Final Jeopardy: State Names (5-13-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/13/2022) in the category “State Names” was:
This state was named for a man born in Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover in 1683
2x champ Daniel Nguyen, a high school math teacher from San Jose, CA., won $25,199 this week. In Game 3, the competitors are: Marie Shapiro, a retired school registrar from San Francisco, CA; and Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, PA.
Round 1 Categories: Brisk Lit – D.C. Tourism – Holidays & Observances – Drop a Letter – Red – Taylor’s Version
Marie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Brisk Lit” under the $1,000 clue with 8 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $2,000, $400 more than Daniel and Ryan who were tied in second place. Marie bet $1,500 and she was RIGHT.
The Wife of Bath & the Summoner have stories to tell in this classic work show
Marie finished in the lead with $4,300. Daniel was second with $4,000. Ryan was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Treaties – TV: Who Played ‘Em? – Communication – Places in the Bible – Opera – Starts with “Y”
Daniel found the first Daily Double in “Communications” under the $2,000 clue on the 20th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $13,200, $3,200 more than Ryan in second place. Daniel bet $4,000, and he was RIGHT.
Abbreviated AFP, the world’s oldest news agency dates back to 1835 & is headquartered in this city show
Ryan got the last Daily Double in “Bible Places” under the $1,600 clue with 6 clues left after it. He was in second place with $12,400, $3,800 less than Daniel’s lead. Ryan bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
This reluctant prophet boarded a ship bound for Tarshish that was soon caught in a storm show
Daniel finished in the lead with $17,600. Ryan was second with $12,000 and Marie was last with $6,700. The $2,000 Opera clue was not shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS GEORGIA?
The website Today in Georgia History tells us that “George II signed the charter creating the colony of Georgia in 1732.” James Oglethorpe, a British soldier, Member of Parliament, social reformer and philanthropist, was a key figure both in persuading the King to permit him to establish the colony and in its early history.
George II died on October 25, 1760 and was succeeded by his grandson, George III whose armies were defeated in the Revolutionary War. Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on January 2, 1788.
Memorizing the English monarchs
Marie got it right. She bet $6,000 and finished with $12,700.
Ryan got it right too. He bet $6,800 and finished with $18,800.
Daniel came up with New Hampshire (named after a place). He lost $6,401 and landed in third place with $11,199. That made Ryan Long the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
RED ($1000) The 1898 Omaha Expo included an “Indian Congress” attended by this Sioux with another Nebraska city named for him
OPERA ($1200) Beethoven’s only opera, it enjoyed little early success, as Vienna was occupied by French troops during its premiere
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “19th Century Leaders”
Tall, lanky Joel Barlow was an ambassador carrying messages between these 2 world leaders, both mocked for being short show
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That end of Double Jeopardy! was a little clunky. However, I don’t think that I can pin that one on Mayim, and everyone knows I’m not her biggest fan. Of course, what I don’t know, since I’ve never been at a taping or in the studio, is how the host is notified when there’s less than a minute to go. The halting and choppy delivery seems to be minimized, so, that’s a relief.
It’s too bad that the “Overheard” was Ryan’s after game thing, because his Arnold imitation was spot-on!
As for FJ, I went down the coast, but, not far enough! I was thinking all the “New” states were the Duke of, like Duke of York, &c. So, I could understand the reasoning for Daniel’s “Hampshire” response. But, as I stopped at South Carolina, I didn’t think of Georgia, and I said “Pennsylvania”, figuring Billy Penn could have been born there, then! Clearly, I was wrong!! Consulting my buddy, Professor Wikipedia, I see Billy was born earlier, 1644, but, in London!
And how did I know Beethoven’s only opera? From Tom Cruise, of course, in “Eyes Wide Shut”!!
Jason, Ryan’s Schwarzenegger impression is on Jeopardy!’s YouTube channel. I added it to page 2 as well.
Now that is WAY COOL!! Thank you, VJ!
After the last triple stumper, Mayim wants to reveal the last clue for Opera but no more time.