Final Jeopardy: Classic Tale Characters (1-10-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/10/2023) in the category “Classic Tale Characters” was:
In one 19th century translation, she “perceived the dawn of day and ceased” speaking nearly 1,000 times
New champ Connor Sears, a copy editor from Queens, NY, won $28,000 yesterday. In Game 2, his challengers are: Max Davison, a writer from Studio City, CA; and Suzanne Zgraggen, a zoo educator from West Valley, UT.
Round 1 Categories: Sports Trophies – NYC Subway Stops – Potpourri – Animal, Vegetable or Mineral Anagrams – On the Scientist’s Resume – The Bottom Line
Connor found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “On the Scientist’s Resume” under the $600 with 6 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $5,800, $1,800 more than Max in second place. Connor bet $2,200 and came up with Cassini. That was WRONG.
1927: Italy’s first professor of theoretical physics show
Connor finished in the lead with $4,600. Max was second with $4,400 and Suzanne was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Around the Globe – Business Partners – Lead Vocalist of the Band – 4th & Goal – The Attorney General – Between 2 “C”S
Connor found the first Daily Double in “Around the Globe” under the $1,600 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $7,400 now, $4,600 more than Max and Suzanne who were tied for second place. Connor made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
The most populous city in New Zealand, it hasn’t been the capital since 1865 show
Max got the last Daily Double in “Business Partners” under the $1,200 at the halfway point. In second place with $8,800, he had $5,600 less than Connor’s lead. Max bet $4,000 and said Lenscrafters. That was WRONG.
In the 1850s a German immigrant borrowed $60 from a pal for his optical goods shop; J.J. & Henry partnered up to form this brand show
Connor finished in the lead with $20,400. Max was second with $12,400 and Suzanne was last with $3,600. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS SHAHRAZAD or SCHEHERAZADE?
Shahrazad, or Scheherazade, is the famous storyteller and narrator of “One Thousand and One Nights”. The translation the clue refers to comes from “The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night” (1888) by Sir Richard Francis Burton, a noted British explorer, scholar and polyglot. His work is subtitled “A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments”.
In the story, Shahrazad becomes the bride of Persian ruler Shahryar. After a bad first marriage, he has been marrying and killing one woman after another until they have either fled the kingdom or are dead, except Shahrazad. She marries Shahryar and manages to keep her head, as it were, by telling him a story for 1000 nights. Each unfinished story ended with a cliffhanger followed by this phrase: “And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.”
Possible spelling errors turned out to be moot today, unlike the 7/27/2015 Jeopardy! match which was about Classical Music.
Suzanne thought it was the Little Mermaid. She bet and lost it all.
Max went with Sleeping Beauty. That cost him $8,001 and left him with $4,399.
Connor’s response was Echo. He lost $4,401 but won the game with $15,999. Connor’s 2-day total is $43,999.
A triple stumper from SPORTS TROPHIES:
($400) Given out on Memorial Day weekend, the Borg-Warner Trophy goes to the winner of this race
($600) The NHL’s Selke Trophy goes to the forward who’s best not at scoring but at this
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “State Name Origins”
The names of these 2 states honor a king & his father, who was executed in 1649. show
IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE SHOW OR COMPLAINTS, PLEASE SEND YOUR FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO JEOPARDY!
We may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases made from Amazon.com links at no cost to our visitors. Learn more: Affiliate Disclosure.
I knew the answer but i would have been marked incorrect due to my spelling. The show should never have a Final where the spelling of the answer is so difficult.
Albert, True. But it backfired on the cluewriters. No one came close to writing the correct response which was a huge surprise to me with “1,000” standing out in the clue like a sore thumb.
Although, even if spelled phonetically, it should be correct, because it doesn’t change the pronunciation. Especially coming from Farsi or Arabic, many spellings could all be correct. Recall the Libyan dictator? Khadafi, Gaddafi, Kadafy; but, then, that letter that he wrote back to the (I believe) American child, and spelled his name as “Gadhafi”, and that became the de facto spelling. I don’t recall the controversy from 7 years ago.
As is common, I got the two TS on page 1 correct, but none on page 2. Little bit o’ trivia – besides the Borg Warner trophy, the only other major sports trophy named after a business was the Avco World trophy, which went to the WHA (World Hockey Association) champion. Hockey fans might recall the WHA was the most successful challenger to the NHL, operating 1972-79.
But, again – should have been easy FJ.
I guessed Sleeping Beauty on the final, that was a hard one.
And we got a triple stumper as today’s final was a tough one.
Wow, I can’t believe that Scheherazade FJ spelling controversy was over 7 years ago! What happened to my life?