Quarter-Finals 7 & 8: Jeopardy NCC (2-11-22)
National College Championship Quarter-Final #7:
The Final Jeopardy question (Friday, 2/11/2022) in the category “Word Origins” was:
In 1793 a French clergyman called the destruction of libraries and sculptures this, using the name of a 5th century tribe
Competing in Quarter-Final 7 of the National College Championship are: Jess Agyepong, a Howard University senior; Liz Feltner, a Northeastern University senior and Kaden Lee, a University of Washington junior
Round 1 Categories: Commencement – 2 Words to Complete the Phrase – The 1920s – All Sorts of Books – Outdoor Activities – Famous Aquarians
Jess found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Commencement” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $4,800. No one else was on the board. Jess made it a true Daily Double and guessed Apollo. That was WRONG.
The first manned U.S. Space Flight program got off the ground with the 1961 launch of Alan Shepard in Freedom 7 show
Jess finished in the lead with $4,600. Liz was in second place with $2,400 and Kaden was last with $1,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: On the Map – Notable African Americans – Double Letters Within – Horror Films – Doctor – W.H.O
Jess found the first Daily Double in “Doctor” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick of the round. Jess was in the lead with $9,400, $5,800 more than Liz in second place. Jess bet $3,000, and said malaria. That was WRONG.
Dr. Bernard Rieux treats the first victim of the title disease in this Camus novel show
Kaden got the last Daily Double in “On the Map” under the $800 clue with 6 clues left after it. Kaden was in third place with $4,600, $3,400 less than Jess’s lead. Kaden bet $1,600, and couldn’t come up with a response so he was WRONG.
It’s the only country that borders Venezuela & Ecuador show
Jess and Liz finished in a tie for the lead with $8,400. Kaden was last with $3,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS VANDALISM?
Kaden got it right. He didn’t bet anything so he remained at $3,400.
Liz got it right, too. She bet it all and doubled her score to $16,800.
Jess wrote down “Gallic”. She bet and lost her whole $8,400 and finished with zero. That meant that Liz Feltner won the semi-final spot that was up for grabs.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
HORROR FILMS ($1200) Stephen Lang played a character simply known as “The Blind Man” in this 2016 film & returned for its 2021 sequel
DOCTOR ($1600) This Steinbeck work that’s set in Monterey is dedicated to Ed Ricketts, on whom the character of Doc is partly based
National College Championship Quarter-Final #8:
The Final Jeopardy question (Friday, 2/11/2022) in the category “European Geography” was:
This country, the largest in area entirely within Europe, borders the largest country in the world
Competing in Quarter-Final 8 of the National College Championship are: Jaskaran Singh, a University of Texas at Austin senior; Max Niles, a Brown University senior and Sarah Salisbury, a University of Southern California sophomore
Round 1 Categories: U.S. Cities – Special Days – TV, Streamed – Fancified Proverbs – Marx – Angles
Jaskaran found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “U.S. Cities” under the $1,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. At $2,200, he was the only one with any money. Jaskaran bet $1,500 and said Hershey. That was WRONG.
“Take a Ride” in this oft-mispronounced Pennsylvania city named for the ancestral hometown of the Penn family show
Jaskaran finished in the lead with $6,300. Sarah was second with $3,000 and Max was last with negative $400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: In Their Expert Opinion – Plays and Playwrights – Triple Rhyme Time – Time for Law School – Or Take the “M” Cats – The Many Musics of Mark Ronson
Max found the first Daily Double in “Plays & Playwrights” under the $1,600 clue on the first pick of the round. At negative $400, he was trailing Jaskaran’s lead by $6,700. Max bet the $1,000 allowance and triedd “12 Angry Men”. That was WRONG.
Luigi Pirandello is best remembered for this numerical play from 1921 show
Jaskaran got the last Daily Double in “Experts” under the $2,000 clue with 14 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $13,500, $8,500 more than Sarah in second place. Jaskaran bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
Harvard Prof Louis Agassiz said the “transmutation theory” of this 1859 book was “untrue”, “unscientific” & “mischievous” show
Jaskaran finished in the lead with a runaway $19,900. Sarah was second with $9,000 and Max was last with $6,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS UKRAINE?
Max came up with Poland. He bet and lost his whole $6,600.
Sarah got it right. She bet all of her $9,000, doubling her score to $18,000.
Jaskaran got it right, too. He didn’t bet anything because he had already won this game’s top prize: a semi-final spot.
A triple stumper from each round:
TV, STREAMED ($1000) On Apple TV+ a lot of work goes into the creation of “Raven’s Banquet”, the expansion pack for this title online fantasy game
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS ($1200) “Play” is in the title of this drama based in part on playwright Charles Fuller’s time in the Army & on “Billy Budd”
Liz Feltner and Jaskaran Singh will advance to the semi-finals.
More triple stumpers from these games are on Page 2. Click on the Number 2 below
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So many easy daily doubles missed during the first quarter final game. I thought the college kids would have known them with ease. But still the game is exciting. But Mayim I don’t like her saying single jeopardy when its just the jeoipardy round which got really annoying to the point where I nearly stopped watching. Let’s hope the semi finals will be more fun. as well.
I wonder how many people didn’t even notice that Mayim was saying “single Jeopardy” until someone pointed it out and made a big deal out of it. I know I didn’t. LOL!!
imho, Mayim’s just a little too animated at times in relation to what she’s talking or laughing about. Otherwise, she’s okay.
Disappointed first half as all 3 DDs were missed resulted another skunking. We could’ve gone 0-for-6 for the daily doubles. I am sure William Weyser would say darn those daily doubles.
I’m just going to say it: this tournament is disappointing. For me, one of the highlights is the wild cards. This first round, winner take all isn’t exciting. When it’s a runaway, there’s no tension; you can stop right there. The only suspense will be the culling, when only the top 3 of 4 in the semis make it to the finals, and that is even middling, as I would guess that the players won’t know at the time.
Compound that with Mayim and her style (she sure is divisive – either you think she’s the best ever, or, like me, every show makes me like her less), and, this tournament puts itself into the lowest quartile.
Of course, I’ll still watch it, though!