Final Jeopardy: U.S. History (10-14-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/14/2021) in the category “U.S. History” was:

On Sept. 30, 1788 William Maclay & Robert Morris, both of Pennsylvania, were chosen as the first 2 these

3x champ Jonathan Fisher, an actor orig. from Coral Gables, FL has now won $70,000. In Game 4, his challengers are: Aline Dolinh, an MFA candidate from Allston, MA; and Ray Kimball, a retired army officer from West Point, NY.

Round 1 Categories: The 16th Century – Voting USA – My First Name Is a TV Show Title – Containers – Old Slang – This Is NPR

Ray got the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The 16th Century” under the $800 clue on the 12th pick. With no money, Ray had $3,800 less than Jonathan’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

In the 1540s he wrote, “Finally, we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.” show

WHO IS COPERNICUS?

Jonathan finished in the lead with $7,800. Ray was second with $4,200 and Aline was last with $200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Twister! – Murder, He Wrote – Verbs – Song of Myself – Geo Trios – This Is NPR

Jonathan landed on the first Daily Double in “Murder, He Wrote” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick. He was in first place with $9,800, $5,600 more than Ray in second place. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.

In 1902 this novelist killed Sir Charles Baskerville in book form. show

WHO IS ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE?

Aline found the last Daily Double in “Geo Trios” under the $1,200 clue with 8 clues left after it. In third place with $2,200, she had $19,300 less than Jonathan’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

Brunei, Malaysia, & this nation all have territory on the island of Borneo. show

WHAT IS INDONESIA?

Jonathan finished in the lead with a runaway $23,100. Ray was second with $10,200 and Aline was last with $3,600. No clues went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT ARE SENATORS or U.S. SENATORS?

From the U.S. Senate’s website: “Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788 led to a transition from the Congress under the Articles of Confederation to a new federal government. On September 13, 1788, that soon-to-expire Congress issued an ordinance giving states the authority to conduct elections for their senators and representatives. On September 30, 1788, Pennsylvania became the first state to elect its two senators.”

There’s a bit more info on the Keystone State’s first Senators on The Senate Eight page: William Maclay kept “the only detailed record of what happened behind the Senate’s closed doors during the precedent-setting First Congress.” Robert Morris, one of the young nation’s richest men, “had helped to finance the American Revolution and signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.”

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Aline thought it was delegates to the Constitutional Convention. She bet and lost it all.

Ray got it right. He bet $10,195 and finished with $20,395.

Jonathan also got it right. He bet $900 and won the game with $24,000. His 4-day total is $94,000. Go, Jonathan — winning this 4th game makes him eligible for a spot in the next ToC and a rematch with Matt Amodio! Expect to see Jonathan on Jeopardy!’s ToC Tracker soon.

A triple stumper from each round:

OLD SLANG ($1000) From a character in popular entertainment, a Peck’s this was a man who didn’t obey social norms

SONG OF MYSELF ($2000) This 1997 Celine Dion hit was a cover of an Eric Carmen song

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “English History”

In 1600 a royal charter authorized it to set forth to “parts of Asia and Africa” in search of “trade and traffic” show

WHAT IS THE EAST INDIA COMPANY?

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