Final Jeopardy: Websites
The Final Jeopardy question (4/25/2012) in the category “Websites” was:
It launched its first offer on October 22, 2008: a two-for-one pizza deal in Chicago.
Two-day champ Cindy Vanderbur is up to $54,800 in winnings and she can add to that today if she can beat these two new players: Erika Myers, from Asheville, NC and Jacob Silverman from Brooklyn, NY.
Cindy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Organizations.” She had $600, $800 less than Erika who was in first place. She bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.
This international society for smarties was founded in Oxford, England in 1946. show
Cindy finished in the lead with $7,600. Jacob was second with $3,600 and Erika was last with $1,400.
Jacob found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Quotes in American History.” He was in third place with $6,400, $200 less than Erika and $2,800 less than Cindy. He went with a $3,000 bet, but through it was a wheelbarrow so he was WRONG.
For working on the family homestead, Lincoln called it “that most useful instrument.” show
Cindy found the last Daily Double in “Roman The Bible.” She was in the lead with $12,000 at this point, $3,800 more than Jacob, now in second place. She wagered $3,000 and thought it was a tribune which was WRONG.
Cornelius, one of these Roman military officers, became one of the first converts to Christianity. show
Jacob finished in the lead with $9,800. Cindy was next with $9,000 and Erika was in last place with 6,200.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS GROUPON?
“Groupon (a portmanteau derived from “group coupon”) is a deal-of-the-day website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. Groupon was launched in November 2008, and the first market for Groupon was Chicago, followed soon thereafter by Boston, New York City, and Toronto.” (wikipedia)
“Portmanteaus” would be a great Jeopardy! category, don’t you think? And it would provide yet another opportunity for Alex Trebek to school us on proper French pronunciations.
Erika bet $2,001. She finished with $8,201.
Cindy bet $8,995. She wound up with $17,995.
Jacob bet $8,999, bringing him up to $18,799 and making him the new Jeopardy! champion.
