Final Jeopardy: The Early 19th Century (6-1-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/1/2022) in the category “The Early 19th Century” was:
Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve signaled “engage the enemy” around noon & surrendered at 1:45 pm during this battle
13x champ Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, PA, has won $252,700 so far. In Game 14, he takes on these two players: Vanessa Williams, an assistant dean from Philadelphia, PA; and Meagan Morrow, a real estate manager from Portland, OR.
Round 1 Categories: Picture the Novel – U.S. Government History – It’s a “Syn” – Coffee Break – Ballpark Fun – Dr. Mittens, Cat Obstetrician
Ryan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Ballpark Fun” under the $600 clue with 8 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $3,800, $800 more than Vanessa in second place. Ryan bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
Traditionally, home fans of this A.L. East team gives particular emphasis to yelling “O!” during the National Anthem show
Meagan had the lead with $5,000. Ryan and Vanessa finished in a second place tie with $3,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Bodies of Water – Pop & Rock Life Stories – Nobel Peace Prize Winners – 9-, 10-, & 11-Letter Words – What a Tool – Life in the Faust Lane
Ryan found the first Daily Double in “Life in the Faust Lane” under the $1,600 clue on the third pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,800, $2,000 more than Vanessa in second place. Ryan bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
Roll up, roll up for the history tour… “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus” is a play by this Shakespeare-era man show
Meagan got the last Daily Double in “Bodies of Water” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick of the round. She was in second place with $6,600, $2,400 less than Ryan’s lead. Meagan bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
When not hampered by monsoons, the dhow was the traditional trading vessel of this ocean show
Meagan finished in the lead with $16,800. Ryan was second with $15,400 and Vanessa was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right and they all had the same wrong response.
WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR?
The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 10/21/1805, west of Cape Trafalgar, Spain, between Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar. Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve commanded 18 French and 15 Spanish ships against 27 British ships commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson. Despite being outnumbered and despite Lord Nelson being mortally wounded, the British won the battle. The French admiral was taken to England as a prisoner-of-war and permitted to attend Nelson’s funeral.
This battle put an end to Napoleon’s plans to invade Great Britain and also established Britain’s naval dominance for well over a century. Napoleon blamed Villeneuve, who died 6 months after the Battle on 4/22/1806. Historians still debate whether he committed suicide or Napoleon had him murdered. Also see: 12 Facts about the Battle of Trafalgar
Vanessa thought it was Waterloo, an 1815 land battle. She bet and lost her whole $2,200.
Ryan went with Waterloo, too. He lost $8,000 and finished with $7,400.
Meagan made Waterloo unanimous. She lost $10,000 which left her with $6,800. That gave “the Victory” to Ryan Long (working Lord Nelson’s ship in there). Ryan’s 14-day total is $260,100.
A triple stumper from each round:
PICTURE THE NOVEL ($800) Lowry goes low, south of the border (image)
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS 1961: ($2000) This Swedish Secretary-General of the U.N., posthumously
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Fairy Tales”
A familiar chant in this fairy tale continues, “Be he alive or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread” show
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And that’s what I get! The Duke of Wellington was created 1814, for war exploits, but, the Battle of Waterloo was 1815. So, he already was the Duke.
Although, there is also the anecdote: a young officer referred to “Wellington”, who overheard, and asked for, at least, a “Mister”. The officer replied, “But, you don’t hear of Mr. Caesar or Mr. Alexander!”
Once again, I am bewildered by the FJ wagers. I felt certain my fellow Portlander Meagan had this in her pocket. Ryan could win only if she missed FJ. He probably should have bet $1401 or all of his money. Meagan needed to bet at least $14001 in case Ryan bet it all and they both got FJ right.
Waterloo came to me right away, but halfway through I remembered seeing Nelson’s column in Trafalgar Square in 1971, and decided that was the proper response.
Pretty decent group tonight, but they left a few on the table that I’d put in the easy to moderate category. The UN Secy-General; import duties; Conchos tributary; German-Yiddish word; and 9-letter IBM computer.
Again, I concur with Howard.
Saying “Waterloo” is a rookie mistake, in my eyes. It has “water” in it, but, was a land battle. That’s some tunnel vision.
However, although I didn’t say “Waterloo”, I did say “The Battle of Lake Erie”, in the War of 1812. Doing more research, my thinking that the Admiral may have been French-Canadian was mistaken.
Got about half the TS.
Well, in case they decide to pull a fast one like that about Waterloo, Wellington commanded the British troops and it was Field Marshal Blücher for the Prussians. Napoleon himself and Marshal Ney commanded the French. Napoleon was exiled and Marshal Ney was executed by firing squad
Nitpicking here. Arthur Wellesley was the Marquess of Wellington at the time (made 1st Duke of Wellington after defeating Napoleon et al.). That is the proper way to address his name (Wellesley).
As I say, though, I am nitpicking.
Good to know, Jason. I found a couple of clues with his family name:
TORY SPELLING ($1200) Family name of the war hero better known as Wellington (Yes, they had to spell it!)
THE 1800s ($200) In 1814 Arthur Wellesley was created the first Duke of this
Another close call for Ryan today. I was so sure Meagan would have had a tie score with Ryan and a tiebreaker clue would be shown.
Another tough final as we got a triple stumper.
That was another close call for Ryan as he hangs in there and this is also the second time this season that everyone gave the same wrong FJ! response.