Final Jeopardy: U.S. Cities (6-30-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from then 6/30/2022 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.
FIRST LADY FIRSTS ($1000) Though the first First Lady to host the White House Easter egg roll, she’s better remembered for banning alcohol
“STAN” COUNTRIES ($600) Home to about 3 million, this country’s capital of Tashkent is the largest city in Central Asia
JOURNALISM ($400) Because they both attracted readers, a 19th century character in newspaper comics lent his name to this sensational type of journalism
SCIENCE WORDS ($1600) It’s the 7-letter word for the arrangement of atoms in a crystal
KENTUCKIAN ENTERTAINERS ($2000) Though “Tennessee Whiskey” was one of his country hits, he hails from Paintsville, Kentucky
DRINK ($2000) A Negroni traditionally has gin, vermouth & this bitter Italian aperitif
BE MERRY ($400) Friedrich Schiller was feeling pretty merry when he wrote this “Ode”, “An Die Freude” in his native language
The players got 3 of the clues in ONE LETTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE:
($200) A single conflict between military forces & the drinking item you might reach for after one of those
($400) A certain crustacean & to be frugal
($600) “Couture” preceder & a synonym for hurry
($800) To fracture a bone & a really weird person
($1000) A rough-looking cabin & what is done to corn
ANSWERS: show
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Sneak Peek clues — TALES FROM THE UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE CENTER
($200) The Center, which partners with all U.S. airlines, sells online & at a storefront in Scottsboro in this Southern state
($400) One of only 3 made, an early digital camera designed for the space shuttle got sent back to this organization
($600) Found in a duffel bag, a live one of these noisy vipers got released in a nearby graveyard, luckily without biting anyone
($800) An Egyptian burial mask & other artifacts from the time of Moses were sold through this auction house & Sotheby’s rival
($1000) The Center kept Hoggle, a creature from the movie “Labyrinth” directed by this puppet master, & displays him at the store
ANSWERS: show
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I thought that FJ was easy, and I’m a “right coaster”, but, inland. It was just one of those that a brainy J! contestant should know.
What struck me, though, was the low energy by all three players. Just not an “on fire” game.
I would love to see a triple solve tomorrow hopefully to start July off on the right foot.
Oh, the humanity. I’ve lived in Portland, OR since 1987. Was 99% sure no one would get that one. Thanks for sparing me for having to explain the coin flip.
I missed most of the show but got in just in time for FJ.
Some of those stumpers weren’t too bad. Tashkent’s country; sensational journalism; Schiller’s ode; the cabin/corn word; and Scottsboro’s state.
The FJ clues keep getting weirder and weirder. I’m starting to miss Whitman…
Cece, That’s the exact word I used on Clue of the Day this morning (weird). 🤔 At this point I’m speechless when it comes to fj clues. I really feel bad for the contestants.
I may be wrong, Jacob, but I doubt Alex would have approved of the impracticality of these clues.
Cece you are correct. These recent fj clues would never have gotten by Alex.
Too bad we still didn’t get the contestants to get the correct responses in Final Jeopardy. David is the new champ with $2,000 which is a really low score new champ.
Two days in a row both 2nd *and* 3rd place had a chance to win a triple stumper by wagering low, and all four contestants blew it and let the leader scoop. Sigh.
i agree. today Hoa only needed to cover for Halley covering up. so she had to wager only $401 i think and then hope for david to get it wrong, whcih he did. hoa then wouldve won with a big chunk, not the paltry and laughable $2000 that david won.
i meant, Halley “doubling” up.
i do think it’s better to be in a close second going into FJ in case it’s a tough category.
I tend to agree, but $1101 would have been the proper wager for Hoa, so she’d win by $1 if she got FJ right and David bet $0. That also would have locked out Halley, who could not earn more than $14400. $201 would not have accomplished that.
Tomorrow, please give us a Triple Solve.
VJ, Nice summary on Portland. I got curious and decided to google “u.s. cities named after other u.s. cities.” Was I ever in for a shock. There are several cities named after other u.s. cities to my surprise. I learn something new every day. Never knew there were so many cities named after other cities. Wikipedia had a nice listing.
We’re now into day 59 without a fj triple solve since April 8. As Kevin has pointed out we are 3 days in a row with triple stumpers for fj though. Yikes! As Marvin Gaye sang ” What’s going on?”
Thanks, Jacob. As we know, a lot of places on the East Coast were named for places in England. Per Portland, Maine’s Wikipedia page, it was named after the Isle of Portland (in the English Channel), where rabbits are thought to be bad luck. 🤣🤣🤣 the things we come across online!!
On behalf of all of my rabbit relatives, I say what is wrong with those folks in the Isle of Portland!! Of all the noiv to besmirch us like that!
For the third day in a row this week, we have another triple stumper in FJ! If we get another triple stumper tomorrow, then we will 4 triple stumper in FJ leaving the week with only one correct FJ response. $2,000 is the second lowest payday of the season surpassing Maureen’s $2,200 win on 3/7/22.
Remember, the last time that we got 4 triple stumpers in one week is when Jeopardy wraps up its 33rd season.
I think $2000 is the lowest win of the season as it is lower than $2200. Am I reading this wrong?
@Marilyn, actually the lowest winning score this season is $401 from Monday, June 20th
Thanks, VJ.