Final Jeopardy: World Geography (11-27-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/27/2020) in the category “World Geography” was:
Of the 6 mainland African countries through which the equator passes, this landlocked nation is last alphabetically
Returning champ, Ryan Hemmel, a legal technology professional from Los Angeles, CA, has won $48,802. In Game 3, he takes on these 2 players: Gabriel Ostler, a swim instructor from Orinda CA; and Chandy McCarty, a civil engineer from Phoenix, AZ.
Note: This is Nikki, VJ’s daughter, filling in for my Mom while she is in the hospital, in case you missed her message on the Jeopardy Calendar post. Due to my own time constraints, the recaps will be shorter than usual, but my Mom will work her magic when she returns.
Round 1 Categories: Paperback Writer – Palindromes – Pro Teams’ Mascot – Real Deal Rhyme Time – Let’s Start a Business – Adventure Capital
Gabriel found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Paperback Writer” under the $600 clue, with 10 clues left after it. He was in first place with $8,000, $5,400 more than Ryan in second place. He bet $5,000. He said Lee and he was WRONG.
In 2020 this late, great writer was back on the paperback bestseller list with “The Bluest Eye”, her debut novel. show
Ryan finished in the lead with $4,800. Gabriel was second with $3,200 and Chandy was $200 in the hole. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: American History Timeline – Actor Facts – The Atmosphere – Ranks & Titles – Biblical Women – C as in “Cat”
Gabriel found the first Daily Double in “The Atmosphere” under the $1,200 clue, with 7 clues left after it. He was in second place with $9,200, $1,400 less than Chandy. He bet $3,500 and he was RIGHT.
Air pollution is made worse by the reactive type of this gas that makes up more than 3/4 of the atmosphere. show
Ryan got the last Daily Double in “Ranks & Titles” under the $800 clue, with 4 clues left after it. In third place with $10,000, he had $2,700 less than Gabriel in first place. He bet $9,000 and he was RIGHT.
The person with this title is the leader of the yellow hat sect of Tibetan Buddhists. show
Ryan finished in the lead with $19,400. Gabriel was next with $14,700 and Chandy was in third place with $12,600. No clues went uncovered.
ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS UGANDA?
The 6 mainland African countries are Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia. The equator also passes through Sao Tome and Principe.
Chandy thought it was Zimbabwe and that was wrong. She bet $4,400 and finished with $8,200.
Gabriel said the same thing and that cost him $14,698, leaving him with just $2.
Ryan wrote down Uganda and that was right. He bet $10,001 and won the game with $29,401. 3-day total, $78,203.
A triple stumper from each round:
A classic palindrome is this 3-word introduction.
Known as the “Pathfinder”, this soldier-explorer mapped most of the Oregon Trail in the 1840s with Kit Carson
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If one did a little searching, the answer itself was flawed as the correct response would have been Zaire.
Sorry, that’s not correct. “Zaire” no longer exists. That country is now known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo
On the contrary, Zaire does in fact exist as that is what the inhabitants of that nation still call the country.
First, “Zaire” couldn’t have been the correct answer as Zaire/DRC is not landlocked.
Second, that some people refer to something by a prior name does not mean that the thing, by that name, still exists. “Zaire” is not recognized as the official name of the DRC by anyone, I believe.
Finally, when it comes to the names of countries on Jeopardy, it’s assumed that clues about countries’ names reference their common shortened English names – if a clue asks about European countries that start with the letter ‘D’, Germany’s name in its own language being ‘Deutschland’ doesn’t mean it should be considered.
Yes, you’re right. Zaire is not landlocked as it has a 25 mile long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean so that settles that. During those thirty seconds of Final Jeopardy, Uganda immediately came to my mind as I was well aware that the country was situated on the equatorial line, and was landlocked as well.. However, during those last few seconds of Final Jeopardy, I recalled the nation of Zaire.. I mean, at the time, I thought that selecting Uganda couldn’t have been that easy.
Wow, big payday for Ryan! And the sole solver of a not-Friday-friendly FJ!
Strong players today but a costly mistake on final for one of our opponents. Not surprised that gabe picked Harper Lee on that daily double but there are other books like the Color Purple is also by the same author. I would have loved to see the opponents get this final but I hoped that geography was in our opponents’ wheelhouse.