Final Jeopardy: Astronomy (9-24-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/24/2020) in the category “Astronomy” was:

Discovered in 1967, the 1st of these stars was dubbed LGM-1– the perceived signal was jokingly thought to be from little green men

New champ, Robert Kaine, a copy editor from Hacienda Heights, CA., has won $18,401 yesterday. In his second game, his opponents are: Sara Tayyar, a clinical social worker from Pasadena, CA; and Sameer Gandhi, a writer from Pasadena, CA.

Round 1 Categories: Raise the Flag – See Who Salutes – Books & Authors – 3-word Phrases – I Played Her in the Movie – “A” is for Autumn

Robert found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “3-Word Phrases” under the $1,000 clue on the 17th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,400, $800 more than Sara in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

If you do this you’re either literally handing a dollar bill to someone, or shifting responsibility. show

WHAT IS PASS THE BUCK?

Robert finished in the lead with $8,400. Sara was second with $4,000 and Sameer was last with $3,200.

Round 2 Categories: Sculpture – Bodies of Water – Fangs a Lot! – Occupational Song Titles – Farewell Addresses – Wait a Beat, Then “Go”

Robert found the first Daily Double in “Farewell Addresses” under the $2,000 clue, with 10 clues to go after it. He was in the lead with $14,800 now, $3,600 more than Sara in second place. He bet $3,200 and thought it might be Florence Nightingale. That was WRONG.

She breathed her last in 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, surrounded by many children & grandchildren. show

WHO IS QUEEN VICTORIA?

4 clues later, Robert got the last Daily Double in “Bodies of Water” under the $800 clue. In the lead with $14,800, he had $3,600 more than Sara in second place. He bet $5,000 and went with the Rhone. That was WRONG.

This River flows into Lake Constance which borders Switzerland, Germany & Austria. show

WHAT IS THE RHINE?

Sara finished in the lead with $12,000. Sameer was next with $11,200 and Robert was in third place with $10,200.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT ARE PULSARS?

Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first pulsar in November 1967 when she was a Ph.D candidate at Cambridge University. Studying the discovery with her advisor, Anthony Hewish, it was nicknamed LGM-1, jokingly referring to the possibility of it being a signal from extraterrestrial beings. It was later designated CP 1919 (Cambridge Pulsar at RA 19h 19m) and is also known as PSR 1919+21. In 1974, the first Nobel Prize in Physics to go to astronomers was awarded to Antony Hewish for playing a “decisive role in the discovery of pulsars” and Martin Ryle for “for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique.” The omission of Bell Burnell caused quite a controversy. Read more about it: Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Pulsar Pioneer

An old clue from 1989: SCIENCE ($1000) Super dense stars known for bursts of radiation at regular intervals are called this

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Robert wrote down “supernova”. He lost his $1,801 bet and finished with $8,399.

Sameer got it right. He bet $11,000 and finished with $22,200.

Sara thought it was a red dwarf. She lost $10,401, landing in third place with $1,599. That made Sameer Gandhi the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from WAIT A BEAT, THEN “GO”:

($400) Any self-centered person, who probably thinks this clue is about them

($1200) Botticelli painted a trying time for Jesus in his work titled this “in the Garden”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Folklore”

In legend, he called all the animals together but only 12 came, including a rat & a dragon show

WHO IS BUDDHA?

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