Final Jeopardy: Phrase Origins (11-5-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/5/2024) in the category “Phrase Origins” was:
In 1935, an article popularized this term for the part of the U.S. where residents were “depending on rain.”
3x champ Greg Jolin, a system specialist & accountant from Raymond, NH, has now won $75,002. In Game 4, his challengers are: Priscilla Gruenewald, a retired writer & editor from Nipomo, CA; and Chuck Rea, a director of software engineering orig. from Pittsburgh, PA.
Round 1 Categories: A Night At The Theater – Hyphenated Words – Canonized Shots – Playing Games – Science – The Lawyers’ Notes On My New Memoir
Greg found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Science” under the $800 with 5 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $5,600, $3,200 more than Chuck in second place. Greg bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
The 2 chemical elements bearing the names of U.S. states are Tennessine & this one show
Greg finished in the lead with $9,800. Chuck was second with $2,800 and Priscilla was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Mary, Queen Of Scots – A Taxing Category – Short Movie Titles – Essays – Animals On The Map – “OON” Doggle
Greg found the first Daily Double in “Animals on the Map” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $16,600, $11,400 more than Priscilla in second place. Greg bet $10,000 and he was RIGHT.
This city in Erie County is home to the Nickel City Opera show
Chuck found the last Daily Double in “A Taxing Category” under the $1,600 clue on the 20th pick of the round. He was in second place with $4,800, $21,400 less than Greg’s lead. Chuck bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Most of the proceeds from the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (or FICA) tax go to this program show
Greg finished in the lead with a runaway $30,200. Chuck was second with $7,400 and Priscilla was last with $6,000. The $1,000 clue in “Mary, Queen of Scots” was not shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE DUST BOWL?
In April 1935, the term “dust bowl” was coined by Associated Press staff writer Robert Geiger, after traveling through areas hit by dust storms. Geiger spoke with many afflicted residents and wrote a series of articles about it. As the Oklahoma Historical Society explains, the panhandle city of Guymon, Oklahoma was the dateline of Geiger’s first article. As a result, “dust bowl” came to be synonymous with the Sooner State, although dust storms in Texas were just as bad, if not worse.
This is the first sentence of Geiger’s first article: “Three little words–achingly familiar on a western farmer’s tongue–rule life today in the dust bowl of the continent– If it rains…”
Priscilla bet $2,000 and finished with $8,000.
Chuck bet $2,600 and finished with $10,000.
Greg bet $5,200 and won the game with $35,400. Greg’s 4-day total is $110,402.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
PLAYING GAMES ($1000) Abe Nathanson, the son of a fruit seller, created this a-peel-ing word game with his family
ANIMALS ON THE MAP ($1200) Just 2 hours from Los Angeles, this large lake in the San Bernardino mountains is a popular resort for skiers
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “CHEMICAL ELEMENT NAMES”
The 3 elements whose names begin with 2 vowels are iodine & these 2, one synthetic & one natural show
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Greg is currently the biggest winner this season and has won over 110,000 so far. There are a lot of preemptions due to the Election night coverage.