Final Jeopardy: Psychology Terms (11-24-11)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/24/2011) in the category “Psychology Terms” was:
This two-word term has its origins in a hostage-taking that followed the botched 1973 Norrmalstorg Bank Robbery.
Three-day champ, Francis Lansagnan, played against Ann Thurlow, from New Jersey, and Sean McGuire, from Massachusetts.
In the Jeopardy! round, the Daily Double in the category “A Fine Category” went to Ann. She was $800 in the hole and bet $200, and got it RIGHT. This brought her score up to minus $600.
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She managed to get out of the hole and finish with $600 on the plus side by the end of the round. Sean had $3,400 and Francis was in the lead with $5,400.
Ann got the first Daily Double in Double Jeopardy in “Classical Rock.” Ann had $3,400 at this point and, having more confidence in her knowledge of this topic, bet $3,000. She nailed it and moved up to second place.
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Ann also got the second Daily Double in “How I Met Your Mother.” She bet $7,200 of the $7,600 she had and got it right. This gave her $14,800, a $200 lead over Francis. Pretty amazing when not too long ago, she had $200 and Francis had over $12,000!
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A couple of flubs by Francis cost him a little money and gave Ann the chance to get those answers right. She finished Double Jeopardy with $17,600. Francis had $13,400 and Sean was last, going into Final Jeopardy with $7,000.
All three contestants got this “everybody knows that” question.
WHAT IS STOCKHOLM SYNDROME?
Stockholm Syndrome, sometimes referred to as capture-bonding, refers to the psychological phenomenon of a hostage developing emotional ties to the captor. The term was by criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot in 1973, and further defined by psychiatrist, Frank Ochber, a founding father of modern psychotraumatology.
One of most talked about cases is the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army, although the term has also been applied to some cases retroactively, such as 1933 kidnapping victim Mary McElroy.
Sean almost doubled his score with a $6,999 bet. He finished third with $13,999.
Francis also hung onto that extra dollar, and brought his score up to $26,799.
Ann Thurlow bet $9,205, bringing her final score to $26,805, winning the game, thanks to those Daily Doubles and gutsy betting in the Double Jeopardy round.
Sean will get the $1,000 prize and Francis added the second place prize of $2,000 prize to his 3-day winnings of $78,401.
