Final Jeopardy: Historic Places (12-14-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/14/2015) in the category “Historic Places” was:
In 1761 he started running a ferry where the Potomac meets the Shenandoah.
New champ Katie Price won $13,000 in a runaway on Friday. In her second game, she takes on these two players: Michelle Chan, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Sam McLinn, from Independence, OH.
Round 1: Sam found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Colleges & Universities” under the $800 clue. He was in the lead with $4,600, $1,800 more than Katie in second place. He bet $2,000 and thought it was the Louvre. That was WRONG.
Until the 20th century, it formed part of the University of Paris & its name was synonymous with the school’s. show
Katie finished in the lead with $3,000. Sam was second with $2,000 and Michelle was last with $1,800.
Round 2: Michelle found the first Daily Double in “Italian Explorers” under the $1,600 clue. She was now in the lead with $1,600, $1,200 more than Katie in second place. She bet $2,400 and came close but she added an extra word that made it WRONG.
He not only has a New York City bridge named for him but bridges in Maryland & Rhode Island as well. show
Sam found the last Daily Double in “Something to Read” under the $1,600 clue. In the lead with $7,600, he now had $3,000 more than Katie in second place. He bet that $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
The Greek General Agamemnon is a character in this Shakespeare play. show
Sam finished in the lead with $9,000. Michelle was next with $6,200 and Katie was in third place with $5,000.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“Robert Harper was born in Oxford Township near Philadelphia, Pa., in 1718…. Traveling through Maryland on his way to the Shenandoah Valley, Harper proceeded to “The Hole” where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet. Attracted by the ample waterpower and strategic location for travel and transport, Harper obtained a patent for 125 acres in 1751. Twelve years later, in 1763, the Virginia General Assembly established the town of “Shenandoah Falls at Mr. Harper’s Ferry.” (National Park Service)
Katie came up with Fulton. She bet and lost it all.
Michelle got it right. Her $3,801 bet brought her up to $10,001.
Sam started out with John Brown but must have realized he wasn’t born yet. He crossed it out and wrote down the correct response. His $3,500 bet brought him up to $12,500, today’s winning total. So we start out the week with a new champ and it’s Sam McLinn!
Put a little nonsense in your life: The $800 clue in “Something to Read” stumped all the players: “At their wedding in an Edward Lear poem, this beastly bride & groom “dined on mince & slices of quince.” It is pretty much Lear’s most famous poem, although his others are equally enjoyable, or even better depending on what makes you giggle.
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Countries for Short”
North Korea is the DPRK; this country is the LPDR. show
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Why was Katie’s occupation given only the vague term “paraprofessional”? Is that PC for Administrative Asst., formerly known as Private Secretary,?
well, it’s more like the paraprofessional has more specific training to whatever the field is than the administrative assistant. See this wikipedia article.
43/54 here.