Final Jeopardy: Scientists (3-1-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/1/2012) in the category “Scientists” was:
In 1711 Newton led the Royal Society in London and his greatest rival led the Academy of Sciences in this capital city.
Two-day champion Patrick Morrison returned today to take on these two new players: Andrew Knebel from Norwalk, CT; and Susannah Rosenblatt from Arlington, VA.
Andrew found the Jeopardy! Daily Double in “Canals.” He had $1,600, $2,200 less than Patrick, who was in the lead. He bet $800 and he was RIGHT.
Although very short, this Russian city’s winter canal is spanned by 3 bridges, including the Hermitage Bridge. show
Andrew finished in the lead with $6,000. Susannah and Patrick were tied at $4,600 and Patrick got the honor of going first in Double Jeopardy.
Susannah found the first Daily Double in Double Jeopardy in “In the Bookstore.” She was in second place with $5,400, $1,000 less than Andrew. She bet $1,800 and she was RIGHT.
Chapter 1 of this Laura Hillenbrand bestseller is titled “The Day of the Horse is Past” show
Patrick got the last Daily Double in the category “Dinosaurs.” He was now in the lead with $17,800, not a monster runaway like yesterday, but $5,400 more than Susannah in second place. He played it safe with an $1,800 bet and he was RIGHT.
This plated beast whose name is from the Greek for ‘roof lizard’ roamed what is now Dinosaur National Monument. show
Patrick finished in the lead with $19,600. Susannah and Andrew were tied at $14,400 each.
Three correct Daily Doubles today, one from each player, but only ONE player got the answer right in Final Jeopardy!
“Between 1672 and 1676, (Gottfried Wilhelm) Leibniz independently discovered calculus, using notation that has since become standard. When Leibniz published his results, (Sir Isaac) Newton’s allies rushed to discredit Leibniz in what developed … into ‘the greatest intellectual property debate of all time.'” The Calculus Wars
Andrew chose Paris and that cost him $6,000. He ended with $8,400.
Susannah also wrote down Paris, not a totally off-the-wall guess. That capital city did have its own Academy of Sciences at the time. She bet $4,600 so she wound up with $9,800.
After crossing out Edinburgh, Patrick wrote down the correct response. He bet a nice $10,000, bringing his winning total today up to $29,600. His 3-day total is now $80,701.
Go Patrick! His Mom and Dad will be going to Ireland in style.
