Final Jeopardy: Historic Objects (7-11-25)

The Final Jeopardy question (7/11/2025) in the category “Historic Objects” was:

Described as both a “beautiful violet” & “French blue” in the 1600s, this object went on tour in the 1900s before landing in the Smithsonian

6x champ Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, NJ, survived a rough game yesterday and now has $149,901. In Game 7, he has a chance to sweep the week as he takes on: Andrew Wang, a medical student from Winnetka, IL; and Edaureen Muhamad Nor, a book critic from Silver Spring, MD.

Round 1 Categories: Book Excerpts – Where Not on Earth…?! – Off the Record – Sorority Now! – Tough to Spell – Finish the Drink

Andrew found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Sorority Now!” under the $1,000 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $2,600, $400 more than Edaureen in second place. Andrew bet $1,500 and he was RIGHT.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln & Nancy Walton Laurie, a daughter of Walmart’s co-founder, were Chi Omegas at this state school show

WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS?

Andrew finished in the lead with $8,100. Scott was second with $5,400 and Edaureen was last with $4,800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: 19th Century Folks – Animal Planet – Mythellaneous Females – Oscar Winners on TV – 2-Word Palindromes – Marriage

Edaureen found the first Daily Double in “Mythellaneous Females” under the $1,200 clue on the 1st pick of the round. She was in last place with $4,800, $3,300 less than Andrew’s lead. Edaureen bet $3,200 and she was RIGHT.

Stheno & Euryale are her equally monstrous sisters, though she is the only one who is mortal show

WHO IS MEDUSA?

Andrew got the last Daily Double in “2-Word Palindromes” under the $2,000 clue on the 4th pick. He was in the lead with $9,300, $1,300 more than Edaureen in second place. Andrew bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.

I’ve done this, dug in the Earth to find blue twill-woven fabric used to make jeans show

WHAT IS MINED DENIM?

Scott finished in the lead with $18,200. Andrew was second with $16,300 and Edaureen was last with $12,000. All clues were shown.

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ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE HOPE DIAMOND?

In 17th century India, French gem merchant Jean Baptiste Tavernier acquired a 112.5 carat diamond. He described its color in its raw state as “un beau violet”, a beautiful violet. Tavernier sold the huge gem to the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, who had it recut and refined to 67.5 carats and named it “Bleu de France” (French Blue). Stolen during the French Revolution in 1792, the French Blue resurfaced in 1812, cut down to around 44 carats. This is the gem that became known as the Hope Diamond after being purchased by a member of the Hope family. See History of the Hope Diamond for more details.

5-Minute History has an article on the Hope Diamond curse, though I’m not so sure that it’s all really fact.

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Edaureen bet $11,995 and finished with $23,995.

Andrew bet $16,300 and finished with $32,600.

Scott bet $14,800 and won the game with $33,000. Scott is now a 7-game champ with $182,901 to show for it.

2 triple stumpers from OSCAR WINNERS ON TV:

($1600) For 3 seasons he played Rodrigo Borgia, who becomes Pope Alexander VI

($2000) In the ’80s, future 2-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington played Dr. Philip Chandler on this series

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “BOOKS & AUTHORS”

In 1930 this author wrote “Murder at Full Moon”, a horror-mystery novel set in a fictional town in Central California show

WHO IS JOHN STEINBECK?

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