Final Jeopardy: Animals (10-31-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/31/2024) in the category “Animals” was:
The Aztecs called this animal ayotochtli, meaning a “turtle rabbit” for its rabbitlike ears & its turtle-like shell
New champ, Joseph Carlstein, a grad student from Chapel Hill, NC, won $16,001 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Alicia Buffa, a translator from Montreal, Quebec; and Greg Jolin, system specialist & accountant from Raymond, NH.
Round 1 Categories: They Throw Serious Shade – A Question of Time – I’ve Got the Movie Title Munchies! – Salutations! – Manners Maketh… – The King’s Men
Greg found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “A Question of Time” under the $800 on the 6th pick of the round. He was in second place with $1,600, $200 less than Joseph’s lead. Greg bet it all and he was RIGHT.
In 2014 physicists sped up lithium ions to measure time dilation & gave new confirmation of this “special” theory show
Greg finished in the lead with $8,000. Joseph was second with $4,200 and Alicia was last with $1,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: October 31 – Bodies of Water – Hate-ful Quotes – U.S. Government – Rap Genres – The OED Says H-I
Alicia found the first Daily Double in “Bodies of Water” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. She was in last place with $2,200, $5,800 less than Greg’s lead. Alicia made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
Cities on the shore of this lake include Babushkin, a stop on the Trans Siberian Railway show
Joseph found the last Daily Double in “U.S. Government” under the $1,600 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in last place with $3,400, $10,600 less than Greg’s lead. Joseph made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
In the 1930s this state eliminated a house of its legislature & the salaries of 90 out of 133 lawmakers show
Greg finished in the lead with $16,400. Joseph and Alicia were tied in second with $12,000. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS AN ARMADILLO?
The Book of Creatures is an interesting website I came across with an entry for the ayotochtli (Nahuatl for armadillo), including these variants: Aiotochth, Aiochtochth, Armato, Contexto, Tatus. About the size of a cat, it is described as having “the snout of a mallard, the feet of a hedgehog, and a very long neck. It is covered by a segmented, lobster-like shell…. It protects itself with that shell such that neither its head nor neck are clearly visible, with only the ears sticking out.” Watch a short video of an armadillo turning itself into a ball.
The armadillo was also the correct response to the Final Jeopardy! clue in “Animals” on 5/18/2021
Joseph thought it was a hermit crab. He bet and lost his whole $12,000.
Alicia got it right. She bet $11,999 and finished with $23,999.
Greg also got it right. He bet $7,601 and won the game with $24,001. Greg Jolin is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
THE KING’S MEN ($1000) In 1605 the King’s Men performed “Volpone” by this dramatist who once killed another actor in a duel
BODIES OF WATER ($2000) Each year monsoon rains in this Asian country swell Lake Tonle Sap from 1,000 to 4,000 square miles
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “NOVEL LOCALES”
This place from a 1933 novel lies in the Valley of Blue Moon, below a peak called Karakal show
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It was another great game, and I did well above average. Well, I couldn’t knock the champion for picking ‘hermit crab’ in FJ as I went for ‘tortoise’. Anyways, one of us came up with the correct response.
Happy Halloween! This week we had 4 different winners, and they have all been men.
Happy Halloween!