Final Jeopardy: International Sports Stars (1-25-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/25/2012) in the category “International Sports Stars” was:
In 2002, his No. 10 Jersey from the 1970 World Cup Finals sold at auction for a record $220,850.
Two-day champ Kirby Burnett returned today for his third shot at beating two contestants. The two in Kirby jeopardy today were: Christen Lee from Richmond, CA. and Taylor Cope from Chicago, IL.
Christen found the Daily Double in the Jeopardy! round in the category “Bird Books.” She was in the lead with $4,400, $1,800 more than her nearest competitor, Taylor. She bet $2,400 and she was RIGHT.
A 1993 raid in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead is chronicled in this book by journalist Mark Bowden. show
Quick with the buzzer Christen was kicking butt in this round and finished in the lead with $9,000. Taylor was second with $5,800 and Kirby was last with $3,400.
In Double Jeopardy, Taylor found the first Daily Double in “More 4 Years.” He was in second place with $8,200, $1,200 less than Christen and $5,200 less than Kirby, who was now in the lead. Taylor bet $2,200. He took a guess with “blasphemy,” but that was WRONG.
On Nov. 17, 1734, journalist John Peter Zenger was arrested for this; a landmark freedom of the press case ensued. show
Christen got the last Daily Double in “Plant Science.” She was only $1,600 behind Kirby’s lead of $14,600. She bet $6,000. She was RIGHT and jumped into the lead with $19,000.
This yellow flower of the genus tagetes is often associated with but probably not named for the Virgin Mary. show
Christen finished in the lead with $23,400. Taylor was in second place with $14,000 and Kirby was last with $13,800.
The guys were all smiles, showing that this sports Final Jeopardy was right up their alley. Christen looked a bit pensive. TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy right. (Yeah).
The shirt worn by Pelé in the 1970 World Cup final was auctioned in London for a record $220,850 – more than 3 times the expected price. The No. 10 Brazilian jersey was bought by an unidentified telephone bidder in the sale at Christie’s. The previous record for a soccer shirt was $128,450. Click here (Voices of America) to find out who wore that one. (Hint: It wasn’t Christen’s answer).
Kirby got it right and bet every centavo on hand. He doubled his score to $27,600.
Taylor also had it, bet everything and took over the lead with $28,000.
Christen wrote down “Lemieux” and bet $4,601. Can you believe she finished in third place with $18,799!
Can’t recall when we last saw such huge second and third place scores, even though they don’t get to collect it.
