Final Jeopardy: America in the 1930s (10-15-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/15/2018) in the category “America in the 1930s” was:
In March 1933 CBS Radio’s Robert Trout said, “The President wants to come into your home… for a little” this
New champ Alan Dunn, a software development manager from Johns Creek, GA, won $21,201 last Friday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Sarah Sinclair, an author from Anchorage, AK; and Tosh Sagar, an environmental & public health lawyer from Washington, D.C.
Round 1 Categories: Roost-ers – Social Media Abbrev. – Which Star Wars? – I’m Gonna Pray on This – What Had Happened Was – “Black” Jeopardy!
Alan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “What Had Happened Was” under the $600 clue on the 19th pick of the round. He was in a tie for the lead with Sarah. They both had $3,400, $2,000 more than Tosh. He bet $2,000 and was off by one so he was WRONG.
On this mission Pete Conrad said, “Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me” show
Alan finished in the lead with $4,800. Sarah was second with $4,000 and Tosh was last with $1,400.
Round 2 Categories: The 5 Ws in the Bookstore – Islands – 10-Letter Words – Opera – Driving – A Job in Television
Sarah found the first Daily Double in “Islands” under the $800 clue on the 12th pick. She was in second place with $4,400 at this point, $8,400 less than Alan’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
Income tax evader Al Capone spent a lot of time on this island from 1934 to 1939. show
Alan found the last Daily Double in “Opera” under the $1,200 clue on the 18th pick. In the lead with $15,600, he had $6,000 more than Sarah in second place. He bet $2,000, and he was RIGHT.
In 1908 as he sang Canio at the Met in “Pagliacci”, he wept real tears thinking of how his lover ran off with his chauffeur. show
Alan finished in the lead with a runaway $28,400. Sarah was next with $13,200 and Tosh was in third place with $3,000.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Our 32nd President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is as famous for his Fireside Chats as he is for his New Deal. His very first broadcast, on the Banking Crisis gripping the nation, took place on 3/12/1933, only 8 days after his first inauguration on March 4 of that year. For the next 10 years, he would address the nation in this manner 29 more times. See a complete list with links to audio and transcripts on wikipedia.
A 2005 clue: FINALS ($800) FDR gave his final one of these radio addresses June 12, 1944
Tosh bet nothing, drawing a smiley face inside his $0, so he stayed at $3,000.
Sarah bet $3,200 for a $16,400 finish.
Alan bet $1,999 so he won this game with $30,399. His 2-day winnings are $51,600. At the top of the show, Alex said that “grandfather” Alan “took it to the kids” on Friday. He sure took it to them on Monday, too!
2 triple stumpers from the first round:
WHICH STAR WARS? ($1000) Young Anakin is assigned to protect Padme
I’M GONNA PRAY ON THIS ($2000) In the Catholic Prayer for the Dead, God’s “providence guides our lives, & by your command we return to” this
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Historic Relatives”
In the same year as Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington’s brother-in-law General Edward Pakenham died in this battle in North America. show
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@ VJ. Whatever. Now you know what I am THINKING. Just for the record: I never criticized Albert, I was just curious. As I am curious about what YOUR reaction would be if somebody insinuates things YOU never said…???? And in the case of Alan: Double good for him having made good use of a few extra years, learning additional things and memorizing them.
I don’t claim to know what you are thinking. I just told you that what you wrote sounded to me like a lecture, like you are trying to school someone. Just seems to me if you were just curious, you would have waited for him to reply to your first sentence instead of going into examples of people who were younger than they appear.
It’s kind of funny, you know, that you feel your post is being misinterpreted when you totally misinterpreted Albert’s
Congratulations to Alan for his runaway win. Also to VJ,Doris and TR for the correct prediction.
The writers are getting lazy. FJ was College Tournament material, and not even there as FJ or DD but as regular clue.
I noticed that Alan’s age helped him with a number of questions, except for Star Wars which is for immature kids.
@Albert, Idk why you keep referring to Alan’s age.
1. He might be a lot younger than he look. Some whit resp. missing hair can add to someone’s appearance.
2. If he IS a little older than it’s only logical that he would have more experience and knows more things. It’s hard to tell. He could be anywhere from 40 to 55.. I had a friend in Vienna who was 27 and was completely white (what was left of his hair). He looked like 45-50……
3. And if he IS 10 years older than the other players , then good for Alan that he made good use of the time. A lot of people are 60 and still as ignorant as 40 years ago…
There is nothing wrong with what Albert said about Alan although Star Wars fans might take exception to the latter part.
Alex Trebek said that Alan is a new grandfather on the show today and Alan indicated that he is 59 years old. In the chat when he said he plays in Senior Tennis Tournament for 45+. Alex asked him what the next level is and Alan indicated that next year, he will be in the Super Senior level (60+) .
When I made my first father-in-law a grandfather, he was 42…..
@VJ
I did NOT say there was anything WRONG with it. Please stop putting things in my mouth (so to speak) I never said. I was just WONDERING, OK?? You are implying things I never said. Albert made it almost sound it is a bad thing to be older than the other players. So I was CURIOUS. I never said there is anything wrong with saying somebody is older, just wondering. Well, certainly not in Alan’s case.
well, I don’t see anything that Albert said that sounds remotely like it’s a bad thing to be older… He said Albert’s age helped him.
On the other hand, your post doesn’t sound like you are WONDERING or CURIOUS. It sounds like you are LECTURING.
sorry for all the typos. Just got up and have a terrible migraine.
Started the week with a runaway game and a Triple Solve. On Sunday, here in the Philippines, two bettors bagged the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot prize of P1,180,622,508, or almost $21 million. Before that, the jackpot hasn’t been given away in EIGHT months. Today, the jackpot goes back to P30,000,000.
Alan is pretty quick on the buzzer today, but it’s a shame tosh couldn’t catch up to him. At least this triple solve is going to ensure that Alan will get a streak going as long as he has confidence just like Alex did.
Apollo 12 will always be a part of our history. Neil Armstrong and his quote one small step for man one giant step for mankind has been etched into our minds which I am sure you guys have heard of right John and VJ? Plus have you ever studied the fireside chats back in high school?
@Lou, I don’t remember if we studied those chats back in high school. I studied the Fireside Poets on my own, though (grin)
LINK: 10 more clues from the match
@Lou
I remember listening to the landing on radio. When Neil stepped on the moon it was after 4 A.M. in Vienna on Monday .I was in bed with a transistor radio on.It’s one of those moments where you will always know where you were, like when JFK was shot.
The fireside chats I learned about when I studied history, not in HS. Later on, they are referred to in almost every movie, book, documentary etc.