Final Jeopardy: British History (7-18-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/18/2012) in the category “British History” was:
This 17th Century King was the last British monach to enter the House of Commons.
New champ Dan Burke returns today. He picked up a cool $26,798 yesterday. Today, these new players would like to take home a bundle too: Julie Bratvold Ghanbari, from San Diego, CA and Elisa Leigan, from San Luis Obispo, CA.
Julie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Mysteries & Thrillers” before the first commercial break. She was in second place with $1,200, $1,000 behind Dan who was in the lead. She made it a true Daily Double and took a shot with “The Long Goodbye.” That was WRONG.
Chapter I of this classic is ‘Spade & Archer’.”
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Dan finished in the lead with $5,800. Elisa was second with $3,800 and Julie was not far behind with $3,000.
Julie found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “‘C’ Monsters.” She was now in second place with $7,400, only $800 behind Dan. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
The Greeks said this fire-breather was part lion, part dragon & part goat — but maybe it was a figment of their imagination.
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Julie found the last Daily Double in “Opus & Opera.” She now had the lead with $12,200, $3,200 more than Dan. She bet $2,500, took a shot with Tchaikovsky, but that was WRONG.
His “Opus 68 is “From the Bohemian Forest”, composed around 1863.
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Julie finished in the lead with $10,900. Dan was next with $9,000 and Elisa was in third place with $2,200.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
On January 4, 1642, Charles I entered the House of Commons in an attempt to arrest five of its members on a charge of treason. Charles wasn’t just the last king to enter the House of Commons. He was also the first, but his mission was a failure and Charles felt compelled to flee London. Civil War broke out in England and, in 1649, Charles lost his head, literally. (Charles I Timeline)
Elisa wrote down “James II” but bet nothing. She remained at $2,200.
Dan chose “Charles II.” He bet everything but three bucks and that’s what he finished with.
Julie got it right and bet $7,101 so she won the game with $18,001. Congrats to Julie, good work!
