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FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
COLONIAL AMERICA

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Milestones along the eastern end of the Mason-Dixon line were marked on either side with the crests of these 2 men

MacKenzie Jones: 9000-0=9000
Kevin Walsh: 16000-0=16000 (Semi-Finalist)
Ben Henri: 2800-2800=0

Correct response:
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William Penn & Lord Baltimore (Calvert) (MacKenzie – Mason & Dixon) (Kevin – Washngton & Adams) (Ben – George III & Cromwel)

Daily Doubles
Kevin: 3800+2800
Ben: 7000-7000
Kevin: 12200+3000

Coryats
MacKenzie: 9000
Kevin: 12000
Ben: 9800

Combined: 30,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
MacKenzie: 5000
Kevin: 7000
Ben: 2600
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Poll request: I got the first guy but not the second guy, and/or variants
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Full credit roll.

Ben could not hear all of us across the country yelling the correct response to DD2. :(

Kevin solved DD1 and DD3 to put himself in position to bet zero and survive missing the FJ! clue.

This game did not go according to Hoyle as I thought it may have and I'm glad to see surprises in the tourney.

MacKenzie still has a chance for a wildcard with a game to go thanks to betting nothing and we'll see how it goes tomorrow. Nibir can now finish no worse than WC4 and Jason is locked for WC 1, 2 or 3.

The FJ! clue is the hardest of the week as two-parters will often cause more trouble.

The FJ! category had me thinking it could be colony founders like Roger Williams or Oglethorpe.

The FJ! clue had me correctly place the line by the right two states. From there it was guess the names. Buzzy only gave one variant for the Lord and I went a different way with a family name instead of a city.

The J! Fan has George or Cecil to match the last name. Should I go with that for the archive or only stick with what Buzzy said.

For the poll I'm counting myself correct even though I did not specify a last name.
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I loved MacKenzie's STUPID ANSWERS-style FJ! response but I loved her wager even more and I hope it holds up.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:49 pm The J! Fan has George or Cecil to match the last name. Should I go with that for the archive or only stick with what Buzzy said.
No strong opinion but probably err on the side of "go with what was said on the show".

Especially for old episodes, comparing the FJ! Resource with the extra information given verbally on the show is an interesting exercise in discovering what Alex had on his paper in front of him versus what he decided to announce on air.
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QF4 is in: https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7027

Thank you writers for a break on the media clues.
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Thus, in 1763, Pennsylvania and Maryland hired two English surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to mark off the exact east-west line whichnwas to serve as the boundary between those twonststes.
From Asimov's Words from History, natch. 0/4, and I'm getting a little worried. Even on the toughest tournements, I generally get a couple.

(Even knowing the states, I way not have made the jump to the names. Without the states, though, it becomes nearly impossible to guess.)
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How did we get Extended Credits out of that game? :o :o :o
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Coryat: $23,200

33 R (2 DDs), 7 W. Horrible game on my part, lot of careless negs; Tallahassee instead of Gainesville, Duoro thinking of the Duomo instead of a curia, NHOI until today.

FJ: :( Stayed in Pennsylvania for some reason, said Penn & Franklin. Probably could've gotten it had I thought a little bit more.

LT: Danbury (thanks John Oliver!), Love Field, Leyte Gulf
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Robert K S wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:40 pm Poll request: I got the first guy but not the second guy, and/or variants
I had Penn and Calvert. I did consider Baltimore but I figured out what they wanted very late and scribbled Calvert so quickly it was illegible.

Gutsy move standing pat by McKenzie but it paid off with her miss.
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Bamaman wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 5:47 pm
Robert K S wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:40 pm Poll request: I got the first guy but not the second guy, and/or variants
I had Penn and Calvert. I did consider Baltimore but I figured out what they wanted very late and scribbled Calvert so quickly it was illegible.
I said Calvert too. My understanding is that Calvert is the family name, Baltimore is the title.
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squarekara wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 6:09 pm
Bamaman wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 5:47 pm
Robert K S wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:40 pm Poll request: I got the first guy but not the second guy, and/or variants
I had Penn and Calvert. I did consider Baltimore but I figured out what they wanted very late and scribbled Calvert so quickly it was illegible.
I said Calvert too. My understanding is that Calvert is the family name, Baltimore is the title.
So should Calvert be acceptable?
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I had it between the wrong states: Lords Baltimore and de la Warr.
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Got it. But helps I live in PA and drove down to DC twice this week.

I did say Lord Baltimore because I was less certain on spelling of Calvert. No clue if they are one and the same.

What’s the current wild card scores?
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danspartan wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:31 pm What’s the current wild card scores?
Look down a few topics.
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I was surprised that Buzzy said who the three previous winners were at the beginning. I felt that could potentially provide some information, notably, that Jason had not won his game, and that potentially the wild card cutoff could be a little higher.

As far as Lord Baltimore vs. De La Warr, I knew that Delaware was named after the river, not the individual, which I believe helped me dismiss Delaware when I was considering him vs. Baltimore.
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Ironhorse wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:36 pm As far as Lord Baltimore vs. De La Warr, I knew that Delaware was named after the river, not the individual, which I believe helped me dismiss Delaware when I was considering him vs. Baltimore.
The river was named after the person, so it could still be his crest.
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squarekara wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 6:09 pm I said Calvert too. My understanding is that Calvert is the family name, Baltimore is the title.
Your understanding is correct
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