Final Jeopardy: Historic Organizations (6-6-23)
Here are some more clues from the 6/6/2023 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.
21ST CENTURY STUFF ($1000) It was a first on January 5, 2023 when Francis I presided over this type of solemn event
S-LESS, CHAPS ($400) To gulp down devours an S & decides to sprawl in a luxurious way
($600) A human being, sans “S”, takes power in Argentina as the name of husband & wife presidents
($800) To make a lot of money ships off an S to be suitable or decent
S-LESS ANSWERS show
STRAIT UP ($1600) This strait is just above the Musandam Peninsula, the tip of the Arabian one
($2000) Due northwest of the west end of Hispaniola is this passage between that island & Cuba; further S.E. are the same-named islands
IT COMES IN “WAVE”S ($2000) During pregnancy, heartburn can result from the body slowing down these, making food stay in the stomach longer
YOU MUST BE 12 LETTERS LONG OR MORE TO ENTER ($2000) Internal supporting structure of vertebrates
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Sneak Peek clues — WHICH CABINET DEPARTMENT?
($200) The Farm Service Division
($400) The Wage & Hour Division
($600) U.S. Secret Service (not Treasury, not since 2003)
($800) The Patent & Trademark Office
($1000) The Administration for Children & Families
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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Fj was mostly a gimme, but I knew at least one of them would pick the UN, which was formed in 1945 (Oct 24 is UN Day). The recap says 1941, but I believe the actual clue read 1949. That and the “obligation” part were enough to give it away.
Jared has to be about the worst multi-day performer ever on DDs. If he’d wagered only $1, he’d have won a lot more $$ and probably had a runaway today. “English Channel” was a weak response today to a somewhat obvious DD about the strait between France and England. Unless someone beats me to it, I think I’ll go back and see how much $$ he earned on DDs vs how much he lost. But VJ probably has this info readily available.
A couple of lame responses in the 12-letter category (skeleton, warehouse).
I thought the eventual champ would bet more on his 12-letter DD, but at least he wagered correctly on FJ. “Treasury” for wage and hour division was also a poor guess.
Interesting about the French linen. I know it only as a crossword answer for a very light shade of brown or tan. The stumpers on the St Louis soundtrack guy and the Arabian strait were tough, but I thought someone would get them. Especially musician Jared on the first one.
Howard, here’s what I’ve got on Jared’s DDs:
Game 1
DD1: -$1,000
DD2: -$3,000
DD3: +$2,000
Game 2
DD1: -$3,000
DD2: N/A
DD3: +$2,000
Game 3
DD1: -$4,000
DD2: -$3,000
DD3: N/A
P.S. – I fixed that 41 / 49 thing.
I went back and looked. Jared was on 4X. Game 1, missed the first 2, got the last. Game 2 Missed the first, got the 2nd. Game 3 got all 3. Game 4 Missed both. Totals: 5 right, 5 wrong.
$10000 won, $14000 lost. And in Game 4, a potential runaway if he answers either one correctly.
No runaway, no repeated champion for Jared today. That means the 5-time Jeopardy champion crisis continues.
An obvious no brainer for FJ, and the champion somehow flubbed it.