Final Jeopardy: Science (10-2-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/2/2024) in the category “Science” was:
Physicist John Wheeler said he coined this term as a faster way to say “completely collapsed objects”
2x champ Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, OH, has now won $43,778 after 2 runaway games. In Game 3, he takes on these two players: Scott Tcheng, an ER doctor from San Francisco, CA; and Erin Ward, a software developer orig. from London, Ontario.
Round 1 Categories: On Australian Currency – Health & Medicine – TV, Currently – Having “Fun” – Please Don’t Go… – We’re Just Getting Started
Ryan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “We’re Just Getting Started” under the $1,000 on the 1st pick of the round. Nobody was on the board. Ryan bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
A 1914 gathering of lawyers & police officials from 24 countries led to the creation of this organization based in Lyon show
Ryan and Scott finished in a tie for the lead with $5,800. Alison was second with $3,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: 20th Century Playwrights – On the Bucket List – Triple Rhyme Time – Religious Matters – Foreign Film Titles – It’s a Theory
Ryan found the first Daily Double in “It’s a Theory” under the $1,600 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in second place with $9,400, $800 less than Scott’s lead. Ryan bet $5,600 and went with “The Communist Manifesto”. That was WRONG.
Relating an object’s worth to the hours needed to make it, the labor theory of value was a pillar of this 3-volume work by Karl Marx show
Ryan found the last Daily Double in “Religious Matters” under the $800 clue with 4 clues left after it. He was in second place with $7,400, $4,800 less than Scott’s lead. Ryan bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
During the Meiji restoration of the 19th century, Japan’s emperor was validated as the high priest of this religion show
Ryan finished in the lead with $12,400. Scott was second with $11,800 and Erin was last with $4,800. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
The concept of a black hole had been around since the 18th century but serious studies in the 20th century proved its existence. Physicist John Wheeler used the phrase “gravitationally completely collapsed object” until an audience member suggested “black hole” at one of his lectures. After much thought, Wheeler later said, “Suddenly this name seemed exactly right.” He kept using “black hole” in lectures and on papers, and it stuck.
Thus, he is credited with “coining” the term in the sense that he popularized its usage. Wheeler always acknowledged his source: the audience member. (See the second from last John Wheeler quote on this page.)
Erin had a few letters up there but couldn’t complete whatever she was going for. She lost her $4,000 bet and finished with $800.
Scott got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $23,600.
Ryan also got it right. He bet $11,201 and won the game with $23,601. Ryan’s 3-day total is $67,379.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
ON AUSTRALIAN CURRENCY ($1000) A toast to this acclaimed Australian soprano & dame who appears on the $100 bill
20th CENTURY PLAYWRIGHTS ($2000) Drama was a means for political change for this playwright who created a technique called gestus to mean a character’s gesture that’s also a social comment, like Courage’s silent scream over her dead son
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “TRAVEL”
The 1948 edition of this publication said, “There will be a day… in the near future when this guide will not have to be published” show
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The FJ category was actually entitled “Science”, but in any case, I wasn’t very sharp yesterday so I missed it. Actually, all I could come up with was a collapsed star (which I believe that a black hole was formed from). Well, I doubt that Ken Jennings would have accepted that response.
Thanks, Rick. That’s fixed.
You’re welcome VJ. Anytime.
Way too many triple stumpers in these games. It seems unusual to see 3 players draw a blank on so many clues in the same category. Tuesday, there were 2 categories with only 1 right response (Familiar Phrases & America the Beautiful). In this game, it was 20th Century Playwrights.
Btw, Shirley Booth won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Burt Lancaster’s wife in the 1952 movie based on that William Inge play.
Well, to be fair (although, actually, “equitable” is a better word), Ken did day, “these phrases don’t seem too familiar to me”, and I have to concur!
And we did the play that the movie mentioned above was about in our “drama club” about 8 years ago!
Jason, not to be obnoxious, but Ken only said “so far, these are not very familiar phrases.” I thought he meant they weren’t familiar to the contestants because I’m pretty sure Ken knew all of them.
The wisdom proverb is fairly well known. So is the one about the bird (I’ve heard Doc Adams say it on Gunsmoke 🤣). As for the exclamation of surprise, I think the flag lady reference would have done it for Ken, even if he never had a Burry cookie.🤣🤣
“Fair” enough! I certainly didn’t recognize many!
FJ got me, but somehow I nailed all 3 DDs. (And I assume Interpol was formed by 24 countries, not counties. I missed most of the show and am working off the recap.)
AOM practitioner, Broadway playwright, Dietrich film, Bergman film not too difficult.
I was 2/3 on DD and got FJ. I missed “Das Kapital”.
Scott played a good game. Made a good argument for a Second Chance spot.