Final Jeopardy: U.S. City Names (3-25-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 3/25/2022 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
BEER TODAY ($200) Lager is beer made from bottom-fermenting strains of this; top-fermented types from Britain are ales
LAWN TOMORROW ($400) Freeze! this varmint— you tore up my lawn but I’ll use liquid castor oil around your tunnel entry to ward you off
($600) Scotts says get mowing done faster by creating beds of this 5-letter stuff around– & not against– trees to avoid tiny turns
($800) Growing well in fall & spring & hardy in winter, this lawn grass is named for a state but is actually native to Europe
AMERICAN LAW ($1600) The 1944 case Escola v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., about an exploding bottle, helped establish “strict” this for manufacturers
Sneak Peek clues — 3-LETTER WORDS
($200) It’s a tooth on a gear or on the rim of a wheel
($400) The flowing back of a tide
($600) It describes a gradation of color, or color itself
($800) To regret a choice perhaps not learning it’s also French for “street”
($1000) To cause a blemish on something that was perfect
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I didn’t watch Jeopardy! on Friday, as CBS was doing something else. So I come here to catch the Jeopardy Recaps, as always. The final J! clue was a fine example of over-thinking vs. under-thinking, but it has happened many times before. Naturally, I missed it (as written). Of course, I thought of Atlanta, but wait a minute, in 1845 Atlanta was not the capital of Georgia.
To be fair, the clue does not say it was, nor does it say when it did become the capital. So my over-thinking rejected Atlanta as the response, until I scrolled down, and Voilà! Indeed Milledgeville (down state SE, not far from Macon) was the capital from 1804 to 1868. I was reading a collection by Flannery O’Conner (a very good writer) a long time ago, and remembered that she died in Milledgeville in 1964 at a young age (lupus I think), poor girl. So I had to look Milledgeville up.
I think O’Connor has been used in a previous clue. Another previous clue was had to do with a southern novel that had 1037 pages. Of course, that was Gone with the Wind, which I had just finished reading (the mass paperback). And nowhere in the novel did it say that Atlanta was a capital. And I don’t think the movie version ever mentioned what the real capital was either.
Those two grass triple stumpers I got. I don’t know why I knew the $1000 one, but, the $800 one? The clue specifically states a US state!
I got FJ by reasoning backwards – just quickly thought of oceans, and, there it was!
Jason, what was funny about those grass stumpers to me was that both types are mentioned in a Law & Order recap I wrote 3 years ago. They were instrumental in helping the detectives find a backyard grave. (Ludicrous, I know, but I don’t write the scripts — just the recaps. 🤣) Anyhow, I still only managed to get the state grass!
What put me on the wrong track was the year it was named the capital. Based on that I eliminated the original 13 states, not realizing Atlanta was named the capital much later than the capitals of the other original states.
Yes, Liva, the 1845 bit threw a lot of people off. In my case, it actually made me think Honolulu was correct. This wikipedia list shows Honolulu as capital of the Hawaiian islands since 1845.
imo, the Final Jeopardy! clue should not be that tricky when the contestants only have 30 seconds to comprehend the clue and write down a response.
Seriously, it seemed TOO super obvious. It said it’s a feminized version of a big body of water. Oceans are big bodies and Atlantic….Atlanta. I was wondering how a final Jeopardy could be so basic.
Oh come on now, how do these guys not know atlanta? I mean my family and I have been down there in summer of 2016 when my brother attended Georgia Tech there. The Centennial Olympic Park, Coca cola factory, and the Georgia Aquarium were some of the places we visited while there. It’s a very beautiful place Why did Ciara say Annapolis when that is a bit up north in Maryland? Still two triple stumpers won’t hurt the champ but I doubt Jackie will win a streak of her own.
Lou, where in the clue does it say the city is in the South? A capital city on a body of water beginning with “Anna” is a fine guess there.
You always seem so perplexed at how people miss these supposedly obvious questions, and it’s often based on your own personal anecdotal experiences. Not everyone has lived your life, and it’s tough under the lights with the clock ticking!
Ah Lawrence, I was just going to delete Lou’s comment. I wish I knew what Lou thinks any of that has to do with the clue and what such responses from him look like to other people.
I mean, Lou, do you really think that comment made you look smarter than the contestants?
Ciara went down the same rabbit hole as me and the Bunny — thinking the capital had something to do with a feminine name. I came up with Hono”lulu” (woman’s name and a whole lotta water) I learned that in Hawaiian, Honolulu means “sheltered harbor” or “calm port”, so if that ever comes up, I’m ready. 🙂
Also she is from Maryland. Her incorrect response was logical to me. Empathy is important in life and I thought this was a very tight game going into fj.
Look this isn’t about me being smart and all. It’s just about having knowledge of certain subjects just like playing computer trivia games. I usually have to speak from my personal experiences because some of these clues are special to my heart. The reason why I brought that comment up is because when i was young I never got to see what Atlanta looked like before. Now 20 years later after travelling down there I had the thrill of a lifetime and seeing tons of great things in person for the first time with my family.
@Lou, then you should frame your comments to reflect that the clue reminded you of those things instead of framing it as a put down to the contestants.
So, so true. Count me as dubious of his claims to seemingly always know the answers, particularly when you consider he is sometimes fabricating information that isn’t even in the clue (like here).
I used to read and participate in the comments more regularly but it became irritating.
Still enjoy VJ’s write-ups and turns of phrases.
Hi DC, I figured that was why you stopped commenting. fwiw, I miss your comments.
Sad as it is, Lou didn’t used to take this attitude toward the contestants.
I agree DC….I’m not fooled by him.
And we end the week with another triple stumper as today’s FJ was a tough one. As usual, nobody knows about geography.
So all this week, we had players from the second podium won the game. Will the same thing happened again next week? We’ll see what happens. Mayim Bialik will return to hosting the show on Monday.