Final Jeopardy: Medicine (5-23-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/23/2022) in the category “Medicine” was:
Post-this disease syndrome affects many survivors, of which the U.S. is estimated to have 300,000, the vast majority over 65
6x champ Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, PA has won $131,801 so far. In Game 7, he is up against: Mari Chao, a writing center coordinator from Orlando, FL; and Jodi Harris, a content strategist from Culver City, CA.
Round 1 Categories: The Rainforests – What’s in a Name? – It’s May 23rd! – Wide World of Sports Films – U.S. Buildings – Anagram Pairs
Jodi found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “U.S. Buildings” under the $400 clue with 11 clues left after it. She was in second place with $3,000, $200 less than Ryan’s lead. Jodi bet $1,000 and thought it was the Empire State Building. That was WRONG.
A radiator cap design was fittingly incorporated into the corners of this Art Deco skyscraper in New York City show
Ryan and Mari finished in a tie for the lead with $4,000. Jodi was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Relatively Successful Composers – Possessive Phrases – How Epic! – TV – Salt & Pepper – It’s an “ad”, “ad”, “ad”, “ad” World
Jodi found the first Daily Double in “It’s an ‘ad’x4 World” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick. She was in third place with $3,800, $5,000 less than Ryan’s lead. Jodi bet $1,800 and said Jerusalem. No “ad” in that so it was WRONG.
This large historic city is 400 miles southwest of Tehran & 500 east of Beirut show
Mari got the last Daily Double in “How Epic” under the $800 clue with 8 clues left after it. She and Ryan were tied at $13,600, $11,600 more than Jodi in second place. Mari bet $3,500 and went with an earthquake. That was WRONG.
In the ancient Sumerian epic Eridu Genesis, the gods decide to destroy humankind via one of these disasters show
Ryan finished in the lead with $18,000. Mari was second with $13,300 and Toni was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS POLIO?
Cedars-Sinai.org says: “Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a disorder of the nerves and muscles. It happens in some people many years after they have had polio.”
Polio is caused by a virus that is said to strike young children most often. However, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt contracted it at age 39 and became permanently paralyzed from the waist down. In 1938, FDR founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis which became the March of Dimes. The organization helped fund vaccine research. This led to successful development of vaccines by Jonas Salk in the 1950s and Albert Sabin in the 1960s. Cedar-Sinai says these vaccines “helped to wipe out polio in the U.S. and almost everywhere else. But polio is making a comeback. There have been recent outbreaks around the world.”
Jodi thought it was “stroke”. She lost half her score and finished with $1,000.
Mari went for post-traumatic stress. That cost her $12,100 and left her with $1,200.
Ryan’s response was measles. He lost $4,600 but won the game with the $13,400 he had left. His 7-day total is $145,201.
A triple stumper from each round:
WHAT’S IN A NAME? ($400) The name of this classic Chevy introduced in 1966 was supposed to suggest a camaraderie between a car & its owner
HOW EPIC! ($1200) Non-ancient epics known as Columbiads recount the settlement & growth of this country
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “America in the 1700s”
“Every state shall always keep up a well regulated and disciplined militia, sufficiently armed and accoutred” is in No. 6 of these show
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I thought that polio was the only possible answer and was shocked no one got it. There was a time, when playing along, I would rarely get an answer correct but nowadays I feel like Einstein. Also, why is Jeopardy heavy on the female contestants. We have not had three men competing, or two male challengers of a female champ i since Amy was champ or even longer. Why the obvious agenda?
Mayim is a Wonderful Hostess! We Really Love Her Way of Engaging into it, She is so Natural, Not Superficial! It seems to Us, She Truly Enjoys What She Does and Most of All Not Exactly … just for the Money But The Reason of Performing a “Great Show Very Well Done!!;. 🙂
I agree. Love the tag team of KJ and MB.
Horrendous wagering in FJ. Mari should have wagered $4701, which would have surpassed Ryan if he’d bet $0. And he should have wagered at least $8601 to ensure victory if both he and Mari hit FJ. $4600 made no sense; he would have lost even if both he and Mari were correct on FJ.
And Mari’s wager would have knocked her down into 3rd had Jodi either bet $0 or nailed FJ.
FJ and most of the DDs were all tough, but to this former NYer, the Art Deco building was obvious.
“This man’s choice,” the soccer shoes clue, and the 4-letter AZ river were all pretty easy.
Yes, Ryan got lucky, as his wager would not have covered. I knew FJ because of my training, and the mother of a friend growing up had it.
Unusually for me, of late, I got all the TS on page 2. I thought that I had surmised “Columbiad”, but didn’t have the courage of my convictions, and, I remained silent. But, I don’t know that I would celebrate knowing the SS chief.
Ryan did, though, have his spectacles for this game! If I ever get on, I’ll need to be refracted before I go, so I can see the board!
Disappointed episode as all 3 DDs were missed and a triple stumper in FJ as today’s final was a tough one.
I would say that, but on the plus side, Ryan, you got lucky. He won 7 games & $145,201. We’ll see what he does in his 8th game tomorrow.