Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Tuesday, February 7, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Sawyers are an important part of the work force of this agency founded in 1905
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Lauren Michniacki, a consumer insights manager from Chicago, Illinois |
Jody Jabbora, a retired postal clerk from Las Vegas, Nevada |
Jill Rausch, a captioner from Phoenix, Arizona (1-day total: $12,801) |
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[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response/Question’]What is the United States Forest Service?[/spoiler]
The United States Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers the US’ 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. It is also the only major land agency in the US that is not part of the Deprtment of the Interior. It was founded during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency when it transferred the management of forest reseves from the General Land Office of the Interior Department to the Bureau of Forestry, renamed the United States Forest Service.
Sawyers are the wood-cutters who do most of the work maintaining the forests.
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Scores going into Final:
Jody $13,600
Jill $12,400
Lauren $9,200
Final results:
Lauren $9,200 – $6,800 = $2,400 (What is Dept. of Tra)
Jill $12,400 – $6,001 = $6,399 (What is the FDA?)
Jody $13,600 + $12,000 = $25,600 (1-day champ: $25,600)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jill $9,200
Jody $3,600
Lauren $2,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY $800 (24th pick)
Jill 5400 +1800 (Lauren 3400 Jody 2200)
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2) IN THE FIRST PLACE $1200 (18th pick)
Jody 8800 +2000 (Jody 12400 Lauren 4800)
3) Unplayed!
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNERS $400, $1600, & $2000
$ Left on Board: $4,000
Game Stats:
Jody $12,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer
Jill $11,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Lauren $9,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 27.27% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $10,800
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $5,800
Jill Rausch, final stats:
30 correct
4 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,800)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
23.85% in first on buzzer (26/109)
Average Coryat: $12,300
Jody Jabbora, stats to date:
17 correct
4 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
30.91% in first on buzzer (17/55)
Average Coryat: $12,800
Jody Jabbora, to win:
2 games: 42.70%
3: 18.23%
4: 7.78%
5: 3.32%
6: 1.42%
Avg. streak: 1.745 games.
Avg. Total Winnings (including possible ToC): $43,223
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