Final Jeopardy: Washington, D.C. (11-15-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/15/2023) in the category “Washington, D.C.” was:
It was proposed in Congress in 1926 in honor of a big 150th anniversary; it opened 17 years later
The Champions Wild Card quarter-finals continue today with these three champs: Leah Caglio, a librarian orig. from Phoenix, AZ; Kit Sekelsky, a freelance graphic designer from Kent, OH; and Henry Rozycki, a neonatologist & author from Richmond, VA.
Round 1 Categories: Postcards from the Edge – Sports! – Gobs of Gods – Let’s Take a Bath – Finish the Terrible Rhyme – In Cognito
Henry found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Postcards from the Edge” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in last place with negative $400, $3,400 less than Leah’s lead. Henry bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
Wish you weren’t here! Our raft is nearing the drop of this tallest Venezuelan cataract! See you next fall! show
Leah finished in the lead with $7,000. Kit was in second place with $4,200. Henry was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Scientists as Parents – Stage Name’s the Same – Canadian Artistes – Bride’s Head Revisited – Saints Go Marching In – What’s the “Plan”?
Henry found the first Daily Double in “Bride’s Head Revisted” under the $1,200 clue with 7 clues left after it. He was in last place with $2,200, $13,200 less than Leah’s lead. Henry bet it all and he was RIGHT.
In contrast to chapel length, a veil of this “church” length sounds perfect for a wedding at St. Paul’s show
Henry got the last Daily Double in “Saints Go Marching In” under the $1,200 clue on the last pick. He was in last place with $8,400, $7,000 less than Leah’s lead. Henry bet $8,300 and he was RIGHT.
In 1979 John Paul II made this animal-loving saint the Patron Saint of Ecology show
Henry finished in the lead with $16,700. Leah was in second place with $15,400. Kit was last with $10,600. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE JEFFERSON MEMORIAL?
The 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1926 brought with it a plan to construct a memorial to its primary author, Thomas Jefferson. July 4, 1926 also marked 100 years since Jefferson’s death. However, construction did not begin until 1939. The Jefferson Memorial was completed in 1943, 200 years after Jefferson was born, and it was dedicated on April 13th, his birthday.
Cherry Tree Rebellion: The project didn’t move forward without opposition. One of the objections was the removal of cherry trees in the Tidal Basin. On 11/17/1938, “more than 80 women marched to the White House to present FDR with a petition to save the trees. However, when presidential secretary, Marvin McIntyre, emerged instead to accept the petition, he was treated to a chorus of angry women chanting the Joyce Kilmer poem ‘Trees.'”
Kit thought it was the Lincoln Memorial. She lost $5,000 and finished with $5,600.
Leah had the Washington Monument. She bet and lost her whole $15,400.
Henry came up with Constitution Hall. He bet and lost his whole $16,700. That meant the last shall be first: Kit Sekelsky is advancing to the semi-finals.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
CANADIAN ARTISTES ($1600) Maud Allan’s dancing as this ancient woman got her linked with Oscar Wilde & in 1918, accused of being in a gay cult
BRIDE’S HEAD REVISITED ($1600) The height of Spanish style, it’s often worn over a comb & has a name derived from “manta”, Spanish for cape
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “World Population”
This Asian nation is the world’s most populous country that lies mostly in the Southern Hemisphere show
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As it sometimes happens, the end-game was nothing like the opening. Henry was going nowhere with his wrong responses. All 3 DDs were very knowable, but FJ was a brain-buster. All I could muster was “Smithsonian” which was pretty weak.
Figured someone would know the Spanish cape, since the answer was mostly given in the clue. No one knew the ancient dancer? Hmmm. And the saint on a medal went right over their heads.
Hasn’t aired on the Left Coast yet, but a former “J!” player is supposed to be on “Pyramid” tonight. (Christopher)
RE FJ wagers: there are different ways to parse this, but I’m thinking Leah should have bet $1301. Enough to pass Henry if she got FJ right and he got it wrong or bet $0. Kit’s $5K wager seemed a bit odd, unless she was trying to pass Leah in case the latter bet $0. $1301 would have won Leah the game even though she missed FJ.
A triple stumper for FJ, and I didn’t get it right either.
And we got a triple stumper as today’s final was a tough one.