Final Jeopardy: Astronomy (9-15-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/15/2023) in the category “Astronomy” was:
The only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system, it’s named for an ancient deity of planting & harvests
Today on Jeopardy!, David Maybury ($6,728), Jill Tucker ($19,600), and Hari Parameswaran ($1,600) will wrap up the first 2023 Second Chance Tournament as they compete for the grand prize of $35,000 and a spot in the upcoming Champions Wild Card event. Their scores from yesterday (the amounts after their names) will be added to today’s scores to determine the winner.
Round 1 Categories: In Your Element – Building, America – Agatha All Along – Song Birds – Cat Lovers – Fire Z
David found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Song Birds” under the $1,000 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,000, $400 less than Hari in second place. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.
In the 1960s Fleetwood Mac had an international hit with their song about one of these seabirds; Coleridge put one in a poem show
Hari finished in the lead with $6,800. David was next with $6,400 and Jill was in third place with $3,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Monet Monet – Currency – From “B” to “F” – Celeb Lit Before & After – Thirst – Trap
Hari found the first Daily Double in “Trap” under the $1,600 clue on the 9th pick. He was in the lead with $15,600 now, $8,000 more than David in second place. Hari bet $5,000 and went with the Ardennes. That was WRONG.
In WWI the “Lost Battalion” lacked food & medical supplies while trapped behind enemy lines in this forest. show
Hari got the last Daily Double in “Thirst” under the $1,600 clue on the very next pick. With $10,600 left after the last one, Hari still had the lead but now he was only $3,000 ahead of David. Hari bet $3,000 and, this time, he was RIGHT.
Excessive thirst may be a symptom of high blood sugar, also known by this 13-letter name. show
Hari finished in the lead with $19,200. David was next with $14,800 and Jill was in third place with $7,800. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS CERES?
From NASA: “Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it’s the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was … discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801. And when NASA’s Dawn arrived in 2015, Ceres became the first dwarf planet to receive a visit from a spacecraft.”
Giuseppe Piazzi named his discovery “‘Ceres Ferdinandea,’ after the Roman and Sicilian goddess of grain and King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily. The Ferdinandea part was later dropped for political reasons.” (per Wikipedia)
Jill had Demeter, the Greek equivalent of Ceres but not the dwarf planet’s name. With a zero bet, she lost nothing. Adding $7,800 to yesterday’s $19,600 gave her $27,400.
David got it right. He bet it all for $29,600 today. Adding his $6,728 from yesterday brought him up to $36,328.
Hari also got it right. He bet $16,000 for $35,200 today. After yesterday’s $1,600 was added in, Hari had $36,800 and he won this Second Chance tournament.
What they actually won: Hari $35,000, David, $20,000 and Jill $10,000. And that’s not all, folks! Another Second Chance group competes next week.
A triple stumper from each round:
BUILDING, AMERICA ($1000) Originally the Union Gospel Tabernacle, it was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974
FROM “B” TO “F” ($1600) Hardwood trees can be described by this adjective, meaning they have photosynthesis structures that are not needlelike
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “European Borders”
It’s still there, but none of the countries that bordered this country at the beginning of 1990 exist anymore show
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I really learned something in the Final. I had no idea Ceres and Demeter are counterparts. Then again, I still need to learn a lot about mythology.
Hmmmm……..I was never aware (or I likely didn’t pay much notice) that there was a dwarf planet inside the asteroid belt, but I’ll certainly keep Ceres in mind now.
Good showing again tonight. I figured Hari would compute the amount he needed to wager in FJ. I went down the rabbit hole with him on Ardennes, but came up with Ceres with about 5 seconds to spare.
At first I thought Jill erred in wagering zero, then later realized that even if she’d bet it all and been correct, she’d have finished third anyway. So maybe zero was the right move if the two guys had missed FJ.
Isn’t Ardennes WW2?
The Ardennes became the site of three major battles during the world wars—the Battle of the Ardennes (August 1914) in World War I, and the Battle of France (1940) and the Battle of the Bulge (1944–1945) in World War II. Many of the towns of the region suffered severe damage during the two world wars.
Thanks for the info, Howard.
As is common, same as Howard, at least halfway. I also said Ardennes. However, for FJ, I said Vesta. Oh well!
I think you got the scores mixed up, Hari and David’s scores going into Final are 19,200 and 14,800. Anyway, we’ll be seeing Hari again later this fall in the Champions Wildcard.
Thanks, Kevin. It’s fixed