Final Jeopardy: Military History (10-17-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/17/2023) in the category “Military History” was:
A 1918 article titled “Do Not Shoot At” these said hunters were interfering with the U.S. Signal Corps’ training of them
The Champions Wild Card semi-finals conclude today. One of these three champs will join Sam Stapleton and Josh Saak in the finals: Joe Feldmann, a technology professional from Bethesda, MD; Daniel Nguyen, a high school math teacher & doctoral student from San Jose, CA; and Lucy Ricketts, a book designer & freelance illustrator from Atlanta, GA.
Round 1 Categories: The Mamas & the Papas – “B” Girls – Dust to Dust – Countdown – Sort through the Word Problem – Animals in Italian
Lucy found the first Daily Double in “Dust to Dust” under the $600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $2,400, $1,800 more than Daniel in second place. Lucy made it a true Daily Double and said Kim. That was WRONG.
In a poem named for him, Rudyard Kipling calls this man a “limpin’ lump o’ brick-dust” show
Lucy and Daniel finished in a tie for the lead with $3,200. Joe was second with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The Mountain West – Summer Olympic Cities – World Writers – Weeder’s Digest – Astrology Time – 3-Letter Words
Joe found the first Daily Double in “Summer Olympic Cities” under the $1,600 clue on the first pick of the round. He was in last place with $2,800, $400 less than Lucy and Daniel’s tied lead. Joe made it a true Daily Double and guessed Berlin as time ran out. That was WRONG.
This city between Lake Malaren & the Baltic Sea hosted the 1912 Olympics show
Lucy got the last Daily Double in “Astrology Time” under the $2,000 clue on the 13th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $13,200, $10,400 more than Daniel in second place. Lucy bet $6,000 and tried constellations. That was WRONG.
According to astrology, we are influenced not only by the planets but also by these objects like Pallas & Vesta show
Lucy finished in the lead with $11,600. Daniel was second with $4,800 and Joe was last with $400. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE PIGEONS?
The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) was a Johnny-come-lately to using pigeons for military communications. European armies began using them in the 1880s. The U.S. Army followed suit in 1917. A year later, the article mentioned in the clue was published to inform the public that hunting pigeons was a no-no. Using pigeons certainly had its advantages. They wouldn’t get drunk or become “turnfeathers”. Joking aside, the best messengers were known as “hero” pigeons. “The Army’s homing pigeon service … was discontinued in 1957 due to advances in communication systems. Many courier pigeons were sold at auction, while “hero” pigeons with distinguished service records were donated to zoos.”
Also see: Amazing Facts about Pigeons
Joe missed it with airplanes. He bet and lost his whole $400.
Daniel went with blimps. He knew he was locked in second place so he stuck with his $4,800.
Lucy got it right. She didn’t bet anything, standing pat on her runaway $11,600 and it’s off to the finals with Sam and Josh.
A triple stumper from each round:
“B” GIRLS ($1000) This “Empress of the Blues” performed with Benny Goodman & Louis Armstrong, among others
WORLD WRITERS ($2000) The first non-European winner of the Nobel Prize for Lit, this Calcutta-born man is seen here with another Nobel winner
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Publishers”
Last name of brothers James, John, Joseph & Fletcher, whose co. published magazines with their name as well as books show
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I am embarrassed to say that I got the 1912 Olympic DD wrong. That was the Olympics that George Patton was in, where he placed 5th in the Modern Pentathlon, and was also the Olympics where Jim Thorpe did his heroics. I kept saying “Antwerp, Antwerp!”
George Patton did his first year at my Alma Mater, before he went to West Point.
I saw this game more as if the two dudes lost the game, vs Lucy winning. Regardless, I do think she earned it, and would not bet against her in the finals.
VMI, according to Wikipedia, after turning down Princeton. Followed in father’s and grandfather’s footsteps.
You doxxed me, Howard! I was class of 1992.
A very uneven game, to put it mildly. Joe totally tanked in DJ and really had to scratch his way back into the black. Lucy is a solid player, but she scored big-time after the guys gave wrong answers. She never should have risked $6K on that DD, and was fortunate it worked out. Yes, she could have put the game away, but she also risked losing her runaway and possibly blowing FJ.
FJ and the 3rd DD perplexed me, but I did get the first 2. “You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din” is (or at least was) Kipling’s famous line about the water-bearer. Sports are my specialty, so the 1912 Olympics site came to me after I momentarily thought it was Oslo.
Any experienced cruciverbalist (crossword enthusiast) knows the 3-letter word for make lace. And someone probably should have known the weed derived from “lion’s tooth.” I believe Ken J got into crosswords after his “J!” run and participated in national competitions.
All 3 DDs were missed resulted our first skunking of the season. Good thing that we got spare from a total bust. I am sure William Weyser will say darn those daily doubles to Lucy.
It’s not just Lucy, but to Joe also, but props to Joe for going from -$4,800 to $400, and being around for Final Jeopardy!, instead of just standing there and saying “Hey, I had a great time.”