Final Jeopardy: Political Terms
The Final Jeopardy question (4/5/2012) in the category “Political Terms” was:
The OED traces these 2 parallel terms to an Oct. 30, 2000 “Today” Show discussion of an electoral map.
Joey Falco, now a 2-time champ, returned today to take on these new players: John Sellers from Brooklyn, NY and Emily Garber, from Portland, OR.
Joey got the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “April.” It was the second from last clue. He had $3,800, $1,800 less than John, who was in the lead. He only chose to bet $1,000. None of those daring true Daily Doubles from yesterday. Too bad because he was RIGHT.
It speaks volumes that the U.S. Government established this institution on April 24, 1800. show
John finished in the lead with $5,600. Joey was second with $4,800 and Emily was last with $3,200.
This is a far as we got today, folks — the entire Double Jeopardy! round and Final Jeopardy! were interrupted for a live police chase of a robbery suspect during rush hour which started in Houston. The guy got on I-10W and led the police through Fort Bend County and all the way into Waller County, at speeds of 100 – 115 mph.
They finally caught him after Jeopardy! was over but we were eventually able to see the rest of the show and are now in a position to update …
Joey got the first Daily Double in Double Jeopardy in “Human Body.” He had $11,600, $6,000 more than Emily in second place. He bet $3,000 and he guessed RIGHT.
This gland secretes digestive enzymes & glucagon. show
John got the second Daily Double in Double Jeopardy in “The Borgias.” He was now in second place with $6,800, $8,200 less than Joey, still in the lead. He bet $3,000 and he also guessed RIGHT.
Sibling to Lucrezia & Cesare, and equally treacherous, Juan Borgia was murdered in 1497, his body found in this river. show
Joey finished in the lead with $15,000. John was second with $9,800 and Emily was last with $5,600.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Tim Russert, long-time host of “Meet the Press,” is often credited with coining the phrases, red states and blue states, but this article Thinking of Tim Russert, Red States and Blue States, written by Ben Zimmer after Russert’s untimely passing in 2008, sheds more light on the origin of applying these colors to political parties. However it got started, that’s what you needed to know to get Final Jeopardy! right.
Emily bet $5,555 to finish with $11,155.
John bet $5,201 to finish with $15,001.
Joey bet it ALL and finished with a whopping $30,000, remaining champ for another day. His 3-day total is $53,999.
