – The Father of – That’s Showbiz – Brain “Rot”

Enzo found the first Daily Double in “Opera Settings” under the $1,200 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in second place with $7,200 now, $400 less than Josh’s lead. Enzo bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

Richard Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” takes place in 18th century Vienna during the reign of this empress show

WHO IS MARIA THERESA?

Zoe found the last Daily Double in “Potent Quotables” under the $1,200 clue on the 12th pick of the round. In last place with $6,200, she had $2,600 less than Enzo’s lead. Zoe bet $6,000 and was on the right track but her mispronunciation made it WRONG.

This pale dry sherry gets title billing in a Poe tale show

WHAT IS AMONTILLADO?
Zoe said Amontidello

Enzo finished in the lead with $15,600. Josh was second with $9,600 and Zoe was last with $6,600. All clues were shown.

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TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS LIECHTENSTEIN?

According to its website, “As Liechtenstein has more jobs than inhabitants, more than half of all employees from neighbouring countries commute to work in the Principality every day.” Liechtenstein is a alpine landlocked country, bordered by Switzerland and Austria. The Austrian state of Vorarlberg is on its eastern border. Switzerland’s canton of the Grisons has a southern border with Liechtenstein and an eastern border with Vorarlberg. The Swiss canton of St. Gallen borders Liechtenstein on the west.

There are different regulations for different classes of non-resident workers but, generally, Swiss and Austrian commuters who live in the border areas return home every day, and are not required to have special permits.

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Zoe got it right. She bet $5,401 and finished with $12,001.

Josh went with Luxembourg. That cost him $3,601 and left him with $5,999.

Enzo got it right, too, after nixing Luxembourg. He bet $3,800 and won the game with $19,400. Enzo is our second finalist.

A triple stumper from each round:

WORLD CITIES ($800) Now the capital of Carabobo State, the South American city of Valencia was thrice the capital of this country

THE FATHER OF ($2000) This 17th century Englishman who enjoyed fishing & writing about it is known as the “Father of Angling”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “CLASSIC TALE CHARACTERS”

In one 19th century translation, she “perceived the dawn of day and ceased” speaking nearly 1,000 times show

WHO IS SCHEHERAZADE?

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