Final Jeopardy: African-American Achievements (3-29-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/29/2018) in the category “African-American Achievements” was:
In 2017 this Govt. Agency dedicated a new computational facility named in honor of 99-year-old ex-employee Katherine Johnson
New champ Emily Milan, won $11,601 yesterday. In her second game, she is up against these two players: Alex LoPinto, from Brooklyn, NY; and Shannan Younger, from Naperville, IL.
Round 1 Categories: The Census Asks – White – “Black” – Asian – His Panic – We’re All Americans
Alex found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “White” under the $800 clue, with 3 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $4,800, $600 more than Emily in second place. He bet $2,000 and thought it was six. That was WRONG.
Sir Isaac Newton showed that white light is composed of this many colors. show
Emily finished in the lead with $4,200. Alex was second with $3,800 and Shannan was last with $3,000.
Round 2 Categories: Western Novels – Songs From Broadway Musicals – Battles – 13-Letter Words – Stamps – That’s Not Flying!
Alex found the first Daily Double in “Songs from Broadway Musicals” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. He was in the lead again with $4,600 now, $400 more than Emily in second place. He bet $2,000 and guessed “42nd Street”. That was WRONG.
“Fisch Schlapping Song” & “I Am Not Dead Yet” show
Emily found the last Daily Double in “Battles” under the $1,200 clue, with 4 clues left after it. In second place with $9,800, she had $2,000 less than Shannan’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
The December 2001 siege of Tora Bora took place in this nation. show
Emily and Shannan finished in a tie for the lead with $11,800. Alex was next with $3,400.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS NASA?
Katherine Johnson is a retired mathematician who worked for NASA from 1953 until 1986. In recognition of her essential contributions to the success of America’s space program, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Mrs. Johnson and colleagues, Dorothy K. Vaughan and Mary Jackson, are often referred to as “human computers.” Their life stories are told in “Hidden Figures,” a 2016 bestseller by Margot Lee-Shetterly. The 2016 Oscar-nominated film of the same name was based on the book. According to NASA, the $30 million, 40,000-square-foot Computational Research Facility was dedicated to Katherine Johnson at NASA’s Langley Research Center on 5/5/2016, when she was 97 years old. Her 100th birthday comes up on 8/26/2018.
Alex bet $3,300 to finish with $6,700.
Shannan bet $4,999 bet, bringing her up to $16,799.
Emily doubled down so she won the game with $23,600. Her 2-day total is $35,201.
A triple stumper from each round:
HIS PANIC ($400) This president inherited Andrew Jackson’s financial policies which spurred on the stock world’s “Panic of 1837”
WESTERN NOVELS ($400) Gaylord Du Bois wrote the first novel about this masked lawman, published in 1936
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “The Oscars”
Since 1998 this actress has received 7 Oscar nominations, the most earned after age 60 by any performer. show
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I never noticed the fish spanking number in 42nd St.
I was surprised that Alex didn’t know the colors of the spectrum and he never remember Spamalot. Alex must have second guessed those answers in the.daily doubles. Have you watched musicals like 42nd street or spamalot, VJ? ,but I am still happy all the contestants got final right. I am really hoping Emily breaks the leader curse and wins tomorrow and hope she gets a streak.
Yeah, we could sure use some more folks on the ToC list — it’s the end of March already!
LINK: 9 more clues from the match
I’m pretty sure they will.
Alex L. was up and down over and over today and couldn’t get any rhythm going today, the girls were a little faster on the signaling button device. I’m super sorry about that.