Final Jeopardy: Aviators (12-1-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/1/2020) in the category “Aviators” was:
Roland Garros, for whom the French open stadium is named, gained fame with the 460-mi. 1st solo flight across this body of water
Returning champ, Ryan Hemmel, a legal technology professional from Los Angeles, CA, has won $104,526. In Game 5, he takes on these 2 players: TJ Tallie, an assistant professor of African history from San Diego, CA; and Denise Pool, a stay-at-home mom & volunteer from Yorba Linda, CA.
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: Science-podge – Feeling Bullish – Sports Idioms – TV – In the President’s Cabinet – Have a Chair
Ryan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Sports Idioms” under the $600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in first place with $200. No one else was on the board. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
When you “draw” this in a boxing or fencing bout you’ve inflicted the initial suffering in the contest. show
Ryan finished in the lead with $8,200. TJ was second with $3,400 and Denise was last with $3,200. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: On My Reading List – Oooh…. Fireworks! – Around the World – “Hop” – Skipper – Jump
TJ found the first Daily Double in “Oooh…. Fireworks!” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in second place with $7,800, $1,600 less than Ryan. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
From Greek words meaning “fire” & “art”, this is the craft of making & shooting off fireworks. show
Ryan got the last Daily Double in “Skipper” under the $2,000 clue, with just 1 clue left after it. In second place now with $13,800, he had $400 less than TJ. He bet $5,000 and said The Ghost Ship. He was WRONG.
In a maritime fable Captain Falkenberg endlessly traverses the North Sea in this spectral craft. show
TJ finished in the lead with $16,200. Ryan was next with $8,800 and Denise was in third place with $7,600. No clues went uncovered.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA?
Denise answered correctly. She bet $7,000 and finished with $14,600.
Ryan wrote down the English Channel and that was wrong. He lost $7,401, leaving him with $1,399.
TJ wrote down the Mediterranean Sea and that was right. He bet $2,000 and won the game with $18,200.
A triple stumper from each round:
“Reichenbach Falls” was the penultimate episode of this CBS series in 2019
This executive chairman & former Disney CEO‘s memoir “The Ride of a Lifetime”
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The U.K. should have been accepted for the John Bull question.
Wikipedia agrees. The first sentence of their “John Bull” article:
“John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular.”
Will this four-game curse EVER end?
It will end 1 of these days, and just like this stupid thing that is still going on, G-d is afraid that if he does tell us when it’ll end, we’ll all be spoiled.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is practically on the west coast of Europe, so it’s definitely in Western Europe. Maybe you were thinking of someplace else.
Amsterdam is 2200 miles from Lisbon on the west coast of Europe and the halfway point between Lisbon and Moscow. That’s a big stretch to say that it’s “western Europe”, and it’s certainly not “practically on the west coast”.
In most cases you can look at Europe under the Iron Curtain and see the Eastern/Western Europe division, not in geometric terms, but whether it was under the USSR sphere or not. Of course the terminology predates WWII, and has other origins in culture and religion, but the Iron Curtain example generally applies.
Is there any place where I can find a list of all the answers and questions? My 8 year old daughter got her first jeopardy answer tonight “bean bag” and I want to make sure I know what the answer was?
I think you are asking for the “clue”, which was:
“This type of chair sounds like it’s filled with legumes“
The J Archive has the clues and questions. Congrats to your daughter. Get her practice for the teen tournament!
– Is Amsterdam considered western Europe? It’s pretty much in the middle of the continent.
– Wouldn’t “breadbasket” also be acceptable for “prarie” provinces?
– There is a firework called “Black Mamba”. I don’t know if it fits the rest of the clue, but it’s possible that it was actually a correct answer.
Lots to talk about.
1. The question of Western Europe was well addressed above. “Western Europe” has more to do with history and politics than geography.
2. Saskatchewan, by itself, is known as the breadbasket of Canada, so the clue seems fine as the only name commonly used to include all 3 is “Prairie Provinces”.
3. A quick google search of “black mamba firework” makes me very skeptical that a safer version could be created with “baking soda and sugar”, as the clue says.
Can you go back to giving the categories thr triple stumpers are from? The changes made to this page in the past couple of months are not good, in my opinion
James, kindly read the following note after the player intros near the top of the page:
“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. “
Well said klm. Nikki is doing a fine job. VJ sets a high bar for anyone.
Yes, James, we will go back to the usual format when I get back home. My daughter was kind enough to keep up with the daily posts on top of online school with two 5-year olds and her own job. In light of those circumstances, I’m sure you will agree she is doing an excellent job!
Thanks for your patience.
The four game curse has been put on ryan just like Andy. But still he played brilliantly and is now qualified for the tournament of champions. That daily double on skipper cost Ryan the streak. Maybe tj can try to do what Ryan couldn’t do. Congrats to him and Denise on getting final jeopardy. Looks like Steve Mould is out of the top 15.
You left out the S at the end of Steve’s last name. It’s Steve Moulds, and other than Kevin Walsh, we have not had another 5-Time Champion. If I am convinced that somebody won 5 Games, for once, I want to be proven right, and also, for once, I’d like to see somebody, who won 4 Games, score a runaway in their 5th Game. That way, they don’t have to worry about being on the bubble, in terms of 4-Time Champions in the Tournament Of Champions.