Final Jeopardy: The Western Hemisphere (10-27-17)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/27/2017) in the category “The Western Hemisphere” was:

The Mopan River flows about 20 miles from the capital of this country.

New champ Erica Irving won $18,801 yesterday. In her second game, her challengers are: Anand Kandaswamy, from Washington, DC; and Ashley Phillips, from Lantana, TX.

Round 1 Categories: You Got Some Real Birthstones, Man – Contemporaries – La La Land – Modern Lingo – Museums – That Movie Had No Sequel

Erica found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Modern Lingo” under the $2,000 clue on the very last pick of the round. She was in the lead with $6,800, $2,600 more than Anand in second place. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

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WHAT IS MIC DROP?

Erica finished in the lead with $7,800. Anand was second with $4,200 and Ashley was last with $400.

Round 2 Categories: American Authors – Botany – Colleges & Universities – 1970s Albums – “T”4 – The Tillerson

Anand found the first Daily Double in “Colleges & Universities” under the $2,000 clue on the 10th pick. He was in second place with $7,000 at this point, $2,000 less than Erica’s lead. He bet $2,500 and guessed Tulane. That was WRONG.

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WHAT IS LSU?

Erica found the first Daily Double in “Botany” under the $1,200 clue, with 7 clues left after it. In the lead with $12,200, she had $3,700 more than Anand in second place. She bet $2,500 and she was RIGHT.

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WHAT ARE SUCCULENTS?

Erica finished in the lead with $16,300. Anand was next with $11,300 and Ashley was in third place with $3,200.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS BELIZE?

The Mopan River originates in the Petén Department of Guatemala. Crossing into Belize and flowing through the Cayo District, it merges with the Macal River to form the Belize River at Branch Mouth in San Ignacio. That is 20 something miles from Belmopan, Belize’s capital city. Some sources say that the capital city’s name is a combo of the Belize and Mopan Rivers. Perhaps that combo was chosen (as opposed to Macal), because the Mopan are indigenous Mayan people with their own language, also known as Mopan.

Ashley went with Panama. She lost her $3,199 bet and finished with a dollar.

Anand came up with Brazil. That only cost him $1,299, leaving him $10,001.

Erica also thought it was Panama. She lost $6,301 so she ended up with $9,999. That made Anand the new Jeopardy! champ by a $2 margin.

A triple stumper from each round:

LA LA LAND ($1000) In downtown L.A. & named for philanthropists Edythe & Eli, this $140 million art museum uses a “veil-&-vault” concept; the fiber reinforced concrete facade is the veil, with the vault within

AUTHORS ($1600) A permanent expatriate, this “Black Boy” author died in France in 1960

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Colleges & Universities”

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