Final Jeopardy: Natural Landmarks (10-18-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/18/2023) in the category “Natural Landmarks” was:

The Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition happened upon it in 1870 & named it for the regularity of its activity

The first of two final matches in the Champions Wild Card tournament kicks off today with these three champs: Sam Stapleton, a college consultant from Los Gatos, CA, Josh Saak, a traffic engineer from Boise, ID; and Lucy Ricketts, a book designer & freelance illustrator from Atlanta, GA.

Round 1 Categories: The 1600s – A Day at the Races – Dining Out in New York – Ooh, Look, Shiny Things! – “Smoke” – Mirrors

Lucy found the first Daily Double in “The 1600s” under the $x00 clue on the 6th pick of the round. She was in last place with $400, $1,200 less than Josh’s lead. Lucy bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.

After hoarding food rations, he & his son were kept at bay, literally, by mutineers who set them adrift in 1611 show

WHO IS HENRY HUDSON?

Josh finished in the lead with $5,000. Sam was in second with $4,600. Lucy was last with $4,400. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: In Crisis Mode – You Shouldn’t Have Left the Couch – Rock & Roll Bookstore – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – A Fabric-Ated Category – 3 Little Words

Lucy found the first Daily Double in “Abraham, Isaac, Jacob” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. She was in the lead with $8,000, $3,400 more than Sam in second place. Lucy bet $4,000 and appeared to be going for Abe Vigoda when she realized that was WRONG.

He won the 1984 Best Actor Oscar for a movie named for a different character show

WHO IS F. MURRAY ABRAHAM?

Sam got the last Daily Double in “In Crisis Mode” under the $2,000 clue on the 16th pick of the round. He was in second place with $8,200, $3,200 less than Josh’s lead. Sam bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

The first armed U.N. peacekeeping force was established on Nov. 7, 1956 in response to this Mideast crisis show

WHAT IS SUEZ CRISIS?

Josh finished in the lead with $16,600. Sam was second with $12,600 and Lucy was last with $9,200. All clues were shown.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS OLD FAITHFUL?

From the U.S. Geological Survey website: “The first officially documented observations of the geyser came in 1870, with the Washburn-Doane-Langford expedition to the region. The geyser was reportedly named by Nathanial Langford, who noted: “It spouted at regular intervals nine times during our stay, the columns of boiling water being thrown from ninety to one hundred and twenty-five feet at each discharge, which lasted from fifteen to twenty minutes. We gave it the name of “Old Faithful.”

The following year, Ferdinand V. Hayden headed up the geological survey that led to Yellowstone becoming the world’s first national park in 1872. Hayden confirmed that Langford named the geyser Old Faithful and noted that it was also called the Guardian of the Valley.

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Lucy bet $5,000 and finished with $14,200.

Sam bet $2,500 and finished with $15,200.

Josh bet $8,600 and won the game with $25,200. These scores will be added to tomorrow’s final scores to determine the winner of this tournament.

2 triple stumpers from A FABRIC-ATED CATEGORY:

($800) Fabric made from this tall grass is all the rage in part due to its antibacterial properties

($1600) This woven fabric used for suits sounds like a poetic contraction referencing the future

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Sports Legends”

When Johnny Bench broke his record, this man wrote, “I always thought the record would stand until it was broken” show

WHO IS YOGI BERRA?

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