Final Jeopardy: Early 20th Century History (5-16-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/16/2024) in the category “Early 20th Century History” was:
Before entering history, this man visited the grave of Bogdan Žerajić, who had died just a few years earlier
Grant DeYoung, a grocery clerk from Prescott, AZ., won $25,601 yesterday. In Game 4, his opponents are: Chen Yan, a surgeon from Happy Valley, OR; and Elizabeth Brzozowski, a social studies teacher from Fishkill, NY.
Round 1 Categories: Yo Abba Abba! – Anagrammed Authors – Meet Me in the Middle – Close States in the Presidential Election – Here Be Monsters – Not an Adverb, but Ends With “-ly”
Grant found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Not an Adverb But Ends With ‘-ly’” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,000, $1,400 more than Elizabeth in second place. Grant bet it all and came up with irregularity. That was WRONG.
The Greek for “irregular” gives us this word for a scientific observation that differs from expectation show
Elizabeth finished in the lead with $3,600. Grant was second with $3,000 and Chen was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Countries With One Thing in Common [or 7-Letter Countries] – Approximate Weights & Measures – TV “Q” – The Wild West – Science Experiments – Add a Letter
Grant found the first Daily Double in “The Wild West” under the $1,600 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,600, $200 more than Chen in second place. Grant bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Buffalo Bill & Billy the Kid were among those who used this company’s model 1873, the “gun that won the west” show
Grant found the last Daily Double in “Countries with One Thing in Common” under the $2,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,000, $5,600 more than Chen in second place. Grant bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
It’s the country that surrounds the Gambia show
Grant finished in the lead with a runaway $20,800. Chen was second with $9,600 and Elizabeth was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS GAVRILO PRINCIP?
On June 28, 1914, 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, setting the stage for World War I. At the same time, Princip also killed Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, the Archduke’s wife.
Paul Miller-Melamed’s article “The Sarajevo Assassination That Didn’t Happen” has the full scoop on Gavrilo Princip’s connection to Bogdan Žerajić. The title refers to attempts by Žerajić to kill Emperor Franz Joseph and Bosnian governor-general Marijan Varešanin. Žerajić actually only succeeded in killing himself, an act that turned him into a martyr and that is what set Princip off on a path that would impact the whole world.
Princip was found guilty of murder and high treason but he couldn’t be executed because, according to Hapsburg law, you had to be 20 to get the rope.
Elizabeth went with Archduke Franz Ferdinand. She bet and lost her whole $2,400.
Chen went with Sirhan Sirhan, Bobby Kennedy’s assassin. He didn’t lose a penny, standing pat on his $9,600.
Grant got it right. He also bet nothing so he won the game with the $20,800 he already had. Grant’s 2x-day total is $46,401.
A triple stumper from each round:
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE ($1000) This country sits directly between Yemen & Iraq
TV “Q” ($2000) Jack Klugman got to the heart of the matter as this title medical examiner from 1976 to 1983
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “CONSTITUTIONS OF THE WORLD”
Amendments to its 1901 constitution require approval of at least 4 states before receiving royal assent show
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Unlike last night, I found FJ and the DDs pretty difficult. When the going got tough, Grant got going. For Final I thought only of the guy who shot McKinley, whose name I know but couldn’t recall anyway.
Stumpers also not nice to me, other than the Klugman show, which I never watched (but I forgot the two letters at the end of the title, so maybe a disallowance?), and the add-a-letter mom’s sister/jeer.
A new iteration of the show is in the works, Pop Culture Jeopardy, featuring teams of 3. Some of the online peeps I know have formed teams already. But each person has to pass the online test independently.
Howard, I’m sure just Klugman’s character’s name was all that was asked for.
The Pop Culture show is supposed to come out on Amazon Prime. I put a link to the page on the Jeopardy website on the What To Expect post.
Here is a link to the Pop Culture FAQs
Leon Czolgosz (McKinley got capped here in Buffalo).
Charles Guiteau, who shot James Garfield, was in a free love cult in the 1850s. However, Charles didn’t get much (or any) love – they called him “Charles Get Out”!
I first said Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but quickly changed to Gavrilo Prinzip.
I gotta admit, Grant made me chuckle counting on his fingers! Also, he made quite a comeback after that DD miss.
Jason, I agree with you about the finger counting strategy. It also made me think Grant is a person who wants to win using any means necessary. I hope he becomes more than a 3-day champ because he’s a joy to watch. He certainly never gives up.
Also, I was thinking I could use some of his hair at my age. 🤣
Matt Amodio is a notorious finger-counter when it comes to a specific number of letters, words, or syllables.
I did well in today’s Jeopardy, but the FJ was rather tough (but gettable). Anyways, it was another great game.!
That “Countries With One Thing in Common” category should have just been named “7-Letter Countries. That’s why I put that note in bracket after it.
For most of the clues, though, I think the right country was obvious.
Well VJ, despite the absence of the seven letter inclusion, , most of those countries were rather obvious anyways. Even if they weren’t, the “one thing in common” quickly followed that they were seven letter countries.
Well, Rick, I’m glad to see that you agree with me because I said the right country was obvious for most of the clues.
Be that as it may, some people may not have heard Ken’s explanation when he read the category titles.