Final Jeopardy: State Capitals (1-8-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/8/2024) in the category “State Capitals” was:
The 2 closest state capitals, at about 40 miles apart, one was founded by someone no longer allowed in the other
Today’s Second Chance contestants are: Matt Harvey, a healthcare administrator from Providence, RI ($10,000); Michael Cavaliere, a consultant from New York, NY ($6,600); and Randall Rayford, a solar project developer from Houston, TX (-0-).
Round 1 Categories: Presidential Dogs – Music – Recent Movies – Sounds like a Letter – Colors – Get to the Point
Michael found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Presidential Dogs” under the $1,000 clue on the 8th pick. He was in second place with $1,000, $1,600 less than Matt’s lead. Michael bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
Portie for short, it’s the 3-word breed of the Obamas’ beloved Sunny show
Matt finished in the lead with $4,200. Michael was in second place with $4,000. Randall was last with $3,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The Annals of History – Celebrity Sibling Surnames – Science – From C to D – Italian Literature – It’s Corn
Matt found the first Daily Double in “From C to D” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,400, $1,400 more than Michael in second place. Matt made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
It describes the human heart with 4, as well as a certain type of nautilus show
Michael got the last Daily Double in “The Annals of History” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick of the round. He was in second place with $13,200, $2,400 less than Matt’s lead. Michael bet it all and he was RIGHT.
Around 1,000 years ago, this island’s parliament, the Althing, said everyone is getting baptized show
Michael finished in the lead with $29,200. Matt was in second place with $18,800. Randall was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE BOSTON & PROVIDENCE?
Boston, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630, is one of the oldest cities in the USA. It was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from Boston, Lincolnshire in England. Roger Williams was an Puritan minister who migrated from England to Massachusetts in search of religious liberty. Williams believed that church and government should be separated and he believed in fair dealing with native Americans.
Most Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony disagreed with Williams. In fact, they disagreed so much that they kicked him out of the colony. Williams went on to found Providence Plantation as a haven for people who were persecuted for their religious beliefs.
Randall thought it was Dover & Annapolis (the second closest capitals). He bet and lost his whole $3,000. So it was zero with nothing to add from last Friday.
Matt got it right, with one of them being his hometown. He bet it all for $37,600 today. $10,000 from Friday brought him up to $47,600.
Michael came up with Carson City & Salt Lake City. He lost his $12,000 bet, leaving him with $37,600 today. $6,600 from Friday brought him up to $23,800.
Randall won $10,000 for 3rd place and Michael won $20,000 for 2nd. Matt won $35,000 plus a spot in the next Champions Wild Card tournament.
Reversal: PRESIDENTIAL DOGS (Michael: What’s [*] Cavalier spaniel?) Reagan’s spaniel Rex was indeed kingly; his breed contains this name of multiple English monarchs– Michael’s response of King Charles Cavalier Spaniel was accepted, but the judges made Ken reverse that during the chat because the breed’s name is Cavalier King Charles. What a shame! All he really had to say was Charles.
A triple stumper from each round:
COLORS ($400) Nebraska fight song lyricists took advantage of the school colors being scarlet & this, which rhymes with team
THE ANNALS OF HISTORY ($2000) To link the Yangtze & Yellow Rivers, this was rebuilt during the Sui Dynasty
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Sculpture”
Los Angeles artist George Stanley sculpted this, first handed out at a private banquet on May 16, 1929 show
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Michael’s wager on FJ was quizzical. Had he been correct, and Matt also correct, he would have tied.
However, I DID call Matt as my horse in the race! Coincidentally, just like last week with Xanni, the rerun of J! on Saturday evening had Matt’s game, again, against Cris. He was leading into FJ, but, got it wrong.
I liked the 100% on DDs. That’s all 3 are “all in”, and all get them correct.
One thing that I did not go back and review, I thought Matt said Phoebe Walbridge, not “Waller-Bridge”. But, as I say, I did not go back and review, so, couldn’t have mattered much to me!
Oh, and, I said “Annapolis and Trenton” for FJ. After the response was revealed, that rang a bell as having been an FJ! in the past.
@Jason, there was an FJ! about Roger Williams a few years back in a Matt Amodio game.
It was more than obvious that the correct responses for the FJ were going to be two capitals in the New England states. How one of the contestants picked a couple of western state capitals I’ll never know. Anyways, I did pick Boston as one of the state capitals, but couldn’t quite come up with the other.
Unfortunately yet again they are wrong. The question does NOT ask for the breed, it asks for “the breed contains this name of multiple English monarchs”. King Charles is the answer to the question NOT the breed of dog which spaniel is mentioned in the question. The monarch is NOT Cavalier king Charles but just King Charles, so his answer putting King Charles first in his answer was CORRECT! The quality of Jeopardy questions and decisions is really going down hill since the writers strike.
Marlene, I did make a note that all Michael needed to say was Charles under the final scores image. I actually agree with you that they should have let him have it but I know it’s up to the judges to decide if they will reject an answer that has more in it than was required.
I’m just glad Mayim isn’t around anymore to get raked over the coals with these things.
Speaking of Mayim Bialik, the star once had an active interest in becoming the permanent host of Jeopardy, but it seemed that she eventually lost all interest in the show.