Final Jeopardy: Siblings (4-11-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/11/2025) in the category “Siblings” was:
They used some of their $65 million settlement to stockpile bitcoin & in 2014 they founded their own crypto-currency exchange
2x champ Andrew Hayes, a law student originally from Tupelo, MS, has now won $45,401. In Game 3, he competes against: Michael DiSciullo, a real estate agent from Austin, TX; and Stephanie Rozman, a publications manager & editor from Pittsburgh, PA.
Round 1 Categories: Let Me Paint You a Picture – Celebrity Moms – Garden Variety Idioms – Taking a Flight – I’ll Grab a Magazine – Here’s Hudson News
Andrew found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Garden Variety Idioms” under the $800 clue with 9 clues to go after it. He was in last place with $3,200, $200 less than Michael and Stephanie, who were tied in first place. Andrew bet $1,200 and he was RIGHT.
If your talents take a while to develop, you may be one of these; gentian is one in the garden show
Andrew finished in the lead with $6,000. Michael was second with $5,000 and Stephanie was last with $4,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: British History – “M”iscellany – Foreign Words – Authors’ Alma Maters – A River Runs Through It: World Capital Edition – Time Travel is Possible!
Stephanie found the first Daily Double in “British History” under the $1,600 clue on the 5th pick. She was in the lead with $8,200 now, $1,800 more than Andrew in second place. Stephanie bet $1,500 and she was RIGHT.
This daughter was the firstborn of Henry VIII’s legitimate children show
Andrew got the last Daily Double in “Foreign Words” under the $2,000 clue on the 16th pick. In last place with $7,600, he had $4,900 less than Stephanie’s lead. Andrew bet it all and he was RIGHT.
Lenin was not a fan of the “bourgeois” this group, a Russian word for the egghead segment of society show
Andrew finished in the lead with $21,600. Stephanie was next with $13,700 and Michael was in third place with $13,400. Before FJ! began, Stephanie got knocked down to $12,900 on a reversal (see below). All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO ARE THE WINKLEVOSS TWINS?
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are more commonly known as the Winklevoss twins, (or the Winklevii). As students at Harvard, the identical brothers brought Mark Zuckerberg into a project they were working on called “ConnectU”. Zuckerberg, they claimed, used their ideas to create Facebook. They settled the lawsuit they brought against Zuckerberg for $65 million, taking $45 million in Facebook stock.
In 2014 the brothers used some of their settlement to stockpile bitcoin and they co-founded the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. That company has run into a bunch of legal trouble. The Winklevoss twins are currently trying to resolve a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit
Stephanie bet $12,300 and finished with $25,200.
Michael bet $13,397 and finished with $26,797.
Andrew bet $5,201 and won the game with $26,801. His 3-day total is $72,202.
Reversal: AUTHORS’ ALMA MATERS ($400) After he was barred from contributing to Dartmouth’s humor magazine, Ted Geisel began submitting pieces under this middle name – Ken accepted “Dr. Seuss” from Stephanie but it was just “Seuss” at that time
2 triple stumpers from A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT:
WORLD CAPITAL EDITION ($1600) Celebrated in music by Smetana, the Vltava or Moldau River: through this city
($2000) The Rímac River through this city with which it shares 3 letters
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “WRITERS’ LESSER-KNOWN WORKS”
Known for more philosophical works, he wrote the play “La Mandragola”, in which Florentines are rewarded for immoral actions show
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The place rankings between Stephanie and Michael before final jeopardy are now reversed.
Yeah, I didn’t write that down because I thought the numbers made it obvious.
2/3 on DD and got FJ. That just popped into my head immediately. I had to laugh when Ken asked, “Do you have the Winklevii?” I didn’t see the movie, so it was new to me, VJ!
Stephanie was statuesque. The only thing that bugged me was that $1500 DD wager. Those $500 ones just bug me.
I was about 50% on TS.
I haven’t seen the movie either, Jason. It reminded me of a “Married with Children” episode where Peg Bundy called multiple Elvis impersonators “the Flying Elvii” 🤣
I looked up Winklevii to see where it came from and IMDB trivia for the Social Network movie had the best explanation.
Wow, what a contest! Two definite 2nd chancers, if that comes back.
FJ made perfect sense once I saw it. My lame answer was the Koches, which I knew would not fly. Only the first DD kept me from being shut out.
I noticed Wednesday that Andrew really dug the Biblical Art category. Thursday night he crossed himself when he won unexpectedly, and tonight he revealed his and his wife’s Catholic faith. Very laid-back guy; I dubbed him the genteel gentile.
Smetana’s river city was there for the taking. I have a very decent vocab, but have never heard the word manumit.
True story: I just reviewed the Dred Scott decision, and his manumission!!