Final Jeopardy: Around the World (4-9-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/9/2025) in the category “Around the World” was:
An online article about this landmark said, “the stones themselves look like they are crying” & mentioned “Tears of…pain, hope & joy”
3x champ Mike Dawson, a technology manager from Portland, OR, has won $57,000 so far. In Game 4, he takes on these two players: Courtney Martin, a public defender orig. from Cedarburg, WI; and Andrew Hayes, a law student originally from Tupelo, MS.
Round 1 Categories: State Facts – A 2000-Era Mall Rat – Biblical Art – In the 3 “G” Network – Specific Potpourri – Clickbait Goes to the Movies
Mike found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “State Facts” under the $1,000 on the 12th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,400, $1,800 more than Andrew in second place. Mike made it a true Daily Double and got half of it so he was WRONG.
During the Civil War more battles were fought in these 2 neighboring states than in any other show
Andrew finished in the lead with $5,800. Courtney was second with $2,600 and Mike was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Authors’ Appearances – Long Song Titles – Our Green Planet – 11-Letter Words – Past, the Duchy – On the Left Hand Side
Andrew found the first Daily Double in “Our Green Planet” under the $2,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $9,000, $7,000 more than Mike in second place. Andrew bet $1,000 and tried Dutch elm. That was WRONG.
With stumps 10 feet across, these trees were “The Redwoods of the East” until a fungus nearly eradicated them in the 1900s show
Andrew found the last Daily Double in “11-Letter Words” under the $2,000 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $11,600, $10,800 more than Mike in second place. Andrew bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
A term for Nicaraguan rebels led Stephen Fried to coin this word for a couture designer or a supermodel superfan show
Andrew finished in the lead with a runaway $25,200. Courtney was second with $4,200 and Mike was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE WAILING WALL?
The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is also known as the Kotel (wall in Hebrew) and the Western Wall. “The Stone that Cried” by Chana Weisberg is a video article on Chabad.org. The phrases in today’s clue, however, come from this description that’s not in the article: “The Kotel is called the Wailing Wall because of all the tears that Jews have shed…in front of this holy place. Tears of prayer, pain, hope and joy. There has been so much crying at the Wall that some say the stones themselves look like they are crying.”
“What is the Western Wall” on the Intl. Fellowship of Jews and Christians dives deeper into the Wall’s history. It’s interesting that it says King David “purchased Mount Moriah from the Jebusites and declared Jerusalem the capital of his kingdom.” There was an Ancient History triple stumper in yesterday’s game that mentioned the second King of Israel conquering the Jebusites.
Mike only got as far as MLK. He lost $2,398 and finished with $2.00.
Courtney got it right. She bet $601 and finished with $4,801.
Mike went with Mount Rushmore. He didn’t bet a shekel so he won the game and became the new Jeopardy! champ on the strength of his $25,200 runaway.
2 triple stumpers from OUR GREEN PLANET:
($400) In the 1800s the Tasmanian blue gum species of this tree was brought from Down Under to California & used as a windbreak
($1200) The title of a Michelle Pfeiffer movie, this toxic plant belonging to the genus Nerium is native to the Mediterranean region
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “THE BILL OF RIGHTS”
England’s “Bloody Assizes” & a 1685 life sentence for perjury were 2 main origins of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution show
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0/3 on DD and missed FJ. I said Stonehenge, after discounting moai. As I say, though, I’m not Jewish – I’m Jew-ish. I’m a goy, so, the Wailing Wall didn’t even enter my thoughts.
Actually, I was only surprised that something from the Temple Mount had survived after all these years.
It was another great game, but I was sorry that Mike lost. Well, perhaps it just wasn’t his day. Anyways, I also went with Mt. Rushmore for FJ.
Mike had an uphill struggle after that first tricky DD. But it was Andrew’s game anyway. He bet conservatively all the way through and it paid off.
I came up with Wailing Wall somehow, partial redemption for missing those darn DDs.
Thought one of them might recognize the Paul Sheldon character. Gandhi’s round Windsors was a gimme. The bluesman and the 11-letter professional both very knowable or guessable. Sort of knew Solomon’s visitor but not sure if they’d accept a one-word name.
I jokingly said Gina Lollobrigida for Solomon’s (Yul Brynner) visitor. 😆
Gina Lollobrigida had a good long life, lived till 95. Only film I’m sure I saw her in was “Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell.”
Looking back at FJ, I realized that “tears” was a huge hint that I overlooked. The “stones” is what led me to it.
Gina at one time said that the only time she got biblical with her co-star was when she made that biblical epic with Yul Brynner