Final Jeopardy: U.S. Geography (6-11-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/11/2024) in the category “U.S. Geography” was:
Of the 10 U.S. states with 2-word names, this one stretches the farthest south
9x champ Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, IN, went over the $200K mark yesterday by $4,700. In Game 10, her challengers are: Sarah Hartzell, an audiovisual archivist, orig. from Howell, NJ; and Scott McCann, a math teacher from Germantown, TN.
Round 1 Categories: Off We “Go” – From the Ad – New to the OED – The Dreaded Opera Category – Cleanup Men – AKA
Sarah found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Dreaded Opera Category” under the $600 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in second place with $600, $1,000 less than Scott’s lead. Sarah bet $1,000 and said Frigga. That was WRONG.
In Wagner’s opera about the Valkyries, there are 9 of them, led by this daughter of Wotan show
Scott finished in the lead with $5,000. Adriana was second with $3,400 and Sarah was last with negative $600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Historic Descendants – Authors Before Authoring – Observatories – Ceramics – The Title is an Adjective – A “K-A”
Sarah found the first Daily Double in “Historic Descendants” under the $1,200 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in last place with $3,000, $3,200 less than Adriana’s lead. Sarah bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
In 1812 a schooner called Patriot disappeared along with passengers that included this Veep’s daughter Theodosia show
Adriana found the last Daily Double in “Authors Before Authoring” under the $800 clue on the 12th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $9,000, $4,000 more than Sarah and Scott who were tied in second place. Adriana bet $3,000 and drew a blank so she was WRONG.
During World War II he flew 60 combat missions as a U.S. Air Force Bombardier… isn’t that crazy? Or maybe not show
Adriana finished in the lead with $14,400. Scott was second with $10,200 and Sarah was last with $5,400. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS NEW MEXICO?
New Mexico is listed as the 8th most southern U.S. state by latitude in the Sporcle quiz 10 Southernmost States by Southernmost Points. The 7 states that come before it are states with one name. They give you the names of the states. You just have to drag them into the right order and you can submit your guess until you get it right or time runs out.
The other nine states with two names are: New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, South Dakota, North Dakota and Rhode Island in the North; and North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia in the South.
Sarah bet $3,000 and finished with $8,400.
Scott bet $8,001 and finished with $18,201.
Adriana bet $6,600 and won the game with $21,000. Adriana’s 10-day total is $225,700.
A triple stumper from each round:
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY ($1000) Composer Franco Alfano finished this Asia-set opera after Puccini died
A “K-A” ($1600) The “K” in K2 stands for this great mountain system
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “WRITING OLD & NEW”
This 2013 bestseller shares its title with the first section of a poem from 7 centuries before show
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I missed all 3 DD, but got FJ. Got about half of the TS.
Interesting thing about Haleakala: about 14 years ago, there was snow on the ground on 49/50 States. Which State was snow-free? Florida! The snow on the ground in Hawai’i was on top of Haleakala!
Congratulations Adriana the Super Champ. I enjoy watching her play. She’s cool as a cucumber. FJ was a no-brainer imo. First of all, most states to the west of the Mississippi are larger than those to the east. Second, I’ve driven across the states a few times and New Mexico took a long time. Stopped at a restaurant in Albuquerque once and had the best meal. We love road trips. They are the best way to see, and enjoy, America.
Trivia fact I’ve known since childhood, many decades ago: the largest state east of the Mississippi is……..Georgia!
You can stump almost anyone with that one. Most will say NY, PA, NC, or FL.
Other than kegling and the territorial capital, I thought the stumpers were quite difficult. New Mexico came to mind right away for FJ, but then South Carolina crept in there, so I really wasn’t sure. Good on all three for getting it. Sarah made a nice comeback from negative-land. Scott seemed to be guessing when he said “Maui” late in the game, and had he missed, it would have been a lock win for Adriana.
Do you remember what the answer was for the question “Maui?” I am trying to remember that fact and I can’t. Thanks if you can.
Sharon, here’s the clue:
OBSERVATORIES ($1600) The world’s largest solar telescope is on Mount Haleakala on this Hawaiian island
The FJ was obviously a shoo-in. Besides that, it was a pretty good game.
Adriana is now a double digit super champion. She becomes the 17th player to win 10 or more games on Jeopardy!