Final Jeopardy: The Words of Victor Hugo (1-13-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/13/2022) in the category “The Words of Victor Hugo” was:

This object “is the ultimate expression of law, & its name is vengeance; it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral”

31x champ Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, CA has now won $1,068,800. In Game 32, the challengers are: Clark Dawson, an attorney from Columbia, SC; and Cory Anotado, an interactive designer from Baltimore, MD.

Round 1 Categories: People in History – Literary Decades – We Got Stuck – Middle X – Plates, Pots & Pans – Rom-Drams

Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Middle X” under the $800 clue, with 6 clues to go after it. She was in the lead with $6,400, $4,600 more than Clark and Cory, tied in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

A bumper sticker favorite, it means to live together peacefully despite differences. show

WHAT IS COEXIST?

Amy finished in the lead with $10,400. Clark was second with $2,800 and Cory was last with $1,200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Mountains of the World – Modern Art – Plant Terminology – Cuts from the Classic Album – 5-Letter Words – Ancient Faith

Amy found the first Daily Double in “Mountains of the World” under the $1,600 clue on the 15th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $12,800 now, $6,800 more than Cory in second place. Amy bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.

The Loma Mountains, rising to just over 6,000 feet, are the highest in this African country whose name means “lion mountains” show

WHAT IS SIERRA LEONE?

Amy got the last Daily Double in “Ancient Faith” under the $2,000 clue. In the lead with $21,100, she had $15,100 more than Cory in second place. Amy bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

Acts 2 describes the gathering of the disciples on this Holy Day sometimes described as “Babel reversed” show

WHAT IS PENTECOST?

Amy finished in the lead with a runaway $28,800. Cory was second with $11,200 and Clark was last with $4,000. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE GUILLOTINE?

Victor Hugo described the guillotine in “Fantine,” Book One: Chapter IV of “Les Miserables”, after relating how the Bishop of Digne helped an unrepentant convict come to terms with his death sentence. The experience had such a profound effect upon the bishop that he took to talking to himself and was overheard saying things like “I did not know that it was so monstrous.”

Here is the quote in French: “La guillotine est la concrétion de la loi; elle se nomme vindicte; elle n’est pas neutre, et ne vous permet pas de rester neutre.”

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Clark thought it was liberty. She only lost $5.00, dropping her down to $3,995.

Cory came up with death. He didn’t bet anything so his score remained at $11,200.

Amy got it right. She bet $4,000 and won the game with $32,800. Her 32-day total is $1,101,600 and she has tied James Holzhauer for number of games won.

A triple stumper from each round:

CUTS FROM THE CLASSIC ALBUM ($1600) The No. 3 hit “The Edge Of Glory” & the No. 1 title track (2011)

($2000) “Inner City Blues” & “Mercy Mercy Me” (1971)

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Word Origins”

The word for a type of building or institution comes from Greek for a place sacred to a mythical group of 9 show

WHAT IS MUSEUM?

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