Final Jeopardy: Children’s Lit (12-21-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/21/2022) in the category “Children’s Lit” was:

The title object of this book “never looked more beautiful…Each strand held dozens of bright drops of early morning dew”

4x champ Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, has now won $95,300. In Game 5, he takes on these two players: Mary Dishigrikyan, a school psychologist from North Hollywood, CA; and Michael Vaz, a tutor from Mississauga, Ontario.

Round 1 Categories: Geography that Made History – Quotable Shakespeare Plays – Machines – Sounds like a Bug – NBA Teams – Superlatives

Michael found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Geography That Made History” under the $800 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in second place with $1,600, $400 less than Ray’s lead. Michael made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

N.E. of Bilbao, this town was the site of tragedy on April 26, 1937, when 1/3 of its people were killed or wounded in a German attack show

WHAT IS GUERNICA?

Michael finished in the lead with $7,600. Ray was second with $5,000 and Mary was last with negative $200. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Pacific Islands – Putting on Heirs – Food & Drink – The Classic Song in Question – I’s in the Back – Of Your Head

Michael found the first Daily Double in “Putting on Heirs” under the $1,600 at the halfway point. He was in second place with $10,000, $2,200 less than Ray’s lead. Michael bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

The 1889 death of Archduke Rudolf, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, put this man next in line after Rudy’s uncle; oops show

WHO IS FRANZ FERDINAND?

Ray got the last Daily Double in “Pacific Islands” under the $1,200 clue with 5 clues left after it. In second place with $15,800, he had $1,400 less than Michael’s lead. Ray bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

A June 1942 naval battle is named for this Pacific island whose name indicates its position between America & Asia show

WHAT IS MIDWAY?

Ray finished in the lead with $19,200. Michael was in second place with $18,400 and Mary was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS CHARLOTTE’S WEB?

E.B. White’s 1952 classic “Charlotte’s Web” is a frequent flyer on Jeopardy! This isn’t the first time it’s turned up in Final Jeopardy! and likely won’t be the last. It was the correct response to the 4/4/2012 final clue in the category Classic Children’s Books and, more recently, in the 6/12/2018 game in “Children’s Lit”, the same category as today.

Among many “Charlotte’s Web” inspired products are a 1973 animated musical with the same title as the book, a 2003 direct-to-video sequel, “Charlotte’s Web 2: Wilbur’s Great Adventure” and, of course, a video game.

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Mary thought it was “Sleeping Beauty”. She lost $2,000 and finished with $1,000.

Michael got it right. He bet $801 and that brought him up to $19,201.

Ray got it right, too. He gambled big with $17,700 on the line and it paid off. Ray won the game with $36,900. That’s $2,200 more than he picked up on Monday and Tuesday combined. Ray’s 5-day total is $132,200. Ken congratulated Ray on this achievement with: “You just punched your ticket into the Tournament of Champions.”

A triple stumper from each round:

PACIFIC ISLANDS ($2000) The Marquesas & Gambier islands are 2 of the 5 groups that make up this French overseas territory

PUTTING ON HEIRS ($2000) This man who served closely with J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI was a beneficiary of & the executor of Hoover’s will

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Royalty”

In 1521 this monarch published the theological treatise “Defense of the Seven Sacraments” show

WHO IS HENRY VIII?

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