Final Jeopardy: World Political History (10-11-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/11/2024) in the category “World Political History” was:

William Whitelaw & John Peyton were also-rans in a 1975 leadership vote with this victor

5x champ Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, CT, has now won $107,201 and secured a spot in the Tournament of Champions. In Game 6, he competes against Eamonn Campbell, a lawyer orig. from Manchester, VT; and Dot White, a clinical psychologist from Bethesda, MD.

Round 1 Categories: A Little Day Music – 18th Century History – Make It Singular – Transport USA – Let’s Hear It for Animal Moms – Just Doin’ My Job

Mark found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “18th Century History” under the $800 on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in last place with negative $1,000. Mark bet $1,000 and said Canadian Empire. That was WRONG.

This North American colonial empire seen on 16th century maps as Galia Nova ended with the fall of Quebec & Montreal show

WHAT IS NEW FRANCE?

Dot finished in the lead with $3,200. Eamonn was second with $3,000 and Mark was last with $200. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Russian Geography – TV Characters – Territorial Governors – I’m Him – Women Authors – Starts & Ends With “T”

Mark found the first Daily Double in “Women Authors” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,800, $2,600 more than Dot in second place. Mark bet it all and tried breathless. That was WRONG.

You can breathe easier knowing that Terry McMillan wrote a sequel to this novel called “Getting to Happy” show

WHAT IS “WAITING TO EXHALE”?

Mark found the last Daily Double in “Territorial Governors” under the $1,600 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in last place with $2,800, $6,600 less than Eamonn’s lead. Making his “last stand”, Mark went all in and he was RIGHT.

Frank Franz served as an Indian agent of the Osage Agency before becoming this territory’s last governor in 1906 show

WHAT IS OKLAHOMA?

Eamonn finished in the lead with $12,200. Dot was second with $10,400 and Mark was last with $4,800. All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS MARGARET THATCHER?

In 1975, when Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of Great Britain’s Conservative party, she got 52.9% of the vote on the second ballot, with 4 also-rans dividing up the rest!

The first woman to lead a major political party in her country, you might say she immediately signified her intention to “clean house” (watch the video).

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Mark wrote a “thank you” note and bet nothing. So he finished with $4,800.

Dot was going for Washington but didn’t quite finish it. She lost $599 and was left with $9,801.

Eamonn wrote down “Thacher,” which was acceptable. He added $1,500 and won the game with $13,700. Eamonn Campbell is the new Jeopardy! champ.

A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)

18th CENTURY HISTORY ($600) This land’s Choson Dynasty was troubled by Prince Sado, who kept killing eunuchs & was left to die in a rice chest

TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS ($800) In 1941 its governor, Joseph Poindexter, protested the transfer of some of the Pacific Fleet to the Atlantic

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “AUTHORS”

Featuring a statue of a man escaping his grave, his tomb in Amiens contrasts with the title of his 1864 adventure novel show

WHO IS JULES VERNE?

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