Final Jeopardy: Famous Women (9-9-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/9/2024) in the category “Famous Women” was:

Before her death in 2022, she pledged her collection of more than 200 pins to the National Museum of American Diplomacy

In the first Jeopardy! game of Season 41, Rachel Bradley, an ESL instructor from Greenbelt, MD, is our returning champ. She won $23,597 in the last game of Season 40. Today, she competes against: Adam Reiffen, a naval officer from San Diego, CA; and Amanda White, a strategy consultant from Seattle, WA.

Round 1 Categories: Let’s Hit Highway 101 – Pop Goes the Culture – Also Known As – Going to Planetary Extremes – Parenting – “Mom” & “Dad”

Amanda found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Let’s Hit Highway 101” under the $800 on the 8th pick of the round. She was in second place with $1,000, $200 less than Adam’s lead. Amanda bet $1,000 and went with Tacoma. That was WRONG.

Knowing this state capital is at the south end of Puget Sound is Geography 101 show

WHAT IS OLYMPIA?

Adam finished in the lead with $4,800. Rachel was second with $2,800 and Amanda was last with $800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Historic Groups of 3 – From the Italian – “HY” Five – Literary Biography – Churches & Cathedrals – Songs for the Young & Old

Adam found the first Daily Double in “Historic Groups of 3” under the $1,600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,800, $4,000 more than Rachel in second place. Adam bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

The clergy, the nobility & the people were France’s three of these representative divisions before the Revolution show

WHAT ARE THE ESTATES?

Amanda found the last Daily Double in “From the Italian” under the $1,600 clue on the 6th pick of the round. She was in last place with $400, $8,600 less than Adam’s lead. Amanda bet $400 but had no guess so she was WRONG.

Medieval astrologers thought this, caused by mutating viral strains, was connected to the effect of the stars show

WHAT IS INFLUENZA?

Adam finished in the lead with $10,600. Rachel was second with $8,000 and Amanda was last with $4,000. All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS MADELEINE ALBRIGHT?

Before Madeleine Albright became the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in 1997, she spent the previous four years serving as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In this video, Albright explains how Saddam Hussein inspired her to begin wearing brooches (“pins”) with specific designs to send a message. In that case, it was a snake. Her catchphrase “read my pins” was inspired by former President George H. W. Bush and is also the title of a book she wrote.

The Madeleine Albright Collection is online on the U.S. State Department website. The zebra pin she wore when meeting South African president Nelson Mandela is way cool.

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Amanda thought it was former First Lady Rosalynn Carter (died 2023). She bet and lost her whole $4,000.

Rachel went with Shirley Temple (Black), a former child star and diplomat for many years (died 2014). Rachel lost $2,602 and finished with $5,398.

Adam got it right. He bet $5,401 and won the game with $16,001. Adam Reiffen is the first Jeopardy! champion in Season 41.

A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)

GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES ($1000) It has the most eccentric orbit of any planet, varying between 29 million & 43 million miles

HISTORIC GROUPS OF 3 ($2000) 3 countries were involved in the 1879-1883 War of the Pacific & this nation lost its access to that ocean as a result

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “19th CENTURY NOVELS”

“This bell was named Marie… alone in the southern tower, with her sister Jacqueline, a bell of lesser size”, says this novel show

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