Final Jeopardy: International Sports (7-18-16)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/18/2016) in the category “International Sports” was:
Established in 1903, this European event was originally touted in a newspaper printed on yellow paper.
2x champ Ellen Corrigan won $23,200 last week. In her 3rd game, she takes on these two players: Emily DeArdo, from Reynoldsburg, OH; and Hans Huizing, from Red Deer, AB, Canada.
Round 1 Categories: Science – Music from the 2000s – Double U, Double V or Double W – Fashion – Languages – Man-agrams
Hans found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Double U, V, W” under the $800 clue. Only one clue was left after it. He was in second place with $3,800, $1,600 less than Ellen’s lead. He bet $1,800 and he was RIGHT.
In September of 2014 there was a United Tribes International one held in Bismarck, North Dakota. show
Ellen finished in the lead with $6,400. Hans was second with $5,600 and Emily was last with $1,000.
Round 2 Categories: 4-letter Entertainment – Put It There – Quick as the Dickens – Pres-pourri – A Mouse in the House – Some Mean Rhymes
Emily found the first Daily Double in “Pres-Pourri” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. In third place with $2,200, she had $4,600 less than Ellen’s lead. She bet $1,200 and thought it was Pierce. That was WRONG.
During the 1844 election, he said if he were elected Pres., it would be only for one term; he won & kept his promise. show
Hans found the last Daily Double in “Put It There” under the $1,200 clue. Once again, it was the penultimate clue. He was in second place with $8,400 now, half of Ellen’s lead. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
The Sargasso Sea: this ocean. show
Ellen finished in the lead with $16,800. Hans was next with $13,000 and Emily was in third place with $1,800.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
From History of Le Tour on (now defunct) myfoodhistorytravel blog: “The early readership of L’Auto was low; so, in 1903 the chief cycling journalist Geo Lefevre proposed a six day cycling road race of unprecedented distance. A race that L’Auto’s editor, Henri Desgrange dubbed a ‘Tour de France.’ L’Auto attracted riders through the unprecedented prize it offered, as well as a participation stipend to all riders who averaged 20 km/h on all stages of the race. L’Auto continued it’s self promotion during the race by giving the overall race leader a yellow jersey, a nod to the yellow paper that L’Auto was printed on. Maurice Garin ended up winning the inaugural race in 1903….”
From 2002: BEFORE & AFTER ($1200) Beatles tune that’s “dying to take you away” to a European bike race begun in 1903
Emily got it right. She didn’t bet anything and remained at $1,800.
Hans didn’t manage to get a response in. He lost his $8,937 bet and had $4,063 left.
Ellen also got it right. She didn’t bet anything but that worked out for her today and she won the match with $16,800. Her 3-day total is $40,000.
Two triple stumpers:
QUICK AS THE DICKENS ($2000) This work was subtitled “For These Times”
A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE ($2000) In 1992 he won a special Pulitzer for “Maus”, his graphic novel about the Holocaust
2 years ago: Only ONE of two got this FJ in “Religious History”
This term comes from a 1529 event in which a group of Lutherans formally disagreed with a decision by a Catholic Council. show
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Another Canadian player… interesting…
That is a very low 3-day total, but a win is a win. Hopefully Ellen (or whoever wins tomorrow) earns more than $20,000, though.
Still, the fact that Ellen bet nothing on the FJ is either very smart or very dumb, depending on how you view it. (I’m sure Eric will have something to say on this.)
Suspected that the one wrong answer would have nothing on it (because seriously, what other European sport could one guess), but since having no response is always a possible wrong answer, I never mention it.
Congrats on your 2/3 prediction today, Mathwiz. Spot on. (I thought all of them would get it and of course never anticipated a zero bet from Ellen).
I’ve got 12 clues from the game over here today
Thanks, VJ.
Being a lover of word games made the man-agrams category all the more enjoyable.
I think she was afraid of the category. Also, the fear of The Worst Thing In Jeopardy (going into FJ with the lead, knowing/giving the right response, and still losing) becomes not so bad once you have won a couple of games. No matter what, she will be able to say she won on Jeopardy!
For the life of me I couldn’t remember the name of it, so ridiculous. I wonder if Alex would have accepted, “What is the bicycle race that they have in France”?? I suppose not.
Unfortunately, there are multiple bike races in France, so…
Probably the only one that really matters for trivia purposes, though.
The answer was good in Celebrity Jeopardy.
Then I say I got it correct!
What? It appears the ladies wagered zero because they assumed they knew zilch about International Sports. On the other hand, Hans wagered what he did because who knows why. Keith is going to have fun with this wagering.
Is he still making videos? I have not seen anything new recently, unless Keith is on vacation or something.