Final Jeopardy: U.N. Members (3-17-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/17/2020) in the category “U.N. Members” was:
It incorporated the “one country, two systems” principle in its constitution in 1982 & put it into practice after a 1997 reunification
New champ Sid Katz, a retired school psychologist from Cherry Hill, NJ, won $25,874 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Nicole Economou, an OB-GYN from San Diego, CA; and Kris Sunderic, an adjunct professor from New York NY.
Round 1 Categories: U.S. Geography – Classic Rock & Roll Quotes – On Time – Abbreviated ABC – Sippin’ on Gin &/or Juice – That’s Old School
Kris found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Abbreviated ABC” under the $800 clue, with 10 clues to go after it. He had no money. Nicole was in the lead with $3,600. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
In the Anglican Church, ABC refers to this high personage show
Sid finished in the lead with $4,600. Nicole was second with $3,000 and Kris was last with $2,600.
Round 2 Categories: Medicine Men – Characters in Moby-Dick – & Then What Happened? – Animal Phrases – Alliterative Actresses – Languages & Dialects
Kris found the first Daily Double in “Medicine Men” under the $2,000 clue on the 3rd pick. At $4,200, he was in a second place tie with Nicole. They both had $400 less than Sid’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and went with Jarvik. That was WRONG.
A 2019 surgery on a 60-year-old woman revealed a nearly 50-year-old mitral valve that this South African man had implanted show
Sid found the last Daily Double in “& Then What Happened” under the $1,600 clue. In the lead with $7,000, he had $2,000 more than Nicole in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
In 1846 he sued in Missouri state court to be freed from slavery…& in 1857 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against him. show
Sid finished in the lead with $16,600. Kris was next with $11,200 and Nicole was in third place with $9,800. After the break, a reversal (see below) knocked Kris down to third place. He went into FJ! with $9,600.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS CHINA?
According to The Hindu’s explanation of China’s “one country, two systems” policy, it was a policy formulated by Deng Xiaoping and originally meant to unify China and Taiwan, but that did not work out. China added the provision to its Constitution in December 1982 and the policy was applied to Hong Kong and Macau when those territories were returned to Chinese Control: “Hong Kong returned to Chinese control on July 1, 1997, and Macau’s sovereignty was transferred on December 20, 1999. Both regions became Special Administrative Regions of China. The regions would have their own currencies, economic and legal systems, but defence and diplomacy would be decided by Beijing. Their mini-Constitutions would remain valid for 50 years — till 2047 for Hong Kong and 2049 for Macau. It is unclear what will happen after this term.”
Kris got it right and added this message (And who is going to hire this PhD?). He bet $7,001 and brought him up to $16,601. “You may not need anybody to hire you,” Alex said.
Nicole thought it was the Czech Republic. She lost her $6,801 bet and finished with $2,999.
Sid went with Germany. That cost him $3,400 and dropped him down to $13,200. That made Kris Sunderic the new Jeopardy! champ. No one was more surprised than he was!
A triple stumper from each round:
CLASSIC ROCK & ROLL QUOTES ($600) “It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, it’s how good you looked”, said this Van Halen frontman in 1984
ALLITERATIVE ACTRESSES ($1600) 30 years after her “Children of a Lesser God” Oscar, she received an award for her work for people with disabilities
Reversal: That was on the $800 clue in LANGUAGES & DIALECTS – the whole category is on the next page in the Sneak Peek clues.
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Roman History”
Of this battle in 31 B.C., Virgil wrote, “Neptune’s fields grow red with fresh slaughter”
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WBZ-TV in Boston had to preempt most of tonight’s episode for a news update on Covid-19 so tonight’s episode was lost into the DJ! round.
Speaking of that, there wasn’t too much to miss.
Congrats to Kris on the win and I loved his comedy on the phd hiring thing. Just hope he can go on a streak. Sad to see Sid go. I thought he had this game won. What other countries outside of China applied this principle VJ?
None that I know of, Lou. I don’t think Kris meant that message as comedy but, anyhow, you’re not the only one who thought Sid had the game in the bag– I think Kris did, too. His reaction to winning was great!
P.S. On that Medicine Men DD, I have often said that doctor’s last name wrong (without the first R), and I did it today, too, when answering the clue. If that was me up there, I bet they would have rejected it!
Me too, VJ. I I just pronounced it as (Kristianne) and not Christian. It was my first time saying his first name wrong as well.
Well, if you said his last name right, that probably would have been okay. I said his last name wrong.
Is it just me or is Sid the tallest?
It’s just you.