Final Jeopardy: Authors’ Other Works (3-12-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/12/2025) in the category “Authors’ Other Works” was:
In an 1833 story by her, an alchemist’s assistant drinks a potion giving eternal life but ends up seeing all he loves die
New champ James Corson, a nuclear engineer from Frederick, MD, won $42,000 yesterday. In Game 2, he takes on these two players: Kristen VanBlargan, a writer from Brooklyn, NY; and Brian Nieves, a substitute teacher from Gambrills, MD.
Round 1 Categories: Water Everywhere – Bestselling Fiction – Eat Like a Brit – Movie Title Roles – U.S. Festivals – It’s From the Greek for…
Kristen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Bestselling Fiction” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick of the round. She was tied in second place with Brian at $600, $400 less than James’ lead. Kristen bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.
John Updike put his most famous character to bed in this 1990s bestseller that won a Pulitzer prize show
Brian finished in the lead with $5,000. James was second with $4,600 and Kristen was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Revolutionaries – Historic Actors & Actresses – A Myth Buster – Tech of the Time – As Seen on TV – Big “W”
Brian found the first Daily Double in “Revolutionaries” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,600, $2,000 more than James in second place. Brian bet $6,000 and said Italian summer. That was WRONG.
Giuseppe Mazzini’s 1830s movement Giovine Italia, called this in English, inspired La Jeune Suisse & Mloda Polska show
James found the last Daily Double in “Big ‘W’” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in second place with $5,800, $600 less than Kristen’s lead. James made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
In a 1920s interview Leadbelly urged folks to “stay” this, “keep their eyes open”; now it’s common slang show
James finished in the lead with $18,800. Kristen was second with $14,000 and Brian was last with $6,600. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS MARY SHELLEY
Mary Shelley’s most famous work and the topic of many a Jeopardy! clue is “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” (1818). She also wrote “The Mortal Immortal” and other short stories for “The Keepsake”, an annual gift book that published short stories, poems and essays. Shelley, Coleridge and Wordsworth were some of the well-known writers who contributed to the publication.
Winzy, the main character in the “The Mortal Immortal” (1833), narrates the tale of how he became immortal accidentally and found out that it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Read the story online.
Brian bet $4,600 and finished with $11,200.
Kristen bet $4,801 and finished with $18,801.
James bet $10,000 and won the game with $28,800. His 2-day total is $70,800.
Note: The reversal is in the Sneak Peek answers on p. 2
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
MOVIE TITLE ROLES ($800) Sebastian Stan played Donald Trump learning the ropes of real estate & public relations in this 2024 film
U.S. FESTIVALS ($600) A festival in Hampton, Virginia named for this British pirate includes a reenactment of his last battle
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “ART EXHIBITIONS”
In 1898 what’s been called the first blockbuster art show was devoted to him & put on for Queen Wilhelmina’s coronation show
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I, nearly immediately, thought of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, sort of instinctively. Nearing the end of the music, I thought in the other direction of time, and wondered, “Maybe LM Alcott?” but, I stuck with Shelley. Ever upwards!
1/3 on DD. Ironically, the only one I got was the Updike; ironic, because, I’ve never read anything by that guy!
I thought both challengers were good; Brian seemed to really be coming on strong, but the DD miss took the wind out of his sails.
Ken got hung up on Kristen’s interview story. He seemed to linger longer than usual.
Kristen might also be a second chancer.
Yeah, Ken was trying to figure out how far he could go with the skinny dipping angle