Final Jeopardy: Historic Americans (8-14-24)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: Final #4 of the 2024 Tournament of Champions that originally aired on 3/15/2024

The Final Jeopardy question in the category “Historic Americans” was:

Near Kirkbean on Solway Firth, U.S. Vice Admiral Jerauld Wright presented a memorial plaque honoring this man

Today’s Tournament of Champions contestants are: Yogesh Raut, a social and personality psychologist from Vancouver, WA; Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, FL; and Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, WI.

Games won at the starting line:
Yogesh 1 Troy 1 Ben 1

Round 1 Categories: That’s so 18th Century – Types of Poems – Food & Drink – On the Web – TV Drama – Champ Change

Ben found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Types of Poems” under the $600 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in last place with negative $800, $4,600 less than Troy’s lead. Ben bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

A villanelle is a 19-line poem consisting of 5 tercets & a concluding (do the math) one of these show
WHAT IS A QUATRAIN?

Troy finished in the lead with $8,000. Yogesh was in second place with $6,400. Ben was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Making a Pass – Lost Works – What the “H”? – Famous Women – Movie Songs – Extinct Animals

Ben found the first Daily Double in “Lost Work” under the $1,600 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in last place with $5,000, $8,200 less than Troy’s lead. Ben made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

In the lost ancient epic “Aethiopis”, the Ethiopian King Memnon fights for Troy & is killed by this Greek hero show
WHO IS ACHILLES?

Troy found the last Daily Double in “Making a Pass” under the $800 clue on the 15th pick of the round. He was in second place with $14,000, $800 less than Yogesh’s lead. Troy made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

The first major U.S.-German battle of World War II took place in February 1943 at Kasserine Pass on this continent show
WHAT IS AFRICA?

Troy finished in the lead with $33,200. Yogesh was in second place with $20,400. Ben was last with $12,800. All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS JOHN PAUL JONES?

According to the history page on John Paul Jones Cottage Museum’s website, retired admirals Jerauld Wright, USN and Sir Nigel Henderson, RN, were the two major forces behind the restoration of the cottage where Scottish American naval captain John Paul Jones was born on July 6, 1747.

Despite a somewhat checkered life, in America, John Paul Jones is most famous for his service in the Revolutionary War and his bravery at the Battle of Flamborough Head in 1779, where he allegedly uttered the famous words: “I have not yet begun to fight.”

Ben got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $25,600.

Yogesh went with Civil War Admiral David Farragut. That cost him $5,200 and left him with $15,200.

Troy had Pershing, a WWI Army General. Troy lost $7,601 and finished with $25,599, a dollar less than Ben. So once again, Ben Chan won from third place. All Ben needs is a good game on Monday and he wins the whole shebang!

Games won at the finish line:
Yogesh 1 Troy 1 Ben 2

Final Jeopardy (3/15/2024) Yogesh Raut, Troy Meyer, Ben Chan