Final Jeopardy: Biblical Places (9-30-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/30/2024) in the category “Biblical Places” was:
The name of this, actually a not very tall hill, became a symbol of Jewish national aspiration & was used in spirituals & reggae
New champ Kate Roesch, a data visualization developer from Indianapolis, IN, won $28,200 last Friday. In Game 2, she is up against: Alison Prelusky, a copywriter from Lindenhurst, NY; and Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, OH.
Round 1 Categories: Central Americana – Let’s Play Some Music – Hot Cross Bunnies – Venture Bros. – Hit the Track – Starts With Silent “K”
Ryan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Hot Cross Bunnies” under the $1,000 on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,000, $2,200 more than Kate in second place. Ryan made it a true Daily Double and guessed Sirius Major & Sirius Minor. That was WRONG.
Lepus symbolizes a hare, likely angry as he’s seen by some as the prey of these 2 Latin-named constellations, Orion’s hounds show
Ryan finished in the lead with $3,400. Alison was second with $3,200 and Kate was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Pennsylvania Literary History – Women on TV – It Happened on September 30 – Up, Up & Away – Put Some Respect on My Name – 7-Syllable Words
Ryan found the first Daily Double in “7-Syllable Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $7,000, $3,800 more than Alison in second place. Undaunted, Ryan made it a true Daily Double again and, this time, he was RIGHT.
Marijuana advocates have long pushed for this removal of serious penalties; in 2024, the Biden Administration moved to grant their wish show
Ryan found the last Daily Double in “Pennsylvania Literary History” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $22,800, $19,600 more than Alison in second place. Ryan wasn’t risking his runaway so he bet $5,000. That was good because with no response, he was WRONG.
This playwright’s childhood home in the historically black Hill District of Pittsburgh has become an arts center show
Ryan finished in the lead with a runaway $22,200. Kate was second with $4,200 and Alison was last with $4,000. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS ZION?
Bible Study Tools says: “Zion can indicate one of three places: the hill where the earliest location of Jerusalem stood; the city of Jerusalem itself; or the dwelling place of God.” They have a list of all the quotations from Scripture in both the Old and New Testaments.
However, Zion is also used in other religions. Bob Marley’s song Iron Lion Zion is connected to Rastafarianism. Zion in that song refers to Ethiopia. The Book of Mormon also mentions Zion numerous times. A Daily Double from 2003 references “Zion” and “The New Jerusalem” as nicknames of the state capital of Utah.
Alison got it right. She bet it all and doubled her score to$8,000.
Kate got it too. She bet $4,000 and finished with $8,200.
Ryan chose to write a love note to his wife, Lauren. He lost $22.00 and won the game with the remaining $22,178. Ryan Manton is the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from the last round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
IT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 30 ($1600) 1991: This ex-priest who came after the Duvalier era is forced from office as Haiti’s president
PUT SOME RESPECT ON MY NAME ($1200) After reading “The Cosmic Connection”, Isaac Asimov told him, “You are smarter than I am. I hate that”
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “20th CENTURY POEM ENDINGS”
These 5 words that end a poem are also a proverb; one citation across the centuries includes a reminder not to make the wall too high show
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I feel as if I should have known Final, but sure didn’t. Mt. Sinai surely wouldn’t cut it, I knew that much. Too bad the women were left in the dust by Ryan. He rebounded well after that tricky first DD. I really thought he’d know the Pittsburgh playwright, as some or all of his plays took place there.
Knew the two unanswered racetracks, one of which I’ve been to many times.
“Cosmic Connection” wasn’t too hard to figure out. A bit surprised no one knew the author of “Hawaii.” My parents were avid readers and I know they read that one.
Re the marijuana question: tomorrow is the 9th anniversary of its legalization in my state.
A great game today and a clear runaway for Ryan. As for me, I performed well above average in the game.
Regarding the FJ, I’m afraid that I never heard of Mount Zion.
When I was looking up old clues, to my surprise, this was a $400 clue in the JIT quarterfinal that Matt Jackson won: According to the psalmist & Bob Marley, “by the rivers of” here we sat down & “wept, when we remembered Zion”
I must not have heard that clue because I don’t think Bob Marley ever covered “Rivers of Babylon” (based on Psalm 137). So I looked on YouTube to see if he did. There’s a bunch attributed to Marley but they’re all by the Melodians, whose orig. version is Rasta (so Zion refers to Ethiopia). Boney M’s version took out the Rasta references.
We learned in the interviews that Ryan proposed to his wife the day before she taped Jeopardy. Ryan is the wife of Lauren who competed about 3 years ago on the day that it was last day of Ken Jennings as a guest host. Ryan certainly made his wife proud by becoming a Jeopardy champion.
Yes, here’s the recap of Lauren’s 2/19/2021 game