Final Jeopardy: Geographic Pairs (8-24-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/24/2023) in the category “Geographic Pairs” was:

By ferry, the distance between these 2 paired Mediterranean islands is about 40 miles from Alcudia to Ciutadella

In the second semifinal match of the 2022 Tournament of Champions the players are: Matt Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, MA; John Focht, a software team lead orig. from El Paso, TX; and Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research from Pacific Grove, CA.

TODAY’S RERUN: 2022 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, SEMIFINAL NO. 2. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME RECAP AND TRIPLE STUMPERS.

THE ROCK BASSIST’S GROUP category is from Double Jeopardy!
$400: Dee Dee, who hung out at “Rockaway Beach”
$800: Michael Anthony, who laid it down on “Runnin’ With The Devil”
$1200: Tom Hamilton, providing “Sweet Emotion” for decades
$1600: I see a “Bad Moon Rising”, so I also see Stu Cook
$2000: Verdine White, a “Shining Star” in any group

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Here is the highlights video from the game, which includes the Final Jeopardy! round