Final Jeopardy: Names in Medicine (7-12-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/12/2024) in the category “Names in Medicine” was:
He got a special presidential citation in 1955, passed away in 1995 & was dubbed “the man who saved the children”
7x champ Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California, has now won $161,388. In Game 8, he competes against: Mike Ferguson, a chemistry professor from Edmond, OK; and Ashley Weaver, an attorney from Lakewood, OH.
Round 1 Categories: Who’s Speaking in the Harry Potter Books? – Set the Table – U.S. Coins – Transported to Chicago Through the Magic of Entertainment – The Only Vowel is “Y” – Lakes & Rivers
Isaac found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Set the Table” under the $1,000 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,600, $2,400 more than Mike in second place. Isaac bet $2,600 and came up with Mexico. That was WRONG.
If you head to this country, take a peek at its Table Mountain, which overlooks Table Bay show
Isaac finished in the lead with $6,600. Mike was second with $5,800 and Ashley was last with negative $1,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Doom Scrolling – Gardening Glossary – Art Around Europe – First Ladies – Passionate About Neutral Words – Lakes & Rivers
Isaac found the first Daily Double in “First Ladies” under the $1,200 clue on the 5th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $11,800, $6,000 more than Mike in second place. Isaac bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.
This future First Lady made her society debut in 1902 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City show
Mike found the last Daily Double in “Passionate About Neutral Words” under the $2,000 clue on the 15th pick of the round. He was in second place with $7,400, $14,500 less than Isaac’s lead. Mike bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
As an adjective it means to be clear on facts, with no personal feelings; as a noun, it refers to the goal of a task show
Isaac finished in the lead with $21,500 and Mike was second with $17,000. At negative $2,600, Ashley was out of the game. All clues were shown.
BOTH contestants left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.
WHO IS JONAS SALK?
Polio was a dreaded disease for much of the 20th century. Although it was considered a threat mainly to children, Franklin D. Roosevelt was diagnosed with it at age 39 in 1921. That diagnosis has since been questioned yet it led to the formation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (aka the March of Dimes). Dr. Jonas Salk was a recipient of the foundation’s funding. He developed the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) that was licensed in 1955 and substantially reduced new cases of the disease in just a few years.
A few years later, Albert Sabin developed the oral polio vaccine (OPV). Per the World Health Organization: “While IPV protected the vaccinated child, it did not stop the poliovirus from spreading between children. OPV, on the other hand, interrupted the chain of transmission, meaning that this was a powerful vaccine to stop polio outbreaks in their tracks.” Both men were inducted into the Polio Hall of Fame and each received a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Mike bet $4501 and finished with $21,501.
Isaac bet 12,501 and won the game with $34,001. Isaac’s 8-day total is $195,389.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
SET THE TABLE ($400) Lord Byron wrote about this emperor after he died, “whose stakes were thrones, whose table earth–whose dice were human bones”
GARDENING GLOSSARY ($2000) The Denver Water Dept. gets credit for coining this late-in-the-alphabet word for gardening that uses little water
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “SCIENCE & THE BIBLE”
A 2021 study suggested that an asteroid that struck the Jordan Valley c. 1650 B.C. gave rise to the story of this city in Genesis 19 show
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Ugh. Not a dead giveaway – I said “Sabin”. Sabin and Salk were hand-in-hand in working on polio. I gambled and lost!
Good two-way game. Mike’s a definite second-chancer if that’s ever a thing again. Attorneys often do well on the show, but Ashley may have set the profession back a few years. I remember an episode of “Millionaire” in which they brought back those who’d gone out on the $100 question.
Spock came to mind first, then I quickly realized it was Salk and polio vaccine.
Stunned no one knew what body of water Normandy borders.
Didn’t know the first lady until Ashley gave her last name, then I knew her first name.
Glad to hear that Isaac does standup comedy. He’s very humorous, likable, and frequently self-effacing.
I did exceeding well in the game today along with some of the DDs. As for the FJ, the clues were obviously referring to the polio vaccine so it was a dead giveaway.
Since when was the last time a Jeopardy contestant didn’t get a single question correct at all?
She got one late, going from minus $3400 to minus $2600.
Ashley never got out of the hole and didn’t make it to Final. But Isaac has swept the week and has won the second most games of this season. Only 2 more weeks until the season finale.
I still don’t understand why contestants keep bouncing on the board. Just because of what happened last year doesn’t mean they’re going to have lots of tournaments.