Final Jeopardy: 20th Century American History (4-6-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/6/2021) in the category “20th Century American History” was:
A biography of him: “In a sweltering, dimly lit cabin, its window shades closed…his first presidential decisions were made”
New champ Brandon Deutsch, a student from Long Beach, CA, won $23,224 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Erin Merrill, a middle school soc. studies teacher from Woodbridge, VA; and Chris Hammer, an attorney from the Bronx, New York.
Round 1 Categories: The World in 1900 – A Swampy Situation – Biblical First Name’s the Same – Knives Out – A Student of Television – From the French
Brandon found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The World in 1900” under the $1,000 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,400, twice as much as Erin in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
Aug. 14th saw 19,000 international troops capture Beijing to quell the uprising of this secret society of “fighters.” show
Brandon finished in the lead with $8,200. Erin was second with $4,600 and Chris was last at negative $200. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Happy Trails! – Literary Settings – “Z” Is for… – Badjectives – Biochemistry – Before & Bafta
Erin found the first Daily Double in “Before & BAFTA” under the $2,000 clue on the 16th pick. She was in second place with $7,000 now, $9,000 less than Brandon’s lead. She bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
Zombies from an AMC drama stand on desks and moan, “O captain, my captain” to Robin Williams. show
Chris got the last Daily Double in “Happy Trails!” under the $800 clue, with 8 clues left after it. In third place with $4,200, he had $13,200 less than Brandon’s lead. He bet $2,000 and he answered with “Daniel Boone.” That was WRONG.
The Heritage Trail named for this man who’s had a few places honor him includes Berkeley Springs, W.V., which he surveyed. show
Brandon finished in the lead with $18,600. Erin was next with $12,200 and Chris was in third place with $7,800. No clues went uncovered.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The quote in the clue comes from “The Passage of Power”, the fourth volume of Robert Caro’s biographical series “The Years of Lyndon Johnson”, published in 2012. This particular volume deals with LBJ’s life from 1958 to 1964. It was on November 22, 1963, upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, that Johnson took the oath of office in the cabin of Airforce One and became the 36th President of the United States. “The Passage of Power” won many awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was No. 2 on Time Magazine’s Best Books of the Year (non-fiction). The third volume, “Master of the Senate” (2002), won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for biography/autobiography.
Richard Nixon thought the first volume “The Path to Power” (1982), was “just awful” and made LBJ look like an animal “because he was.”
Chris was right. He bet $5,200 and finished with $13,000.
Erin went with “Theodore Roosevelt.” That cost her $6,401 and left her with $5,799.
Brandon got it, too. He bet $5,801 and won the game with $24,401. His 2-day total is $47,625.
A triple stumper from each round:
A SWAMPY SITUATION ($1000) Also a Mississippi city, it means “swamp tree” in the Muskogee language & the swamp type is seen here
LITERARY SETTINGS ($1200) This Edgar Rice Burroughs hero first visited Barsoom, also known as Mars, in a 1912 tale
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Music Legends”
These 2 “monarchs” of popular culture both passed away on August 16, one in 2018, the other 41 years earlier show
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Is it just me or is aaron rodgers just too low key and bland? I love how katie couric came on and lit up the room with her great smile and personality.
I think the show would be better off if it had guests hosts on a permanent basis. My mom never watched the show until the guest hosts showed up.
In the first place, I certainly wouldn’t have described the interior inside Air Force One as being a “sweltering, dimly lit cabin”, and that’s partly what threw me. Perhaps inconsistencies like that was why Richard Nixon didn’t have much regard for the autobiography. Actually, given the context, I thought that it might have been Harry Truman since the former president came from Missouri.
My favorite guest hosts in order: mike richards, katie, ken, oz, and aaron. All 5 are much better than trebek. Trebek was waaaaay overrated.
Were they really expecting the contestant to guess “George Washington” by mentioning West Virginia and that “he’s had a few places honor him”? For a 2nd row clue? Seems like a stretch to me.
I guess he is also known for being a surveyor, so the last word in the clue helps as well.
I didn’t expect them to know washington either but when he was younger, he chopped down a cherry tree. Though it is a big stretch I must say. Overall I must say that Brandon did pretty well so far. I noticed that a lot of tv shows are named after historical places. Many previous presidents have also been honored in previous FJ clues. I hope Brandon makes his third game a strong win.
figure most everyone here in Berkeley Springs got the right answer… maybe a fair number in DC … maybe not so many in a place like Spokane ….