Final Jeopardy: Government (7-7-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/7/2014), in the category “Government” was:
“Features” at the website of this agency include “Protection”, “Investigations” & “Know Your Money”.
New champ Kay Thanaporn won the title and $33,199 in Friday’s game. Today she takes on these two players: Justin Nigro, originally from Ashtabula, OH; and Robyn Stone, from Scarsdale, NY.
Round 1: Robyn found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Who Knows ‘C-P-R'” under the $800 clue. She was in second place with $1,000, $1,600 less than Justin’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double but drew a blank so she was WRONG.
It’s the study of secret writing, including codes and ciphers. show
Kay finished in the lead with $5,400. Justin was second with $4,800 and Robyn was last with $2,800.
Round 2: Robyn found the first Daily Double in “Author Writes” under the $2,000 clue. She was in second place with $8,800, $800 less than Justin’s lead. She bet $2,000 and gave the name of the work and that was WRONG. Alex said “no, we’re going for the name of the author” and then she gave it, but Alex said it was too late.
Stephen Dedalus is my name. Ireland is my nation. Clongowes is my dwellingplace and heaven my expectation. show
Justin found the last Daily Double in “Chinese History” under the $800 clue. In the lead with $12,400, he had $1,200 more than Robyn in second place. He bet $400 and he was RIGHT.
A folk tale tells of Meng Jiangnu who searches for her husband along this public works project. show
Justin finished in the lead with $14,000. Robyn was next with $11,200 and Kay was in third place with $10,600.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The website of the United States Secret Service has a features section on its home page. There are 3 more featured sections besides those listed in the clue: History, Opportunities and Most Wanted. The individuals on the Secret Service Most Wanted List are wanted in connection with identity theft and various types of fraud involving money. On its Investigative Mission page, the agency explains that it was originally established 1865 to “investigate the counterfeiting of U.S. currency….”
“Since 1984, the Secret Service’s investigative responsibilities have expanded to include crimes that involve financial institution fraud, computer and telecommunications fraud, false identification documents, access device fraud, advance fee fraud, electronic funds transfers and money laundering as it relates to the agency’s core violations.”
Kay came up with the Consumer Protection Agency. She lost her $10,000 bet and finished with $600.
Robyn thought it was the Department of the Treasury. Alex pointed out that they were going for an agency, not a department. She lost $7,300 and finished with $3,900.
Justin wrote down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He lost $8,401 which left him with $5,599, but with that amount, he became the new champ.
Justin is a coalition director. During the chat he shared the details of his unusual wedding proposal at a science museum through two satellite dishes.
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@Jacob — you will like this class created video of a Carl Sandburg poem
Crossing Ohio When Poppies Bloom in Ashtabula (Justin’s original hometown)
they put in a scene from Broadway in NYC — thought the whole thing was very creative indeed!
Very creative and calming also. Thanks a lot, vj.
Is it just me or did anyone else hear Alex say the right answer is the CIA not the secret service?
He said Secret Service, Henry.
@John B., when you watch this game watch Robyn periodically look over at Justin laughing. I have no idea what that was all about but clearly she was not taking this game that seriously. As you stated I cannot wait until the summer break. I was hoping Alex would say today this is our last week before the fall season. 🙂
no, maybe you missed it maybe. alex said at the beginning something like “we are well into july with new shows, and will be for another month…” so much for OUR summer break….
From a game theory standpoint, VJ had the correct idea of Kay not betting anything. Clearly, Justin was likely to make the bet he did: if he was right, he was going to win, if not, he still (obviously) had a chance. It was most likely that Robyn was going to try to cover Kay on a double up (as John stated, her bet showed no strategical advantage). Thus, the only (logical) way for Kay to win was for both of the other two to miss. So betting nothing was the best play. Good call VJ!
It appears that Robyn is the only contestant that came close. Although she was 11 years late and did not state the name of the agency.
It could be the youth of the contestants. Perhaps they did not know or were not taught that the Secret Service was under the U. S. Department of Treasury until 2003 when it was transferred to the US Department of homeland security.
I am surprised that no said Homeland Security.
HSA: Homeland Security Agency
Eric, please!
Sorry, Jacob. Had to go for the punchline.
U. S. Department of Homeland Security.
Although given the contestants responses for Final Jeopardy knowing this fact would not have made any difference. Clearly the U. S. Secret Service should be known by everyone with respect to its monetary responsibilities.
This is basic American History.
Abraham Lincoln where are you in the history textbooks? If the clue stated he authorized this agency on the day prior to his assassination would any contestant have gotten it correct?
