Final Jeopardy: The United Nations (7-12-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/12/2012) in the category “The United Nations” was:
Of the 6 official languages used at the U.N., this one is the last alphabetically.
Another day, another new champ. A.J. Motley won $20,801 yesterday. Today this Texan takes on two ladies from the Empire State: Tracey Rhys, from New York City and Laura Sikes Jambon, from Rochester.
Alex just could not resist commenting that Laura’s last name means “ham” in French. Laura told a tale of how her pet pygmy goat, Billy, met his demise after consuming a bag of Quikcrete. When Alex inquired into whether it was a 60 lb. or 80 lb. bag, Laura exclaimed, “Alex, you’re being insensitive!” Alex found that so amusing he couldn’t even talk to A.J.
A.J. found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Gay Paree.” He was in second place with $2,800, $800 less than Laura in the lead. He bet $800 and he was RIGHT.
In his 52 B.C. “commentaries”, he wrote that the Parisii burned their town rather than surrender to him. show
A.J. finished in the lead with $5,200. Laura was second with $5,000 and Tracey was last with $2,400.
A.J. found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Tell-Tale Heart.” By now, he had taken a leviathan lead and had $17,600, $10,600 more than Laura in second place. We didn’t expect him to make a big bet and he didn’t disappoint us. He wagered $1,600 and he was RIGHT.
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Laura found the last Daily Double in “How Novel!”. She had $8,600, $11,800 less than A.J. She bravely made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
“If this alleged report is true, that is the last of Roy Hobbs in organized baseball.” show
A.J. finished in the lead with $22,400. Laura was very much a contender with $17,600 and Tracey was in third place with $1,200.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS SPANISH?
Originally English and French were established as working languages at the UN. Later, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish were added as working languages in the General Assembly and in the Economic and Social Council. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the working languages of the Security Council. More about UN Official Languages
Tracey had it and bet $1,000 so she finished with $2,000.
Laura got it after crossing out “Russian.” She bet $14,000, finishing with $31,600.
A.J. bet $12,801 so his winnings today totaled $35,201. Way to go. His 2-day total is $56,002. Needless to say, but we will anyway, he was a happy camper.
