Final Jeopardy: Countries of the World (1-14-13)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/14/2013) in the category “Countries of the World” was:
2 of the 3 countries that are completely encircled by one other country.
Current champ Kristin Morgan has a 3-day total of $17,499. Today she is up against these two players: Tim Courchaine, from Everett, MA, and Scott Mitchell, from New York, NY.
Kristin found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Dr. John.” She was in the lead with $6,600, $4,200 more than Tim in second place. She bet $2,400, took a guess with ‘Pavlov” (or at least that’s what it sounded like), but that was WRONG.
This Ph.D in psychology wrote the seminal 1913 article “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It.”
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Kristin finished in the lead with $7,200. Tim was second with $3,800 and Scott was last with $2,400.
Tim found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Science 101.” He was in second place with $7,400, $3,800 less than Kristin’s lead. He bet $3,800 and he was RIGHT.
Pressure at sea level is called one this, about 101 kilopascals.
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Kristin found the last Daily Double in “English Literature.” She had the lead all by herself with $13,600, $4,400 more than Scott in second place. She bet $2,400, and she was RIGHT.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1834 novel set in 79 A.D. is titled “The Last Days of” this place.
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Kristin finished in the lead with $21,600. Scott was next with $10,800 and Tim was in third place with $8,000.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa; San Marino and the Vatican City are within Italy. The Barron’s AP Human Geography
Tim got the two surrounded by Italy. He bet $7,999 and finished with $15,999.
Scott had San Marino and the Vatican as well. He bet it all and finished with $21,600.
Kristin had Lesotho and San Marino. She didn’t bet a red cent so, once again, we have a tie and Kristin and Scott will return tomorrow.
Happily, Kristin made more today in this one game than she did in her last 3 games put together. That $21,600 brought her 4-day total up to $39,098.
Not that it mattered, but Tim was technically wrong. His answer was the Vatican, while the country is Vatican City.