Final Jeopardy: Names in American History (4-25-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/25/2022) in the category “Names in American History” was:
Capable of freighting about 180 tons of cargo, in 1624 it was in disrepair & appraised at a total value of 128 pounds
14x champ Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario has now won $320,081. In Game 15, she is up against: Jessie Francis, a mental health therapist from Marietta, GA; and Michael Graff, a mascot from Eastvale, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Picture the Song – Same First & Last Letter – The Mexican-American War – Out in the Ocean – Musical Instruments – Let’s Play Old-Time Private Eye
Jessie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Musical Instruments” under the $400 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She had the lead with $1,000, $600 more than Mattea in second place. Jessie made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
Seen here, it’s often considered the national instrument of Russia. show
Jessie finished in the lead with $7,000. Mattea was second with $6,400. Michael was last with $600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Books & Authors – Who Played ‘Em? – Multiple Hyphens – Mane-Splaining – I’ll Follow You – To The “N”s of the Earth
Mattea found the first Daily Double in “To The ‘N’s of the Earth” under the $1,600 clue on the 10th clue of the round. She was in the lead with $8,800, $1,800 more than Jessie in second place. Mattea bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
3 of Canada’s 4 Atlantic provinces start with “N”: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, this one show
Mattea got the last Daily Double in “Multiple Hyphens” under the $1,600 clue on the 15th pick of the round. She had the lead with $14,800, $6,600 more than Jessie in second place. Mattea bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
This 4-word phrase can mean a fabric colored before weaving, or unchanging in opinion show
Mattea finished in the lead with $27,200. Jessie was second with $10,200 and Michael was last with $5,000. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE MAYFLOWER?
American schoolchildren are all taught that the Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock in 1620. What they’re not taught is that there were over 20 ships of the same name sailing hither and yon during that same time period. In addition to its connection with its master and part-owner Captain Christopher Jones, researchers established that the Pilgrims’ Mayflower had an estimated 180-200 tonnage. In 1624, two years after Jones’ death, an appraisal of the neglected vessel established its worth at 128 pounds, 8 shillings, and fourpence. See a transcript of the appraisal here
Michael thought it was Old Ironsides. He lost $4,900 and finished with $100.
Jessie got it right. She bet $100 and finished with $10,300.
Mattea got it right, too. She bet $5,500 and won the game with $32,700. Mattea’s 15-day total is $352,781.
A triple stumper from each round:
WHO PLAYED ‘EM? ($1600) Felix Unger, half of a 1970s TV Odd Couple
($2000) Bada Bing owner Silvio Dante
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Recent Movie Songs”
In Oct. 2019 this song, a duet, was still in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart after spending a year on the chart show
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To call a $4k bet “large” is playing down. It’s like Mattea doesn’t want to win any money. The chatty factor is way down, though, so that’s good.
The game – especially the Jeopardy! round – was made interesting by the challengers. I don’t know where Jessie went in the DJ round. I was totally rooting for her. Maybe it was just coincidental that the clue categories were in her wheelhouse in the first round.
There was an answer …
The man lived in Caddo Parish in this port city Well had lived Turns out some guys don’t mix well with threshers
I don’t know if it’s todays show but does anyone happen to know the question?
@Debra, it was in this game and the question was “What is Shreveport?”
The FJ was an easy one. Yes, it was the Mayflower.
I remember learning about the mayflower and the compact back in school. But I thought that the ship was worth a lot more than just 128 pounds 8 shillings and fourpence? Is there a reason why the appraisal was listed at that price?
Happy to see a double solve and all the daily doubles nailed. Congrats once again mattea
As it says in the recap, Lou, the ship was in a neglected state. I have to say it’s kind of insulting for you to ask me a question that is already answered in the recap. It tells me you didn’t read that part at all.
The Mayflower Compact was the answer to Final Jeopardy! in the last match of the 2016 Teen Tournament — the one where Alec Fischthal lost by $1. His reaction went viral.