Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Contemporaries (6-17-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from then 6/17/2022 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
HISTORIC ALLIANCES ($1000) Around 1428 Texcoco, Tlacopan & this Aztec city-state formed the Triple Alliance
WORDPLAY-POURRI ($1000) Overlaps: Home city of the NHL Sabres + a type of leather step-in shoe
HOME SWEET HOME RENOVATION ($600) This type of flooring named for two parts that fit together is a nice choice, easy to install & with tight seams
THINK PINK ($1000) In Hawaii, these flowers, often with a touch of pink, are popular for leis
SCI-FI CHARACTERS ($2000) Walter M. Miller Jr. won a Hugo Award for penning “A Canticle for” this saint
HIS WIDOW LIVED ON ($1600) Last name of Frank, the “How to Succeed in Business…” composer who died in 1969; Jo, his widow & collaborator, lived until 2019
MARINE BIOLOGY ($2000) This smallest North American marine mammal is a key species in kelp forests, keeping consumers of the kelp in check
THE “IT” DEPARTMENT ($1200) This split of the Korean Peninsula took place in August 1945
($1600) Methuselah had more of it than anyone else in the Bible
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Sneak Peek clues — STATELY RIVERS
($200) John Wesley Powell was one of the first to explore the Grand Canyon by boat on this river
($400) Its names derived from words for “truth” & “head”, Lake Itasca is the head or starting point for this river
($600) Great Falls, Montana was named for the nearby falls of this river
($800) The Schuykill & Lehigh Rivers are tributaries of this river
($1000) It empties into Long Island Sound between the towns of Old Saybrook & Old Lyme
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Sadie was gypped on 6/17. It sure looked like Harriet Tubman IMHO (but subjective). Did anyone penalize the writers last night (6/22) for having 3 L’s in equally in FJ!? People are human and humans can make mistakes… I also believe the champ misspelled Allan in FJ! as well last evening but was not penalized (Allen). J! should give Sadie another chance to appear on their show and refine the rules for FJ!
Oh, and, VJ, I would have no qualms, at ALL, if you edited or moderated my posts after I point out something that might be missing. I would do it myself, were it an option.
No problem, Jason, I’ll get around to that sooner or later. I need to thank everyone who helpfully* points out a mistake or omission to show my appreciation.
(*smartasses not included)
I was really happy for Molly. She is proof that tenacity pays off. She was in the red several times (missed 2 daily doubles) but kept her composure, got back on the positive side, and ended up finishing in 2nd place. Imo that’s true sportsmanship. She never gave up. What a wonderful contestant to watch.
VJ, it was funny to have Mick Jagger show up in the Rock Dads category, at least it was answered correctly and no one said Michael Caine lol.
Yes, Rhonda, I couldn’t help chuckling over that one myself. I just published the weekly recap and it has a video of that category from Jeopardy!’s YouTube channel
There was one geography triple stumper that mentioned my home state river that no one knew.
Still can’t believe Sadie was penalized for that response. She could be back for the second chance tournament if possible.
It was unfortunate that Sadie was penalized in the Final and the DDs wasn’t nice to Molly.
I’m not worried about the Daily Doubles that Molly missed. I’m worried about Sadie being penalized for no good reason that I can come up with, except for leaving off a letter, or the judges not seeing Harriet Tubman clear enough. I’m not sure.
I thought that we were going to have our first triple solve in over two months but Sadie did not complete her response and was correctly ruled incorrect by the judges. When was the last time at the exact date that all 3 players got FJ! right?
I think the last time all the players got FJ! right was on April 8th, 2022
That’s what I was thinking, although, to write the last name only, you would need a little more time anyways. If you know the last name, very, you know the first, but, don’t use it. As such, a tactical blunder.
VJ, there’s no link in the marine biology TS.
Thanks, Jason, I fixed that link.
I guess under the time pressure, she didn’t think of just writing the last name. It’s what we call “crunch time” You wouldn’t like me when it’s crunch time. 🤣🤣🤣
“Jeopardy!” just ended here on the Left Coast. The internet is likely to blow up over what just happened in FJ. How they discerned sloppy handwriting from an incomplete answer is a mystery.
Maybe they reviewed the tape and saw her still writing when the Think Music ended.
FJ wasn’t too terribly difficult, and all 3 players got it. Working by night was a big hint.
Oh, did this 60-year Yankees fan wince when two of them guessed Babe Ruth and Yogi Berra. At least someone got it.
Quite a few tough stumpers. I knew the Broadway composer Frank and the type of flooring.
Yes, at least all 3 players knew it even if Sadie’s response was not accepted. I just added the ruling to the Spelling Decisions list with an image of what Sadie wrote. I have terrible eyesight so we can’t go by what it looks like to me
She seemed to not know it for sure. She scribbled out the H then scribbled out an S then misspelled the first name with two T’s which none of the other contestants did. Although no penalty because it did not change the pronunciation. Then according to J Archive wrote “Tubma” which has me baffled. She knew she was running out of time. Why not just write the last name? She would have had enough time & I’m sure that would have been accepted.
You mean Garrick like she said
Sorry this came up so late — I thought it published at the usual time. Then I had some stuff to do and couldn’t believe it didn’t go through when I looked back!