Final Jeopardy: Shakespeare Characters (2-19-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/19/2014), in the category “Shakespeare Characters” was:
He has the most speeches of any character with 471 in 3 plays, of which 2 are histories & 1 is a comedy.
The last semi-final match of the 2014 College Championship is today. Here are the competitors for that last spot in the finals: Julia Clark a Harvard senior; Erika Sloan, a sophomore at Middlebury College; and Kevin Shen, a junior at the Univ. of California at Berkeley.
Kevin found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “States Lines” under the $800 clue, before the first break. He was in the lead with $4,400, $3,200 more than Erika in second place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
From the pen of screenwriter Noel Langley: “I’ve a feeling we’re _____ _____ _____ _____. show
Kevin finished in the lead with $7,000. Erika was second with $4,000 and Julia was last with $3,000.
Erika found the first Daily Double in “French History” under the $800 clue. She was in second place with $5,600, $5,400 behind Kevin’s lead. She bet $1,600 and she was RIGHT.
At Castillon in 1453, French troops defeated the English in the final great battle of this war. show
Erika found the last Daily Double in “Sorority Sisters” under the $1,600 clue. In third place with $10,400, she had $2,600 less than Kevin’s lead. With one clue left on the board, she bet $1,200 and she was RIGHT.
This George W. Bush cabinet member was Alpha Chi Omega, a sorority with musical origins, at the University of Denver. show
Kevin finished in the lead with $13,000. Erika was next with $11,600 and Julia was in third place with $10,600.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare, as well as in operas by Giuseppe Verdi and Otto Nicolai. In the two Henry IV plays, he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V; the operas focus on The Merry Wives of Windsor.” (wikipedia)
Julia bet $2,402 and finished with $13,002.
Erika’s $9,700 bet brought her up to $21,300.
Kevin bet $10,201 so he won the match with $23,201, the highest score among finalists, but it’s a tight range:
Tucker Pope – $21,200
Terry O’Shea – $19,900
The 2-day finals begin tomorrow.
Jeopardy Calendar Clue of the Day: Martin Scorsese
This Scorsese film earned 5 Academy Awards in 2012 including Best Cinematography. show
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yeah, I thought she might as well have gone big on that last DD. no second or third place to worry about. Of course, that’s easy to say — she didn’t know the FJ category at that point.
in some situations you HAVE to take a risk. there is no tomorrow for you in j once you are eliminated. it’s either-or…
of course you can play it defensively, hoping the leader strikes out at fj. i would play it rather offensively and be in control of my destiny, for better or worse than have to rely on the bad luck of others.
well,erika should have gone for it at the last dd and bet 2.601 or more (nobody knew the last clue would stay on the board).
the old “should have, would have…”
it should be an interesting 2 day final though. i still have a hunch that terry will pull it off….however, all 3 are very good contestants. we shall see!