Final Jeopardy: The 19th Century (2-5-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/5/2019) in the category “The 19th Century” was:

In his autobiography, Buffalo Bill Cody remembered this venture as “a relay race against time”

2x champ Will Dawson, a tour guide from Washington, D.C., has now won $55,002. In Game 3, his opponents are: Jade Ryan, a student from Gainesville, FL; and John Fowle, a landscaper from New Orleans, LA.

Round 1 Categories: TV: Who Played ‘Em? – History of the English-Speaking Peoples – From B to C – The 10 Plagues of Egypt – Far Out, Man – Girl Scout Cookies

John found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “English-Speaking People” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,000, $800 more than Will in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

In the 1930s, Leonard Howell established this religion in Jamaica. show

WHAT IS RASTAFARIANISM?

John finished in the lead with $7,200. Will was second with $3,000 and Jade was last with $1,800.

Round 2 Categories: Science Fiction – Succession – Classic Movies in 3 Sentences – The L.A. Philharmonic at 100 – Express Yourself – Sunny “D”

Will found the first Daily Double in “L.A. Philharmonic” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick. He was in the lead with $1,000 more than John at this point. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

Site of the 1st outdoor recording by any symphony orchestra, this amphitheater in the hills is the Phil’s summer home. show

WHAT IS THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL?

Will found the last Daily Double in “Science Fiction” under the $1,200 clue, with 11 clues still to go after it. In the lead with $18,800, he had $10,800 more than John in second place. He bet $1,000 again and he was RIGHT again.

As well as playing in the “Dune”s, this sci-fi author penned “The White Plague”, about a mad scientist’s quest for revenge show

WHO IS FRANK HERBERT?

Will finished in the lead with $21,400. John was next with $13,600 and Jade was in third place with $4,600.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE PONY EXPRESS?

Buffalo Bill Cody published his autobiography in 1879 at age 33, going into great detail about his alleged Pony Express adventures, claiming he was hired by the outfit at age 14 because he “had already earned a reputation for coming safe out of perilous adventures.” WyoHistory.org’s article about Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express also goes into great detail about how the public didn’t necessarily believe these tall stories but were nonetheless captivated by them, making Buffalo Bill a legend in his own time. The opening act of his Wild West Show was a recreation of a Pony Express rider switching horses.

From 2014: THE OLD WEST ($400) More common name for the Central Overland Calif. & Pikes Peak Express Co., which used a steamer to go from Sacramento to S.F.

Jade went with the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. She lost everything but one dollar.

John came up with the Iditarod. (yep, I had to look that up.) He lost $12,600 and had $1,000 left.

Will thought it was the transcontinental railroad. He only lost $5,801 and won the game with the remaining $15,599. His 3-day total is $70,601.

A triple stumper from each round:

GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ($1000) Savannah Smiles are named after the city where this woman was born in 1860

SCIENCE FICTION ($2000) Part slavery memoir, part time-traveling fantasy, this Octavia Butler novel has a title that’s a synonym for family

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “The U.S. Government”

Sawyers are an important part of the work force of this agency founded in 1905. show

WHAT IS THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE?

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