Final Jeopardy: U.S. Cities (11-18-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/18/2019) in the category “U.S. Cities” was:

Celebrating electricity & tech., an exposition in this U.S. “City of Light” in 1901 was overshadowed by another major event

2x champ Andrew Thomson, a journalist from Ottawa, Ontario, returns to pick up where he left off on November 1st when he brought his winnings up to $30,800. It’s now Game 3 and he is up against: Beverly Randez, a university business administrator from San Diego, CA; and Kevin Jones, a retired IT project manager from Galloway, Ohio.

Round 1 Categories: World Leaders Revealed – Rhyme Time – On the Cusps of Greatness – Biopics – We Say Jump – How High

Kevin found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “How High” under the $800 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in a tie for the lead with Andrew. They both had $1,400, $1,000 more than Beverly in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

This stopping point for Everest’s southern face: 17,600 feet. show

WHAT IS BASE CAMP?

Kevin finished in the lead with $7,000. Andrew was second with $6,000 and Beverly was last with $2,200.

Round 2 Categories: Comedians on Audible – “Mis” Information – Home is Where the Art is – Bond, Ionic Bond – A Man of the Cloth – War Stories

Kevin found the first Daily Double in “Man of the Cloth” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick. He was in the lead with $16,600 at this point, $7,800 more than Andrew in second place. He bet $4,000 and did not come up with a response so he was WRONG.

In 1878 this retailing pioneer suggested the price of a nickel for items that weren’t selling quickly. show

WHO IS F. W. WOOLWORTH?

Andrew found the last Daily Double in “Home is Where the Art is” under the $1,600 clue, with 6 clues left after it. In second place with $14,400, he had $2,600 less than Kevin’s lead. He bet $3,000 and came up with Delacroix. That was WRONG.

A full-length portrait of George Washington from this 18th c. artist is often admired by tourists at the White House. show

WHO IS GILBERT STUART?

Kevin finished in the lead with a runaway $20,600. Andrew was next with $6,600 and Beverly was in third place with $4,600.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS BUFFALO?

The Pan-American Exposition of 1901 was a world’s fair held in Buffalo, New York that showcased the latest technological advances, particularly electricity. Thomas Edison was one of the famous attendees. Buffalo Bill and Geronimo were two of the attractions. The event was overshadowed by the assassination of President William McKinley on 9/6/1901 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. It initially appeared that McKinley would recover but he took a turn for the worse and died on September 14th. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President in Buffalo the same day.

There’s a 2016 article on Buffalo News that goes into detail about the effect the assassination had on the “City of Light”

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Beverly thought it was San Francisco. She lost her $4,400 and finished with $200.

Andrew got it right. He bet $2,601 bet, bringing him up to $9,201.

Kevin came up with New York City. He lost his $5,000 bet but won the game with the $15,600 he had left. Kevin Jones is the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from BIOPICS:

($200) In “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, beloved children’s TV show host Mister Rogers is played by this beloved actor

($600) Gary Busey was nominated for an Oscar for his 1978 portrayal of this Texas singer

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Famous Names”

She declared, “By blood, I am Albanian… As to my calling, I belong to the world” show

WHO IS MOTHER TERESA?

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