Final Jeopardy: Italian Inventors (11-13-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/13/2019) in the category “Italian Inventors” was:

In a 1644 letter he wrote, “We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air”, which is what his invention measures

It’s the third and last semi-final of the 2019 Tournament of Champions. Today’s players are Francois Barcomb, (QF #5); Gilbert Collins, (QF #1); and Lindsey Shultz, (QF#3 – Wild Card).

Round 1 Categories: Executive Privilege – Med. Abbrev. – U.n. International Years – Official State Stuff – Bestselling Books – The “O_ED”

Lindsey found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “U.N. International Years” under the $600 clue on the 13th pick of the round. She was in third place with $2,000, $1,000 less than Francois in the lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

2013 was the Year of this staple Andean crop, which the U.N. hopes can help eradicate world hunger. show

WHAT IS QUINOA?

Lindsey finished in the lead with $6,400. Francois was second with $5,200 and Gilbert was last with $4,200.

Round 2 Categories: The Movies – Tropic of Capricorn – Her First Published Novel – Famous Americans – Sociology – Word-pourri

Lindsey found the first Daily Double in “Famous Americans” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick. She was in the lead with $9,600 now, $4,200 more than Gilbert in second place. She bet $3,000 and thought it was “keep calm and carry on.” That was WRONG.

During the Blitz, Edward R. Murrow borrowed this 5- word phrase from Londoners who weren’t sure they’d survive the evening. show

WHAT IS “GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK”?

Francois found the last Daily Double in “Tropic of Capricorn” under the $2,000 clue, with 13 clues left after it. In second place with $9,600, he had $5,800 less Lindsey in second place. He bet $8,000 and he was RIGHT.

4 countries lie completely south of the Tropic: New Zealand, Eswatini, Lesotho & this one in South America. show

WHAT IS URUGUAY?

Francois finished in the lead with $22,000. Lindsey was next with $17,400 and Gilbert was in third place with $12,600.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS (EVANGELISTA) TORRICELLI?

The sentence in the clue comes from a letter that Evangelista Torricelli wrote to Italian mathematician (and later Cardinal) Michaelangelo Ricci. Torricelli invented the mercury barometer. From YourDictionary.com: “Torricelli had repeated Galileo’s experiments with the thermoscope and was led to his discovery when he substituted mercury for water in the tube. He found also that water could be used as the liquid in the barometer if the containing vessel was sufficiently long… and he realized that the column of liquid was held up by the pressure of the atmosphere.

A Daily Double from 2017: WEIGHTS & MEASURES: The torr measures atmospheric pressure & is named for Torricelli, best known for inventing this device

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Gilbert went with Bernoulli. He didn’t bet anything so he remained at $12,600.

Lindsey wrote down Avogadro. She lost $4,601 and finished with $12,799.

Francois got it right. He bet $12,801 and won the last finalist spot with $34,801. And there you go — the battle for the $250,000 Tournament of Champions prize will be fought over the next two games between Emma Boettcher, James Holzhauer and Francois Barcomb.

3 book triple stumpers:

BESTSELLING BOOKS ($200) In 2013, this young actress and singer had a bestseller with “Staying Strong”, a book of affirmations

($2000) Girl, she’s the motivational speaker and bestselling author of works like, “Girl Wash Your Face” and “Girl, Stop Apologizing”

HER FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEL ($2000) 1988: “The Bean Trees”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Historic Names”

In 2013 the village of Belrain renamed the last street in France that bore the name of this hero who became a traitor. show

MARSHAL PÉTAIN?

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