Final Jeopardy: The 1960s (6-17-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/17/2025) in the category “The 1960s” was:
Following the Baptist Church bombing in 1963, MLK telegrammed him that the blood of 4 girls “is on your hands”
New champ Sarah Cox, a chief of staff from Austin, TX, won $15,050 yesterday. In Game 2, her challengers are: Dan Hopkins, a teacher from Hanover, NH; and Stefany Meyer, a data analyst from Burke, VA.
Round 1 Categories: Flash Mob Logbook – World History – 2-Word Responses – In the Junk Drawer – “Con”s – Stephen King
Sarah found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “2-Word Responses” under the $1,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was tied in second place with Dan. They both had $800, $600 less than Stefany’s lead. Sarah bet the$1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.
Pregnant ladies know this other term for Vitamin B9 show
Sarah finished in the lead with $7,600. Dan was second with $3,400 and Stefany was last with $1,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Heroes Need Help – Science – That is Sad – Old to the OED – Some Free Advice – You Can a Fjord It
Dan found the first Daily Double in “Old to the OED” under the $2,000 clue on the 13th pick. He was in second place with $7,400 now, $200 less than Sarah’s lead. Dan bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
In the olden days, this “D” word just meant a discourse or dissertation; now it means more of an angry rant show
2 clues later, Dan picked the last Daily Double in “You Can a Fjord It” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $9,400, he had $1,800 more than Sarah in second place. Dan bet $3,000 this time and he was RIGHT again.
The Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland is thought to be the birthplace of this object that tragically entered history in 1912 show
Dan finished in the lead with $16,000. Stefany was next with $10,600 and Sarah was in third place with $8,000. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS GEORGE WALLACE?
On 9/14/1963, at 10:22 a.m., a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Four young girls were killed and a fifth lost an eye. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sent a telegram to George Wallace, who was Alabama’s governor and a virulent racist. Earlier in June, Wallace had tried to block the University of Alabama’s integration by standing in front of the door. President Kennedy had to get the Alabama National Guard out to force Wallace to leave. Wallace had the power to help achieve integration peacefully but instead incited violence with the “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” stance that he later said he had not intended to say.
In 1972, Wallace became a victim of violence himself when Arthur Bremer attempted to assassinate him in Maryland. Paralyzed from the waist down, Wallace spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. In 1979, Wallace admitted that he was guilty of contributing to racial unrest and asked the black community’s forgiveness.
Sarah had J. Edgar Hoover. She lost $7,000 and finished with $1,000.
Stefany went with JFK. That cost her $2,000 and left her with $8,600.
Dan also had JFK. He lost $5,201 and won the game with $$10,799. Dan Hopkins is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
2-WORD RESPONSES ($400) This alliterative phrase means just the minimum of decency or good manners, like saying please & thank you
SCIENCE ($2000) Conifers like the bristlecone pine are members of this major class of vascular plants differentiated by their exposed seeds
2 years ago: NEITHER player left in FJ got this clue in “THE OLYMPICS”
This sport that made its Olympic debut in 1988 has a playing surface of only about 45 square feet show
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Having lived through that entire decade, I thought the church bombing might have been in Birmingham, so I quickly went with Wallace and let it go. Nice run by Dan after his early woes on “Monster Mash.” They left a few goodies on the table: 1901 Commonwealth, rock family, Canadian province.
Sarah’s guess of “Gettysburg Address” on the Lincoln clue was lame, as that was made 17 months before his assassination, not 42 days.
Dan wagered $5201, not $5200 in Final. I thought Stefany might go bigger, like $5401 to lock out Sarah and win the game if she nailed FJ and Dan erred. He was more or less obligated to bet $5201.
When I saw this clue this morning, my mind went straight to that state’s governor without even realizing the state wasn’t in the clue!
Perhaps the results would have been better if the state or city was in the clue.
And we get the triple stumper in the final since it was tough and the streak where we have a triple stumper in the final at least once a week continues.