Final Jeopardy: International Business (3-24-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/24/2021) in the category “International Business” was:

The “Effect” named for this company founded in 1943 refers to increased value of a product to a consumer whose own labor is needed.

New champ Amal Dorai, a product manager orig. from Lexington, MA, won $14,600 yesterday. In Game 2, he takes on these two players: Bonnie Hagan, a product support rep orig. from Colorado Springs, CO; and Jon Marshall, an attorney orig. from Hot Springs, AR.

Round 1 Categories: I Love A Parade – The Plant World – The Nebula Awards – About That Song – The Problem Is… – Beyond Me

Amal found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Plant World” under the $400 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He had $200 for answering the first clue in the category correctly. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

Millions of cloned Somei-Yoshino types of these trees were planted in Japan, some to celebrate the victory over Russia in 1905. show

WHAT ARE CHERRY TREES?

Bonnie finished in the lead with $4,600. Jon was second with $4,400 and Amal was last with $3,000. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Kings & Queens – Other Walks Of Fame – Bodies Of Water Filed Under B – Essays – The Star Of Oscar’s Best Picture – Words That Start With 2 Consecutive Letters

Jon found the first Daily Double in “Other Walks of Fame” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick. He was in the lead with $9,600, $2,200 more than Bonnie in second place. He bet $2,600 and he was RIGHT.

Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat are 2 of the many local stars honored on this Asian city’s Avenue of Stars on Victoria Harbor. show

WHAT IS HONG KONG?

Amal got the last Daily Double in “Essays” under the $1,600 clue, with 11 clues left after it. In third place with $5,400, he had $12,000 less than Jon’s lead. He bet $5,300 and he was RIGHT.

Joan Didion stole from Yeats for the title of her essay collection “Slouching Towards” this place. show

WHAT IS BETHLEHEM?

Jon finished in the lead with $21,000. Amal was next with $14,300 and Bonnie was in third place with $9,800. No clues went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

 
WHAT IS THE IKEA EFFECT?

IKEA was founded in Sweden in July of 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad and as of 2008, has become the world’s largest furniture retailer, particularly known for ready-to-assemble items. What is now called the IKEA Effect is the conclusion of studies held in 2011 that found that participants in the studies were willing to pay a lot more for goods they could put together themselves, as opposed to similar pre-assembled items. You can learn more about these studies and the IKEA effect in the Harvard Business School study “When Labor Leads to Love” and you can experience the IKEA effect for yourself by visiting IKEA.com.

Personally, as a mom, there probably is nothing I disliked more back in the day than a toy you have to put together yourself, after needing a pair of pliers and/or a screwdriver to open the dang package.

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Bonnie got it right. She bet $9,795 and finished with $19,595.

Amal got it, too. He bet it all and doubled his score to $28,600.

Jon wrote down “The Chia Pet Effect.” Ya gotta love it but, alas, Chia Pet is not a company. His $7,777 bet was not lucky for him today. It brought him down to $13,223, and made Amal a 2x Jeopardy! champ with $43,200.

A triple stumper from each round:

THE NEBULA AWARDS ($1000) Later a Natalie Portman film, this novel deals with 4 women who must explore Area X & the odd creatures within

ESSAYS ($800) In 1837’s “The American Scholar”, this New Englander declared U.S. intellectual independence from European thought

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Royal Houses”

Family name of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s brother Henry, whom his supporters called Henry IX of England. show

WHAT IS STUART?

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