Final Jeopardy: State Capitals (4-4-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/4/2024) in the category “State Capitals” was:
It was named for a nearby river that explorer Gabriel Moraga named for one of a religious grouping of 7
Today is the last semifinal in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament and the contestants are: Matt Jackson, a grad student in computer science & public policy orig. from Washington, D.C.; Sam Buttrey, a grad student in computer science & public policy from Pacific Grove, CA; and Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, PA.
Round 1 Categories: European Capitals – Anatomical Etymology – Quasi-Related Pairs – A Category Made of Steel – Characters in Musicals – You Can’t Spell…
Victoria found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “You Can’t Spell” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick of the round. She was in second place with $2,600, $600 less than Matt’s lead. Victoria made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
this word meaning to belittle without “spar” show
Victoria finished in the lead with $6,000. Matt was in second place with $4,800. Sam was last with $3,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Historical Quotes – Train Tales – A Beacon in the Night – Photographers – ’90s Movie Fu – “C-U” Later
Sam found the first Daily Double in “Train Tales” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in second place with $5,400, $600 less than Victoria’s lead. Sam bet it all and he was RIGHT.
This title train was filled with children “all in their pajamas and nightgowns” as it “raced northward” show
Victoria found the last Daily Double in “A Beacon in the Night” under the $800 clue on the 19th pick of the round. In the lead with $16,800, she had $3,200 more than Sam in second place. Victoria bet $9,000 and she was RIGHT.
The Lanterna of this Italian port is the Mediterranean’s tallest lighthouse; Antonio Columbo was a keeper in 1449 of the first ones there show
Victoria finished in the lead with $27,000. Sam was in second place with $16,000. Matt was last with $10,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS SACRAMENTO?
There are singular and plural versions of the name Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga originally called the Sacramento River, plus a third version: “Rio del Santisimo Sacramento”, which is a direct reference to the Holy Eucharist (the Blessed Sacrament or Holy Communion), one of the 7 Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church.
Going back closer to when it happened, I found this entry in History of California (1866): “Sacramento (the Sacrament). Lieutenant Moraga gave the great river which bears its name the designation of “Jesus Maria,” and to its principal branch that of “Sacramento.” But before the American conquest, the river had assumed the name of the Sacramento, and the branch was called the Feather. The river named the county.
Sacramento County was one of the original counties in California. The City of Sacramento was incorporated on February 27, 1850. Not only the state capital, it is also the oldest incorporated city in the Golden State.
Matt thought it might be St. Paul. He lost $10,399 and finished with $1.00.
Sam got it right. He bet $11,001 and finished with $27,001.
Victoria also got it right. She bet $5,001 and won the game with $32,001. Sam and Matt got $10,000 each.
The finals start tomorrow with Victoria Groce, Andrew He and Amy Schneider. This tournament will wrap up next week with the first to win 2 games. Then, believe it or not, regular Jeopardy! games will resume at last!
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
A BEACON IN THE NIGHT ($2000) Old Baldy, protecting the entrance to this river since 1817, is North Carolina’s oldest standing lighthouse
’90s MOVIE FUN ($2000) Scriptwriter Quentin Tarantino first tried to get backing to make this 1993 Christian Slater film that Tony Scott ultimately made
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Historical Places”
Following a raid at this establishment in 1969, protesters confronted police by forming a Rockette-style kickline show
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For a change the two sets of boards didn’t stump me repeatedly. My late wife was a practicing Catholic, so FJ came to me quickly. I picked up a few things over four decades.
I just kept saying “siete, siete”, (if that’s how it’s spelled), and came up with nada.
Matt was weird, as usual, but Sam and Victoria were very likeable and engaging (as usual). Victoria might have the chops to win it all.