Final Jeopardy: Business History (6-8-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/8/2023) in the category “Business History” was:
What is dubbed “the world’s first initial public offering” took place in 1602 in this current European capital
2x champ Suresh Krishnan, a networking engineer from Suwanee, GA, won $21,099 so far this week. In Game 3, his opponents are: David Ford, a sales manager from Pasadena, MD; and Allison Strekal, a nonprofit development director from Missoula, MT.
Round 1 Categories: History Hysteria – 2 Parts Make a Whole – Catch of the Day – Silent Letter Words – Late Night Talking – Hairy Styles
Suresh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “History Hysteria” under the $600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $400, $200 more than Allison in second place. Suresh bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
On the Daily News’ Oct. 31, 1938 front page: “Fake Radio ‘War’ Stirs Terror through U.S.”, with a picture of this actor show
Allison finished in the lead with $7,000. Suresh was second with $2,400 and David was last with $1,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Yes, You Canal – Literature – A “Mid” Category – Romancing the Stones – Impostors – Big & Lil Pop Culture
David found the first Daily Double in “A “Mid” Category” under the $1,600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in last place with $1,600, $4,600 less than Allison’s lead. David made it a true Daily Double and wished he didn’t when he was WRONG.
Karl Marx wrote “force is the” this “of every old society pregnant with a new one” show
Suresh got the last Daily Double in “Yes, You Canal” under the $1,200 clue with 2 clues left after it. He was in second place with $5,600 now, $11,400 less than Allison’s lead. Suresh made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
In 1913 the L.A. Times noted an event celebrated at this site would “be known as the ‘wedding of the oceans’” show
Allison finished in the lead with $17,000. Suresh was second with $12,800 and David was last with $4,400. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS AMSTERDAM?
The above video will give you the basic info on the Dutch East India Company and how it was the first company to sell shares to the public.
In 2018, the National Archives of The Netherlands ran an exhibition of the archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), using personal stories to bring the era to life in conjunction with the digitization of the company’s archives. They say it wasn’t all pride and glory: “The VOC is a household name in The Netherlands and beyond, but besides arousing a sense of pride it also evokes negative emotions when it comes to acknowledging slavery and oppression. In contrast to the success story of what has been called the world’s first ever multinational company, there are also stories of looting, violence, heinous acts and oppression.” Learn more.
David thought it was London. He lost $4,200 and finished with $200.
Suresh got it right. His $4,300 bet brought him up to $17,100.
Allison went with Berlin. She lost $8,601 and finished with $8,399. That gave Suresh another come-from-behind victory and a 3-day total of $38,199.
2 triple stumpers from LITERATURE:
($1200) In the 1920s “Along the Road” was a travel book by this writer; he’d write about a different kind of trip in “The Doors of Perception”
($2000) “The Overstory” by this author is partially set during the Pacific Northwest timber wars
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “17th Century Frenchman”
Pope Urban VIII once said, “If there is a God,” this French minister “will have much to answer for. If not, he had a successful life” show
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That final DD about the Panama Canal belongs in the Teen Tournament.
Lucky is not skillful. It definitely can abandon you at absolutely the wrong time. You can’t rely upon it
Many thanks, as usual, to VJ, for the recap. Mine also was pre-empted by a special news report. But, I got FJ correct!
tonight’s episode was interrupted for the rest of the game by a special news report on Trump’s indictment.
I went with Bern for FJ, but kudos to the champion for getting it right!
I guessed Amsterdam but thought it had something to do with the tulip fad.
For the third day in a row, Suresh has won the game from second place. Unbelievable. Suresh is the comeback kid. He’s getting pretty lucky so far in his run. Allison dominated the game and I thought she was going to win this game but Suresh doubled late and in the end she didn’t get FJ! and not win. I think that Allison will probably get invited back for Second Chance.
I didn’t see the show but read the whole recap. Allison’s performance was nothing, IMO, to merit an invitation to play again. Her pre-FJ score was decent but not monstrously high, and in the end she was no different than any leader who blows FJ and loses. There are scores of them every year. I don’t know what the second chance criteria are, but I’d think a routine loss by missing FJ doesn’t ensure anyone of a return trip.