Final Jeopardy: Organizations (4-29-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/29/2019) in the category “Organizations” was:

The oldest of these business booster groups, formed in Marseille in 1599, uses “de” instead of “of” in the name

17x champ James Holzhauer, has now won $1,275,587. In Game 18, he takes on these two players: Adam Levin, a sports information director from Ashland, MA; and Jasmine Leonas, a social media specialist from Chicago, IL.

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Round 1 Categories: Wait, Something’s “Off” – Pup Culture – Movie Stores – Lodgepodge – Potent Portables – Breaks & Livers

James found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Breaks & Livers” under the $1,000 clue on the 1st pick of the round. No one had any money. He bet the “full dime” and thought it was “pulmonary.” That was WRONG.

The portal vein brings venous blood to the liver while this artery bring oxygenated arterial blood. show

WHAT IS HEPATIC?

James finished in the lead with $6,200. Adam was second with $5,000 and Jasmine was last with $3,800.

Round 2 Categories: State of the State Park – Alliterative Phrases – Facts about Poets – Wheely Good – Controversial TV – The Spanish Civil War

James found the first Daily Double in “Facts about Poets” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick. He was in the lead with $15,000 at this point, $6,000 more than Adam in second place. He bet $10,117 and he was RIGHT.

Seamus Heaney’s 1999 translation of this 1,200-year-old epic poem was a surprise bestseller. show

WHAT IS “BEOWULF”?

Adam found the last Daily Double in “Alliterative Phrases” under the $2,000 clue, with 10 clues worth $7,600 left after it. In second place with $13,000, he had $15,317 less than James in the lead. He bet $12,000 and he was RIGHT.

Ships of yore masked their nationality with these, now a term for any covert act designed to make another entity look guilty. show

WHAT IS A FALSE FLAG?

James finished in the lead with $33,517. Adam was next with $27,000 and Jasmine was in third place with $7,800.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?

What officially became the Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded on 8/5/1599 in an effort to provide some protection for merchants from pirates and other criminal elements. According to French wikipedia, in 1650, the cities of Rouen, Dunkirk and Lyon followed Marseille’s example. English wikipedia says that the oldest English-speaking Chamber of Commerce was founded in Jersey (the island) in 1768, followed by one in New York City that same year. Today, these business networks exist world-wide on many levels, from community to international chambers of commerce.

A Daily Double from 2000: U.S. CITIES ($600): Its Chamber of Commerce is located at 3720 Howard Hughes Parkway

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Jasmine had “the Legion of Honor.” She bet nothing so she stayed at $7,800.

Adam got it right. He bet $26,999 and finished with $53,999.

James got it, too. He bet $20,500 and won the game with $54,017. His 18-day total is $1,329,604.

A triple stumper from each round:

MOVIE STORES ($1000) In “The Shop Around the Corner” Margaret Sullavan and this actor bicker at work but are sweethearts by letter

THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR ($1600) Some 800 American volunteers died fighting for the loyalists, many as part of a battalion named for this 19th c. president

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “The Supreme Court”

Only 5 of the 17 Chief Justices previously served as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court; he was the last. show

WHO IS WILLIAM REHNQUIST?

Enough of that: James posted this message on his Facebook page last Saturday: Jeopardy! will no longer allow personal shoutouts in Final Jeopardy! So take heed! They will be considered part of the response.