Final Jeopardy: Colonial History (2-6-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/6/2012) in the category “Colonial History” was:
A 1763 letter said that these two men were equipped with “instruments … to look at the posts in the line for ten or twelve miles.”
Three more college students appeared on Jeopardy! today to try to win a semi-final spot in the College Championship tournament. In the running are: Marie McGraw, a senior at MIT from Cleveland, OH; Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, TN, and Sarah Bauer, a junior at Indiana University from Carmel, IN.
Sarah found the Daily Double in the Jeopardy! round in the category “Stringing Along.” She had $2,600 less than Marie who had $6,000. She chose to make a $2,000 bet. She had no idea and took a string cheese guess based on the category. She was WRONG.
The National Day for this item is celebrated on June 6, the birthday of Donald Duncan. show
Marie finished in the lead with $5,800. She would have finished with $6,800 but she decided to take a guess on the last $1,000 clue! Greer was second with $3,400 and Sarah was last with $2,000.
In Double Jeopardy, Marie found the first Daily Double in the category “In a Musical Mood.” She was now in the lead with $10,200 — $2,600 more than Greer, her closest competition. She bet $1,500. She was RIGHT.
His “Linz’ symphony was first played on Nov. 4, 1978 at the Ballhaus in, yes, Linz.” show
Greer got the last Daily Double in “Famous Pairs.” He had $9,800, $1,900 less than Marie who remained in the lead. He wagered $3,000. He misremembered the names and it came out Croilus and Cressina. Since there are no close enoughs, that was WRONG
Titled Trojan lovers in a Shakespeare play. show
Marie finished in the lead going into Final Jeopardy with $12,900. Sarah was second with $12,400 and Greer was last with $10,400.
One of three correct Daily Doubles today, and only ONE of the players got Final Jeopardy RIGHT. Almost seems like the number of correct Daily Doubles is turning into a predictor.
“It was thus that Thomas Penn could write with confidence to the Reverend Richard Peters, former secretary of the colony, that the right men and the right equipment had at length been found. Messrs. Mason and Dixon, he wrote, would bring with them ‘the line Sector, two Transit Instruments, and two reflecting Telescopes, fit to look at the Posts in the Line for ten or twelve miles.'” (Mason & Dixon: Their Line & Their Legend).
Greer got it right, bet $7,600 and finished with $18,000.
Sarah thought it was Lewis and Clark (think Louisiana Purchase, 1804 and immediately eliminate them). She bet $3,600 and she ended up with $8,800.
Marie also thought it was Lewis and Clark and her wager was $2,000. She finished with $10,900, not enough to displace anyone already in position for a wild card spot.
Greer won and we now have 4 semi-finalists:
Weston Manion $28,800
Tyler Benedict $20,100
Connie Shi $19,000
Greer Mackebee $18,000
Wild Card Spots:
Zack Terrill $19,200
Sarah Bart $18,600
Jaime Alayon $12,799
Anne Rozek $11,500
Tomorrow is the last semi-final match. Be there or find out what happened here.
