Today’s contestants:
Ellen Corrigan, a law clerk from Philadelphia, PA |
Ken Fischer, an attorney from New York, NY |
Sue Baker, a medical coder from Madison, WI (1-day total: $19,000) |
Final Jeopardy! category: CIVIL WAR HISTORY
Final Jeopardy! clue: Of the 4 prewar states that permitted slavery but did not secede, it was the largest in area & latest to join the Union
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is Missouri?[/spoiler]
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The four slave states who did not declare secession during the Civil War were Maryland (42nd in area), Delaware (49th), Kentucky (37th in area; 1792), and Missouri (21st in area; 1821).
Of course, West Virginia became the last “slave state” admitted to the Union during 1863; however, the West Virginia legislature abolished slavery completely, ratifying the 13th Amendment in February 1865.
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States on December 18, 1865.
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Scores going into Final:
Ellen $20,400
Ken $18,400
Sue $10,000
Final results:
Sue 10000 – 9999 = 1 (What is Texas?)
Ken 18400 – 17600 = 800 (What is Kentucky?)
Ellen 20400 – 16401 = 3999 (What is
TennesseeTexas?) (1-day total: $3,999)Daily Double locations:
1) COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS $800 (29th pick)
Ken 5200 +1800 (Sue 6400 Ellen 2400)
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2) STOCK SYMBOLS $1200 (18th pick)
Ellen 12000 +4000 (Ken 12000 Sue 7600)
3) ARCHITECTURE $1200 (23rd pick)
Ken 11200 +6400 (Ellen 17600 Sue 10000)
Game Stats:
Ellen 17,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer
Ken 12,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer
Sue 10,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer
Sue Baker’s final stats:
26 correct
1 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
20.18% in first on buzzer (23/114)
Average Coryat: $9,100
Ellen Corrigan’s stats:
16 correct
2 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
Average Coryat: $17,600
Ellen Corrigan, to win:
2 games: 61.76%
3: 38.14%
4: 23.56%
5: 14.55%
6: 8.99%
Avg. streak: 2.615 games.
For a 6-syllable response, aren’t imperialism and colonialism BOTH acceptable responses? Thank you, Paul Skolnik
Paul: This was actually part of the July 13 game. I am not personally familiar with the specific difference of the two terms, but I believe that there is a difference and that the judges were correct in negging “colonialism”.
The clue specifically mentioned royalty, if I remember correctly. (They probably should have allowed it anyway, imho)