Final Jeopardy: Organizations (12-25-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/25/2019) in the category “Organizations” was:

Founded by students at William & Mary in 1776; its members include 17 U.S. Presidents, 41 Supreme Court justices & more than 140 Nobel laureates

2x champ Robin Miner-Swartz, an editor & consultant from Lansing, MI, has now won $27,400. In Game 3, she takes on these two players: Alex Hookway, an actuary from Columbus, OH; and Kristin Butz, a singer from Hoboken, NJ.

🎄 Alex Trebek opened the show by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and we do, too.

Round 1 Categories: Astrological Terms – History – 9-letter Words – Unusual Contests & Prizes – A Power Caller – The TV Show Must Go on

Alex found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “History” under the $2,000 clue, with just one category left after it (6-Letter Words). He was in second place with $4,800, $200 less than Robin’s lead. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

Legend says when Columbus saw the 3 mountain peaks on this Caribbean island he chose to name it for the Father, Son & Holy Spirit show

WHAT IS TRINIDAD?

Alex and Robin finished in a $6,800 tie for the lead. Kristin was next with $600.

Round 2 Categories: Face the Author – Northern California – Mama & Dada – Going Out of Business – On the Movie’s Soundtrack – The Next Word After…

Alex found the first Daily Double in “Face the Author” under the $1,600 clue on the 16th pick. He was in second place with $9,600 at this point, $5,200 less than Robin’s lead. He bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.

This author based a 1962 novel on personal experience working in a hospital’s psychiatric ward. show

WHO IS KEN KESEY?

4 clues later, Alex found the last Daily Double in “Going Out of Business” under the $2,000 clue. In the lead with $16,800, he had $1,600 more than Robin in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

Sam Mendes directed a theatrical telling of the story of these brothers who built a financial empire that collapsed in 2008. show

WHO ARE THE LEHMAN BROTHERS?

Alex finished in the lead with $21,200. Robin was next with $14,400 and Kristin was in third place with $5,000.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS PHI BETA KAPPA?

From the Phi Beta Kappa Society website: “Phi Beta Kappa’s first meeting took place on December 5, 1776 in the Apollo Room of the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia. At a time of political and social turmoil, the organization’s founders envisioned a secret society that would give members the freedom to discuss any topic they chose. Ever since, freedom of inquiry and expression have served as hallmarks of ΦBK.” William & Mary’s website has information on their criteria for membership and this page mentions the most prominent members in today’s clue.

An old clue from 1991: POTPOURRI ($100) “The Key Reporter” is a newsletter published by this college & university honor society

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Kristin was going for Rhodes scholar but it looked like she was crossing it out. She bet and lost it all.

Robin got it right. She bet $4,401 and finished with $18,801.

Alex got it, too. He bet $7,601 and won the game with $28,801. Alex Hookway is the new Jeopardy! champ.

A triple stumper from each round:

HISTORY ($800) Not just the title of a Dustin Hoffman western epic, it’s the name of Crazy Horse’s lieutenant at the Little Big Horn

MAMA & DADA ($1600) When the father of the future leader of this African country converted to Islam, he added the names “Amin Dada”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Presidential Homes”

Originally called Rural Retreat, this 19th century presidential home has a name that’s a synonym for “retreat” show

WHAT IS THE HERMITAGE?

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