Final Jeopardy: Americana (12-27-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/27/2023) in the category “Americana” was:
After “black Monday” in 1987, sculptor Arturo Di Modica put a statue of one of these in Manhattan to symbolize strength & power
The Second Chance Tournament continues today with these three contestants: Ben Hebert, a shipping manager from Chicago, IL; Greg Czaja, a cardiologist from San Diego, CA; and Tammy Groner, a legal assistant from Hamilton, NJ.
Round 1 Categories: 2023 Sports Highlight Reel – Presidents Not Presidenting – In My Ceilings – Vamonos a Mexico! – Poetry about Prose – Rhyming Tree Pairs
Greg found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “In My Ceilings” under the $600 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,800, $800 more than Ben and Tammy tied in second place. Greg made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
In 2016 Hillary Clinton said, “We have still not shattered that highest & hardest this, “but someday someone will” show
Greg finished in the lead with $6,400. Ben was in second place with $5,600. Tammy was last with $3,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Bays – Bible Quotes – 12-Letter Science Words – Reporting the News – Pop Culture before & after – “Ob”vious Responses
Greg found the first Daily Double in “12-Letter Science Word” under the $1,600 clue on the 5th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $10,400, $6,000 more than Tammy in second place. Greg made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
Studies have shown that some shrews use this process, emitting high-pitched squawks as a guide in the dark show
On the very next pick, Greg got the last Daily Double in “Bible Quotes” under the $1,200 clue. He was in the lead with $20,800, $16,400 more than Tammy in second place. Greg bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
Matthew 21: “My house shall be called the house of prayer: but ye have made it” this burrow for burglars show
Greg finished in the lead with a runaway $29,000. Ben was in second place with $11,600 and Tammy was last with $8,800. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE BULL?
“Black Monday” in 1987 refers to the drastic global stock market crash that occurred on Monday, October 19, 1987. While fears of the return of the Great Depression loomed, one man got an idea to inspire people to face adversity with strength and courage. Arturo di Modica was a Sicilian sculptor who came to the United States in 1970 whose works were initially ignored. Undaunted, di Modica began a campaign of “guerilla art”, where he would leave his works in prominent public places so they could not be ignored.
After “Black Monday”, di Arturo spent two years on the sculpture that became known as the Charging Bull. In December 1989, he and his crew hauled the bull down to Wall Street and deposited it under a Christmas tree. The bull was initially taken away but public clamor brought it back to Bowling Green Park near Wall Street, where it stands to this day, both as a symbol of perseverance and courage as well as a major New York City tourist attraction.
Tammy didn’t bet anything, standing pat on $8,800.
Ben bet $6,001 and finished with $17,601.
Greg didn’t bet anything, having already won the game with an unbeatable $29,000. He advances to the finals.
A triple stumper from each round:
REPORTING THE NEWS ($1600) One of TIME’s “25 Most Influential Hispanics in the U.S.”, he began anchoring “Noticiero Univision” at age 28 in 1986
POP CULTURE BEFORE & AFTER ($800) Ken’s rhyming dream abode in the film “Barbie” hatches into a prequel of “Game of Thrones” answer: ANSWER: show
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Sporting Events”
In 1752 one of the first races in this sport was run–4 miles from Buttevant Church to St. Mary’s Doneraile show
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Ken seemed a little stilted today. Choppy, even, at some points. And he did mis-speak – he referred to “our champs”, and I said to myself, “Not a one!”
Greg was canny on the DDs. I could see Ben doing his hardest, trying to at least halve Greg’s score. Incidentally, when they were introduced, Ben’s velvet jacket kinda caught my eye (and not in a vaguely positive way).
Overall, though, a good game!
Not surprised they all got Final; it’s a pretty well-known piece of work. I know of the statue but can’t recall if I saw it when I visited Wall St in 2014.
The 2 missed rhyming trees weren’t tough, and I figured one would know the multitude of (blank).
It was a great game, but I was stumped in FJ. Actually, I was only surprised that all three of the contestants got FJ right, and congratulations to them! Yes, I surely remember the stock market crash of 1987. Actually, the reason for the crash was rather technical in nature, and not based on any fundamentals whatsoever.
Greg had one of the best-played games all season. Kudos to him. For the second day in a row, we saw a back-to-back daily double. It’s the first time that two consecutive days this season, we saw a back-to-back daily double.