Final Jeopardy: Civil War People (4-27-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/27/2020) in the category “Civil War People” was:

Before they were photographed together in 1862, Lincoln wryly noted this general “should have no problem” sitting still for it

New champ Sarah Jett Rayburn, a writer and stay-at-home mom from Hutto, TX, won $31,000 last Friday. In Game 2, she is up against: Lauren Dsouza, a sustainability analyst from Los Angeles, CA; and Matt Ribel, a speechwriter from Washington, DC.

Round 1 Categories: Who Made That? – City Homophones – One-word TV Titles – Around the USA – Potpourri – Starts With “Z”

Matt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “City Homophones” under the $1,000 clue, with 2 categories left after it. He was in third place with $1,200, $2,000 less than Sarah’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and thought it was Lima. That was WRONG.

4-letter low carb diet, or Andean capital. show

WHAT IS KETO (QUITO)?

Sarah finished in the lead with $5,800. Lauren was second with $3,400 and Matt was last with $1,000.

Round 2 Categories: The Zulus – General Hospital – Holy Smoke – Her Major Movie Debut – Archer – Uh, Phrasing…

Lauren landed on the first Daily Double in “Archery” under the $1,200 clue with 2 clues left after it. She was in third place with $8,200 now, $6,200 less than Sarah’s lead. She bet $2,500 and she was RIGHT.

In a 2008 novel she gets angry at the gamemakers & shoots an arrow into a pig they are about to eat. show

WHO IS KATNISS EVERDEEN?

Lauren got the last Daily Double in “General Hospital” under the $1,200 clue on her next pick. In second place with $10,700, she was only $3,700 behind Sarah’s lead now. She bet $2,000 but had no response so she was WRONG.

This machine can restore a regular heartbeat by using electric currents… are we clear? show

WHAT IS A DEFIBRILLATOR?

Sarah finished in the lead with $14,400. Matt was next with $9,800 and Lauren was in third place with $8,700.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS GEORGE McCLELLAN?

Lincoln’s dissatisfaction with General George McClellan’s command of the Army of the Potomac led Lincoln to relieve McClellan of the post in 1862 and appoint General Ambrose Burnside in his place. This interesting paper sheds more light on the contentious relationship between Lincoln and McClellan, describing it as “A Marriage of Convenience Turned Sour” (From Part V) “McClellan did many things that annoyed the President. Though McClellan was usually cordial when writing or speaking with the President, he often mocked him behind his back, referring to him often as a ‘gorilla’ …. Lincoln was not the perfect husband either; he constantly mocked McClellan behind his back, once writing to his wife, Mary Todd, “Gen. McClellan and myself are to be photographed… if we can be still long enough. I feel Gen. M should have no problem.” Lincoln had his habits that bothered McClellan as well…. The strain that was put on the relationship cannot be solely attributed to McClellan’s flaw.”

On IronBrigader.com: George McClellan Quick Facts

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Lauren thought it was Sherman. She lost her $5,701 bet and wound up with $2,999.

Matt came up with Sherman, too, but only got as far as “She”. He lost $9,798 and was left with $2.00.

Sarah picked Grant. McClellan occurred to her, she explained, but she thought Grant was a safer pick. Sarah lost $6,000 but won the game with the $8,400 she had left. Her 2-day total is $39,400.

A triple stumper from each round:

WHO MADE THAT? ($1000) Get your kicks, hoop it up & play your “A” game with Harden Stepback shoes

ARCHER ($1600) In this Edith Wharton novel, the aptly named May Welland Archer wins an archery contest at the Beaufort House

More clues on Page 2, including reversals

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Authors on Authors”

Whitman said this man’s poetry has a “propensity toward nocturnal themes, a demoniac undertone behind every page” show

WHO IS EDGAR ALLAN POE?

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