Final Jeopardy: European History (4-3-15)

The Final Jeopardy question (4/3/2015), in the category “European History” was:

A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world’s most vast, and this one.

2-day champ Kerry Greene has won $42,802 so far. In the last game of the week, she is up against these two players: Pat Kavanaugh, from Chicago, IL; and Tom Imler, from Cary, NC.

Round 1: Tom found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “20th Century America” under the $600 clue before the first break. He was in the lead with $3,200, $200 more than Kerry in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and thought it was “void.” That was WRONG.

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WHAT IS “PROHIBITED”?

Tom finished in the lead with $4,200. Kerry was second with $2,400 and Pat was last with $2,000.

Round 2: Tom found the first Daily Double in “World Capital Attractions” under the $1,200 clue. He was in the lead with $9,400, $1,400 more than Pat in second place. He bet $2,600 and he was RIGHT.

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WHAT IS PRAGUE?

Tom found the last Daily Double in “Big Business” under the $1,200 clue, with only the $800 clue in the same category left after it. In the lead with $16,800, he had $5,200 more than Kerry in second place. He bet $3,200 and he was RIGHT.

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WHAT IS WELLS FARGO?

Tom finished in the lead with $20,800. Kerry was next with $11,600 and Pat was in third place with $8,000.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS BELARUS?

“According to the earliest chronicle of Kievan Rus’, a Varangian named Rurik became prince of Novgorod in about 860 before his successors moved south and extended their authority to Kiev. By the late 9th century the Varangian ruler of Kiev had established his power over a large area that gradually came to be known as Russia. The name “Russia” is thought to be connected with Slavic or Persian roots. Originally Rus was a medieval country and state that comprised mostly Early East Slavs. The territories of that old Rus are today distributed among the Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine. ” Learn more here.

Pat got it right. Her $5,000 bet brought her up to $13,000.

Kerry got it right, too. She spelled it “Byelorus” but the judges told Alex it didn’t change the pronunciation. She bet $11,598 bet, finishing with $23,198.

Tom thought it was Hungary. That cost him $9,300 and he wound up in third place with $11,500. So Kerry remains champ and her 3-day total is $66,000.

During the chat, Alex asked Kerry what the best place was of the 38 different addresses she has lived at. She said she liked the two years she spent in San Diego and couldn’t complain about that, referring to the good weather. We’re sure few, if any, New Englanders would!

CLUE FAIL: In the category “In Life” this was the $800 clue: “In Catholicism, this sacrament, administered on baptized persons at least age 7, allows you to take communion.”

“What is Confirmation” was accepted as an answer from Tom. They didn’t stop and make a wrong answer call during the show but they obviously knew about it — at the end of the show, Alex apologized for the mistake and said they “messed up rather badly in their phrasing.” Fortunately, he said, it did not affect the outcome of the game. He promised they will do better on Monday. Phrased that way, Penance, Reconciliation or Confession would all have been correct answers.

2 years ago:: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Authors”

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WHO IS GORE VIDAL?

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