Final Jeopardy: Famous Ships (8-5-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/5/2020) in the category “Famous Ships” was:

In 1999 the wreck of this ship, known for its historic 1912 rescue effort, was discovered 120 miles off England

Today we’re watching a rerun of the third quarter-final of the 2002 Million Dollar Masters Tournament that originally aired on 5/3/2002 and featured: Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, UK; Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, CA; and Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, SD.

Round 1 Categories: The New York Times Headlines – Nietzsche, I’m Glad to Meetcha – Classic TV – Your Feminine Side – Mind Your Own Business – 18 Years of Leftovers

Chuck found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Mind Your Own Business” under the $600 clue, with 8 clues to go after it. He was in the lead with $5,200, $1,800 more than Leslie in second place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

This fast-food chain got its name from a character in “The French Connection” show

WHAT IS POPEYES?

Chuck finished in the lead with $8,000. Leslie was second with $5,200 and Eric was last with $1,000.

Round 2 Categories: Authors & Their Characters – Best Dramatic Actor Tonys – “C” in Science – King Me! – Travel Fun – Before & After

Eric found the first Daily Double in “King Me!” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick. He was in third place with $3,000 now, $5,000 less than Chuck’s lead. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.

He was deposed by the Bavarian government in 1886; must’ve made him really “Mad”. show

WHO IS LUDWIG II?

Leslie got the last Daily Double in “‘C’ in Science” under the $1,200 clue, on the 18th pick. In second place with $10,400, she had $2,400 less than Chuck’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

In an experiment, it’s the “group” of people not receiving the treatment under study. show

WHAT IS THE CONTROL GROUP?

Leslie finished in the lead with $21,700. Chuck was next with $16,000 and Eric was in third place with $10,000.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE CARPATHIA?

The RMS Carpathia was famous for rescuing 705 survivors when the Titanic went down in April 1912. Six years later, in July 1918, the Carparthia sunk after being torpedoed by the Germans. Five crew members died. The History Press has an excerpt from “Ships of the Cunard Line”, that tells how the wreck of the Carpathia was located.

We saw a similar clue in Final Jeopardy! (Historic Ships) in July 2019 and that recap has today’s FJ in it!

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Eric bet it all and doubled his score to $20,000.

Chuck bet the farm, too. He finished with $32,000.

Leslie only bet $300, bringing her to an even $22,000. That made Chuck the winner and semi-finalist. Leslie and Eric were sitting pretty for Wild Cards.

2 triple stumper from the first round:

YOUR FEMININE SIDE ($1000) Born Francisco Rabaneda, in the 1960s he clothed women in dresses held together with metal rings

18 YEARS OF LEFTOVERS ($1000) From Season 10: This Count who commanded a French force at Yorktown had almost become a priest

More clues on Page 2

6 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “The U.S. Constitution”

The 3 Latin phrases found in the Constitution are “pro tempore”, “ex post facto” & this legal 2-word phrase? show

WHAT IS HABEAS CORPUS?

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