Final Jeopardy: Political Words (12-23-11)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/23/2011) in the category “Political Words” was:
16th Century British farmers notching their livestock for identification led to this term for an item set aside for a specific purpose.
Jason Keller returned today with his 5-day total of $127,000. After winning all that, Jason still shakes his head slowly as if in disbelief when they put the spotlight on him and rerad off his winnings. A big grin and two thumbs up would work too, Jason. Yesterday, he defeated 2 guys. Today these ladies will try to break his winning streak: Erin Arlow of Oregon and Sara Plant of California.
After diving into categories he’s good in, Jason found the Jeopardy round Daily Double in “German Chancellors After WWII.” He had $3,600 and risked $2,000. He was close but not close enough so he was WRONG.
As chancellor from 1982 to 1998, Helmut Kohl presided over the reunification of Germany in this year. show
Jason went into Double Jeopardy with $4,800. Erin had $3,400 and Sara trailed them both with $800.
Jason got the first Daily Double in “Stop That Racket,” a category about illegitimate enterprises. He had $13,200 and chose to bet $2,000. We’re sure the right answer crossed his mind, but the clue may have led him to think the game actually had a name other than that. He couldn’t come up with an answer so he was WRONG.
The old-time illegal lottery called this game employed runners to take bets. show
Jason got the second Daily Double in “Gemstones:” He now had $15,600 and decided to bet $1,400 even though his nearest competitor had a mere $3,200, but he wasn’t doing so hot with the Daily Doubles today. That must have made him cautious but he got this one RIGHT.
The Aztecs prized this blue-green gemstone & a double-headed serpent mosaic of it is an icon of their art. show
That ended the round and Jason had a runaway $17,000, Sara still had that $3,200 and Erin had $1,800.
TWO contestants got Final Jeopardy right and they both made puny bets.
WHAT IS EARMARKING?
“In United States politics, an earmark is a legislative (especially congressional) provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term “earmark” is used in this sense in several countries, such as the US and South Africa.” (wikipedia)
Also see wikipedia’s Earmark disambiguation page for other senses of the word.
Erin wrote down: “What is pork barrel.” That cost her $1,401, leaving her with $399.
Sara got it and bet $400. She finished with $3,600.
Jason added $3,000 with the correct response, bringing today’s total to $20,000. His 6-day total is now $147,000.
Alex wished everyone a Merry Christmas and said: We’ll see you on Boxing Day.
