Final Jeopardy: The Supreme Court (5-18-16)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/18/2016) in the category “The Supreme Court” was:
With the passing of Antonin Scalia, this Reagan appointee became the longest-tenured justice on the court.
In the third game of Power Players week, we’ve got comedian, Louie C.K., playing for Fistula Foundation; CNN’s “At This Hour” co-host, Kate Bolduan, playing for Free Arts NYC; and Washington Post journalist, Jonathan Capehart, playing for Sasha Bruce Youthwork.
Round 1 Categories: It’s Not Rocket Science – Musical Theater – Louis, Louis – State Facts – CEOs – Multiple Choice
We did not get to see the Jeopardy! round Daily Double. The round ended with one clue ($400) left in Multiple Choice, one ($600) in Rocket Science and the whole “CEOs” category went untouched.
Kate finished in the lead with $4,000. Louie was second with $3,800 and Jonathan was last with $1,200.
Round 2 Categories: I Heart Capes – Art – D.C. History – What’s “New”? – Classic Movie Characters – Deep Thoughts
Jonathan found the first Daily Double in “D.C. History” under the $1,600 clue. 5 clues were left after it, including the last Daily Double. In second place with $6,800, he had $5,000 less than Louie in the lead. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
Washington originally include 2 port cities within its boundaries: Georgetown & this city that returned to Virginia in 1846. show
2 clues later, Louie found the last Daily Double in “Deep Thoughts” under the $1,600 clue. He was in the lead with $13,000 now, $4,200 more than Jonathan in second place. He bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Richard Nixon. “When the president does it, that means that it is not _____.” show
Louie finished in the lead with $18,000. Jonathan was next with $8,800 and Kate was in third place with $5,200.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
A Feb 2016 article about Justice Scalia says after Reagan nominated Scalia in 1986, he “took his seat on Sept. 26, 1986. He served on the high court until his death, bringing his tenure to 30 years [29 yr 4 mo] and making him the longest serving Supreme Court justice to sit on the current bench. Previously, the title was held by Justice John Paul Stevens, who was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Gerald Ford and served from December 1975 until his retirement… in June 2010. The longest serving Supreme Court Justice on the bench is now Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy was nominated to the bench by Reagan in 1988.” Also, see CNN’s Anthony Kennedy Fast Facts
Greenpapers.com has a table showing the tenure of each Justice (as of 4/2016).
Kate wrote down “Souter.” She lost her $5,000 bet and finished with $200.
Jonathan got it right. His $6,000 bet brought him up to $14,800.
Louie also got it right. He bet $399 and finished with $18,399. Today we are showing you the prizes because it was the first time this week that second place won more than the $10K guarantee.
These 2 triple stumpers were in the second round “Art” category:
($1200) In 1987, his “Irises” sold at auction for a then-record $53.9 million
($1600) The 2 best-known paintings at the Huntington in California are “Pinkie” & this colorful Gainsborough kid
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Organizations”
The full name of this scholarly group founded after a lecture in 1660 includes “of London for Improving Natural Knowledge.” show
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Jonathan Capehart reveals the buzzer secret he got from Louis C.K.
None attempt to answer many easy questions. I expect more of people who work with the news.
Oh, it was a big improvement over yesterday. There were only 7 clues all 3 of them blanked out on. I didn’t get Rush Limbaugh’s birthplace either though I know I have read it before
If Scalia was on Supreme Court from September, 1986 until his death in February, 2016, that is not 30 years. It annoys me when people play games with numbers.
@Marilyn I’ll put a bracket in there for you that to show 29.4 like the table 🙂
I wasn’t blaming you, VJ.
I know Marilyn, but I don’t want you to be annoyed. I did notice the rounding off but figured close enough. LOL!!
Marilyn, you are correct. The Wall Street Journal and more credible media write “nearly 30 years” when referring to Scalia.
It reminds me of my grandfather who died one month short of his 104th birthday. The family always said “he was 103 when he died one month shy of 104.” As a kid I kept trying to figure out why they needed to get that 104 in there.
In the first round, they did go looking for that Daily Double after Alex said time was running out– they just didn’t find it. One of the 4 clues they got to was a triple stumper, then some extra time was wasted when Kate missed the answer on this clue: “You dilute a solution by watering it down; you do this to your pupils, 1 letter different, by making them expand.” Louie CK got it and she said “Kate Bolduan’s an idiot for $500.” idk if Alex heard what she really said. He said: “No, you don’t have control of the board right now. I’m all for women’s lib but you’re pushing it a little too far, Kate.”
Here a link to 10 clues from the game
Who got the dry daily double in the first round?