Finals 1 & 2: Jeopardy NCC (2-22-22)
National College Championship Final #1:
The Final Jeopardy question (Tuesday, 2/22/2022) in the category “The Periodic Table” was:
By 1890, discoveries of 3 “nationalist elements” filled table gaps: scandium in Sweden; germanium in Germany; this in France
Competing in the first Final match of the National College Championship are: Liz Feltner, a Northeastern University senior, Jaskaran Singh, a University of Texas at Austin senior and Raymond Goslow, a Kennesaw State University senior
As usual, the scores at the end of this match will be added to the scores at the end of the second match to determine the grand prize winner of $250,000. Second prize is $100,000 and third prize is $50,000.
Round 1 Categories: A Place with Direction – Broadway Musicals – Digesting Some Literature – ___ Or ___ – & Now For Something Completely Different – A Career in Tech
Jaskaran found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Digesting Some Literature” under the $800 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,800, $6,200 more than Raymond in second place. Jaskaran made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
Revenge is served cold–courtesy of an ex-prison inmate– in “The Dinner”, Chapter 63 of this Dumas classic show
Jaskaran finished in the lead with $8,000. Raymond was in second place with $3,400 and Liz was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The 18th Century – Mythic Constellations – True & Untrue Crime – We’ve Got The Blues – Lyrics to Remember – Pithy Words & Phrases
Jaskaran found the first Daily Double in “The 18th Century” under the $800 clue on the 6th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $10,800, $5,400 more than Raymond in second place. Jaskaran bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
In 1768 a tutor found this future queen intelligent but frivolous & hard to teach show
Jaskaran got the last Daily Double in “Mythic Constellations” under the $1,600 clue with 14 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $22,800, $15,800 more than Raymond in second place. Jaskaran bet $10,000 and he was RIGHT.
Carina– the keel, Puppis– the stern, and Vela– the sails– once sailed the sky as part of a larger constellation named for this ship show
Jaskaran finished in the lead with an eye-popping $30,400. Liz was in second place with $9,800. Raymond was last with $6,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS GALLIUM?
From Wikipedia: “Gallium is a chemical element with the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Discovered by French chemist Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1875, Gallium is in group 13 of the periodic table and is similar to the other metals of the group (aluminium, indium, and thallium).”
Liz thought it was Francium. She lost her $4,000 bet and finished with $5,800.
Raymond got it right. He bet $6,600 and that brought him up to $13,200.
Jaskaran got it right, too. He bet $2,000 and won this game with $32,400.
A triple stumper from each round:
DIGESTING SOME LITERATURE ($400) In a Thomas Harris book, the conductor of the Philharmonic could not recall the fare at this doctor’s dinner
TRUE & UNTRUE CRIME ($1200) Title status of David Balfour in a Robert Louis Stevenson novel
National College Championship Final #2:
The Final Jeopardy question (Tuesday, 2/22/2022) in the category “The 19th Century” was:
An 1873 book title gave us this phrase for the period in the late 1800s of growth and prosperity and also greed and corruption
Liz Feltner, Jaskaran Singh and Raymond Goslow will now play the last game of the National College Championship. Jaskaran has $32,400 to bring into this game. Raymond has $13,200 up his sleeve and Liz has $5,800.
Our host Mayim Bialik reminded us of what Alex Trebek always used to say at this point in many tournaments: “Anything can happen.”
Round 1 Categories: Historic Potpourri – Numb with Numbers – Food Combos – “C” the Animals – A Day of Pop Culture – Alliterative Phrases
Jaskaran found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Alliterative Phrases” under the $800 clue with 10 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $4,800, $1,200 more than Raymond in second place. Jaskaran bet $500 and he was RIGHT.
This literary character was also known as the “Galloping Hessian of the Hollow” show
Jaskaran finished in the lead with $7,300. Raymond was in second place with $4,200 and Liz was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: A State Capitol Idea – Scary Stories – Classical Music – It’s Just About Time – Documentary Subjects – Double Talk Words
Jaskaran found the first Daily Double in “A State Capitol Idea” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $8,900, $1,900 more than Raymond in second place. Jaskaran bet $5,000 and said railroad spikes. That was WRONG.
Utah’s capitol is abuzz with 2 large sculptures of these structures, symbolizing the hard work done by the state’s citizens show
Jaskaran got the last Daily Double in “Documentary Subjects” under the $600 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in second place with $8,300, $7,100 less than Raymond’s lead. Jaskaran bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
This festival comes before “The Greatest Party That Never Happened” in a 2019 documentary show
Jaskaran finished in the lead with $19,300. Raymond was in second place with $17,800. Liz was last with $4,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “THE GILDED AGE”?
From Digital History: “It is easy to caricature the Gilded Age as an era of corruption, conspicuous consumption, and unfettered capitalism. But it is more useful to think of this as modern America’s formative period, when an agrarian society of small producers were transformed into an urban society dominated by industrial corporations.”
Liz went with the Era of Good Feelings. (Think James Monroe.) She lost her $3,000 bet and was left with $1,600. After adding her $5,800 from the first game, Liz’s final score was $7,400.
Raymond got it right. He bet $15,999 to bring him up to $33,799. Raymond had $13,200 to add to that. His final score was $46,999.
Jaskaran also had the Gilded Age. He didn’t bet anything so he remained at $19,300. After his $32,400 was added, Jaskaran won the 2022 National College Championship with $51,700.
These scores translate to $250,000 for Jaskaran plus a spot in the next Tournament of Champions; $100,000 for Raymond and $50,000 for Liz. Congratulations to the three top winners, as well as all the students who participated in this tournament. They are all winners!
2 triple stumpers from the first round:
“C” THE ANIMALS ($400) Seen here (image), this hybrid dog breed that dates back at least 50 years is a family favorite
A DAY OF POP CULTURE ($1000) It was late but my film major roommate had to watch this Hitchcock “you kill my dad, I kill your wife” classic & I got sucked in
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Jaskaran really came out on top in this tournament. I was rooting for him all the way as he played brilliantly and got all the daily doubles. He definitely had a lot of practice. Definitely will see him in the tournament of champions. Congrats jaskaran and to the two finalists. This is a great tournament so far!
Jaskaran was superb. Quick on the buzzer and capitalized off of the Daily Doubles. He knew when not to wager much and when to wager it all. Clearly a master at this game. I bet he’s a sharp chess player.
Congratulations Jaskaran! See you in the Tournament of Champions.
I was rooting for Jaskaran and I’m happy he won but wow! He surely exceeded my expectations.
P.S. My niece graduated from the University of Texas at Austin a few years ago
VJ, what a coincidence. We have a nephew there. He said the campus went wild after Jaskaran won. I can only imagine. Very smart young man.
First, ugh, Mayim! “Single Jeopardy”! What?
That said, I really liked Jaskaran’s game. It seemed like so many clues were things he was in to, like how he lit up for “grits”.
And, if I had a vote, I would give Raymond the Second Chance Tournament place vice Isaac. Just my view from the cheap seats!
@Jason, maybe this was taped before Mayim found out she needed to stop saying “single Jeopardy!”