Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Transportation (11-15-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/15/2024) in the category “20th Century Transportation” was:
A 1947 article read, its “wings were not clipped by the Senate fishermen & ghost hunters after all”
New champ Stephanie Asalone, a former 401k processor from orig. from St. Marys, PA, won $14,100 yesterday. In Game 2, she competes against: Paul Clauson, a tax analyst from Madison Heights, MI; and Kristen Moreland, a school administrator from Brooklyn, NY.
Round 1 Categories: This American Wife – Tooling Up – I Didn’t Come Here to Make Friends – People-Named Highways – Poke an I Out – Last Lines of Books
Paul found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Last Lines of Books” under the $600 clue, with 7 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $3,400, $800 more than Stephanie in second place. Paul bet it all and he was RIGHT.
“Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at sea as Mr. Patel, and none in the company of an adult Bengal tiger” show
Paul finished in the lead with $7,800. Stephanie was second with $3,600 and Kristen was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Animals of the Amazon – Sculptors – “M”iscellany – 4-Letter Geography – Broadway Musicals by Songs – Foreign Words & Phrases
Kristen found the first Daily Double in “4-Letter Geography” under the $800 clue on the very first pick. The scores were the same as above. Kristen made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
Mount Huascarán, the highest peak of this country, rises 22,205 feet above sea level in the Cordillera Blanca show
Paul got the last Daily Double in “Sculptors” under the $1,200 clue, with 3 clues left after it. In the lead with $17,000, he had $9,400 more than Stephanie in second place. Paul bet $1,000 and guessed Northwestern. That was WRONG.
A sculpture Henry Moore did for this Midwestern school & called “Atom Piece” is in the form of a mushroom cloud show
Paul finished in the lead with a runaway $15,600. Stephanie was next with $7,600 and Kristen was in third place with $6,400. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE SPRUCE GOOSE?
The quote in today’s Final Jeopardy! clue comes from “And the Goose Flew!”, an article published in the North Hollywood Valley Times on 11-20-1947. It covers the one and only flight of Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose (aka the flying lumberyard, because it was made of wood). Senator Owen Brewster was behind a U.S. Senate subcommittee’s investigation into Hughes’ alleged misuse of taxpayer money to build the plane, as explained by Daily Dose Documentary in 3.5 minutes.
This episode in Hughes’ life is also covered in the 2004 film “The Aviator”, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Hughes and Alan Alda as Senator Brewster.
Kristen didn’t have a response. She lost $2,000 and finished with $4,400.
Stephanie came up with Area 51. That cost her $7,589 and left her with $11.00.
Paul went with an airplane. He lost $399 but won the game with $15,201. Paul Clauson is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
I DIDN’T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS ($1000) We cherished Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a faded celeb desperately trying to return to the big time on this HBO comedy
BROADWAY MUSICALS BY SONGS ($2000) From a 2022 Best Musical Tony nominee: “Ex-Wives” & “Don’t Lose Ur Head”
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “ENGLISH CITIES”
William the Conqueror’s son built a fortress on a key northern river in 1080, giving this city its name show
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