Final Jeopardy: The U.S. Military (2-15-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/15/2023) in the category “The U.S. Military” was:
Losses over Asia in the 1960s led to the establishment of the program known as this at a San Diego naval base in 1969
2x champ Kendra Westerhaus, a licensed psychologist from Pocatello, ID, won $47,201 this week. In Game 3, she takes on these two players: Stephen Webb, a data scientist from Longmont, CO; and Jason Carpenter, a fast food worker and stand-up comedian from Santa Rose Valley, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Landmarks – The Class Menagerie – On a Stamp – Acc School History – A Decade of No. 1 Hits Tells a Story – Serving T for 3
Stephen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “ACC School History” under the $600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. With $2,000, he was the only one on the board. Stephen made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT. What a great start, eh?
In 1926 this southern school enrolled about 650 full-time students but of all things, a hurricane nearly put it out of business show
Jason finished in the lead with $6,400. Stephen was second with $5,600 and Kendra was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: I Have an Idea – TV Party Tonight! – Crafts – Love – Conquers – All
Jason found the first Daily Double in “Love” under the $1,600 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in second place with $10,800, $2,200 less than Stephen’s lead. Jason bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT,
This Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel takes place in South America amid the outbreak of disease show
3 clues later, Stephen got the last Daily Double in “I Have an Idea” under the $1,200 clue. In second place with $14,400, he had $400 less than Jason’s lead. Stephen bet $7,000 and he was RIGHT.
S.D. state historian Doane Robinson’s original idea for what became this was carvings of western heroes, including Native Americans show
Stephen finished in the lead with $25,800. Jason was second with $19,200 and Kendra was last with $10,800. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS TOPGUN (TOP GUN)?
In 1969, the U.S. Navy began a program called United States Navy Fighter Weapons School to meet the need for advanced pilot training in fighter tactics. It was nicknamed “TOPGUN”, but is more popularly known as “TOP GUN” because of the 1986 movie starring Tom Cruise. According to Commander Guy Snodgrass, however, quoting the film or its 2022 sequel while on duty will get an instructor a $5.00 fine!
On the U.S. Dept. of Defense’s website, 2-time TOPGUN instructor Navy Cmdr. Dustin Peverill explained that during the Vietnam War, “the Navy was losing a lot of airplanes and, more importantly, a lot of aircrew.” The TOPGUN program paid off not only in producing top fighter pilots but also in providing experienced instructors. It developed a reputation for excellence and became a model for other military training programs.
Kendra got it right. She bet $2,401 and finished with $13,201.
Jason thought it was B-2. That cost him $19,199 and left him with $1.00.
Stephen also got it right. He bet $12,601 and won the game with $38,401. Stephen Webb is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
ON A STAMP ($600) One of the most valuable U.S. stamps is the “Inverted” this, the female nickname of the Curtiss JN-4 shown upside down
CONQUERS ($800) With the help of crusaders who had stopped in Porto, in 1147 Afonso I took this city, from the Moors
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Historic Namesakes”
This aircraft was named for the second president of the Weimar Republic show
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Those 2 men put on an all-out blitz in the 2nd round, but props to Kendra for that late comeback.
If I hadn’t seen both films last year (yes, it took me that long to see the first), I might not have known FJ. I remembered the inverted airplane stamp, but that was a real toughie. The “dying without a will” clue was not. I spent too much time at racetracks not to know the win-place-show combo bet. My wife and her parents were big-time horse players.