Final Jeopardy: The 50 States (11-5-19)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/5/2019) in the category “The 50 States” was:
In 1840 this New England state was home to 24 of the 100 most populous U.S. urban places; now, its capital is its only one in the top 100
It’s the second quarter-final of the 2019 Tournament of Champions, featuring Rob Worman, 6x champ ($133,900); Dhruv Gaur, 2018 College Tournament champ ($100,000); and Rachel Lindgren, 5x champ ($75.999).
Round 1 Categories: Frock Around the Clock – All-Time Winners – This Land is Your Landlocked Country – “Water” You Saying? – Radioactive Elements – Before & Laughter
Dhruv found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Radioactive Elements” under the $1000 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,800, $3,800 more than Rachel in second place. He bet $3,000 and had one WRONG element.
These 2 radioactive elements were discovered in 1898. show
Dhruv finished in the lead with $6,000. Rachel was second with $3,600 and Rob was last with $600. Before Round 2 began, Rob gained $1,600 on a reversal (see below) and his score rose to $2,200.
Round 2 Categories: The Dark Ages – Pac-12 Schools – Fictional Characters – Pop Culture – Geographica – Anagrams of Each Other
Rob found the first Daily Double in “Fictional Characters” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick. He was in third place with $5,400 now, $2,200 less than Dhruv’s lead. He bet it all and took a guess with Mrs. Firkins. That was WRONG.
Jilted on her wedding day this Dickens character teaches her ward Estella to despise men. show
Rob found the last Daily Double in “The Dark Ages” under the $2,000 clue on the very next pick. Having just lost everything, he bet the $2,000 allowance. He took a shot at it with heretic but that was WRONG.
Before it meant one who attacks received ideas, it meant one who opposed & even broke idols in the Byzantine Empire. show
Dhruv finished in the lead with $13,600. Rachel was next with $10,000 and Rob was in third place with $400.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
On wikipedia’s most current list of U.S. cities by population, only 10 state capitals are also the most populous city in the state. (They are highlighted in green). Boston is the only New England capital out of those 10. The next most populous Massachusetts city on there is Worcester at No. 138. On the 1840 list, when there were only 26 states, all of the New England state capitals made the Top 100, except Montpelier, VT.
If you’re interested in what states changed their capital cities and when, take a look at 25 States That Have Changed Their Capital
Rob’s $399 bet brought him up to $799.
Rachel bet $3,601, finishing with $13,601.
Dhruv bet $6,401 and won the second Semi-Final spot with $20,001. Rachel has a shot at a Wild Card.
Reversal: BEFORE & LAUGHTER ($800) Biblical first man’s donation to make his mate that ultimately turns into a term for a joke – They wanted “Adam’s rib tickler.” Rachel said “Adam’s rib” but time ran out before she came up with a second part. Rob buzzed in with “Adam’s ribbing” The judges chose to accept Rob’s response.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
PAC-12 SCHOOLS ($2000) In 1892 the University of Deseret got this new name
GEOGRAPHICA ($2000) “Think over” this Scottish term for a cape, like the one “of Kintyre” peninsula
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Landlocked Countries”
South of the Tropic of Ca/pricorn, this kingdom is the world’s southernmost landlocked country. show
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Thanks for the link to former state capitals. Always fascinated me. Few people know that Atlanta was not the capital of Georgia during the Civil War. In Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind”, I think she mentioned Milledgeville, but didn’t say it was the capital (or Macon either). On the other hand, she didn’t say Atlanta was the capital either. Can hardly wait for The Woodchopper to appear.
In his opening, Alex said that the contestants were wearing purple ribbons, a symbol in the fight against pancreatic cancer, in honor of Larry Martin, who passed away shortly after winning the 2018 Teachers Tournament. The show will be donating the minimum prize of $5,000 to the charity selected by Larry’s widow.
That was particularly poignant, considering that Alex is fighting that same battle right now.
Thanks for sharing. I never knew how Larry had died, or whether he’d been ill when he was on the show.
Rob Worman didn’t do so well in this match.
Tell me about it. Darn those Daily Doubles.
This is the first that I’ve seen Rob clearing the board despite missing the daily doubles. I do think Rachel might have what it takes to be in the semi finals. Rob had some difficulties getting into the rhythm today. More conservative bets could be used and I think the five time champs have more advantages over most six time champs. The double jeopardy round was more challenging.
I thought Rachel was amazingly fast with the anagrams today. I wish she would have made a higher bet but maybe her score will hold. We’ll see.
On that “Good Earth” character, I read that book and saw the movie but I mainly remember the wife’s name from the time my mother tried to cheat at Scrabble with it. We played a version where proper nouns and names were allowed and she tried to sneak that one in, but I knew it was hyphenated. 🤣
On the “gown” and “dress” clue in the “Frock” category, that was a new one on me. Never heard that word used with “gown” for something you wear to bed.
LINK: 12 more clues from the game
I forgot to mention the coincidence of there being a “Stranger Things” clue the day after Anneke made a reference to it in FJ! (Justice for Barb!)
I caught that, too, VJ!
I thought the Jeopardy Round Daily Double was very difficult. That’s the type of question that could come back to bite someone like James. In general, I think bets on bottom row clues should probably be more cautionary, especially in the ToC.
I bet we see more conservative bets from James tomorrow because of the wild card aspect.
It is difficult. In fact, All 3 DDs were missed.
This is the first time Rob Worman cleared the board in 2 rounds of play. Dhruv uncovered 9 Daily Doubles, got 8 correct and 2 wrong.
He uncovered 9 Daily Doubles. 8 correct plus 2 wrong equals 10. What am I missing?
Excuse me. He uncovered 10 Daily Doubles. 8 correct and 2 wrong.
The standings after Quarter Final No. 2 (11-5-19) are:
Semifinalists:
Dhruv Gaur: $20,001
Gilbert Collins: $16,801
Wild Cards:
Kyle Jones: $16,800
Rachel Lindgren: $13,601
Anneke Garcia: $4,799
Rob Worman: $799