Final Jeopardy: The Business of Television (5-31-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/31/2021) in the category “The Business of Television” was:

The day it debuted in 1980, this network with an Italian name aired a Carnegie Hall celebration of Aaron Copland’s 80th birthday

3x champ Amanda Ganske, a product marketing manager from Austin, TX $53,199 two weeks ago. She’s back after the Tournament of Champion for Game 4. Her opponents are: Eliza Cope, an elementary school science teacher orig. from Boston, MA; and Kevin Hirsh, an attorney from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Round 1 Categories: Souvenirs – Hats in Books – There Is an “I” in Team – Not Quite a Constellation – The Shape of You – Mother!

Eliza found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Not Quite a Constellation” under the $800 clue on the 19th pick of the round. She was in second place with $2,800, $2,200 less than Amanda in the lead. She bet $1,300 and she was RIGHT.

The Winter Triangle spans stars in constellations from Betelgeuse to Procyon to this bright star in Canis Major show

WHAT IS SIRIUS?

Kevin finished in the lead with $5,600. Eliza was second with $5,100 and Amanda was last with $5,000. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: It’s All in the Past – Possessive Geography – Same First & Last Letter – He Won an Oscar Playing a Real Person – Horse Cents – That’s My Philosophy

Kevin found the first Daily Double in “Possessive Geography” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick. He was in the lead with $7,200 now, $1,700 more than Eliza in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

This Massachusetts island was likely named for the daughter of explorer Bartholomew Gosnold show

WHAT IS MARTHA’S VINEYARD?

Eliza got the last Daily Double in “It’s All in the Past” under the $1,200 clue, with 10 clues left after it. In third place with $8,300, she had $6,100 less than Kevin’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

Mobutu Sese Seko amassed a $5 billion fortune ruling what’s now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which he renamed this show

WHAT IS ZAIRE?

Kevin finished in the lead with $16,400. Amanda was next with $12,600 and Eliza was in third place with $11,100. No clues went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS BRAVO?

The Bravo channel began in December 1980 as a commercial-free cable channel, dedicated to the performing arts and films ranging from classics to foreign language. By 1998, Bravo began airing traditional commercials. In the 21st century, Bravo shifted focus to pop culture with reality shows, fashion shows and makeover shows. Earlier this month, Ranker published a list of Bravo’s best shows that you can vote on. “Vanderpump Rules” is No. 1. Several “Real Housewives” made the Top 10.

Here’s an entry I found on etymologyonline that they got from Elson’s Music Dictionary” (1905): “It is held by some philologists that as ‘Bravo!’ is an exclamation its form should not change, but remain bravo under all circumstances. Nevertheless ‘bravo’ is usually applied to a male, ‘brava’ to a female artist, and ‘bravi’ to two or more.” Also, checking through various languages on wiktionary, in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Polish, it remains the same.

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Eliza drew a blank. That cost her $1,501 and left her with $9,599.

Amanda got it right. She bet $12,600 and finished with $25,200.

Kevin got it, too. He bet $8,801 and won the game with $25,201. Kevin Hirsh is the new Jeopardy! champion.

A triple stumper from each round:

THERE IS AN “I” IN TEAM ($1000) Gordie Howe played for this NHL team from 1946 to 1971

THAT’S MY PHILOSOPHY ($800) Oui, in a 1946 essay I expounded on the idea that “Existence precedes essence”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Games”

When this game was introduced in 1860, it had squares like Intemperance & Poverty & if you hit the Suicide square your game was over show

WHAT IS (THE GAME OF) LIFE?

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