Final Jeopardy: The Presidential Cabinet (11-14-11)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/14/2011) in the category “The Presidential Cabinet” was:
7 women have been the Secretary of this, the most for any department in the President’s cabinet
The contestants in the first final match of the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions were champions, Buddy Wright, Tom Nissley and Roger Craig.
This is the first of a two-game total point final. Alex said at the end of the two-game match, the 3 contestants will have earned $400,000. But only one will take home $250,000 of that.
Buddy got the first Daily Double in the category “The doctor will “C” you now.” With half of Roger’s score, he decided to bet his whole $1,200. He was RIGHT, but did not stay in a tie with Roger for long since Roger got the $1,000 clue in that category right.
What’s that I say? You need this type of implant in your inner ear that directly stimulates the hearing nerve. show
Tom not only caught up, he had the lead with $6,200 going into Double Jeopardy. Roger was next with $5,400 and Buddy was last with $3,800.
In Double Jeopardy, Roger got the first Daily Double in “Novels.” He was now in the lead with $9,000 and went for the gusto. Well, shoot, they just gave it away with that parenthetical clue, didn’t they? Roger got it RIGHT and now had over a $10,000 lead.
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He then incredibly picked the second Daily Double in “Languages” by choosing the $1,600 clue first. Supremely confident, Roger bet his whole $18,000. He was RIGHT and now had $36,000 and a big Cheshire Cat smile on his face. Wouldn’t you?
Although Dutch is the official language, Sranan Tongo is spoken by most people in this South American country. show
Tom ended up in last place with $9,400 going into Final Jeopardy. Buddy was second with $11,000, and Roger finished with $47,200. Alex said he could set a new one-day record. “What’s the old one?” Roger asked. Alex said it was $79,000. With a quarter of a million dollars well within our grasp, we wouldn’t even consider it, especially on “The Presidential Cabinet.” But maybe that was one of the categories Roger totally dug into with his computer scientist method of studying for Jeopardy!
After the commercial, Alex said Roger was pulling his leg asking what the old one-day record for Jeopardy! winnings was. Roger is the one who set the record and it’s $77,000. Then Roger got docked $4,000 for mispronouncing “onomatopoeia.” His score was now $43,200 and he could still beat his old record, if he dared. Ordinarily, Tom and Buddy would certainly have nothing to lose by betting it all, but they might want to conserve some cash for tomorrow’s game, just in case.
It was difficult to tell if the contestants thought they knew the answer. They all appeared to be writing almost until the music ended. And the answer was only one word. How long does it take to write down one word? TWO of them had the correct answer.
WHAT IS LABOR?
The first female Secretary of Labor was Frances Perkins (under FDR and Truman). The current lady filling the position under President Obama is Hilda Solis. Click on her image for wikipedia’s full list.
Tom bet it all and wound up with $18,800. Buddy wrote down “State” and bet $5,000, so he wound up with $6,000. Roger also had the right answer, bet a conservative $6,800 and wound up with an even $50,000. It was a wise bet either way.
