Final Jeopardy: Landmarks (2-15-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/15/2024) in the category “Landmarks” was:
The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall
Today’s Champions Wildcard contestants are: Diandra D’Alessio, a technical writer from Montreal, Quebec; James Tyler, a senior editor from Blandon, PA; and David Bederman, an attorney from Los Angeles, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Around the World – Jackson – Chemistry Test – Pop Music – Safe Mode – “F”8
Diandra found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Around the World” under the $800 on the first pick of the round. No one had a nickel. Diandra bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.
Once you come ashore from this gulf, you can enjoy the delights of Haiphong show
Diandra finished in the lead with $7,000. James and David were tied in second place with $4,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Dealing with Things Diplomatically – Pop Culture – Where Did that Come from? – Miscellaneous Knowledge – One-Word Play Titles – Those Words Packed Something to Eat
Diandra found the first Daily Double in “One-Word Play Titles” under the $2,000 clue on the 6th pick. She was in the lead with $8,600 now, $1,400 more than James in second place. Diandra bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
This 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner by John Patrick Shanley is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964 show
Diandra got the last Daily Double in “Dealing with Things Diplomatically” under the $800 clue, with 9 clues left after it. In the lead with $18,000, she had $7,200 more than James in second place. Diandra bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
The 6th century Peloponnesian League was a coalition of city-states led by this one big on the military show
Diandra finished in the lead with $24,600. James was second with $12,800 and David was last with $7,600. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE ST. LOUIS GATEWAY ARCH?
I looked at at several “fact” videos about the Gateway Arch this morning. Surprisingly, only 2 addressed the monument having the same height and width. Ranger Ruby’s presentation is the best, in my opinion.
Mental Floss has a list of 15 things, which is substantially different than Ranger Ruby’s list. No. 7 relates how Eero Saarinen’s father also entered the contest to design the Arch. No. 11 says the actuarial prediction that construction would cost 13 lives was, thankfully, all wet. No lives were lost
David thought it was the Eiffel Tower. He bet and lost his whole $7,600.
James came up with Christ the Redeemer. He bet and lost his whole $12,800.
Diandra also had the Eiffel Tower. She only lost $1,001 and she won the game with the remaining $23,599. Diandra takes the last semifinal spot and the first semifinal game will take place tomorrow.
A triple stumper from each round:
JACKSON ($1000) New Orleans-born Mahalia Jackson, “The Queen of” this music style, sang at JFK’s inauguration
DEALING WITH THINGS DIPLOMATICALLY ($1600) In 2023 Saudi Arabia resumed diplomatic work in this other Arab country a decade after ending it due to the long Civil War
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “20th Century People”
In 1946 she was aboard a train to Darjeeling when she heard what she later described as “the call within a call” show
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Oh, and, my very highly unscientific viewing of the contestants in the scenes between the end of DJ and FJ, when they show them, was the first time I’ve ever seen all three to be left handed!
The 630 feet gave me FJ right away.
As usual, have to concur with Howard. Diandra really is that likeable. A good game, again.
Somehow the Gateway Arch came to me within the first 5-10 seconds. I stopped for lunch in St Louis when moving cross-country 50 years ago, but don’t recall seeing the arch.
Diandra is an excellent player and so darn likable.
Guessed the Arab country and should have known Mahalia Jackson easily.
I did a tad above average in today’s game, and I was stumped on FJ.
Would saint louis arch have been acceptable or was gateway necessary in order to be correct?
Forget my question. I looked on wiki and found that simply saint louis arch is another name.
Personally, I would have given you some credit as you were at least in the ball park.
Tough final as we got a triple stumper for the second Thursday in a row.
I’m surprised no one got the final, I thought it was a pretty easy one.
So Diandra joins her fellow Montrealer Vince Bacani in the semifinals. We have two champions from Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the semifinals.