Final Jeopardy: Authors’ Afterlives (4-12-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/12/2024) in the category “Authors’ Afterlives” was:
After his death his son Michel reworked & published manuscripts like one about a meteor made of gold heading for earth
New champ Alison Betts, writer & creative exec. orig. from San Jose, CA, won $28,600 yesterday. In Game 2, her competitors are: Sarah Avery, asst. reporter of judicial decisions from Ellington, CT; and Brian Phillips, IT tech orig. from Spring Valley, NY.
Round 1 Categories: Stock Photos, Kinda – We’ve Got Today’s Hits – New York Governors – Fads – Kiddy Lit – That’s So Cringe
Alison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Kiddy Lit” under the $800 clue on the 1st pick of the round. Nobody had any money yet. Alison bet $1,000 (the house money) and she was RIGHT.
This beloved book about a stuffed animal is subtitled “or, how toys become real” show
Sarah finished in the lead with $5,200. Alison was in second place with $4,600. Brian was last with $200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: American Birds – Fake Movies In Movies – The Black Arts Movement – Where’d You “Go”? – Drop In… – Anytime
Alison found the first Daily Double in “Where’d You ‘Go’?” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $7,000, $1,800 more than Sarah in second place. Alison made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
A city in Colorado was named for this Mexican state that borders Chihuahua show
Alison found the last Daily Double in “Drop In…” under the $1,200 clue on the 7th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $16,000, $11,800 more than Sarah in second place. Alison bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
From a word involving respiration to get this word meaning healthy show
Alison finished in the lead with a runaway $25,600. Sarah was in second place with $8,400. Brian was last with $6,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS JULES VERNE?
Michel Verne was French novelist Jules Verne’s only son. Michel’s mother, Honorine, had 2 daughters from her first marriage. Michel led quite a colorful life that cost his famous father embarrassment and money. When Papa Verne died in 1905, he provided financially for his step-daughters, but didn’t leave Michel a sou. Michel, however, inherited his father’s literary estate. Frankly, my dears, that turned out to be worth a ton of francs when Michel edited, finalized and published various manuscripts, such as The Chase of the Golden Meteor.
It came to light in the 1980s that Michel Verne had altered his father’s manuscripts a lot more than he owned up to. That added yet another scandal that sparked much debate to Michel’s checkered life. The Société Jules Verne has been vehemently anti-Michel, while others see that stance as overkill. See “Protesting Too Much: The Jules vs. Michel Verne Controversy” by Arthur B. Evans
Brian got it right. He bet $1,801 and finished with $8,401.
Sarah thought it was Marcel Proust. That cost her $4,801 and left her with $3,599.
Alison also got it right. She added $7,500 to her runaway score and won the game with $33,100. Alison’s 2-day total is $61,700.
A triple stumper from each round:
NEW YORK GOVERNORS ($600) Known as the “Father of the Erie Canal”, he served 2 terms as governor of New York
WHERE’D YOU “GO”? ($2000) William Butler Yeats spent holidays with his grandparents in this town in western Ireland & was eventually buried there
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “19th Century Literature”
The Strand Union workhouse, whose rules prohibited second helpings of food, inspired a setting in this 1838 novel show
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Well, I picked HG Wells for FJ based on the clues, and I don’t think that it was such a bad guess.
Forgot to ask–at the end of the show, Ken said something about “it’s going to be hard to keep it a secret from the kids” (or something similar). Any idea what that was about? Alison mentioned a daughter and a cat in her interview but nothing else that would have triggered Ken’s quip.
@Howard, in his intro, Ken mentioned that Alison managed to keep her Jeopardy! appearance a secret from her 3 kids and added “the cat may be out of the bag today.” Yesterday, Alison’s chat was about kissing an alligator in New Orleans, so maybe that was a different tidbit on her card or a conversation that took place offstage
Thanks, VJ. I also emailed my sister, and she gave me the down-low.
I’m embarrassed to say, I said “Robert Fulton”. It’s even more so, because I’m a BIG railroad buff, and the DeWitt Clinton was one of the first railroad locomotives!
I thought Sarah was going to give a good fight. She started out strong, and I thought that it was being quick on the buzzer. But, when Alison found her groove, it was on! Alison’s wagers were prudent.
I got FJ, even though I’ve never read any Verne. Mais, comme mon ami Howard, le nom en Français m’est aidé!
Concur on the player-friendly clues. That’s a bit refreshing!
The French name “Michel” handed me FJ on une assiette d’argent.
Another powerful performance by Alison after a slightly slow start.
Those of us from NY, especially upstate, had a much better chance of knowing the father of the Erie Canal. And the one who lost to Tilden was tough, except players are usually well-versed in presidential winners and losers, and this one was famous for winning the popular vote. “Delaware County” somewhat gave away the city they sought. The cringe words were tricky, except for the one about sensitive to touch.
These regular game clues are so much more player-friendly than the killers they always seem to use in the tournaments.
Oops, meant to say the “one who lost to Hayes” and not say which governor it was.