Final Jeopardy: The Western Hemisphere (3-8-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (3/8/2016) in the category “The Western Hemisphere” was:

2 U.S. state capitals & 2 major Panamanian ports are named after this European.

New champ Brent Povis won $24,789 yesterday. Today he faces these two challengers: Annie Moriondo, from Somerville, MA; and Paul Hoan Zeidler, from Los Angeles, CA.

Round 1 Categories: Traveling along Route 66 – Playboy – TV is Really Cooking – Literary Last Names – 2015 Congress Folk – Alphabetic Homophones

Brent found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Route 66” under the $800 clue, the first one chosen in that category. He had just emerged from the hole and had $600, $3,600 less than Annie’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and thought it was “How the West Was Won.” That was WRONG.

Part of this 1940 Henry Fonda movie was filmed in Santa Rosa, New Mexico on Route 66. show

WHAT IS “THE GRAPES OF WRATH”?

Annie finished in the lead with $7,400. Paul was second with $4,000 and Brent was last with $800.

Round 2 Categories: Organs of the Body – Classical Composers – All the Glittering Prizes – Of “Thy” I Sing – When Things Were Rotten – Not in Johnny Depp Films

Annie found the first Daily Double in “Organs of the Body” under the $1,200 clue on the 5th pick of the round. In the lead with $7,800, she had $3,400 more than Brent, who was now in second place after catching up with 3 clues in “Classical Composers”. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

These swishing or hissing sounds heard after normal heart action may indicate leaky valves. show

WHAT ARE MURMURS?

Brent found the last Daily Double in “Glittering Prizes” under the $1,600 clue. He was in second place with $8,800 now, $3,800 less than Annie’s lead. He bet $4,000 and right on the buzzer said Frank Lloyd Wright. That was WRONG.

In 1929 he won first place & $450 in the Iowa State Fair’s Art Show. show

WHO IS GRANT WOOD?

Annie finished in the lead with a runaway $14,600. Brent was next with $7,200 and Paul was in third place with $6,800.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?

Most online lists of places named after Christopher Columbus only cover his last name. Columbus Monument Pages even has a big breakdown by Colombia, Colón, Columbia and Columbus. Columbus, OH, Columbia, SC and Colón, Panama are on there. The Panamanian seaport Cristóbal is the other place named after Columbus in the clue. Colón and Cristóbal are both in the province of Colón.

Paul bet $500 bet. He finished with $7,300.

Brent bet $6,401. That brought him up to $13,601.

Annie already had the game in the bag but she bet $7,700 anyway. She became the new Jeopardy! champ and won $22,300.

The last triple stumper was in “When Things Were Rotten” – ($2,000) In retaking this capital city from “The Commune” in 1871, govt. troops killed or executed 17,000 people.

2 years ago:TWO of the players got this FJ in “Novel Titles”

The title of this 1951 novel comes from the hero’s fantasy of rescuing children falling from a cliff. show

WHAT IS “THE CATCHER IN THE RYE”?

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