Final Jeopardy: 18th Century Novels (6-5-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/5/2020) in the category “18th Century Novels” was:
The title character of this 1726 novel reaches 4 different lands as a result of a shipwreck, a storm at sea, pirates & a mutiny
Today is Game 2 of the 2-part finale of Jeopardy’s 2020 Teachers Tournament and the game that will determine the winner. Here are the finalists and their scores from yesterday. Ben Henri ($7,500), a 7th-12th grade vocal music teacher from St. Clair Shores, MI; Meggie Kwait ($7,600), a middle school humanities teacher from New York, NY; and Will Satterwhite ($6,000), an 8th-12th grade band & choir teacher from Vinton, VA.
Round 1 Categories: Just Desserts – Literary Hodgepodge – Political Conventions – Control “Alt” “Del” – Some Quarter Given – Other Sports
Meggie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Some Quarter Given” under the $800 clue, with 4 clues to go after it. She was in the lead with $6,400, $1,400 more than Ben in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
This motto that offers 2 very different options adorns New Hampshire’s quarter. show
Meggie finished in the lead with $10,400. Ben was second with $5,400 and Will was last with $1,800.
Round 2 Categories: Just Deserts – Publishers – Actors & Actresses – Physics Glossary – All About Art – Words Coined in the 1920s
Will found the first Daily Double in “Publishers” under the $800 clue on the 14th pick. He was in third place with $6,600 now, $5,800 less than Meggie’s lead. He bet $3,400 and he was RIGHT.
The name of this publisher known for its book fairs is a word meaning “related to education” show
Ben got the last Daily Double in “Words Coined in the 1920s” under the $2,000 clue, with 3 clues left after it. In the lead with $18,600, he had $7,000 more than Meggie in second place. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.
Right on “Q”, this designation for a standard keyboard first developed for the typewriter, came into use into 1929. show
Ben finished in the lead with $21,500. Meggie was next with $13,200 and Will was in third place with $11,200.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “GULLIVER’S TRAVELS”?
“Gulliver’s Travels”, by Jonathan Swift, was originally published as “Travels into several Remote Nations of the World”. They are: Lilliput, where he arrives because of the shipwreck. Compared to the natives, Gulliver is a giant. Due to a storm during his second voyage, he finds himself in Brobdingnag, land of the giants. After his encounter with pirates, Gulliver winds up in Laputa and various other locations. After the mutiny, it’s the land of intelligent horses, known as Houyhnhnms and savage humans called Yahoos.
For more information, check out Marshall Austin’s awesome slideshow and overview of “Gulliver’s Travels”. It takes maybe 10 seconds to load but it’s well worth it.
Will had no response. He bet everything he had today and finished with yesterday’s $6,000.
Meggie got it right. She bet $8,200, bringing her up to $21,400. Yesterday’s $7,600 gave her $29,000 even.
Ben got it right, too. He bet $5,001 and won this game with $26,501. That plus his $7,500 from yesterday made his final 2-day score $34,001. Ben Henri is the 2020 Teachers Tournament champ.
Ben won $100,000 and a guaranteed spot in the next Tournament of Champions. Meggie won $50,000 and Will won $25,000.
A triple stumper from each round:
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS ($1000) 1864 saw the only convention of the Natl. Union Party, a new name for the GOP to attract the faction called these Democrats
ALL ABOUT ART ($1200) Sinners are headed down, down, down in a detail from this part of the Sistine Chapel with a final-sounding name
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Literary Settings”
Ashdown Forest in Sussex inspired this fictional setting for a 1926 collection of stories for children show
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The other sports $200 and all about art $2000 were unable to be played.
I thought it was a very exciting match! All three were great.
Congrats on your choice winning the big bucks, Anne. It was a fierce competition.
They all made out quite well financially 💲💲💲. Well-deserved.
Jason Zuffranieri will get him.
Congrats to ben on winning the tournament. We will definitely see him in the next toc.
Another man won again.
Congratulations, Ben! We’ll see you in the Tournament Of Champions, and the only thing I have to say is ”Maybe, the 4th time will be the charm for someone named Will or William to win a tournament.”
Jennifer Giles is still the only woman to have won a Teachers Tournament. Was rooting for Meggie, but congrats Ben.
Tell me about it.