Final Jeopardy: World Geography (10-21-21)

Here are some more triple stumpers from the 10/21/2021 Jeopardy! game:

EPIDEMIOLOGY ($1200) It once caused 1/4 of poisonings in U.S. kids under 5, but fear of Reye Syndrome has reduced that as the tots get less of it

($1600) Before it described a cancer treatment, this word coined by Paul Ehrlicch was used for Salvarsan, a cure for syphilis

SPOKEN WORDS IN CLASSIC SONGS ($800) In the video: “These 3 people will compete today on ‘Jeopardy!'”

($1600) Phil Rizzuto’s call: “Squeeze play, it’s gonna be close… here’s the play at the plate, holy cow, I think he’s gonna make it!”

($2000) “Stumblin’ on my feet, shufflin’ through the street, asking people… ‘what’s the matter whichoo, boy?'”

FAMILIAR SOUNDING TRIOS
($200) Slang for money, literature’s Mr. Bradbury, the objective case of I
($1000) Last name of actress Cathy Lee, static photos & the car company that made the Rambler

ANSWERS: show

Sneak Peek clues — THE BOOK OF WHO
($400) Written as a parable, a business classic by Spencer Johnson asks “Who Moved My” this
($800) Neurologist Oliver Sacks shared some interesting case histories in “The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a” this
($1200) “Who I Am” is a candid autobiography by thiis guitarist/songwriter for The Who
($1600) Finally published in its entirety in 2021, “The Man Who Lived Underground” is by this late author of “Native Son”
($2000) John Le Carre received a warm reception & international acclaim with this 1963 novel

ANSWERS: show

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11 Responses

  1. Howard says:

    There’s only one good way to take down a dominant champion. Hit the DDs and bet aggressively.
    Erin bet only $1000 (out of $1800) on her first and only $1000 (out of $10K) on the 2nd when she had a slight lead. They weren’t cinches but were not difficult, either. If she could somehow have held the lead, she would have won, because the Final was relatively easy.

    Good players tonight, but they left a lot on the table. I beat them on the 2 clues they missed in Epidemiology, the $16K and $2K clues in Spoken Words and the Sports Book clue on the basketball coach.

  2. Jacob Ska says:

    As anyone who has posted on this website over the years knows, I like to read press releases on long-term champions on Jeopardy out of curiosity. Jonathan graduated from Northwestern University and graduated from one of the top private high schools in Florida per his hometown TV station online. I’ve discovered that some champions like Jonathan are low key and don’t care to discuss their academic background during the chat. Perhaps they choose not to for several reasons. At any rate, Jonathan is no pushover as we have witnessed night after night. We are witnessing another repeat champion with a phenomenal memory. Congratulations Jonathan. Kudos to you.

  3. Abdu Said says:

    I want to see Jon win 40 games and pass Matt amodio.

  4. JP says:

    If I ever get on the show and have a big enough lead, and a clue asking about astrology comes up, like “As fall begins in North America, so does this zodiac sign”, I would answer, “Who cares?”

    • VJ says:

      ha ha ha — I take it that was your least favorite clue today? At least “Who cares” is in proper form.

      On separate days, I would have liked Word Puzzles and Familiar Sounding Trios, but I did not like them being on the same day

      • Lou says:

        I also got the basketball coach clue and the meatloaf one. But too bad Erin didn’t know her. Good players today but still how much was the total amount left in the triple stumpers, VJ? And yes I also liked the Familiar Sounding Trios as well.

  5. Dal Higbee says:

    Will there be a tournament next month?

  6. Lou says:

    Great to see Jon getting 200K today. Hopefully to see him sweep up this week. Good play by the ladies today as well and this is the second time to see a player stand Pat with the money earned. Can this happen for the third time tomorrow? I was hoping for Jon to do another true daily double but maybe it might occur tomorrow.