Counterfeiting was a serious problem during the Civil War. Most American history books touch on that topic. During that timeframe counterfeiting was more of a problem than it is today. Hence, the need for the Secret Service for this purpose during Lincoln’s presidency.
my point exactly, jacobska. no wonder our government is running circles around the citizens, when they don’t know-or care- the first thing about it.
i agreed with cindy martinez already. unbelievable that nobody got fj. “know your money” was the strongest clue pointing in the right direction. it seems actually SO ODD that the secret service is involved in money things that it is now known for exactly THAT fact but it looks it is not as well known as i thought after all!
@vj
did you mean “usual” or “unusual” wedding proposal? (justin, chat). have not seen the show yet. i guess it was rather UNusual when a science museum and 2 satellite dishes were involved????
yes, ha ha. UNusual, of course. I fixed it, but it was funny — his usual proposal…
Maybe this guy proposed to five different women the same way, his usual way.
I thought this was a very misleading question. Two out of three of the contestants chose the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which seems logical given the nature of the CFPB in “protecting consumers.”
Without getting into the whole sex/gender issue, does it seem like the quality of the Jeopardy players has gone down? In a way, one may think that with the BoD taking up so much time, the contestant pool would be the same size, but relatively better because of the fewer games. Conversely, the BoD appealed to the stronger viewers, thus retaining stronger players for later (e.g. next season) and now using average/weaker players now who may fit a game with broader appeal may make sense.
as a matter of fact, i am ready for the summer break and a new season. the last few weeks, including the ToD were kind of a little strange sometimes, in terms of contestant selection/performances,wagers,clues etc.
j needs a 100.000 mile service.
That was one easy FJ question, yet all 3 missed. Most everyone knows the Secret Service Agency handles counterfeiting, fraud, and other related issues. Omg
I know, right? But I think this is an instant classic case of “they’re so easy when you know them”.
i could not agree more with you,cindy!!!
There were far too many triple stumpers in this game. Even though the scores were close going into Final Jeopardy this was not a very good game.
Yes, yes, of course it’s sooooooo easy. Why aren’t you up there then, if it’s sooooooo easy?
My patience with this sort of remark is wearing really thin. There are a lot of people who are not on the show who this would be an easy question for. I wasn’t one of them but people who thought it was common knowledge are free to say so.
Personally, I thought this triple stumper in the C-P-R category was common knowledge: “We use this word, Spanish for ‘godfather’, for a close friend or associate.”
Just because people do NOT appear on a quiz show does not mean they are not smart. Sometimes people go on a quiz show for notoriety, to promote their business, or to find a job. J Archive shows that between 2004 and 2014 only 88 medical doctors appeared on Jeopardy. By your logic, or lack thereof, the next time you get sick you should not go to your doctor because s/he did not appear on Jeopardy.
Your standards for intellect are misplaced my friend. Jeopardy is a game show for entertainment. It is not a lab for coming up with a cure for some ailment.
It seems like the champ’s guess was the furthest (by far) off: Kay named an agency and Robyn named the original Bureau. It just seems strange to me that all three were that far off.
Anyone interested in learning more about last Wednesday’s clue and U.S. territories can find a YouTube video listed under American Empire, or go to the Mental Floss website (never a bad idea).
eric post a link – I looked for it on the Mental Floss channel and couldn’t find it. I found one on CGP Grey’s channel.
Nice. Thank you. This country is confusing sometimes.
No. No. If you think this country is confusing try the European Union. The same guy who did this YouTube video did a fascinating one on the European Union. That is an absolutely must watch YouTube video. Absolutely fascinating.
28 different countries trying to form a more perfect union. That is complicated.
JOHN B: Friday’s clue alluded to Joseph Rock. I was wondering if you knew of him? He was from Austria, then lived in Hawaii. I was wondering if there was a connection of which I hadn’t heard? Oddly, when I moved to Seattle, I found that there were older people who had lived in Kansas: it seemed odd, until I found out that a Boeing division had moved that way and many had followed.
no,never heard of him. only hilton’s novel and the timeframe were familiar.
just googled him. rock was born in vienna and died in honolulu,but 6 years before i came to hawaii. really funny what connections sometimes come up. thanks for the tip,though!
You’re more than welcome: it all just seemed familiar.
Well, I am offended that no one knew about a knish. Eric I guess you and I were way off in our fj prediction. I thought that Kay would definitely be a repeat champion. Evidently I was wrong.
Dang, Kay hardly rang in for much of the game. I was thinking maybe she would stand pat and let Robyn and Justin duke it out. Too bad she wasn’t thinking the same thing.