Final Jeopardy: 20th Century America (6-2-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/2/2023) in the category “20th Century America” was:
In bold letters, it was the 2-word historic N.Y. Times headline for August 9, 1974, followed by “he urges a time of ‘healing’”
New champ Jared Watson, a quality control specialist from Greenville, TX, won $14,000 yesterday. In Game 2, his competitors are: Jong Limb, a retired software developer from Glen Allen, VA; and Sylvia Izzo Hunter, a marketing manager from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Round 1 Categories: You Have Selected Regicide – Ohio Geography – Garden Party – Their Middle Initial – Sports Stars Calling It Quits – Internal Organs (& Other Body Parts)
Jared found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Ohio Geography” under the $800 clue with 8 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $6,000, $3,800 more than Jong in second place. Jared bet $3,000 and thought it was Olympus. That was WRONG.
Once home to several tire companies, this city takes its name from the Greek for “highest point” show
Jared finished in the lead with $4,200. Jong and Sylvia were tied in second place with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Inventors & Inventions – Women Authors – State Of The Union – It’S A Fact – Animal Rock – Words Ending In “Y”
Sylvia found the first Daily Double in “Women Authors” under the $1,200 clue on the 15th pick of the round. She was in second place with $8,000, $1,800 less than Jared’s lead. Sylvia bet $1,500 and she was RIGHT.
After the success of this classic about Francie Nolan & her impoverished New York family, Betty Smith co-wrote a musical based on it show
Jared got the last Daily Double in “Words Ending in ‘Y’” under the $1,200 clue with 7 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $14,600 now, $5,100 more than Sylvia in second place. Jared bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
It’s the branch of a government that oversees the application of laws show
Jared finished in the lead with $20,600. Sylvia was second with $12,300 and Jong was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “NIXON RESIGNS”?
Richard Nixon formally resigned after a televised speech the day before. A mere month later, President Gerald R. Ford’s September 8, 1974 Proclamation 4311, pardoning Nixon read in part: “Richard Nixon became the thirty-seventh President of the United States on January 20, 1969 and was reelected in 1972 for a second term by the electors of forty-nine of the fifty states. His term in office continued until his resignation on August 9, 1974.” The proclamation goes on to explain that it could take a year to indict Nixon and bring him to trial. In that time span, “the tranquility to which this nation has been restored by the events of recent weeks could be irreparably lost by the prospects of bringing to trial a former President of the United States.” Ford pardoned Nixon “for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9,1974.”
Jong came up with “Nixon Pardoned”. He lost $2,000 and finished with $400.
Sylvia went with “Carter Defeated”. That cost her $8,301 and left her with $3,999.
Jared got it right. He bet $4,001 and won the game with $24,601. 2-day total is $38,601.
A triple stumper from each round:
WOMEN AUTHORS ($2000) She recently took the 3 top spots on the paperback trade fiction list with “It Ends with Us”, “It Starts with Us” & “Heart Bones”
STATE OF THE UNION ($2000) Jackie & JFK, at St. Mary’s Church near Hammersmith Farm
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “European Borders”
It’s still there, but none of the countries that bordered this country at the beginning of 1990 exist anymore show
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Maybe because I’m old and still have my copy of the LA Times from 8-9-74 with that same headline, but I thought FJ was a no-brainer.
Sylvia stared into space for quite a while early on, but nailed some very difficult clues and made a game of it.
Two of the DDs were not cinches by any means, but I happened to know the Ohio tire city (now more known for LeBron James) and the Betty Smith novel. Jared struggles with DDs. Olympus, Ohio?
Knew the author with 3 titles only because I glance at the NYT best-seller list in my Sunday paper. The Ohio lake and the college both were softballs. The Jim Thorpe/Carlisle and Norman invasion country/body part were trickier but not impossible. A town in his state was named after Jim Thorpe long ago.
I read that Betty Smith novel and saw the movie. I remember liking the book more than the film. Peggy Ann Garner, the girl who played Francie, also played young Jane Eyre in the Orson Welles film. (Elizabeth Taylor had an uncredited role)
I may have seen the film, but honestly don’t remember. My mom grew up in that borough, but she didn’t read the book till she was in her 80s. My grandmother lived on Bedford Ave in Flatbush until the early 60s, walking distance from Ebbets Field. I got to go once in 1957 before the Dodgers moved to LA.
As I mentioned earlier this morning, that historic event happened on my brother’s birthday so it will always stand out in my memory. Likewise July 20 l969– that one was my birthday! It got a big headline the next day (“Men Walk on the Moon”). Both dates might be memorable to Ken Jennings. He lost $14K on a related FJ clue in his 30th game, but still won the game with $32K and that win put him over the million dollar mark.