Final Jeopardy: The Southwest (2-20-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/20/2025) in the category “The Southwest” was:
The 4-syllable name of this city is almost identical to its namesake town in Spain, except that the Spanish one has an extra “R”
2022 College Championship 1st runner-up, Raymond Goslow, a library tech consultant from Marietta, GA; 6x champ Troy Meyer, a music exec orig. from Cleveland, OH; and 4x champ Jackie Kelly, a developer orig. from Philadelphia, PA.
Round 1 Categories: Asian Geography – Movies With Champions – Baby & Toddler Products – Political Lingo – A Dual Meaning – Seems Like Old Times
Troy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Seems Like Old Times” under the $800 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,800, $2,000 less than Raymond’s lead. Troy bet it all and he was RIGHT.
Historians use “The Long 19th Century” to refer to the 125-year period between the starts of these 2 European cataclysms show
Raymond and Troy finished in a tie for the lead with $7,400. Jackie was second with $1,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Posters – Health & Medicine – 10-letter Words – Your Charity Awaits – That’s My Sister – Surprise! Shakespeare!
Jackie found the first Daily Double in “Surprise! Shakespeare!” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick of the round. She was in last place with $5,600, $7,400 less than Troy’s lead. Jackie bet all of it and she was RIGHT.
The title of this play is fulfilled in Act V, Scene 3, when Helena finally gets her Bertram show
Just 2 clues later, Raymond found the last Daily Double in “Your Charity Awaits” under the $1,600 clue. He was in last place with $10,600 now, $2,400 less than Troy’s lead. Raymond bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Each year this organization founded in 1944 awards scholarships worth more than $65 million as it aids 37 HBCUs show
Raymond finished in the lead with $25,200. Troy was second with $19,800 and Jackie was last with $13,200. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS ALBUQUERQUE?
Here’s a video from Vexillographer with the whole scoop on how Albuquerque, New Mexico once had an extra R in its name, when it was named after the Duke of Alburquerque. Or was it? Another theory says it was really named after Afonso de Albuquerque. In 1850, one-R Albuquerque was made official. At present, Alburquerque, Spain is one of its 11 sister cities.
A Bugs Bunny compilation: Left turn at Albuquerque
Jackie had no response. She bet and lost her whole $13,200.
Troy got it right. He bet $7,601 and finished with $27,401.
Raymond got it, too. He bet $14,401 and won the game with $39,601. Raymond Goslow is our 4th semifinalist.
2 triple stumpers in MOVIES WITH CHAMPIONS:
($400) “I’ll make it”, says H.S. basketballer Jimmy Chitwood about a shot to win the title in this film & spoiler (not really)–he does
($600) In a 1979 sequel this “Master of Disaster” & “Count of Monte Fisto” goes down, & Rocky Balboa wins the crown
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “FAMOUS NAMES”
For a special 1970s cookbook, he provided one simple recipe–a can of Campbell’s tomato soup & 2 cans of milk show
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Good game. For a moment I thought Ray wasn’t going to come up with the UNCF. He probably would not have won had he missed it. I said Albuquerque for Final but really wasn’t sure. One of the easier of the recent FJs, for certain.
Didn’t see the movie but knew the Jimmy Chitwood basketball film. Rocky’s opponent pretty well known after nearly 50 years. “Ain’t gonna be no rematch.”
No real effect on the eventual outcome, but Troy’s faux pas on “capitulate” could have been fatal.
It was another fabulous and competitive game along with a no-brainer for FJ.