Final Jeopardy: Army Technology (2-2-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/2/2024) in the category “Army Technology” was:
Bearing the name of a man who died in Iowa in 1838, these began service in 1979 & today number in the thousands
Today’s Champions Wildcard contestants are: Juveria Zaheer, ($20,000); Andy Tirrell, ($14,800); and Michael Menkhus, ($0). The amounts after their names are from yesterday’s game and will be factored in at the end of today’s game.
Round 1 Categories: Just Playing – A Long Session of Monopoly – Etch & Sketch – A Successful Operation – The Game of Life – Building in Lagos
Juveria found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “In a Successful Operation” under the $1,000 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. She was in the lead with $800, nobody else had any money. Juveria bet $1,000 and thought it was a cyst. That was WRONG.
Part of biliary surgery, the operation to remove this, now one of the most common, was first done by Dr. Langenbuch in 1882 show
Juveria finished in the lead with $6,200. Michael was in second place with $2,800. Andy was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Talking about Tolkien – We’ve Got History – Billboard’s 500 Best Pop Songs – Weights & Measures – Exploring U.S. Cities – Delicious Before & After
Andy found the first Daily Double in “Exploring U.S. Cities” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,000, $4,200 less than Juveria’s lead. Andy bet it all and he was RIGHT.
Area 15 in Las Vegas houses art installations originally built for this annual festival held in the Black Rock Desert show
Michael got the last Daily Double in “Weights & Measures” under the $1,600 clue on the 19th pick of the round. He was tied in second place with Andy at $3,600, $4,200 less than Juveria’s lead. Michael made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
This unit of force named for a 17th century man is equal to about .225 pound-force show
Michael finished in the lead with $13,200. Juveria was in second place with $11,800. Andy was last with $4,400. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS?
According to Army Technology, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation developed the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and it has been operational in the US Army since 1978. Although Black Hawk helicopters are used around the world, the US Army uses them the most. They are primarily used “as a troop carrier and logistical support aircraft, but in addition, the helicopter can be configured to carry out medical evacuation, command-and-control, search-and-rescue, armed escort, electronic warfare, and executive transport missions.”
Black Hawk (1767-1838) was a Native American war leader of the Sauk, a tribe that lived along the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois and Iowa. He led his tribe against the USA in the Black Hawk War, trying to reclaim land he felt had been purchased fraudulently.
Also see, U.S. Dept. of Defense: Why Army Helicopters Have Native American Names
Andy tried Hummers. He bet and lost today’s $4,400 so he finished with yesterday’s $14,800.
Juveria drew a blank. She didn’t bet a buffalo nickel so she had $11,800 to add to yesterday’s $20,000. She finished with $31,800.
Michael crossed out Sherman and went with Abrams tanks. He lost $10,401, leaving him with $2,799. With nothing from yesterday, that was his final score. So Juveria won the top honors: $100,000 plus a ToC spot. Andy won $50,000 and Michael won $25,000.
A triple stumper from each round:
EXPLORING U.S. CITIES ($2000) This Manhattan hotel popularized by Warhol & Dylan calls itself “A decadent palace of peculiarity”
BUILDING IN LAGOS ($800) Two front doors are separated by a narrow hall in Face-Me-I-Face-You buildings, a phrase from this blended language
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “1970s Singer Songwriters”
While speaking to Congress in 1985, he explained that his 1973 hit, now a state song, wasn’t about drugs show
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Perhaps mistakenly, I always credited Henry Hudson for discovering the Northwest Passage. Well yes, the 1847 expedition was obviously referring to an explorer that succeeded him (by more than 2 centuries no less).
That’s right. Irish explorer Robert McClure is credited with discovering the passage just a few years later in 1850.
This game was mostly anti-climactic because of yesterday’s result.
FJ a toughie. “Iowa” and “1838” led me nowhere.
Stumpers also very tough, although I was blurting out the Wim Wenders clue just as Ken was announcing it.
Biliary surgery made me think of bile and the liver, but that could not have been the surgery they were seeking.
Juveria has many fans, at least in my circle. She seems so poised and calm.
I think the ToC taped this week. I vaguely remember one of the participants mentioned on FB being there for it.
I thought that the DD clue was asking for the surgery, but it was the organ. Just worded poorly (or, my reading/listening comprehension isn’t spot on perfect – perish THAT thought!).
I should have gotten FJ, being who I am, but, I didn’t? Oh well.
The delicious before and after, I wonder if they would have given it to me. Here, we just say “chicken”!
WTG to Juveria. She is on somewhat of a juggernaut. Hope she can keep it going!
A tough FJ today, but I’ll try my luck next week.
And we end the week with a triple stumper as today’s final was a tough one.
I’m shocked this was a triple stumper fj clue. More emphasis needed on studying Native American history? The Smithsonian has a fantastic museum dedicated to such history. I’m very happy Juveria won. Well deserved. 👏🏼
I believe that this will be the first that two Canadians will be competing in the same Tournament of Champions in a couple of weeks. Congrats to Juveria! First she won Second Chance, then today she won the Champions Wildcard and this will be her third tournament as she will be in the TOC in a couple weeks. Juveria is currently unstoppable as her Jeopardy journey is not over yet.
I was pretty happy to get the TS on the Northwest Passage explorer because of my love of folk songs. That is the first time I’ve ever seen them expect the players to know the man’s name.
Kudos to Michael for finishing first in this match even though he couldn’t catch up.
No, it was Henry Hudson who discovered the Northwest Passage, and that was whom I selected.
Rick, maybe you should check the clue or the facts before you tell someone they’re wrong and you’re right.
The clue is on page 2 and you could have checked it but I’m going to repeat it here so you don’t have to, all caps added for emphasis: “While SEARCHING for the Northwest Passage, this British explorer & his crew perished during an expedition in 1847”.
Henry Hudson perished when his crew mutinied and threw Henry and his son overboard. THAT WAS IN 1611 so Hudson could not have discovered the Northwest Passage if they were still looking for it in the 1840s.