Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Quotations (10-31-11)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/31/2011), in the category 19th Century Quotations was:
“In this sense, the theory of this group ‘may be summed up in the single sentence: abolition of private property.'”
Two-day champion Sunny Stalter of Alabama was back today to try for a third win. Her competition: Evan Sandman from California and Gina Harris from Oregon.
The Jeopardy round was pretty stable with no big upsets, and Gina and Sunny pulling out in front of Evan. Sunny had a $1,400 lead over Gina when she got this Daily Double in Hospitals: “Now closed, the D.C. hospital named for him opened in 1909 & in WWI, went from 80 beds to 2,500 in months”
She added $1,400 to her $5,600 and pulled out in front of Gina, ending the round with $8,000. Gina had $4,200 and Evan was last with $2,800.
The first Daily Double (in It’s Not the End of the World) in Double Jeopardy went to Evan who still needed to catch up to the gals. He had $4,400 and, brave man, bet it all, letting out a really deep breath when he got it right: “Oct. 22, 1844 became “The Great Disappointment” for those awaiting the end; it led to the start of this “numeric” faith”
Evan parlayed that into a $1,600 lead over Sunny when he got the second Daily Double (in Book Dedications). This time he wagered only $3,000 of his $12,800 and he got this one right: “E.M. Forster dedicated this 1924 novel to Syed Ross Mahood, who showed him ‘new horizons and a new civilization'”
He actually got all the answers right in Book Dedications — Evan sure knew his books. He continued to kick butt and finished the round with $22,200. Sunny was second with $14,400 and Gina had $10,600.
The quote comes from “The Communist Manifesto” by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which was first published in the German language in 1848 in London. (more info)
Gina had to reveal her reply first and she went for the obvious pick if you didn’t know – the abolitionists. The obvious pick if you don’t know is usually wrong and it was, so that cost her $10,100.
Sunny appeared to finish writing down her Final Jeopardy first and smiled when the camera panned past her. She had it right and bet $14,000, bringing her total to $28,400.
Alex thought that Evan wasn’t looking like someone who had the right answer but he did, and after his reply was revealed Evan smiled. He bet $6,601, winning the game with $28,801 — the extra dollar he needed in case Sunny bet it all.
So we start the week off with a new champion who started off a little slow, but ended with a very respectable winning total.
