Final Jeopardy: Names in American History (12-5-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/5/2018) in the category “Names in American History” was:

In 1999 the U.S. Government was ordered to pay his family $16 million for less than 30 seconds of film

2x champ Dave Leffler, a retired police officer from Pittsburgh, PA, has won $53,601 so far. In Game 3, he takes on these two players: Amy David, a professor of management from Lafayette, IN; and Brian Panulla, a software engineer from Portland, OR.

Round 1 Categories: Reign, Dear – Dancer – Vixen – Comet – “Q”-pid – Rudolph

Dave found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Dancer” under the $400 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the red at negative $200, $2,600 less than Brian in the lead. He bet $500 and he was RIGHT.

Praise be to Rudolf Nureyev & more recently Michael Flatley, who both had this noble nickname. show

WHAT IS LORD OF THE DANCE?

Brian finished in the lead with $7,600. Dave was second with $5,900 and Amy was last with $3,000.

Round 2 Categories: Olympic City Attractions – 3-Letter Biz – Archaeology – It’s Just a Flesh Wound – My Role on TV – Ferry Tales

Dave found the first Daily Double in “3-Letter Biz” under the $800 clue on the second pick. He was in second place with $6,300 now, $1,300 less than Brian’s lead. He bet $3,200 and he was RIGHT.

In 1924 the computing-tabulating recording company got this name. show

WHAT IS IBM?

Brian found the last Daily Double in “Ferry Tales” under the $1,600 clue with 8 clues left after it. In second place with $13,600, he had $5,900 less than Dave’s lead. He bet $7,000 and took a last second guess with Michener. That was WRONG. Ouch!

This author’s “The Sea-Wolf” opens with a ferry accident in San Francisco Bay. show

WHO IS JACK LONDON?

Dave finished in the lead with $21,500. Brian was next with $13,800 and Amy was in third place with $2,600.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS ABRAHAM ZAPRUDER?

The amateur footage that Abraham Zapruder took in Dealey Plaza on 11/22/1963 recorded the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Life Magazine bought the rights to the film and later sold it back to the Zapruder family. In 1997, the film became a permanent part of the National Archives’ Kennedy Collection and the Justice Department offered the Zapruder family one million for it. In 1999, a federal arbitration panel awarded the Zapruders $16 million. Read more about it on Mental Floss.

This is Zapruder’s second FJ, Here’s the first from 2001: FAMOUS FILMS: He made the first home movie to be named to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry

Amy wrote down her cat’s name, Katze Ball. She bet nothing so she remained at $2,600.

Brian got it right. He bet $7,701, bringing him up to $21,501.

Dave got it, too. He bet $6,101 and won the game with $27,601. His 3-day total is $81,201. Way to go, Dave!

Reversal: COMET ($1000) A comet often has 2 tails: one made of dust and one that glows blue. It is made up of these electrically charged gas molecules — Dave got dinged for “plasma” and Brian got paid with “ion.” Dave got a correct ruling on it right after the chat.

A triple stumper from each round:

DANCER ($1000) In 1948 dancer & choreographer Alicia Alonso founded the National Ballet of this island country of her birth

OLYMPIC CITY ATTRACTIONS ($400) Ebenezer Baptist Church on Jackson St. NE

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Presidential Elections”

1 of 2 states whose first-ever electoral votes were cast for Woodrow Wilson. show

WHAT IS ARIZONA or NEW MEXICO?

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