Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Thursday, December 29, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Of the 5 countries with the lowest population density, this UN member is the only one named for a desert
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Nathalie Szilagyi, a physician from Meriden, Connecticut |
Mukund Marathe, a music teacher & singer from Montclair, New Jersey |
Justin Scace, a writer & editor from East Lyme, Connecticut (1-day total: $14,400) |
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[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response/Question’]What is Namibia?[/spoiler]
Namibia, of course, is named after southwest Africa’s Namib Desert, which runs along its coast. The Kalahari Desert is located in its east. According to the CIA World Factbook, Namibia is the first country in the world to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution, with nearly the entire Namib Desert being protected land.
With only 2.1 million people over nearly 319,000 square miles, Namibia is the second-least densely populated full UN member, after Mongolia. Iceland sits third, followed by Suriname and Mauritania. Canada is 8th.
Of course, “UN member” certainly disqualifies the disputed African territory known as Western Sahara.
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Scores going into Final:
Justin $17,600
Mukund $15,400
Nathalie $13,700
Final results:
Nathalie $13,700 – $1,000 = $12,700 (What is
DjibSaudi Arabia)Mukund $15,400 + $6,000 = $21,400 (1-day total: $21,400)
Justin $17,600 – $14,000 = $3,600 (What is Morocco?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Nathalie $5,700
Justin $5,000
Mukund $4,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE SOVIET UNION $400 (17th pick)
Nathalie 4000 +1500 (Justin 2200 Mukund 2200)
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2) IN THE DICTIONARY $1600 (9th pick)
Mukund 9600 -1000 (Justin 6600 Nathalie 5700)
3) FILMS WITH SHORT TITLES $1600 (24th pick)
Justin 11400 +5000 (Mukund 12600 Nathalie 11700)
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Mukund $16,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Nathalie $12,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer
Justin $14,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Justin Scace, final stats:
33 correct
3 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
Average Coryat: $11,300
Mukund Marathe, current stats:
20 correct
1 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
Average Coryat: $16,400
Mukund Marathe, to win:
2 games: 55.91%
3: 31.26%
4: 17.48%
5: 9.77%
6: 5.46%
Avg. streak: 2.268 games. #Jeopardy
I think the Western Sahara is the correct answer.
Western Sahara, per the UN itself, is considered a territory at this point. It is neither a country, nor a UN member, thus it can not be considered the correct response to this clue.
Also note the list at http://www.un.org/en/member-states/index.html which does not list Western Sahara.
During today’s game, Alex jokingly said he was abducted by aliens at some point.
Clearly, this situation is what led to Malcolm.
Thanks to KARE, I knew today’s Final response instantly. 😉