Final Jeopardy: Games (7-1-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question in the category “Games” was:

When this game was introduced in 1860, it had squares like Intemperance & Poverty & if you hit the Suicide square your game was over

Today’s players: 27x champ James Holzhauer, from Las Vegas, NV; Monica Foy, from San Francisco, CA; and Scott Swartz, from Berkeley, CA.

This is a rerun from 5/27/2019. The full recap is over here

Here is a link to the weekly recap with all the FJ! clues from that week.

James Holzhauer’s Jeopardy Statistics

Here are some Daily Doubles and FJ’s from other James Holzhauer games:

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN ($800 clue – DD bet +$25,000) In Andalusia Arabic calligraphy represents this style named for medieval visitors from Africa

MOOLAH ($1600 clue – DD bet +11,914) The mint in this western city produces about half of U.S. coinage & is the USA’s second-largest gold depository

SOUNDS LIKE PIG LATIN ($1600 DD bet +17,000) The book of Daniel gives us this 3-word phrase for a hero’s unexpected flaw

MUSIC “MAN” ($800 DD bet +$25,000) Tammy Wynette said she spent 15 minutes writing this song about devotion & a lifetime defending it

20th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS (FJ Bet +60,013 – Game 10, biggest FJ! bet and highest payday in his run, still the record for single day winnings) His first name refers to the ancient district in which you’d find the Greek capital; his surname is a bird

DO “OVER” ($1600 clue – DD bet $20,000) This organization says its only requirement for membership is a desire to stop consuming food compulsively

TALKING DEAD ($1200 clue – DD bet +$10,016) “Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!” says this poet’s tombstone in Ireland’s County Sligo

AMERICAN HISTORY (FJ Bet: +$50,000) On May 1, 1869 these 2 men met at the White House, 4 years & 3 weeks after a more historic meeting between them

STAGE CRAFT ($1600 clue – DD bet +$9,812) Captain Corcoran is in command of this title Gilbert & Sullivan ship

THE BIG UNIT OF MEASURE ($400 clue – DD bet $11,600) This unit of explosive power is equivalent to detonating 2 billion pounds of TNT