Final Jeopardy: Awards Around the World (1-18-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/18/2022) in the category “Awards Around the World” was:
France’s national theater award, it’s named for a man who died in Paris in 1673
34x champ Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, CA has now won $1,148,600. In Game 35, her opponents are: Dan Tobin, a college instructor from Manchester, NH; and Taryn Agati, a law librarian from Watertown, CT.
Round 1 Categories: The Muppet Name – Medical History – You Played Yourself – I Want 2 B – A Part of It – New Jersey, New Jersey
Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “A Part of It” under the $800 clue with 5 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $9,200, $6,400 more than Taryn in second place. She bet $4,000 and took a guess with hypothalamus. That was WRONG.
The parts of this lowest section of your brain are the midbrain, the pons & the medulla oblongata show
Amy finished in the lead with $7,400. Taryn was second with $2,800 and Dan was last with $1,000. All clues were uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Escapist Literature – Murals – International Cars – World History – 7-Letter Anagrams – Deep Cuts
Amy found the first Daily Double in “International Cars” under the $2,000 clue on the 10th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $12,600 now, $9,600 more than Dan in second place. Amy bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
This car was first imported to the U.S. in the 1980s; the factory that made them was destroyed by NATO bombing in 1999 show
Amy got the last Daily Double in “Escapist Literature” under the $800 clue on the 17th pick. Still in the lead with $21,000, she had $18,000 more than Dan in second place. Amy bet $6,000 and she was RIGHT.
10 young people tell stories to pass the time in “The Decameron” while escaping the Black Death engulfing this city show
Amy finished in the lead with a runaway $35,400. Dan was second with $5,000 and Tyler was last with $400. All clues were uncovered.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS MOLIÈRE?
The Molière Awards are the National Theatre Award of France, the highest honor in French theatre. They were first given out in 1987, 40 years later than their American equivalent, the Tony Awards; and 11 years later than their British equivalent, the Olivier Awards.
The Molière Awards are named after the celebrated 17th century playwright, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin. Molière (c. 1622-1673) was the author of such classic plays as Tartuffe, The Misanthrope and the Hypochondriac. The Tonys are named after American actress and director, Antoinette Perry (1888-1946) and the Olivier Awards are named after Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), considered England’s finest Shakespearean actor.
Taryn didn’t have a response. She bet and lost her whole $400.
Dan got it right. He added $500 to finish with $5,500.
Amy thought it was Voltaire, who was born 21 years after Molière died. She lost her $20,000 bet and won the game with the $15,400 she had left. Amy’s 35-day total is $1,164,000.
There were 2 triple stumpers in DEEP CUTS:
($1200) Discover “Exactly How I Feel” on “Cuz I Love You” by this rap & R&B singer who needs but one name
($2000) Of course “Motherboard” was part of this duo’s “Random Access Memories”
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “World Geography”
About the size of West Virginia, Devon Island is the largest uninhabited island in the world & a possession of this country show
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Speechless. That’s what I am. Amy is my favorite contestant ever.
Love her understated-ness even when she gets FJ wrong.
Amy’s average win has plummeted from the $40K range down to a bit over $30K. She’s proving to be mortal in FJ. Someone just needs to stay within half of her score and catch her on a day she slips up at the end. Because I don’t see anyone seizing the lead from her during regular game play.
Had I not taken French classes for 10 years, I almost certainly would have missed that FJ.
This was a fascinating game in more ways than one. What is the probability that a college theater instructor would get a theater fj clue? Lucky for you Dan. I thought Taryn would not get a chance to play in fj because she was in the red. However, she came through with her last response which put her on the plus side. Whew! Close call.
Amy with a runaway score couldn’t be caught. Like JP I thought she would be the one to get fj correct. She keeps winning though in spite of missing some fj clues thanks to a quick buzzer and a breadth of knowledge throughout the match. Of course, finding the DD’s help too. Congratulations Amy.
Agreed, Jacob. I forgot the category on that clue Taryn missed for not using past tense and I thought she had it! Good for her for not giving up and getting back in the game.
Yep. It was 7-letter anagrams if I remember correctly. So glad she recovered and got to play fj.
I thought that the DD for the part of the brain was written in a rather sloppy manner. First, if “brain” is in the clue, that implies that the word “brain” is not in the response. Second, I’ll tell you, as a doctor, “brainstem” is not a medical term. The gradation they have is not medical. It’s cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla. The pons is in the “deep brain”. No neurologist, neurosurgeon, or other doctor uses the term “brainstem”, except, MAYBE, to explain to Jess-understanding patients or families. And, even then, they would not use the territory as described in the clue. As I say, sloppy.
I am surprised amy didn’t get final today but still though 2 out of three daily doubles isnt bad. She ran three categories so far which reminded me of Andrew pau and kerry Greene. There have been strong opponents so far but not all of them were able to beat Amy. I haven’t seen that many French plays but still if anyone here is a fan of French literature this should be easy.
I knew that Anagrams category rang a bell with me. Anagrams was the topic of the Bonus Clues in my 8/24/20 trivia quiz.
The clues weren’t limited to 7 letters, but 3 out of 5 were 7 letters all the same. I only had one (No. 4) that was in today’s Anagrams.
Amy’s been good, but she certainly seems to have beaten some very weak opponents. The win amounts are tiny.
I’m surprised that Amy missed FJ, but impressed that she answered the Daily Double about “The Decameron” correctly. Knowing it was originally written in Italian, I guessed Rome.