Final Jeopardy: Meteorology (3-15-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/15/2022) in the category “Meteorology” was:
It was feared this word caused panic, but in 1950 the USWB ended a ban on it in forecasts, saying prediction wasn’t impossible
New champ Amy Bekkerman, an academic copy editor from Durham, NH, won $16,100 yesterday. In Game 2, her opponents are: Ariel San Jose, a digital marketing manager from South San Francisco, CA; and Simi Landau, an elementary school teacher from Washington, DC.
Round 1 Categories: Foreign Words & Phrases – TV News – Fashion – The Ancient Mariner – Water, Water – Everywhere
Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Water, Water” under the $800 clue on the 12th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $2,800, $1,400 more than Simi in second place. Amy bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
The Hollands Diep River flows into the Haring Estuary, which ultimately discharges into this sea show
Amy finished in the lead with $6,000. Simi was second with $4,200 and Ariel was last with $1,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Buildings in History – Glow-pourri – Authors – Movie Madness – Classical Music – Crossword Clues “Q”
Amy found the first Daily Double in “Glow-Pourri” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. She was in the lead with $7,200, $3,000 more than Simi in second place. Amy bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
Some think that Lakshmi’s blessings go to those whose homes glow brightest during this festival show
Amy got the last Daily Double in “Authors” under the $1,600 clue with 11 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $22,200, $13,600 more than Simi in second place. Amy bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
Best known for his detective stories, in his later years, he gave lectures on spiritualism & wrote a 2-volume history of it show
Amy finished in the lead with $28,000. Simi was second with $17,000. Ariel was last with $200. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS TORNADO?
From Atlas Obscura: “From 1887 up until 1950, American weather forecasters were forbidden from attempting to predict tornados. Mentioning them was … ‘career suicide.'” The reasoning behind the ban was that the predictions were generally inaccurate and caused more harm than good. Besides the prospect of a panicky public, businessmen worried about the economic effects on areas identified as tornado-prone. Forecasters had to replace the word “tornado” with phrases like “severe local storms.”
In 1948, two Air Force meteorologists, Major Ernest J. Fawbush and Captain Robert E. Miller, made weather history when two tornadoes struck an Oklahoma Air Force base within a span of five days. They accurately predicted the second tornado. It’s an amazing story. In light of the success of the Fawbush-Miller method, the Weather Bureau reconsidered its position and in 1950, weathermen were allowed to use the word “tornado” in their own discretion. It also resulted in the formation of the Severe Weather Unit which began issuing its first severe weather outlooks in 1953.
Ariel wrote down “Surprise”. Ken said that’s something you never want to hear from a weatherman. Ariel lost $199 (we bet that was no surprise to him!). He was left with $1.00.
Simi thought it was a hurricane. She lost $5,000, finishing with $12,000.
Amy got it right. She bet $10,000 and and won the game with $38,000. Her 2-day total is $54,100.
Reversal: WATER, WATER ($1000) The Humboldt Current is sometimes called this South American country’s current – Ariel’s response of the Chilean Current was rejected in favor of the Peru Current; afterwards, the judges found references to the Chilean Current and Ariel was awarded $2,000.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
MOVIE MADNESS ($800) Vic Vega is a tortured soul–no, make that a torturing soul–& gets an earful from a cop in this 1992 Tarantino film
CLASSICAL MUSIC ($2000) Composer Aram Khachaturian’s most familiar piece is this sharp “Dance” featured in his “Gayane” ballet
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “19th Century Plays”
From the title of a British-set comedy, it completes the final line “I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital…” show
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I thought the Battle of the Danish land TS was quite ironic for me, for two related reasons 2. I got it wrong today and, 1. Yesterday, that was my (incorrect) FJ response! I said it yesterday and was wrong, and didn’t recall it today!
Those two sharp ladies sure left poor Ariel (and me) eating their dust. At least it wasn’t a runaway.
In my defense, I did get the Danish land, the Finlandia composer, and the Tarantino film.
As an Oregonian, I was fairly sure the Final answer was tsunami.
Amy beat a guy capable of multiple wins, and she herself looks like a possible long-termer.
Like the best players, she wagers big and is very confident. I thinks she’s much better than the last 3 ladies who won 4X.
After the Gallipoli clue, I watched a video summary of WWI on YouTube, where I learned about the Battle of the Danish land, which happened to appear in a clue today.
I liked Simi’s dinosaur outfit, I bet she’s a fun teacher.
Hard to believe, but I actually muted the sound on the Jarmels “A Little Bit of Soap” so I could watch the Liberace YouTube I linked to for that Khachaturian triple stumper. Amazing!
Also, hard to believe — when we went out earlier, a lot of people’s fences were blown down all up and down the avenue from a storm that blew through here last night.
The Khachaturian clue was straightforward for me, as a local hockey team is closely associated with it. However, Ken’s mangling of the ballet name was dissonant to my ears!