Final Jeopardy: Notable Names (7-26-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/26/2021) in the category “Notable Names” was:
Following his death in 2018, his ashes were interred at Westminster Abbey between the remains of fellow scientists Darwin & Newton
3x champ Matt Amodio, a PhD student from New Haven, CT won $101,400 last week. In Game 4, he takes on these two players: Patrick Pearce, a product specialist from Fountain Valley, CA; and Kathleen McHugh, a retired legal assistant orig. from Detroit, MI.
Levar Burton begins his week as guest host today.
Round 1 Categories: History – TV Workplaces – Where the Wild Things Are – Business in the Front – Party in the Back – Nice “MUL” It
Matt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Where the Wild Things Are” under the $800 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,200, $4,800 more than Kathleen in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
The North Island Brown is a variety of this flightless bird show
Matt finished in the lead with $13,000. Kathleen was second with $1,600 and Patrick was last with negative $200. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Arabia – Names in Literature – Tough 3-Letter Words – U.S. Government Buildings – Popes – Oscar Acceptance Speeches
Patrick found the first Daily Double in “Arabia” under the $200 clue on the 7th pick. He was in third place with negative $1,000 now, $13,200 less than Matt’s lead. He bet $2,000 and thought it was Abu Dhabi. That was WRONG.
This emirate, a 100-mile-long peninsula on the east coast, has taken a more independent line than its neighbors in recent years show
Kathleen got the last Daily Double in “Oscar Acceptance Speeches” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick. In second place with $6,400, she had $5,800 less than Matt’s lead. She bet $3,000 and she went with Cher. That was WRONG.
This “Moonstruck” actress said “Okay, Michael, let’s go!” referring to her cousin running for president show
Matt finished in the lead with $17,000. Kathleen was next with $10,200 and Patrick was in third place with negative $7,400. 4 clues worth $2,400 went uncovered.
BOTH contestants left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.
WHO IS STEPHEN HAWKING?
Phys.org retells Stephen Hawking’s life in 10 dates and at the bottom of that article, they take a deeper dive into his genius and his many accomplishments despite his severe handicaps.
They just had this clue about his book on 6-21-21 and it was a triple stumper: REFERENCE BOOKS ($200) To make it more accessible, Stephen Hawking followed up “A Brief History of Time” with this even more concise version
Kathleen wagered $7,000 and finished with $17,200.
Matt bet $4,000 and won the game with $21,000. Matt Amodio now has a 4-day total of $122,400.
Score Change: HISTORY ($600) Overthrown by the U.S., this Panamanian dictator was convicted in Miami of federal drug & racketeering charges in 1992 — Matt buzzed in and responded with “Noriega” after his time ran out. Kathleen buzzed in with “Samoza” and lost $600. The judges gave that back to her because she would not buzzed in with that if guest host Levar Burton had explained that Matt’s response came in too late.
A triple stumper from each round:
TOUGH 3-LETTER WORDS ($1600) This Latin word meaning “thus” begins Virginia’s state motto
OSCAR ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES ($2000) In 1952 he said, “It’s a very long way from the heart of the Belgian Congo to the stage of the Pantages Theater”
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Landmarks”
David Livingstone wrote of this discovery of his, “scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight” show
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VJ—poor Matt? He’s laughing all the way to the bank (or while staring at his bank account on his phone). Now Patrick…(the word infamy crosses my mind).
I kid 🙂
Sorry that the clues were mean to Patrick. Darn those daily doubles for Matt’s opponents.
I think some contestants get more nervous than other contestants. I’m cautious in criticizing contestants who don’t perform well under pressure. Some people shine in the limelight and others freeze as soon as they buzz in. I don’t see it as a reflection of their knowledge. It’s a situation of one chance and you are done. Over the years I’ve had brilliant graduate students who would rather die than give a Powerpoint presentation. It didn’t hit them that they were fearful until they got up to present. Their research was impeccable so it was obvious they knew the information. Research has shown that most people would rather die than speak in public.
Having said this I think it’s one thing for someone to want to go on Jeopardy until reality sets in. The guest host has been in show business for 45 years but was clearly nervous imo. If this does not address the angst when reality sets in I don’t know what does. Just my observation.
Very well put. I read an article tonight online in which LeVar said he was a nervous wreck before and during the first episode.
I wonder if minus $7400 is a new record?
Poor Matt. Everyone would be talking about Matt beating the 4-day curse if it wasn’t for that negative score.
I don’t see what Patrick hoped to accomplish by buzzing in with wild guesses when he already knew he couldn’t possibly catch up to Kathleen, nevermind Matt. I was thinking that maybe Patrick wanted to see how far down he could go in the hole.
Wow, poor Patrick. -$7,400 is the lowest score on the show as of 7/26/21.
Oh my goodness -$7,400 is the lowest score recorded on the show. I got to say that is the worst score in the history of Jeopardy! It just wasn’t Patrick’s day as he became the most unluckiest contestant ever with lots of incorrect responses.
I’d kinda have to agree with you on this. In fact, this was indeed the lowest score that’s ever recorded on Jeopardy. Can you just imagine a player finishing with a score like this? I would probably give credit to him if I had kept track of these scores.
Me too, prescilla Drobes also had the lowest score as well in 2020 when she faced off against Veronica Vichit Vadikan. And of course during Kristen Sausville’s run stephanie also had the lowest score too. Its so tough seeing Patrick finishing with a score like this with so many bad guesses. My question is how did he get selected? But still congrats to matt winning and to kathleen on getting final right. I am thinking Matt definitely get get a streak running tomorrow if he keeps this up. He is following the chuck forrest bounce even if he didn’t need the other daily doubles to score a runaway.
Maybe he wanted to set the record for low score and be remembered for that. Maybe he wants to get on The Tonight Show and other shows. It will be interesting if he is able to gain celebrity and make money from his low score notoriety.