Final Jeopardy: Geographic Nicknames (4-24-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/24/2019) in the category “Geographic Nicknames” was:

This term for an area of the Atlantic originated in 1964 in Argosy, a pulp magazine

14x champ James Holzhauer, a pro sports gambler from Las Vegas, NV, went over a million yesterday by $61,554. In Game 15, he takes on these two players: Silvija Ozols, a copy editor from Astoria, NY; and Wayne Erxleben, an engineer from Fort Wayne, IN.

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Round 1 Categories: Where Am I? – Snake, Bird or Monkey – Car Talk – Women on TV – Time Capsule Time – Give Me a “Minute”

James found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Car Talk” under the $800 clue, with a dozen clues left after it. He was in the lead with $9,200, $7,600 more than Silvija in second place. He went all in and he was RIGHT.

The 2015 50th anniversary edition of this pony car was limited to a production run of 1,964. show

WHAT IS THE MUSTANG?

James finished in the lead with $20,000. Silvija was second with $3,200 and Wayne was last with $2,200.

Round 2 Categories: Possessive Book Titles – Roman Names – Science Central – Smorgas-word – What Day Is That Song? – Gross Confessions

Wayne found the first Daily Double in “Science Central” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick. He was in third place with $2,200 now, $16,200 behind James’ lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

The nucleolus is really central as the most prominent structure in the nucleus of this. show

WHAT IS A CELL?

James found the last Daily Double in “Roman Names” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick. In the lead with $24,000, he had $17,200 more than Wayne in second place. He bet $10,021 and he was RIGHT.

If Libertus were part of your name, you were previously one of these. show

WHAT IS A SLAVE?

Another day, another runaway. James finished in the lead with $49,621. Wayne was next with $12,400 and Silvija was in third place with $2,400.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE?

Excerpt from 50 Popular Beliefs that People Think Are True: “More than anything, Vincent Gaddis’s story, ‘The Deadly Bermuda Triangle,’ in the February 1964 issue of Argosy magazine seems to have launched the myth that continues to tread water against all reason. Argosy would never be confused with National Geographic or New Scientist. It was a magazine that published fiction and sensationalized stories meant to appeal to adventure-minded young men…. (Gaddis) was not a scientist nor was he an expert on marine safety or marine history. None of this is meant to label Gaddis a con man or condemn Argosy for trying to publish interesting and fun stories that were loose with the truth.”

Read more at The Unmuseum.com on how the “mystery” became prevalent and how Larry Kuche set about solving it.

Silvija got it right with the Bermuda . “Showoff,” Alex joked. She bet nothing so she stayed at $2,400.

Wayne bet $7,599. That brought him up to $19,999.

James joked that he was just guessing while Silvija and Wayne knew it. He bet $24,000 and won the game with $73,621. His 15-day total is $1,135,175.

A triple stumper from each round:

CAR TALK ($1000) Introduced in the 1980s, this Ferrari model has a name that means “red head”

SCIENCE CENTRAL ($1600) In 1916 the great chemist Gilbert Lewis called the central part of an atom this, a word we use for the seed in an apricot pit

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Historic Homes”

While the White House was being built, George Washington’s executive mansion was in this city. show

WHAT IS PHILADELPHIA?

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