Final Jeopardy: 16th Century Names (11-28-11)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/28/2011) in the category “16th Century Names” was:
In 2010, 467 years after his death, this man at odds with the church was reburied with honors at a Polish cathedral.
We’re back on our regular TV schedule today after stuffing ourselves all weekend. Friday’s champ, Kendra Anspaugh is also back to face two new contestants: Patti Clements, from the Keystone State, and Clayton Hanson, from the Evergreen State.
Extra: Did you see the question on Alex in the Parade Magazine yesterday?
How many languages does Alex Trebek speak? (sent in by R. Compton, Bridgeport, Tex.) show
In the Jeopardy! round, Kendra dug into the “Michigan” category and found the Daily Double after answering the first three clues correctly. Kendra bet all she had– $1,200– and she was RIGHT.
The wives of the co-founders of the city now home to the University of Michigan both had this first name. show
Getting the DD early with little money did not stop Kendra from getting a commanding lead in this round. She finished first with $11,000. Patti was second with $2,600. Clayton had a couple of snafus near the end with abbreviations but he landed on his feet with the last two clues and finished the round with $2,000.
Patti got the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Madam, I’m Adam Smith.” She chose to bet $5,000 of her $6,200 but was WRONG, unfortunately, because she thought it was the brain. That brought her down to $1,200 and third place.
I once wrote that without seeing it, men are led to “advance the interest of the society” by this anatomical agent. show
Kendra got the second Daily Double in “New Math.” With $21,800, Kendra didn’t feel like making a big $10,000 bet like she did on Friday. She only risked $1,000. Too bad since she got it RIGHT but c’est la vie.
4 score & 7 minus the syllables in a haiku show
Kendra finished Double Jeopardy with a runway $22,800. Clayton was second with $7,600 and Patti was in third place with $5,200.
All of the contestants had the correct Final Jeopardy answer:
WHO IS COPERNICUS?
On May 22, 2010, Nicolaus Copernicus, (1473-1543), Renaissance astronomer, mathematician, jurist, physician, quadrilingual polyglot, classics scholar, translator, artist, Catholic cleric, governor, diplomat and economist, was given a second funeral in Frombork Cathedral in Poland. Once denounced by the Catholic church as a heretic, Copernicus’ second funeral was attended by many high-ranking Catholic leaders. The Mass was led by Józef Kowalczyk, current Primate of Poland and former papal nuncio to Poland. A black granite tombstone bears a representation of Copernicus’ model of the solar system, depicting six planets circling the sun. More info on the Copernicus controversy that even got Galileo in trouble.
Patti bet it all but a dollar, finishing with $10,399.
Clayton bet $2,801 giving him second place with $2.00 more than Patti.
Kendra added another $4,200 to her score, finishing with $27,000 and a 2-day total of $61,300.
