Final Jeopardy: The Presidential Cabinet (12-31-20)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/14/2011) in the category “The Presidential Cabinet” was:
7 women have been the Secretary of this, the most for any department in the President’s cabinet
The contestants in the first final match of the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions were champions, Buddy Wright, Tom Nissley and Roger Craig.
Round 1 Categories: 20 for Dummies – Sitcoms by Mom – Mississippi Misters – The Doctor Will “C” You Now – French Fixins – Petra
Buddy got the first Daily Double in the category “The Doctor Will “C” You Now.” With half of Roger’s score, he decided to bet his whole $1,200. He was RIGHT, but did not stay in a tie with Roger for long since Roger got the $1,000 clue in that category right.
What’s that I say? You need this type of implant in your inner ear that directly stimulates the hearing nerve. show
Tom not only caught up, he had the lead with $6,200 going into Double Jeopardy. Roger was next with $5,400 and Buddy was last with $3,800. None of the clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Novels – Sounds All Around – Anagrammys – Who’s at Stake – Languages – 4 Straight Vowels
In Double Jeopardy, Roger got the first Daily Double in “Novels.” He was now in the lead with $9,000 and went for the gusto. Well, shoot, they just gave it away with that parenthetical clue, didn’t they? Roger got it RIGHT and now had over a $10,000 lead.
Her “Agnes Grey” appeared in 1847 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. (Note the Initials) show
Roger then incredibly picked the second Daily Double in “Languages” by choosing the $1,600 clue first. Supremely confident, Roger bet his whole $18,000. He was RIGHT and now had $36,000 and a big Cheshire Cat smile on his face. Wouldn’t you?
Although Dutch is the official language, Sranan Tongo is spoken by most people in this South American country. show
Tom ended up in last place with $9,400 going into Final Jeopardy. Buddy was second with $11,000, and Roger finished with $47,200.
Alex said Roger could set a new one-day record. “What’s the old one?” Roger asked. Alex said it was $79,000. With a quarter of a million dollars well within our grasp, we wouldn’t even consider it, especially on “The Presidential Cabinet.” But maybe that was one of the categories Roger totally dug into with his computer scientist method of studying for Jeopardy!
After the commercial, Alex said Roger was pulling his leg asking what the old one-day record for Jeopardy! winnings was. Roger is the one who set the record and it’s $77,000. Then Roger got docked $4,000 (see below). His score was now $43,200 and he could still beat his old record, if he dared. Ordinarily, Tom and Buddy would certainly have nothing to lose by betting it all, but they might want to conserve some cash for tomorrow’s game, just in case.
It was difficult to tell if the contestants thought they knew the answer. They all appeared to be writing almost until the music ended. And the answer was only one word. How long does it take to write down one word? TWO of them had the correct answer.
WHAT IS LABOR?
The first female Secretary of Labor was Frances Perkins (under the 32nd and 33rd Presidents). The other 6 were: Ann Dore McLaughlin (under 40); Elizabeth Dole and Lynn M. Martin (under 41); Alexis Herman (under 42); Elaine Chao (under 43); and Hilda Solis (under 44).
Tom got it right. He bet it all and finished with $18,800.
Buddy wrote down “State” and lost $5,000, so he wound up with $6,000.
Roger also had the right answer. He bet a conservative $6,800. That gave him an even $50,000 to take into the final game.
Reversal: 4 STRAIGHT VOWELS ($200) “The moan of doves in immemorial elms, and murmuring of innumerable bees” is an example of this literary device – Roger’s response of “onomanopoeia” was initially accepted. Upon review, they caught that mispronunciation of “onomatopoeia.”
A triple stumper from each round:
PETRA ($1000) Alex Trebek on location: “There are a number of important tombs in the ancient city of Petra, like the one behind me, which is not named for a person, but because of the magnificent color striations, is named for this expensive fabric”
SOUNDS ALL AROUND ($2000) Small pieces of ice that can damage a ship are called these, as trapped air escaping during melting makes them sound like animals
Here’s a link to the original recap of this game. Final Jeopardy! for the last match of the 2011 ToC appears below with a link to the recap of that game.
9 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “19th Century Poetry”
He wrote “He looked upon the garish day with such a wistful eye; the man had killed the thing he loved & and so he had to die.” show
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Roger should have said Onomatopoeia in his first response, not Onomanopeia. Every time where we see 1 player mess up by adding 1 letter or word, or leave off 1 letter or word, it makes us want to say “YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS!”. This has to stop, and right, these are just little mistakes, but still.
Bulls don’t have friends, Ferdinand.
Some are smarter than others. I had to replay it twice, no three times, before I heard the error. Good catch!
Onomanopoeia and Onomatopoeia. Roger had the same syllables but a different letter. Why did Roger said an “N” instead of a “T”?
This was a memorable game to remember. Roger had been pretty dominant throughout the whole game. James holzhauer will be proud of him. Happy new year to you vj