Final Jeopardy: 18th Century America (2-27-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/27/2020) in the category “18th Century America” was:

The first census, in 1790, listed 24 urban places; this port was the most populous one in the South

8x champ MacKenzie Jones, a program development director from Tulsa, OK, went over the $200K mark yesterday by $4,808. In Game 9, her challengers are: Allison Cuyjet, a software quality assurance analyst from Louisville, KY; and Aaron Goetsch, a law student from Macomb, MI.

Round 1 Categories: Walls & Bridges – Magazines Come & Go – Annual Events – “D” in American History – Cast Your Pearls – Before Swine

Aaron found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Walls & Bridges” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,000, $200 more than Allison in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

European visitors gave a 60′-high landmark this alliterative name after seeing mournful vigils of pious Jews. show

WHAT IS THE WAILING WALL?

Aaron finished in the lead with $7,600. Allison was second with $7,200 and MacKenzie was last with $3,000.

Round 2 Categories: Band Emojis – Nature – Women of the World – A Little Alliteration – I Quit – Shakespearean Jeopardy!

Allison found the first Daily Double in “Women of the World” under the $1,600 clue on the 9th pick. She was in the lead with $10,000 now, $1,200 more than Aaron in second place. She bet $4,000 and guessed Peru. That was WRONG.

Widow of an anti-Somoza newspaperman, Violeta Chamorro was this country’s president from 1990 to 1997. show

WHAT IS NICARAGUA?

Allison found the last Daily Double in “Nature” under the $1,200 clue on the 17th pick. In third place with $8,000, she had $1,000 less than MacKenzie’s lead. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

Extending for about 1,250 miles & visible from space, this marine feature has been called the world’s largest ecosystem. show

WHAT IS THE GREAT BARRIER REEF?

Allison finished in the lead with $21,000. Aaron was next with $12,400 and MacKenzie was in third place with $11,400.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS CHARLESTON (SC)?

According to Wikipedia’s article on the 1790 census, “Under the direction of the current Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, marshals collected data from all thirteen states…, and from the Southwest Territory [later Tennessee].” If you look at the City Rankings section and sort it by regions, 6 cities in the South made the Top 31 listed: Charleston (4), Baltimore (5), Richmond (19), Norfolk (24), Petersburg (26) and Alexandria (27).

An old clue from 2014: CHARLESTON CHOOSY ($600) Charleston ceased to be the state capital in 1790, when the legislature moved to this city

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MacKenzie got it right, much to her surprise. She bet $9,601, bringing her up to $21,001.

Aaron got it, too. He bet it all and doubled his score to $24,800.

Allison went with New Orleans (under Spanish rule at the time). She lost her $3,801 bet and landed in third place with $17,199. That made Aaron Goetsch the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from the first round:

“D” IN AMERICAN HISTORY ($800) About 380,000 Civil War soldiers, or 10% of those who served, ended up as these, choosing to fight another day (or never)

CAST YOUR PEARLS ($1000) Sherlock Holmes, opposite Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in 1944’s “The Pearl of Death”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “European Islands”

Once known as the Norman Isles, per the British Govt. this group is “not part of the U.K.” & has “never been colonies” show

WHAT ARE THE CHANNEL ISLANDS?

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