Final Jeopardy: Phrase Origins (2-22-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (2/22/2016) in the category “Phrase Origins” was:

Widely parodied today, this 5-word phrase originally appeared on motivational posters in England during WWII.

3x champ Tim Kutz won $82,599 last week. He’s back to go for a fourth win and possibly exceed $100K. His challengers today are: Joshua Parr, from Montreal, Que, Canada; and Maria Santonato, from Chicago, IL.

Round 1 Categories: The Image Awards – Real Estate – Pin the Star on the Constellation – Same First & Last Letter – Third – Ferguson

Joshua found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Third” under the $400 clue before the first break. He was in the lead with $1,800, $400 more than Tim in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and thought it was Kaaba. That was WRONG.

It’s the third-holiest city for Muslims. show

WHAT IS JERUSALEM?

Tim finished in the lead with $5,200. Joshua was second with $3,800 and Maria was last with $600. After the commercial, Maria was awarded $1,200 for a response previously called incorrect so she started Round 2 with $1,800.

Round 2 Categories: Let’s Have Desert – TV Pets – Labor – British Fiction – The American Revolution Era – What’s the “Pass” Word?

Tim found the first Daily Double in “British Fiction” under the $1,600 clue. There were 11 clues left after it. In the lead with $17,600, he had $9,800 more than Joshua in second place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

This 1886 work says “With every day… I thus drew… nearer to that truth… that man is not truly one, but truly two.” show

WHAT IS “DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE”?

Maria found the last Daily Double in “Labor” under the $1,600 clue. There were 8 clues left after it. She was in third place with $2,600 now, $16,000 behind Tim’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

Among the other things made by members of this Michigan-based union are boats & jet engines. show

WHO ARE THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS?

Tim finished in the lead with $23,400, not quite a runaway. Joshua was next with $12,200 and Maria was in third place with $6,400.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON”?

“‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ was coined by the shadow Ministry of Information (MOI) at some point between 27 June and 6 July 1939. It was produced as part of a series of three posters that would be issued in the event of war (the others read ‘Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution; Will Bring Us Victory’ and ‘Freedom is in Peril; Defend it with all Your Might’). The ‘Keep Calm’ design was never officially issued and only a very small number of originals have survived to the present day.” (Gov.UK: The Compromise Behind the Slogan)

Maria bet $5,801 and finished with $12,201.

Joshua doubled his score to $24,400.

Tim bet $1,001 bet, just enough to make it to $24,401 and win. His 4-day total is $107,000.

No one got this $2,000 clue in British Fiction after Maria tried “Northhanger Abbey”: “In a Jane Austen novel, Fanny Price is adopted into the family of her rich uncle, who lives on this title estate.”

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “19th Century People”

Frederick Douglass said this man’s “zeal in the cause of my race was far greater than mine.” show

WHO IS JOHN BROWN?

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