Final Jeopardy: Historic Homes (9-28-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (9/28/2016) in the category “Historic Homes” was:

Also known as the “House of His Majesty”, Fairfield House in England was the home of this African leader from 1936 to 1941.

7x champ Seth Wilson won yet again yesterday, despite a missed FJ. He has now amassed winnings of $166,500. Let’s see how he fares today against these new opponents: Harold Leff, from Bayshore, NY; and Erin Post, from Bettendorf, IA.

Round 1 Categories: Liechtenstein, College Football Stadium Nicknames, America Since 1900, Ye Olde Job Faire, A Real Busy Body, That’s T-B-D

Erin found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Liechtenstein” under the $600 clue. Only 2 clues in the same category were left after it. She was in second place with $3,600, $2,000 less than Seth’s lead. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

When Liechtenstein discovered that Haiti had an identical flag, it added a little one of these, as it’s a principality.  show

WHAT IS A CROWN?

Erin finished in the lead with $6,600. Seth was second with $5,600 and Harold was last with $2,400.

Round 2 Categories: Roy Lichtenstein, Spiders, This & That, Say It in Latin, City Books, Who’s The Boss?

Harold found the first Daily Double in “City Books” under the $1,600 clue on the 14th pick of the round. In third place with $5,200, he had $5,600 less than Seth’s lead. He bet $2,000 and took a guess with Islamabad. That was WRONG.

A trilogy by Yasmina Khadra includes “The Swallows of Kabul” & “The Sirens of” this other capital. show

WHAT IS BAGHDAD?

Seth found the last Daily Double in “Roy Lichtenstein” under the $800 clue, with 5 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $15,200 now, $5,400 more than Erin in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

Lichtenstein said art since Cezanne looked inward; this movement Roy was part of “looks out into the world.” show

WHAT IS POP ART?

Seth finished in the lead with $17,600. Erin was next with $12,600 and Harold was in third place with $4,400.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS HAILE SELASSIE?

“Fairfield House is an English Heritage Grade II listed building built between 1840–50 in the city of Bath, England. The property was the home to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia during 1936–41, the five years he spent in exile from the invasion of Mussolini’s troops into his homeland, then known as Abyssinia.” (Fairfield House)

Coincidentally, Keith Bowers, author of “Imperial Exile” (see video) is just finishing up a book tour in the USA. This past July, he was interviewed on AllAfrica.com on his coverage of Haile Selassie’s 5-year exile in Bath.

Harold got it right. He bet it all and his total rose to $8,800.

Erin did not have a response. She lost her $12,599 bet, leaving her with $1.00.

Seth also got it right, with some spelling leeway as he wrote down “Salassie.” He bet $7,601 so he won the match with $25,201. His 8-day total is $191,701. Seth has now surpassed Andrew Pau and Buzzy Cohen in winnings. Tomorrow we will find out if he will tie with Buzzy for 9 wins.

Seth’s mom must be awfully proud. He mentioned during the chat that she watches Jeopardy! and was a fan of Buzzy, Andrew and Philip Tiu.

A triple stumper from each round:

AMERICA SINCE 1900 ($600) On Sept. 26, 1971, Nixon greeted this man in Anchorage, the first meeting of a U.S. President & a Japanese monarch

CITY BOOKS ($2000) City preceding “Alexanderplatz” in the title of an Alfred Doblin novel.

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “U.S. City Firsts”

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WHAT IS DETROIT?

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