Final Jeopardy: Pulitzer-Prize Winning Books (8-11-20)
Here are 2 more categories from the 8/11/2020 Jeopardy! game:
The players missed one clue (*) in the DOLLAR category:
($400) He died in 1969 but popped up on a U.S. dollar coin 2 years later
($800) The word thaler, which became dollar, is from Joachimsthal, site of a mine for this metal
($1200) 2-word term for a golf score of 3 under par on a hole, or the old $20 coin it might have won you
*($1600) A “Benjamin” from it would have meant a $2 note, which showed its Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin
($2000) This revolutionary year (not the one you might think) appears on the front of all U.S. dollar bills
ANSWERS: show
Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — U.S. BODIES OF WATER:
($200) Chicago & Waukegan are Illinois’ busiest ports on this lake
($400) It’s referred to in the song heard here: “Old Man River, he just keeps rolling along”
($600) This state is home to Penobscot Bay, Penobscot Lake & Penobscot River
($800) New Jersey’s western boundary is formed by this river
($1000) This river that flows out of Lake Tahoe is named for an Indian guide, not a big rig
ANSWERS: show
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So Leslie bet $9,000 on a DD and zip, zilch, zero in FJ…What the…?
So, Brad could’ve been defeated before the GOAT competition.
Yes! And that is in stark contrast to his Battle of the Decades match on 3/7/2014, where he got a lock game on the very last clue of Double Jeopardy! The video of the category is on this weekly recap.
Very lucky for him since he got FJ! wrong.
I remember that game, VJ! Wow. Thanks for the link though; it’s good to revisit it
You’re welcome, Cece. You know, what else was funny? When Brad got that Switzerland DD right today, he said it was “pure luck.” He most certainly has had his share of good luck. Well… at least up until the GOAT Tournament 🤣🤣
Indeed. I rooted for Ken as the GOAT because to me, it takes one to have the mental and physical stamina for a 75-game run. Not to mention the knowledge. And he was the only one who did it after the 5-game lift.
Well, Ken was obviously determined to win that GOAT tournament. Did you ever see that Master Minds commercial with Ken and Brooke Burns where he tells her he’s not a Beast but he is a GOAT? So funny!
Haha, that’s hilarious! No, I’ve never seen that commercial (or watched Masterminds).
Here’s a link to the commercial
idk if you were reading the recaps, but the Game Show Network has the 6/2/2020 game on YouTube
I’m sure that Leslie was hoping that Brad would miss, but you can’t do that. You have to take the destiny in your hands. You have to count on your nearest opponent to get it right, and wager everything. If that player is successful, you have to wager to beat them by $1.
What in the world just happened?! You bet nothing?! What?! How?! What a come back! So much momentum! What in the world just happened?!
I dont understand why she didn’t bet anything going into final jeopardy, which cost her the game!
Brad was pretty dominant throughout the whole game here. Looks like he could continue that streak in the finals. Furthermore I would have loved to see Leslie in the final spot if she bet everything, and maybe just maybe she could have a shot at the million.