Final Jeopardy: Landlocked Countries (2-25-21)
Here are 5 more triple stumpers from the 2/25/2021 Jeopardy! game:
“ROUND” THE WORLD ($400) Winchester, England, claims to have this, 18 feet in diameter
($600) September is when thousands of rodeo fans are driven into Northeast Oregon for the annual Pendleton this
($1000) Hotspots at the Battle of Gettysburg included Devil’s Den, the Peach Orchard & Little this
POETS & POETRY ($400) William Blake said this “little” animal was “wooly bright”
ANTARCTICA ($400) As with tree rings, glaciologists examine long cylinders of ice called these to explore layers of Antarctica’s history
Sneak Peek clues — “DIS” INFORMATION
($400) Expelled from the legal profession, like Alger Hiss in 1952
($800) People pay good money for this type of jeans, that come already torn up
($1200) It’s a list of musical recordings by a performer or composer
($1600) You can tour Jameson’s original one of these, on Bow Street in Dublin
($2000) The feline type of this disease is highly contagious but often curable
ANSWERS: show
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Am I the only one who caught the production error? Or are there different versions of the show for different parts of the country? I’ve watched for decades, and the first break ALWAYS comes exactly midway thru the first round. Always. But last night, Mike got two questions into the second half of the first round before he broke for commercial and contestant interviews. Oh the humanity! Anyone else see this?
Yep. I noticed it too. I think he didn’t see the cues to go to break when he should have.
Looks like I’m regaining my stride. My third Final Jeopardy “skunk” of the year came tonight by the skin of my teeth.
The first thing that came to mind were the changes in the northeast corner of Africa, and South Sudan came to mind. But then I realized there’s no way it would have that many people. Somalia came to kind next, but I’ve heard too much about Somalian pirates to believe that that country was now landlocked. The only one left to fill the high-population numbers was Ethiopia, so that was my final response after the 30-second time limit. I began to doubt myself thinking maybe it was actually Sudan, being cut off by South Sudan, but my 30-second hunch paid off.
Smart wagering by Michael. He considered that Marisa might bet $0 and stay at $9200, so he made sure he’d end up with no less than $9201. And he knew Aaron had to get it wrong for him to win, so he also bet enough to surpass Aaron if he got it right and Aaron either missed or bet $0.
Didn’t play out that way, but Marisa probably should have bet $0 and hoped the guys bet big and missed the final. That’s sometimes a winning strategy but would not have been tonight thanks to Michael’s savvy thinking.
Good analysis of wagering technique, Howard. Yes, Michael wagered very smartly, something you don’t often see on the show. Makes me wonder why these knowledgeable people are sometimes mathematically inept.
Maybe the 3rd time will be the charm.
Tough Final Jeopardy as we got a triple stumper.
Tough jeopardy final today but I think there was a similar category in 2018 with landlocked countries and the clue was in the African region. Maybe michael could be a multi day winner but we shall see how he does. Marisa should have stayed with her original bet. An easier category tomorrow might improve michael’s score.
Darn those Daily Doubles.