Final Jeopardy: European Borders (5-28-21)
Here are some more clues from the 5/28/2021 Jeopardy! game:
GEOGRAPHY ($200) Málaga & Murcia are 2 big cities in the southern part of this nation
THAT’S GARBAGE! ($1000) “The Pilgrim’s Progress” gave us the man with this rake, determined to keep working away in the filth
ON THE “HOUSE” ($1000) Across the street from Ford’s Theatre is this residence where Abraham Lincoln died
THE 18TH CENTURY ($1600) Seen here (image) as a model, the post-this word from the French was the first comfortable wheeled transport
MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES ($1600) “Metamorphosis” covers the storied career of this Hollywood makeup legend seen here (image)
KEEPING UP WITH THE JOANS ($800) In 2017 this singer of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
MATH CHAMPS ($1600) Henri Poincaré pioneered this math branch that studies deformation of objects into new shapes without any cutting or pasting
Sneak Peek clues — CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES
($200) The name of this block-stacking game comes from a Swahili word for “build”
($400) Combining silicone oil & boric acid creates the bouncy, moldable material first sold as this in 1949
($600) In Clue, this weapon may be found in the dining room but can be used to illuminate any room of the mansion
($800) First sold in 1976, this gel-filled action figure can be twisted, pulled & tied in knots but always return to its original shape
($1000) Ailments in Operation include Broken Heart, Brain Freeze & these internal feelings of apprehensions
ANSWERS: show
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THe questions seem to be coming at a fast rate, with more multiple parts to the questions. I hope this is only an aspect of the Tournament of Chanpions, and not the regular shows. It is less interesting for the audience when it is hard to keep up with the pace of questions.
You get ONE chance at winning $250K. Jennifer had the brass ring dangled in front of her on that DD, and she didn’t grab it. Unless the 18th Century category scared her, she should have bet her entire bankroll on that DD instead of $2200. Along the same lines, Sam should have protected his overall lead and bet $10 instead of his entire $7800 on the ensuing DD. He was very fortunate to have answered correctly. JQ made a $150K mistake, but she’s probably content with what she won.
Congrats to Sam and all of the players!
I was hoping a woman would win the trophy this time around. Jennifer was given a chance today to possibly beat Sam, had she been more daring in her DD and FJ bets. Oh, well. Great game, and congrats to Sam.
Cece, yep Sam is a deserving champion. He was so humble and showed his opponents such respect imo in his interaction with them upon winning. They appeared to be happy that he won. Good final.
I was thinking about you when all the press releases came out on the Internet after the east coast airings were over. The west coast people hadn’t seen the show yet. So unfair.
Jacob, I agree with you about sam— a mensch, like a friend of mine would say.
Yeah, I try to stay away from the press release on the Internet whenever I really want to watch a Jeopardy game and don’t want to know the results. True, very unfair.
i believe you are correct. If jennifer bet everything on the DD and Final then she would have won the TOC. Maybe jennifer was playing for second place money as she was so far behind going into the second game. After all 100k is better than 50k.
How come Denmark isn’t also a correct answer for FJ?
Take a look at the old map, Jason. Only West Germany bordered Denmark prior to the reunification. If Denmark was a possibility, the clue would have to refer to a country, and not to countries.
Then they should have written the clue better. “This” and “these” is just semantics. There are two countries that border those defunct countries. Therefore, both should be acceptable. This is yet another example of how poorly written many of the clues have been recently. Especially in the case of a TOC FJ, there should be one and only one right answer if that’s what’s asked.
I actually thought you had a point, but after a bit of research, it looks like “West Germany” was just the popular English name of the “Federal Republic of Germany”. As part of the reunification of Germany, the “Federal Republic of Germany” was maintained, with East Germany (“German Democratic Republic”) being integrated in, at which point the “Federal Republic of Germany” just went by “Germany” again.
In other words, the country referred to by the name “West Germany” did exist before, during, and after 1990.
For that reason, I think the clue is fine as written, technically speaking, but I think that could have chosen a clue for the ToC that wouldn’t have any doubt attached to it, as you alluded to.
Excellent research, JP!
I’m trying to figure out why Denmark as a possibility is even being discussed. None of the contestants wrote it down so no one was penalized based upon a Denmark response.
I agree with you, it should be. If someone asked you to list all the countries that border Denmark, the correct answer would be Germany. If you said “well, actually, since there’s only one country that borders Denmark, there is no answer.” None in f the countries that bordered Denmark in 1990 exist anymore. Either that or Poland should both be acceptable.
I accidentally left out “it would be wrong” after my hypothetical answer about refusing to list any countries that border Denmark on the grounds that there is only one, just to be clear.
This was so sad TOC as first without the uber-wonderful Alex Trebek as the incomparable host. Glad that JEOPARDY! is donating matching amounts of winnings to various charities including one for homeless inn CA named to honor Alex Trebek. I agree that Buzzy Cohen. I look forward to seeing vegan Jewish scientist (and actor) Dr. Mayim Bialik as the guest host for next fortnight.
Buzzy did a great job. Good energy, nice voice, smart. I love how he gives more info on the answers. Not self conscious when the camera is on him as some guests were.
Bit of a quirky look to this old lady and I think he is just right for the times.
I definitely agree with the ‘Shoutout to Buzzy’. They certainly can’t find a better permanent host. He checks *all* the boxes. I hope he gets it.
Very entertaining TOC.
Congratulations to Sam on winning the tournament of champions. Buzzy has done a fantastic job hosting the tournament. We also Congratulate veronica and Jennifer for making it to the finals. They all played beautifully. Especially the remaining contestants. I didn’t fall for the Albania trap and went to the obvious choice of Poland. Vj I hope you enjoyed this tournament. Next week is back to Amanda trying to score a fourth win. Mayim bialik is guest hosting next week.
The only country that borders Denmark is Germany. If we’re including maritime borders, Denmark has more, but one of those is Poland. So if Poland is a correct answer, doesn’t Denmark have to be as well?
Congratulations, Sam.
That’s good.