Final Jeopardy: Countries (12-20-23)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/20/2023) in the category “Countries” was:
Of the 14 countries that border China, it’s the only monarchy & the only one with a population under 1 million
Today’s Second Chance contestants are: Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario; Sam Claussen, a history professor from Santa Clarita, CA; and Jake Garrett, a football coach & teacher from Trussville, AL.
Round 1 Categories: Let’s Take A Peek – Quite A Site – Movie Viewing – A Look Back – Oh, “IC” – It’s a Vision Board
Sam found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “A Look Back” under the $1,000 on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,200, $1,400 more than Juveria in second place. Sam bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
6 days before Robert E. Lee’s surrender, the Confederate government fled this city, & Confederate troops burned much of it down show
Sam finished in the lead with $10,400. Juveria was second with $5,600 and Jake was last with $3,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: A Real Sob Story – 2020s TV – Don’t Eat With Your Hands – Famous Finns – Opera – Going To The Dog Breed Words
Juveria found the first Daily Double in “Opera” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick. She was in the lead with $15,200 now, $2,000 more than Sam in second place. Juveria bet it all and she was RIGHT.
Macchiato means coffee spotted with milk & “Una Macchia” is a Verdi aria about a spot from this Shakespeare woman show
6 clues later, Jake landed on the last Daily Double in “Going To The Dog Breed Words” under the $2,000 clue. In third place with $7,400, he had $21,800 less than Juveria’s lead. He bet $7,300 and he was RIGHT.
Nationality of one from Valletta show
Juveria finished in the lead with $32,400. Sam was next with $18,000 and Jake was in third place with $17,900. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS BHUTAN?
Of the various monarchies in Asia, the Kingdom of Bhutan is the only one that borders China. Its current monarch is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who ascended the throne in 2008, after his father’s abdication. The kingdom’s population in 2022 was estimated at 727,145.
Bhutan is not the smallest Asian country in area, but it is the smallest of the 14 countries that border China. The largest countries bordering China by area in descending order are Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Myanmar and Afghanistan. The smallest countries bordering China in descending order are Vietnam, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Tajikistan, North Korea and Bhutan
Jake bet it all and doubled his score to $35,800.
Sam bet it all and doubled his score to $36,000.
Juveria bet $4,000 and won the game with $36,400, so the finals are the next stop for Juveria.
2 triple stumpers in the whole game:
A REAL SOB STORY ($1200) Fern Arable bawls her eyes out after this runty pig is marked for the axe in a 1952 book, but her dad relents & Fern is happy
FAMOUS FINNS ($2000) His dad, Eliel, designed Helsinki’s railway station; he designed St. Louis’ Gateway Arch
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Awards”
The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award honors influential people from this state, including Western author Louis L’Amour show
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Wow – monster game. Definitely not what I expected from the Second Chance folks. It seems that “go big or go home” mantra clicked for them.
I really do miss the “wild cards”, though – that made it more strategic.
Wow, quite a game, with minimal stumpers. I was torn between Nepal and Tibet, but quickly realized I’d learned just a few days ago that Bhutan was in that area, so I went with that one.
I thought that it may have been Thailand for FJ so perhaps I’ll have better luck tomorrow.
Bhutan
First time seeing this site. I only see some of the clues. Is it a possible to get all the clues for a certain category so I can share with a friend? I was interested in the dog breed category in double jeopardy. Thanks!
Vale, you can find all the clues for the game on J-Archive. I get the game in Houston at 11:30 a.m. but they usually have at least started it before it’s over down here.
Someone has been putting the whole game on YouTube before 12 noon Central.
I thought the final was either Bhutan or Nepal.
That was a very exciting game from all three players! They all had impressive scores and they each finished with over 35,000 after FJ!