Final Jeopardy: British History (4-7-16)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/7/2016) in the category “British History” was:
On January 1, 1801 George III relinquished this royal title claimed by English monarchs since the Hundred Years’ War.
2x champ Jeff Crosby now has $30,201 to his credit. Today he takes on these two players: Courtney Corcoran, from Alexandria, VA; and Ken Sansone, from Bedford, NH.
Round 1 Categories: Good Workout Songs – Cairo – The Final Chapter – Stable Characters – “I.M.” – Pay
Ken found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Pay” under the $1,000 clue not long after the chat. He was in the lead with $3,800, $2,000 more than Courtney in second place. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.
2-word term for any large sum; in 1360 it was literally 3 million gold crowns for John II. show
Ken finished in the lead with $7,700. Jeff was second with $3,400 and Courtney was last with $1,600.
Round 2 Categories: How “Sweet” It Is – Experiments – The Old West – Movie Titles in Other Countries – Words in U.S. Capitals – I.M. Pei
Ken found the first Daily Double in “How ‘Sweet’ It Is” under the $1,600 clue on the 6th pick of the round. In the lead with $9,300, he had $6,500 more than Courtney in second place. He bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Jonathan Swift wrote that honey & wax furnished “mankind with the two noblest of things, which are” these. show
Ken found the last Daily Double in “Words in U.S. Capital” under the $1,600 clue with 9 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $15,500 now, $4,900 ahead of Jeff in second place. He bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
A prohibition in New York’s capital. show
Ken finished in the lead with $22,900. Jeff was next with $14,600 and Courtney was in third place with $4,000.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The best synopsis I found is in “They Eat Horses, Don’t They?: The Truth about the French” by Piu Marie Eatwell. Most of the Plantagent lands were lost to the French crown in the early years of the 13th century, she writes, “partly owing to the incompetence of bad King John– and it was to recapture them that the bellicose King Edward III embarked on a hundred years of war with France…. Indeed, English monarchs from that time forward styled themselves Kings of England and France, and the English royal coat of arms historically included the insignia of pretenders to the French throne, the fleur-de-lys. The fleur-de-lys was only removed from the royal coat of arms after George III, in a brief moment of sanity, finally relinquished the centuries-old claim of English kings to the French throne after 1802….”
Also interesting (and current): Top 10 Pretenders to the Thrones of Europe
Courtney wrote down King of England. She lost her $3,900 bet and was left with $100.
Jeff came up with Defender of the Faith. He lost $6,000 and finished with $8,600.
Ken thought it was the Duke of York. He only bet $7,000 so he had $15,900 left and that made him the new Jeopardy! champ.
This was the first triple stumper in the game in “Final Chapter”: ($1,000) – Little Ilyusha’s Funeral. The Speech at the Stone (Great book, great film)
And this was a big surprise in “Pay” but it wasn’t a surprise that Alex told them they were going to hate themselves for missing it. LOL!
($800) A down payment is usually required when purchasing something on this rhyming plan
More stumpers on Page 2
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Foreign Leaders”
In 1964 he was convicted of sabotage & conspiracy & served over 20 years in prison. show
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I liked Ken’s DD bets. And luckily for him, he got all 3 right.
Maybe it’s just me, but I think Alex should have asked Jeff to be more specific when he said Marcos (sans Imelda). I know the category title was “I.M” (and Alex likes to say ‘We all know what that means.”), but still… After that reversal yesterday, and all the other weird things that have been accepted/pardoned on J! lately, why not?
Alex was probably still pouting over not being smart enough for the Prometheus Society. LOL. I actually get a kick out of it when he does that little brat thing.
Oh, and about that $800 clue in “Pay” (and other instances)—Alex sometimes seems to forget that the contestants are not as old as he is.
Idk. If he was a little more aggressive, he could’ve put the game away.
True, the DD’s were pretty easy (though I missed “sweetness & light). But sometimes the player doesn’t get so lucky. 🙂
I thought he should have asked him to be more specific, too, Cece. Perhaps he was making up for the day before when Jeff was credited for his “initials” response.
46/61 here.
VJ, You predicted it on the fj clue correctly. Congrats.
On the category “pay” I noticed that the younger generation was not really familiar with this term or this plan because it is accustomed to purchasing everything on credit. Just go to the store and yell “charge.” Our parents saved and then purchased what was needed
Thanks, Jacob, though that was more speculation than prediction and I actually felt bad for saying it watching Ken and Jeff play. Smart guys!
Yeah, Courtney was kinda young and maybe the guys don’t do much Xmas shopping, but I thought they would have at least heard of it. I have never put anything on lay-away myself owing to my colossal aversion to long lines!