Final Jeopardy: Royalty (12-16-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/16/2020) in the category “Royalty” was:

In 1521 this monarch published the theological treatise “Defense of the Seven Sacraments”

New champ, Brayden Smith, a policy intern from Las Vegas, NV, won $31,000 yesterday. In Game 2, his challengers are: Rhonda Byer, a retired educator from Los Angeles, CA; and Spencer Robins, a graduate student & teacher, originally from New York, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Double “O” 7-Letter Words – TV Comedies – The Country She Led – U.S. Fact Sheet – This & That – Gingerbread

Brayden found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “U.S. Fact Sheet” under the $1,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $2,000, $1,000 more than Spencer in second place. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.

This alliterative pine that needs lots of direct sunlight to grow is the state tree of Montana, the Big Sky State. show

WHAT IS A PONDEROSA PINE?

Brayden finished in the lead with $7,600. Spencer was second with $5,000 and Rhonda was last with $1,400. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Cave Caveats – Minced Oaths – Boats & Ships – Medical Terms – Ending – on a High Note

Brayden found the first Daily Double in “Minced Oaths” under the $1,200 clue on the 6th pick. He was in the lead with $8,000 now, $1,800 more than Spencer in second place. He bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.

This, also the surname of a prolific 19th c. British author, was sometimes substituted for “devil” in oaths. show

WHAT IS DICKENS?

Brayden got the last Daily Double in “Medical Terms” under the $1,200 clue, with 7 clues left after it. In the lead with $29,400, he had $20,400 more than Spencer in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

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WHAT ARE KIDNEY STONES?

Brayden finished in the lead with a runaway $31,800. Spencer was next with $7,400 and Rhonda was in third place with $2,200. 3 clues worth $1,600 stayed on the board.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS HENRY VIII?

Just about everything you might want to know about “Defence of the Seven Sacraments” is in the above video, except it doesn’t address the issue of who really wrote it. It has long been debated whether parts were written by Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More and/or Bishop John Fisher. After Henry VIII broke with the Catholic church, in yet another crazy twist, he had More and Fisher beheaded in 1535 for defending their faith. The two men were declared saints by Pope Pius XI in 1935.

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Rhonda got it right. She bet $2,199 and finished with $4,399.

Spencer went with James I (of England). He lost $2,999 but still landed in second place with $4,401.

Brayden got it right, too. He added $3,200 and won the game with $35,000. His 2-day total is $66,000.

A triple stumper from each round:

THIS & THAT ($1000) “The king of cakes is at your door”, said Hostess of this chocolate treat

BOATS & SHIPS ($2000) This clipper ship that sailed from Australia to London 25 days faster than other ships is now a sailing museum in Greenwich, London

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Sci-Fi TV”

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WHO ARE THE ROMULANS?

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