Final Jeopardy: Secretaries of State (11-23-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/23/2020) in the category “Secretaries of State” was:

Dirk Stikker, Dutch foreign minister 1948-1952, wrote, “Churchill’s words won the war”; this American’s “words won the peace”

Returning champ, Charlie, a producer from Wichita Falls, TX, has won $30,000. In Game 2, he takes on these 2 players: Amanda, an undergraduate advisor from San Francisco, CA; and Henry, a software engineer from Lafayette, CA.

Note: This is Nikki, VJ’s daughter, filling in for my Mom while she is in the hospital, in case you missed her message on the Jeopardy Calendar post. Due to my own time constraints, the recaps will be shorter than usual, but my Mom will work her magic when she returns.

Round 1 Categories: Internal Organ Practice – Birdlike Verbs – Let’s Get Hammered – TV Title Places – Russian Interference – Clark

Charlie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “TV Title Places” under the $400 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in first place with $200, $200 more than Amanda and Henry. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

Before overwhelming us with a bunch of shows featuring police & firemen, this city had “hope”. show

WHAT IS CHICAGO?

Charlie finished in the lead with $7,400. Amanda was second with $3,200. Henry was last with $2,600. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: A Place to Park Your Yacht – Astronauts – 6-Letter Double G Words – Coins – Arthurian Characters – Behind the Music

Henry found the first Daily Double in “Astronauts” under the $2,000 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in second place with $4,200, $3,200 less than Charlie. He made it a true daily double and he was RIGHT.

In addition to making a notable 3 orbits around the Earth, this Ohio Sen. co-wrote 1978’s nuclear non-proliferation act. show

WHO IS GLENN?

Henry got the last Daily Double in “A Place to Park Your Yacht” under the $1,200 clue with 7 clues left after it. He was in first place with $14,800, he had $4,200 more than Charlie. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

Yachts are welcome at the Marina Grande on the isle of Capri, situated in the bay named for this southern Italian city. show

WHAT IS NAPLES?

Henry finished in the lead with $17,200. Charlie was next with $15,400 and Amanda was in third place with $7,600. No clues went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS GEORGE MARSHALL?

Amanda thought it was Truman, and that was incorrect. She lost $7,600, leaving her with $0.

Charlie came up with Marshall, and that earned him $8,000. He finished with $23,400.

Henry wrote down Marshall. He bet $13,800 and won the game with $31,000.

A triple stumper from each round:

This 20th Century president shared his middle name of Clark with his father, a blacksmith & salesman

In 1975, after hearing a mastered version of this now-classic album, Bruce Springsteen threw it in a pool

Today’s show is dedicated to Alex Trebek. Forever in our Hearts, Always our Inspiration.

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