Final Jeopardy: Medical History (5-2-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/2/2023) in the category “Medical History” was:
A vaccine against this respiratory illness came out in the U.S. In 1914 & eventually combined with 2 other vaccines
2x champ Kevin Belle, a trail planner from Silver Spring, MD, won $24,398 so far. In Game 3, his challengers are: Paul Guelpa, an attorney from Rossmoor, CA; and Amanda Hendrickson, a costumer from Highland Village, TX.
Round 1 Categories: They Won the Battle – A Jr. in Entertainment – Mind Your Grammar – Australian Wildlife – Double Double Letters – Jeopair! Boarding Process
Paul found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Australian Wildlife” under the $600 clue on 9th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $2,000, $1,800 more than Kevin in second place. Paul bet $2,000 and thought it was the koala. That was WRONG.
This creature with a fierce reputation is Australia’s largest carnivorous marsupial show
Paul finished in the lead with $4,600. Kevin was second with $3,600. Amanda was last with negative $1,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Mythology – Nonfiction – Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants – TV & Movie Comedies – World Cities – That’s So “Extra”
Amanda found the first Daily Double in “Mythology” under the $800 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. In last place with negative $800, Amanda had $5,000 less than Paul’s lead. Amanda bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT. Amanda bet $2,000 and was RIGHT.
The theme song to the James Bond film “Goldfinger” mentions this King of Phrygia show
Kevin got the last Daily Double in “World Cities” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $8,800 now, $3,800 more than Paul in second place after a reversal in Paul’s favor (see below). Kevin bet $2,000 and said Quito. That was WRONG.
Over 10,000 feet in elevation this South American capital is one of the international cities of peace show
Kevin finished in the lead with $14,400. Paul was second with $10,200 and Amanda was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS PERTUSSIS or WHOOPING COUGH?
Vaccine History: Developments by Year is a great article on The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s website. There you will learn that, after the smallpox vaccination, “The next routinely recommended vaccines … included vaccines that protect against pertussis (1914), diphtheria (1926), and tetanus (1938). These three vaccines were combined in 1948 and given as the DTP vaccine.” The article goes on to cover additional vaccines in later decades, including the acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP ) that was introduced in the 1990s.
If you knew the 1948 combo was DPT, that was a plus. If you knew the 1914 fact, you were home free. If you knew pertussis is also know as “whooping cough”, you at least knew it is a respiratory disease. Diphtheria can also be classified as a respiratory disease but if, like me, you didn’t know that, you had a better chance of getting this right.
Amanda got it right, only adding $15.00 to finish with $2,415.
Paul thought it was tuberculosis. That cost him $4,202 and left him with $5,998.
Kevin also got it right. He bet $4,000 and won the game with $18,400. Kevin’s 3-day total is $42,798.
Reversal: MYTHOLOGY ($400) This god of love hid Psyche & visited in secret until she found out who he was – Paul went with Greek mythology’s Eros but they wanted the Roman guy– Cupid. The judges okayed Eros and gave Paul $800 back.
2 triple stumpers from MYTHOLOGY:
($1600) She was chained to a rock, left to be devoured by a sea monster; Perseus swooped in & saved her
($2000) Among Greek heroes, No. 1 is Achilles & No. 2 is this son of Telamon who rescues Achilles’ body from the Trojans
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “U.S. National Parks”
This subtropical region is a biosphere reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, &, as of 1947, a national park show
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I’m an outlier since I think betting strategy in FJ is a big part of the game. I applaud when someone bets correctly, and cringe when they don’t.
I don’t think you’re an outlier, Otto. Plenty of people think betting strategy is an important component of the game. People who will benefit from studying it should.
I think I’m an outlier because it wouldn’t do me any good to study betting strategy. I would promptly forget it. As far as the players bets on the show goes, however, the bets were placed months ago. Nothing that’s said about their bets can help them now.
I believe it was Ryan (aka Fritz) Holznagel from here in Portland who wrote a guide to J! betting strategy. He won several games and also the ToC, as I recall.
And once again, Kevin lucks out despite not betting enough on FJ.
Figured it had to be TD or P, went with diphtheria.
Knew both missed DDs (the high-altitude one was a toughie); Raging Bull person; Plato’s work; and the Tracy-Hepburn film.
Well, Kevin was fortunate, as his wager would not have covered the second place wager, had Paul also wagered correctly.
I got FJ, because I thought of Balto – that was diphtheria serum, and, when you have a vaccine, you don’t need serum! (And Balto was just before the diphtheria vaccine.) And I thought of DaPT, then DPT. The “aP” is “acellular Pertussis” – instead of the bacterium, it’s just the antigen, which is like the street number, not the actual residence.
Real world, you never want to see a child with pertussis – the whooping cough is so-called because of the whoop that they make. A child coughing themselves to death is horrible.
I got all 3 DD, and, as per usual, about half of the TS.