Final Jeopardy: U.S. Political History (5-11-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/11/2020) in the category “U.S. Political History” was:

These 2 now-defunct parties each gave the U.S. 4 presidents in the 19th century

Today’s game is the first half hour of the third match in the Greatest of All Time Tournament (original airdate: 1/9/2020). Ken Jennings won the first match. James Holzhauer won the second. Brad Rutter needs a win.

Round 1 Categories: A Million Dollars Ain’t What It Used To Be – Comedians – The Alps – I’m Not Wearing Pants – Prequels & Sequels – Buy a Vowel

James found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Alps” under the 1,000 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in second place with 1,400 now, 1,600 less than Ken’s lead. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.

Thought to be 5,300 years old, a mummified neolithic “iceman” given this first name was find in the Alps in 1991 show

WHO IS OTZI?

James finished in the lead with 7,600. Ken was second with 6,000 and Brad was last with 3,400.

Round 2 Categories: What’s In Your Brain – TV Green Thumb – Government in Crisis – Characters on Stage – Word Origins – Road Trip!

Brad found the first Daily Double in “Word Origins” under the 1,600 clue on the very first pick. The scores were the same as above. He bet all of his 3,400 points and thought it was the black plague. That was WRONG.

This condition was thought to arise from an excess of black bile, the origin of its name. show

WHAT IS MELANCHOLIA?

5 clues later, Ken nabbed the last Daily Double in “Government in Crisis” under the 1,600 clue. In second place with 9,200, he had 400 less than James’ lead. He felt he had to go “all in” and he was RIGHT.

This 1832-33 crisis ended when South Carolina backed down from its efforts to void Federal law. show

WHAT IS NULLIFICATION?

Ken finished in the lead with 25,600. James was next with 13,600 and Brad was in third place with 8,800.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT ARE WHIG & DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN

The Democratic-Republican party was founded in 1792. Its leaders, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe, all served as President. The fourth member to become President was John Quincy Adams. The Whig party was founded in 1833. Two of its leaders, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, served as President. The other two members elected to the office were John Tyler and Millard Fillmore.

See the list of U.S. Presidents on wikipedia

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Brad doubled his points to 17,600.

James did likewise, only he had more points. He finished with 27,200.

Ken doubled up, too, and that gave him 51,200 to the delight of the audience and a high five from James.

Those scores will be added to the totals in the next game to determine the winner of today’s match.

Here are 2 triple stumpers from the TV GREEN THUMB category:

(1200) On ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, this wife of Commander Waterford has some pivotal scenes in her greenhouse

(1600) Played by Carolyn Jones in the ’60s, she loved to cut the heads off her roses & rejoiced when her thorns came in sharp

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Cities in Literature”

In “Gone with the Wind”, Rhett Butler says this city named for a monarch “is the South, only intensified” show

WHAT IS CHARLESTON, SC?

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