Final Jeopardy: International Crime (10-4-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/4/2018) in the category “International Crime” was:
Italy’s Agromafia enriches itself through counterfeit versions of this “liquid gold” mentioned by Homer & Plato
3x champ Doug Dodson, a classical singer from Boston, has won $52,799 now. In Game 4, his challengers are: Kian Barry, a H.S. history teacher from Hopewell, NJ; and Sara Butner, a communications manager, from Winston-Salem, NC
Round 1 Categories: TV Shows by Episode Title – Authors Born & Died – Grammar A-Z – Fiddler – On the Roof – If I Were in Richmond…
Sara found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Grammar A-Z” under the $1,000 clue, with 7 clues to go after it. She was in a second place tie with Kian. They both had $2,600, $600 less than Doug’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
S: The set of rules for the proper arrangement of a sentence from the Greek for “orderly arrangement show
Sara finished in the lead with $7,800. Kian was second with $3,600 and Doug was last with $3,400.
Round 2 Categories: The Body Part in the Film Title – Makes Scents – World Lakes – 3 Consonants the Same – “Per”spective on Science – Election 1968
Kian found the first Daily Double in “Election 1968” under the $1,600 clue on the 10th pick. He was in third place with $6,000 at this point, $3,800 less than Sara’s lead. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
The problems of this Democratic nominee included struggling to break LBJ’s Vietnam policy… & that his “Happy Warrior” image seemed out of place in a not-so-happy time. show
Sara found the last Daily Double in “‘Per’spective on Science” under the $1,600 clue, with 9 clues left after it. In the lead with $15,400, she had $5,200 more than Doug in second place. She bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
500 years ago Leonardo da Vinci knew this machine was impossible, telling its would-be builders to go join the alchemists. show
Sara finished in the lead with $19,600. Kian was next with $13,000 and Doug was in third place with $12,600.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
A couple of years ago, “60 Minutes” did a segment (now on Vimeo) on Agrophobia. The criminal enterprise was estimated to yield profits of $16 billion per year. The Mafia also makes a bundle with fake wines and cheese. Here is a link to some 9th grade flashcards where they mention olive oil and Homer.
Homer and Plato aren’t the only ones who like that description. Here’s a 2017 FOOD & DRINK clue: ($600) “Liquid gold” is what Kraft calls this processed product used in its Shells & Cheese.
Doug bet $10,000 bringing him up to $22,600.
Kian bet $1,000. He finished with $14,000.
Sara bet $13,100 and won the match with $32,700. She is the new Jeopardy! champ. Coincidentally, Alex told Sara: “You go girl!” That was a hashtag one of the former Secretaries of State in the “2 Years Ago” clue used on Twitter (it’s mentioned in that day’s recap).
A triple stumper from each round:
TV SHOWS BY EPISODE TITLE ($800) “Representative Brody” & “13 Hours in Islamabad”
THE BODY PART IN THE FILM TITLE ($800) Steve Martin’s “The Man with Two ___”
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Secretaries of State”
The 2 Secretaries of State who received B.A.s in Political Science from Wellesley, 10 years apart. show
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I’m glad Doug lost. There was something I didn’t like about his style of play.
Well, this is the world we live in now, Albert. Some people who get on the show really want to be in a viral clip and I think some of them try too hard.
On the other hand, I’ve seen some contestants say their greatest worry about being on the show was that they would do something inadvertently that would go viral.
which does – if you win a L O T of money – not really matter…:):):):)
Wow. Sara’s true DD as well as her risk of $3,000 in one of the DD in DJ!, ending with a $13,100 risk in FJ! put Jeffrey Schwarz in a sigh of relief AGAIN and the ToC clock going back to 0. Looks like she would be the “spoiler”.
According to VJ she risked 5.000 at the second DD in DJ..?? But indeed a great WOW either way.
I think it was Kian who bet 3 K at the first DD in DJ.
Well since Doug couldn’t get to the toc list, I guess it is up to Sara to take that spot and win more games without having nervous breakdowns. Glad everyone got final right. I really hope Sara will build on her confidence for the weeks to come
Well, yeah, Lou, I used it to cook a lot of things, put it in salads and even some in cooked spaghetti so it doesn’t stick together. If it was fake, I guess that makes me an unwitting victim of the Agromafia. omg!
LINK: 10 more clues from the game
@Lou She could be the “spoiler”, because Kyle Jones secured a last-minute spot in the ToC. Maybe she would go on for two more and be in the ToC is she risked a bundle and got it right.
WOW! Congratulations galore, Sara! An uneven and gutsy bet at FJ, she might as well have gone all in. But 32.700 is quite a nice payday I would say,certainly not chicken feed.
Since Doug missed out to get on the ToC list, Jeffrey still clings to the #15 spot, with the clock reset yet again.
And the FJ clues are getting easier. After Mon @ Tue disaster they eased up considerably on Wed (still only 1 right) and today was even easier. Logic, short deduction, easy ,short and precise clue I wonder what’s in store for tomorrow!!??
Sara got off to a running start plus the 5K DD bet…. again: great job!! Finally a player you would expect on the air after a lengthy selection process. I hope she can continue and does not have the usual meltdown after a game or two!