Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Americans (9-16-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/16/2020) in the category “19th Century Americans” was:
Obituaries called this man who died in 1820 a celebrated colonel, the first settler in Kentucky & a man who delighted in perils & battle
2x champ, Cory Barger, an orchestra musician from Riverside, CA, has now won $37,400. Today she is up against: Kelly Decker, an actress from Kagel Canyon, CA; and David Ferrara, a realtor from Los Angeles, CA.
Round 1 Categories: These United States – Number, Please – TV Shows Based on Books by Women – What to Wear – European History – “You” Idiom!
Cory found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “European History” under the $1,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $800, twice as much as David in second place. She bet the $1,000 allowance and thought it might be Turkey. That was WRONG.
Helped by Lord Byron, in 1830 it became the first of the Ottoman Empire’s subject nations to achieve independence. show
David finished in the lead with $3,600. Kelly was second with $2,800 and Cory was last with $1,000. Three clues in “‘You’ Idiom” went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Summarizing the Novel – Academy of Country Music Awards – A Borough Burial – 6-Letter Words – The Navajo – Sand Painting
Kelly found the first Daily Double in “6-Letter Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 16th pick. She was in the lead with $5,600 now, $800 more than David in second place. She bet $3,000 and couldn’t come up with a response so she was WRONG.
Used to indicate whether a substance is acidic or basic, this compound is obtained from lichens. show
David got the last Daily Double in “The Navajo” under the $1,600 clue, with 6 clues left after it. In the lead with $12,800, he had $10,200 more than Kelly in second place. He couldn’t help smiling when Kelly piped up with “Bet it all, David! C’mon!” He only bet $3,000 though. Good thing, because he was one word off and got it WRONG.
The unique complexities of the Navajo language made it perfect for Native Americans working as these during World War II. show
David finished in the lead with a runaway $9,800. Cory was next with $1,800. At negative $1,400, Kelly was out of the game. Two clues in “Sand Painting” stayed on the board.
Only ONE of the contestants left in Final Jeopardy! got it right. Awwwww! So sweet.
WHO IS DANIEL BOONE?
Daniel Boone was a frontiersman and explorer who served in the Revolutionary War and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Fayette County militia in 1780. He rose to fame for blazing a path through the Cumberland Gap, known as Wilderness Road, establishing Fort Boonesborough, the first English-speaking settlement west of the Appalachians. Boone’s dealings with the Shawnee and other exploits were greatly embellished and made him a folk hero. “Daniel Boone, the myth, the truth” on Roanoke.com seeks to set the truth straight on the real man.
An old FJ from 2003: FAMOUS AMERICANS: James Fenimore Cooper based the character of Natty Bumppo on this man who was born in 1734
Cory got it right. She bet it all and doubled her score to $3,600.
David wrote down Daniel Boone, crossed it out (!!) and went with Davy Crockett. He lost his $4,823 bet (!!) but won the game with the remaining $4,977. David Ferrara is the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from SUMMARIZING THE NOVEL:
($1600) Here comes the Barnes; where there’s a will, there’s a Hemingway; Romero the torero
($2000) Utopia (not!); I ain’t goin’ nowhere; the butler did it (in 1872)
Kelly’s touching moment with Alex:
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “18th Century Names”
In 1789 this doctor proposed 6 articles on penal reform to the French Assembly, including one on capital punishment show
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Kelly was like a small child. Super annoying. Lack of composure. Bubbly beyond the pale and giving advice to other contestants (bet it all). I Really hate those kinds of contestants. Yuck. Double yuck.
well, that’s more than enough from the anti-Kelly contingent. That was yesterday. Move on.
Kelly was too goofy and didn’t do that well. Another recent contestant, Maggie, who was on the teacher’s tournament, was eccentric but did much better in the game.
I just posted Jeopardy!’s video with Kelly’s interaction with Alex. She’s not goofy.
The clues this season are too wordy—-it’s taking so long to read them that the board is not being cleared.
I’d just have to say all three players were very fun loving especially Kelly, she is considered one of the most fun loving players ever on this program though it’s a shame she got dismissed before Final Jeopardy!
They all missed their daily double opportunities as the daily doubles weren’t kind to anybody.
So far we’ve had contestants from one state. Perhaps not a good idea but with Covid-19 Jeopardy has little choice. I personally would not want to fly out there. Perhaps the producers figured something is better than nothing.
I guess this is how it’s gonna be from now on until the Covid-19 stops.
Kelly was super annoying.
She was definitely over the top and not your usual somber J! contestant, but something about her made her kind of lovable.
I agree, Howard. She was obviously fun-loving and lively, which some find annoying. To me, Kelly came off as as totally genuine and not showing off, and that’s what made her fun to watch.
Awful episode with all 3 DD’s were missed resulted our first skunking of the season.
I’m not upset about tonight’s game, because we’re still early on in the new season. We’ll move over to tomorrow’s episode, and see if tomorrow’s players can do better.
My hedged/half prediction of a Davy Crockett response this morning ended up happening. If Davy Crockett been the correct response, I suppose, based off of yesterday’s ruling, the contestant’s answer would have not been accepted because he spelled the first name incorrectly, which seems beyond bizarre to me.
Since they generally don’t penalize for spelling, he would not have been dinged for his misspelling because Davy/Davey/Davie are all pronounced the same. Berry and Barry are not (by most people), and more importantly, those are two different names entirely. Like Mary and Merry, Sherry and Shari. There was no effect on the outcome, and she should have simply written Gordy, which is the way most players play. First names are mandatory when it’s a choice of two or more possibilities, like Roosevelt, Adams or Bush for a president.
The official response from Jeopardy was that “Barry” was ruled incorrect, not because of pronunciation, but because as spelled, it added “incorrect information to an otherwise correct response”. Everyone thought it was a pronunciation issue, but that was not the case.
Oh, man. This game had its ups and downs.
By the way, Kelly Decker reminded me of ryan fenster? She looks so like him.
Big difference- Ryan Fenster won several games
I would have loved to see Cory win another game. David should have stayed with his original response. We have our first dismissal of this season. I don’t know if he could win another game but we shall see. What made him choose Davey Crockett?
I think it’s that David did write down Daniel Boone, but he wasn’t as sure as he would have liked to have been. So, he changed it to Davey Crockett. Why? I don’t know.
$12,200 from triple stumpers and a fourth podium win.