Final Jeopardy: World Flags (2-5-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/5/2024) in the category “World Flags” was:
The flag of this Asian nation features part of a World Heritage site built in the 12th century
Today’s Champions Wildcard contestants are: Kate Campolieta, a corporate communications specialist from Simsbury, CT; Mira Hayward, a podcast host from Portland, OR; and Jesse Chin, an accounting director from Bayside, NY.
Round 1 Categories: Historical American Currency – 2 Actors, One TV Show – Lakes & Rivers – The “Are” You Breathe – It’s Giving… – Tools
Mira found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The ‘Are’ You Breathe” under the $1,000 clue on the 13th pick of the round. She was in second place with $3,000, $1,400 less than Kate’s lead. Mira made it a true Daily Double and said flair as time ran out. That was WRONG.
”Ruffles and Flourishes” is one of these short pieces of music played prior to “Hail to the Chief” for the President show
Kate finished in the lead with $4,400. Jesse was in second place with $2,600. Mira was last with $200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: British Literature – Nothing but Mammals – Some Lazy Words – Tricks of the Show Biz Trade – Single-Named Singers – Final Resting Places
Mira found the first Daily Double in “Some Lazy Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. She was in last place with $1,800, $2,600 less than Kate’s lead. Mira made it a true Daily Double again and, this time, she was RIGHT.
A prefix meaning “bad” begins this word for feigning illness in order to avoid work show
Jesse found the last Daily Double in “Nothing but Mammals” under the $1,200 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in last place with $1,800, $5,400 less than Kate’s lead. Jesse bet $2,000 and gave a WRONG response that had part of the right response. He also forgot to phrase it in question form.
These Pacific pinnipeds get their name from the roars they emit while defending their harems show
Mira finished in the lead with a runaway $16,400. Kate was in second place with $8,000. Jesse was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS CAMBODIA?
Angkor Wat holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest religious structure. Constructed in the 12th century, it is part of Angkor Archaeological Park which became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. The Cambodian flag has gone through quite a few transitions over the centuries, with many featuring a depiction of Angkor Wat. Since 1993, the flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia has featured three horizontal bands (blue, red, blue) with Angkor Wat pictured in white in the center of the red band.
Did you know? Amnesty International called out UNESCO last year for failing to take any action regarding the Cambodian government’s forcibly evicting people from the Ankgor park complex.
Jesse just wrote out congratulations to Mira. He didn’t bet anything so he still had $1,800.
Kate got it right. She didn’t bet anything either so she finished with $8,000.
Mira also got it right. She also bet nothing, having already won the game with $16,400. Mira advances to the semifinals.
A triple stumper from each round:
HISTORICAL AMERICAN CURRENCY ($1000) This Treasury Secretary under Lincoln put his own mug on the first $1 dollar bill, seven years before Washington appeared on one
FINAL RESTING PLACES ($1200) This director’s tombstone at Westwood Memorial Park in L.A. reads, “I’m a writer but then nobody’s perfect”
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Women Who Write”
Mimicking her style, a 1912 rejection note read: “Only one look, only one look is enough. Hardly one copy would sell here. Hardly one” show
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I should have tuned in this Final Jeopardy!
I’ve been studying flags for a while and I know a lot of them, I watched the recap and wow the response for the first guy, lol! 😂
Jesse seemed almost casual, which was a little off-putting. Mira locked up the runaway on the last clue.
I got the right idea for FJ, but the country wrong! I saw Angkor Wat on the flag in my mind – and said “Thailand”!
Quite a comeback for my fellow Portlander after that shaky start.
I wasn’t too impressed with this group because they left so many gettable clues unanswered, but then again, I missed all 3 DDs and FJ.
The Treasury Secy and “Nobody’s perfect” writer weren’t obvious, but also not impossible. The Kofi Annan org was a cinch, as was the Pasadena college. So was the 1798 ship poem. The Seattle cancer center is world-famous. The Volga connection was very answerable.
Twiggy in the Velvet Underground? Oh my!
I’ve never heard of the Seattle Cancer Center, and I’m a doctor. It’s not mentioned with MD Anderson, Roswell Park, and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Just sayin’.
Fred was a major league manager who died of lung cancer at 45 in 1964. His brother, a physician and surgeon, founded the cancer center and named it for Fred in 1975. I knew of it long before I moved to Oregon.
Yes the Kofi Annan connection was an obvious giveaway.
I went with China for FJ, but that obviously wasn’t going to fly. Actually, ‘The Great Wall Of China’ came to mind even though no such depiction was featured on that country’s flag. Well perhaps in this case, a bad guess was better than nothing. In any event, I did quite well in the game otherwise.
For the first time ever in the show, all three players bet 0 in FJ! This is the first occurrence in the history of the show.
James Holzhauer never bets 0 in FJ! when it’s a runaway for him. Also, 25 years ago today, we had the exact opposite in The Battle of The Hunks, when all 3 celebrities got it right, and all 3 wagered everything, which resulted in Dharma and Greg’s Thomas Gibson winning $24,400 for the ASPCA.
With no less than 254 country flags on the planet, I can’t say that I blamed them for waging nothing.