Final Jeopardy: American History
The Final Jeopardy question (5/11/2012) in the category “American History” was:
When the future state of Iowa became part of the United States, this man was President..
Today is the final match of the Teen Tournament. Elyse Mancuso, of Omaha, NE. is bringing $23,200 into today’s game. Rose Schaefer of Portland, OR. has $12,400 from yesterday to build on; and Catherine Briley, of Grand Prairie, LA. has $10,000.
Catherine found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in the category “Historical Entertainment.” She was in the lead with $4,600, $2,400 more than Elyse in second place. Rose was only $200 behind Elyse at this point. Catherine bet $3,400 and she was RIGHT.
“The King’s Speech” featured Timothy Spall as this quippy future prime minister. show
Catherine finished in the lead with $10,200; Rose was second with $5,400 and Elyse was last with $3,600.
Elyse found the first Daily Double in the category “Also a Musical Term.” She now had $4,800, $5,400 behind Catherine and $1,400 less than Rose. She boldly made it a True Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
This adjective can mean “very useful” or “performed without vocals.” show
Rose found the last Daily Double (a video) in “Pre-Civil War America.” She was in last place with $7,800, $17,000 less than Elyse, who was now in the lead, and $7,600 less than Catherine. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
St. Louis’s old courthouse was the scene of two trials involving this slave. he won his freedom in the second trial but the Supreme Court held otherwise, helping spark the Civil War. show
Elyse finished in the lead with $28,400. Catherine was next with $15,400 and Rose was last with $11,800.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right, although one crossed out her first attempt.
“The Louisiana Purchase encompassed all or part of 15 current U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The land purchased contained all of present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska…. The purchase was a vital achievement in the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.” (wikipedia)
Rose wrote down Taylor but thought better of it, crossing him out and squeezing in Jefferson. She doubled her money and now had $23,600 to add to yesterday’s $12,400 for a grand total of $36,000.
Catherine only bet $5,600 so she finished with $21,000. That plus her $10,000 from yesterday gave her a grand total of $31,000.
Elyse made another bold bet of $28,000. She added a very impressive $56,400 to yesterday’s $23,200, bringing her grand total to $79,600. That’s $4,600 more than the $75,000 guarantee and she gets to keep it all.
Next week, Jeopardy! has a brand new tournament in store. Washington insiders will play for charity in the Power Players Tournament.
