Final Jeopardy: Colleges & Universities (7-23-15)

The Final Jeopardy question (7/23/2015), in the category “Colleges & Universities” was:

The mission of this Western U. founded in 1875 is “to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life.”

3x champ Scott Lord has now amassed $73,401 in winnings. Today he takes on two new challengers: Anne-Marie Masse, from Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada; and Erin Saelzer, from Oregon, OH.

Round 1: Scott found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “State Seals” under the $800 clue with one more clue remaining. He was in second place with $4,400, $1,600 less than Erin’s lead. He bet $1,600 and he was RIGHT.

Prominent on its seal is a silver miner & his team moving a carload of ore from a mountain. show

WHAT IS NEVADA?

Erin finished in the lead with $7,000. Scott was second with $6,000 and Anne-Marie was last with $3,600.

Round 2: Erin found the first Daily Double in “Literary Settings” under the $800 clue. She was in the lead with $10,200, $2,200 more than Scott in second place. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

The metropolis of Mildendo in this land in “Gulliver’s Travels” was a square, each side “being five hundred feet long.” show

WHAT IS LILLIPUT?

Erin found the last Daily Double in “Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $13,200, she had $5,200 more than Scott in second place. She bet $2,000 and thought it was Hungary. That was WRONG.

This low country should be “evacuated and restored” to full sovereignty. show

WHAT IS BELGIUM?

Scott finished with a runaway $21,200. Erin was next with $10,000 and Anne-Marie was in third place with $5,200. After the break, Scott was dinged for $1,600 for leaving out a syllable in Maria Sharapova’s name on the last clue* of Round 2 in “Today’s Tennis Stars”. So he no longer had a runaway and went into FJ with $19,600.

*$800 – This Russian-born player’s portfolio includes 30+ WTA titles, a career grand slam & and an S.I. swimsuit edition feature.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY?

The mission statement given in the clue appears on (BYU’s Mission & Aims page). The University aims “to develop students of faith, intellect, and character who have the skills and the desire to continue learning and to serve others throughout their lives. These are the common aims of all education at BYU. Both those who teach in the classroom and those who direct activities outside the classroom are responsible for contributing to this complete educational vision….”

Anne-Marie wrote down “Cats Rule”. She didn’t lose anything because she didn’t bet anything.

Erin was on the right track but got dinged for writing “Bringham” instead of Brigham. She lost her $5,000 bet, leaving her with the same amount.

Scott got it right by just writing “BYU.” He bet $401 so he won the match with $20,001. His 4-day total is $93,402.

During the chat, Scott explained how he found out online that Bette Davis and Greta Garbo were prior occupants of his present home– not at the same time. He googled and found that Davis had once owned the property and Garbo lived there as a tenant at a different time.

2 years ago:: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Classical Musicians”

The cover of the May 19, 1958 Time magazine called him “The Texan who conquered Russia.” show

WHO IS VAN CLIBURN?

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