Final Jeopardy: American Business (12-3-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/3/2018) in the category “American Business” was:
Last name of John, Daniel, Elisha & Edward, whose firm turned 200 in 2018 & has dressed 40 U.S. Presidents
New champ Elizabeth Goss, a housewife from Pleasant Ridge, MI, won $4,799 last Friday. In Game 2, she is up against: Dave Leffler, a retired police officer from Pittsburgh, PA; and Bernadette Nguyen, an attorney from Mechanicsville, MD.
Round 1 Categories: Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales – Cookers – Their Tribute Band – A Fishy Situation – “Mira”, Mira – On the Wall
Elizabeth found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Brothers Grimm” under the $1,000 clue, with 9 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $4,400, $600 more than Bernadette in second place. She bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
After a poor peasant’s wife grows ill, she gives birth to a tiny son whom they name this. show
Elizabeth finished in the lead with $9,800. Bernadette was second with $6,200 and Dave was last with $4,000.
Round 2 Categories: Free Time in Orbit – Italy & Germany Unified – Art Books – A Little – National Historic Landmarks – A Film of a Different Color
Elizabeth found the first Daily Double in “Art Books” under the $800 clue on the 5th pick. She was in the lead with $10,200 now, $4,000 more than Bernadette . She bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
The diary of young Julie Manet has been published as “Growing Up with” this group of painters. show
Bernadette found the last Daily Double in “National Historic Landmarks” under the $1,200 clue on the 16th pick. In second place with $12,200, she had $3,600 less than Elizabeth’s lead. She bet $2,000 and took a guess with St. Paul’s Cathedral. That was WRONG.
The Plummer Building, named for Henry Plummer, M.D., is a landmark part of this Minnesota facility. show
Dave finished in the lead with $17,200. Elizabeth was next with $16,600 and Bernadette was in third place with $10,200.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Brooks Brothers originally began in 1818 as H. & D.H. Brooks & Co., a clothing store founded by Henry Sands Brooks. Upon his death in 1833, his sons inherited the business and renamed it Brooks Brothers in 1850. The company has many sections on its website devoted to its history, including the traditions of dressing the Presidents of the United States and the military.
A 1996 clue: FASHION ($500) Famous for their seeksucker suits, these New York brothers made the frock coat Lincoln wore to Ford’s Theatre
Bernadette wrote down Kevlar. She lost her $7,001 bet, leaving her $3,199.
Elizabeth got it right. Her $11,599 bet brought her up to $28,199.
Dave got it right, too. He bet $16,601 and won the game with $33,801. Dave Leffler is the new Jeopardy! champ. We know Alex Trebek will be happy with that great start to the week. He also expressed great admiration for Dave’s mustache.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
FREE TIME IN ORBIT ($800) This was sent into space in 1996 & 2000, but it was passed during a spacewalk for the 1st time in 2013 on its way to Sochi
ART BOOKS ($1200) “The Art of Rivalry” tells of Picasso owning a portrait by this Fauvist & having friends throw darts at it
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Name’s the Same”
Name shared by one of a trio of young chums in a popular book series & the daughter of Menelaus & Helen of Troy. show
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I just picked my captain and two contestants for the All star games. Julia Collins, Larissa Kelly & Jennifer Giles.
Oh yeah, everybody that wants to participate in the Fantasy League should head over to Jeopardy.com and pick their
FANTASY LEAGUE TEAM
Don’t ask me how it works. It says “stayed tuned for more info” on there, but it involves a Lindblad Expedition trip for some lucky winner
@JJ
Don’t feel too bad. “Moliere” and “derriere” rhyme, so just consider “ear” an insertion, like an extra line! I was just trying to pull your leg!🤣🤣🤣
Well, that was cool how Dave rallied in the last half of the second round. He only had $6K when Bernadette got the second DD in that round. And it was also cool how he got his props for getting all the answers in the Film category. Elizabeth could have regained the lead if she knew the answer to the last clue in that category but she didn’t.
LINK: 8 more clues from the round, including the Film category
What a way to start off the week, an impressive run that could end up in a big payday, and indeed it was. Kevlar? No, it’s a last name, I suppose. Brooks? I am not with familiar with that? Has anyone know what happened to the Brooks Brothers firm?
@JCA
It still exists. Now owned by an Italian billionaire Brooks Brothers has about 700 stores in almost 50 countries.
At least now we have two players getting this right. Congratulations to the retired police officer on such a gutsy move. But Kevlar? No that is actually a vest used by the police officers in field situations. Not sure what Bernadette was thinking putting that down. How did she not know the Mayo Clinic John and VJ? I am pretty sure Dave knows Kevlar vests were not invented by siblings. Dave’s moustache reminded me of Marty Cunningham’s looks
@Lou
Dave – as a retired police officer- must have gotten a kick out of the “Kevlar” answer…..
It’s also used by the military and pretty much all law enforcement agencies, like DEA , FBI, NSA, even the CIA etc….
David bet a little more than he had to but it did not put him in danger so Congratulations to him. Had he been wrong and Elizabeth right he would have lost anyway. But can somebody please explain to me the rationale of her wager? I tried back and forth but can’t find any sense or explanation.
As far as Bernadette’s answer is concerned: it is either kind of hilarious or she has no idea what Kevlar is and that it was invented in the mid 1960s. If you give each president just a 4 year term, the clue mentioned 40 presidents=160 years…..If she was giving a funny answer, then: good one!
@John B./I. Bernadette might’ve just guessed, but it was wrong, anyway.
@JCA
Kevlar is a synthetic material, similar to nylon (only tougher) that is used especially in law enforcement and the military for bullet proof attire.
Dave’s mustache looks a lot like Frank Spangenberg’s mustache.