Final Jeopardy: The U.S. Constitution (11-12-14)

The Final Jeopardy question (11/12/2014), in the category “The U.S. Constitution” was:

The 3 Latin phrases found in the Constitution are “pro tempore”, “ex post facto” & this legal 2-word phrase.

We are now at Match No. 3 in the 2014 TOC quarter-finals and the returning champs are: Julia Collins (20x $428,100); Joshua Brakhage (5x $103,205); and Jim Coury (2013 College Championship – $100,000).

Round 1: Jim found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Ends of the Road” under the $1,000 clue, with only one clue left after this. He spent much of the round in the red but was now in third place with $800, $5,800 less than Julia’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

Construction of BR-010 began in the late 1950s to connect Belem with this new capital. show

Julia finished in the lead with $6,600. Joshua was second with $4,000 and Jim was last with $1,800.

Round 2: Jim found the first Daily Double in “Anatomical Etymology” under the $1,200 clue. It was the third clue chosen and he had answered the first two correctly. He was still in third place but now had $3,000, $3,600 less than Julia’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and shook his head negatively a bit before taking a shot with “thumb”. That was WRONG.

Used as a synonym for thorn, this structure’s name comes from a Latin word for “thorn”. show

Julia found the last Daily Double in “Cause of Debt” under the $1,200 clue. In second place with $10,600, she had $1,000 less than Joshua’s lead. She bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.

The National Council on the problem type of this activity says it affects 6 to 9 million Americans. show

Julia finished in the lead with $16,200. Joshua was next with $11,600 and Jim was in third place with $2,800.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “HABEAS CORPUS”?

“Habeas corpus, a fundamental tenet of English common law, does not appear anywhere in the Bill of Rights. Its importance was such that it was enshrined in the Constitution itself. And it is of such magnitude that all other rights, including those in the Bill of Rights, are dependent upon it. Without habeas corpus, the significance of all other rights crumbles. The right of habeas corpus was important to the Framers of the Constitution because they knew from personal experience what it was like to be labeled enemy combatants, imprisoned indefinitely and not given the opportunity to appear before a neutral judge. Believing that such arbitrary imprisonment is ‘in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instrument of tyranny,’ the Founders were all the more determined to protect Americans from such government abuses.” (Rutherford Institute: Habeas Corpus)



Jim got it right and doubled up. He finished with $5,600.

Joshua also got it. His “habeus” spelling did not affect pronunciation. He bet $4,606 and finished with $16,206.

Julia came up with “magna gloria” and said she couldn’t think of it. She lost her $7,100 bet and finished with $9,100. So Joshua Brakhage wins this semi-final spot.

FJ Results: 11-12-14

Now we know for sure that $1.00 isn’t getting anyone on the Wild Card list:

  • Rebecca Rider – $11,600
  • Julia Collins – $9,100
  • Rani Peffer – $7,599
  • Jim Coury – $5,600

Post-game chat: The past 2 games are just a blur to Alex Trebek.

2 years ago:: NONE of the players got this FJ in “U.S. Presidents”

The only 2 presidents never to present a State of the Union address are William Henry Harrison & this man. show

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10 Responses

  1. Matt C says:

    There’s a certain irony that a daily double clue, which requires you to wager money, is about problem gambling.

  2. Arjav Rawal says:

    My semi lineup at this point: Ben, Arthur, Joshua, Terry, Jared.
    WCs: Mark, Sandie, Rebecca, Julia

    • VJ says:

      So you think Terry O’Shea (the 2014 College Championship winner) is going to beat Drew Horwood?

      I wish I could think of a good reason WHY they put these college champions in the TOC to begin with. Why have a separate tournament just for college kids than put them in the regular games TOC????

      Carlos Ross won almost $90K over 3 games, a lot more than Rani Peffer won in her 5 games. I would have rather seen Carlos in the TOC than Rani, Jim or Terry.

      • Jason says:

        They have a separate tournament for teachers, too, and people used to say the same thing about teachers being in the TOC.

        Then along came Colby.

        • VJ says:

          not the same thing — Jim is a senior in college, Colby is a teacher. It’s not inconceivable that by some fluke Jim could have won or Terry could win or either could get a wild card — that’s not the point to me.

          I personally don’t like them putting winners of any other tournament in the TOC because they have already won a tournament prize. Just my opinion.

    • Richard Corliss says:

      We don’t know about that until 2 days.

    • William Weyser says:

      Well, I say that the 9 semi-finalists in my prediction are Ben Ingram, Arthur Chu, Joshua Brakhage, Terry O’Shea, Mark Japinga, Rebecca Rider, Julia Collins, Rani Peffer and Jim Coury even though $5,600 is an extremely rare amount for a wild-card spot.

    • William Weyser says:

      Curse you, Arjav Rawal! You were right all along!

      • William Weyser says:

        The reason why I was hoping that $5,600 would be enough to earn Jim Coury a wild-card spot is because Jim is 1 of my favorite college champions, and little does he know that in the 2010 Tournament Of Champions, 1 player named Dave Belote wound up with $4,999 and it was enough for a wild-card spot.