Final Jeopardy: Famous Names (9-21-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/21/2022) in the category “Famous Names” was:
Perhaps the most famous picture of him was taken in New Jersey in 1951 as he was annoyed by paparazzi on his 72nd birthday
3x champ Emmett Stanton, a freelance writer from Baltimore, MD, has now won $72,600. In Game 4, he takes on these two players:Christopher Pennant, a sports journalist from Chicago, IL; and Martha Bath, a retired CPA from Seattle, WA.
Round 1 Categories: Lakes & Rivers – If It Quacks like a Doc – Shoes! – Crossword Clues “J” – Great American Pairs – Budweiser & Sports
Martha found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Lakes & Rivers” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $1,000, $800 more than Emmett in second place. Martha made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
The pre-Incan Uros people still inhabit floating islands high in the Andes in this lake. show
Christopher finished in the lead with $6,800. Martha was in second place with $5,600. Emmett was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Emperors – 2 Books in 1 – People & Places – Belief Systems – Modern Westerns – 4 Consonants in a Row
Martha found the first Daily Double in “4 Consonants in a Row” under the $1,200 clue on the 19th pick of the round. She was in second place with $11,600, $800 less than Christopher’s lead. Martha bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
A ceremony signaling new construction, or an adjective describing anything revolutionary show
Emmett got the last Daily Double in “Emperors” under the $1,200 clue with 6 clues left after it. In third place with $10,000, he had $4,600 less than Martha’s lead. Emmett boldly made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
14th century African Emperor Musa I is best remembered for the splendor & wealth exhibited during his 1324 pilgrimage to here show
Emmett finished in the lead with $22,000. Martha was in second place with $15,400 and Christopher was last with $10,800. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The famous photograph of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out was taken on the campus of Princeton University on March 14, 1951 by UPI photographer Arthur Sasse. The occasion was Einstein’s 72nd birthday and Einstein was being hounded for a photo by a group of photographers surrounding his car. Sasse was the only photographer who managed to capture the moment when the esteemed professor stuck his tongue out.
The photograph showed a side of Einstein’s personality that obviously made him more human and likeable to the public. Einstein himself liked the photograph so much that he had the image put on greeting cards to send to his friends. Nowadays, you can get a facsimile of the photo on just about anything from mugs to shower curtains from print on demand websites. The original photo went for $72,300 at auction and Arthur Sasse got his own entry in Wikipedia.
Christopher came up with John XIII. Perhaps he meant the XXIII, however, Pius XII was pope in 1951. Christopher bet and lost it all.
Martha got it right. She bet it all and finished with $30,800, the exact same amount that Emmett won the game with yesterday.
Emmett went with Winston Churchill, who turned 77 in 1951. He lost his $10,000 bet, landing in second place with $12,000. That made Martha Bath the new Jeopardy! champ. Well played, Martha!
2 triple stumper from EMPERORS:
($1600) In 1975 this Japanese emperor made a state visit to the U.S., including a visit to Disneyland
($2000) Despite the 11th C. conquests of Emperor Basil the Bulgar Slayer of this empire, his heirs rapidly lost all he had gained
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “19th Century Americans”
Obituaries called this man who died in 1820 a celebrated colonel, the first settler in Kentucky & a man who delighted in perils & battle show
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Good match with several lead changes. All 3 DDs were gettable, none more so than the last one that doubled Emmett’s score. “Pilgrimage” all but gave it away.
A little surprised no one took a crack at the Japanese emperor.
The FJ was tricky, but it dawned on me quickly that Einstein lived in Princeton and died in his seventies in 1955, so that would have been my guess. Not familiar with that photo, though.
Congrats Martha on being the big winner today! This was a good final today!
That photo was quite unbecoming of such an esteemed physicist like Einstein. Anyways, I went with Winston Churchill.
Glad to see one of “our locals” make good. Probably a special treat for Ken as well.
During the chat, Martha mentioned that she appeared on Jeopardy 50 years ago when it was hosted by Art Fleming and she won $40 and a set of encyclopedias.