Final Jeopardy: Historic Crimes (1-2-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/2/2023) in the category “Historic Crimes” was:
Saying it was stolen by Napoleon, self-styled italian patriot Vincenzo Peruggia took it in 1911
12x champ Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, closed out 2022 with winnings of $354,300. In Game 13, he is up against: Denise Carlon, an attorney from Seaside Heights, NJ; and Chris Blair, a development operations manager from Newbury Park, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Giving You Some Metals – The Doctor Will See You Now – Let There Be Frogs – Grand Ole Opry Members – 3 Letters, Starts With “A” – History Comes Alive With Erik Larson
Denise found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Giving You Some Metals” under the $400 clue, with 5 clues to go after it. She was in the lead with $5,800, $2,400 more than Ray in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT, much to her relief!
The second-most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust, it’s number one down in the core. show
Denise finished in the lead with $8,800. Ray was next with $3,800 and Chris was in third place with $2,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: From the New Testament to the Map – Writers’ Middle Names – State Governors – The Chase – Sacrificial Roles – Friends ’til the Ends
Ray found the first Daily Double in “New Testament to Map” under the $1,200 clue on the 5th pick. He was in second place with $5,000 now, $5,800 less than Denise’s lead. He bet $4,000 and guessed St. Nicholas. That was WRONG.
Santo Stefano Church in Genoa, Italy is where, according to tradition, this sailor was baptized in 1451. show
Ray got the last Daily Double in “Friends ’til the Ends” under the $2,000 clue, on the last pick of the round. In the lead with $17,400, he had $1,400 more than Denise in second place. He bet $1,300 and came up with cadre. That was WRONG.
“C” is for this word, once one of the divisions of a Roman legion; it now can mean a colleague or a person born in the same year. show
Ray finished in the lead with $16,100. Denise was next with $16,000 and Chris was in third place with $8,200. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE MONA LISA?
According to a 2011 NPR article, the Mona Lisa owes its worldwide fame to Vincenzo Peruggia. Before the 8/21/1911 theft, the painting was not that well-known outside of the art world. The self-styled Italian patriot stole the Da Vinci painting from the Louvre in Paris ostensibly because he believed it was stolen from Italy by Napoleon Bonaparte. Such was his sketchy claim two years later, after he attempted to sell the stolen masterpiece. This led to his arrest and conviction and a short stint in the pokey.
In “Who Stole the Mona Lisa?”, Artists’ Network says that Peruggia was in fact an early suspect as he worked at the Louvre and had a record of prior arrests. However, the police found no evidence against him. They moved on to other suspects, like French art critic Guillaume Apollinaire and Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Both were hauled in after Apollinaire’s assistant blabbed about selling them stolen art from the Louvre.
Chris thought it was the Shroud of Turin. He didn’t bet a euro so he finished with $8,200.
Denise got it right. She bet it all and doubled her score to $32,000.
Ray also got it right. He bet $16,000 and won the game with $32,100. Ray’s 13-day total is $386,400.
3 triple stumpers from the whole game:
GIVING YOU SOME METALS ($800) Rubbings are hand-made copies of the engraved plates of this metal that adorned many an old tomb
LET THERE BE FROGS ($600) This cartoon character was likely inspired by a reptile found alive inside a time capsule that was opened in 1928
FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE MAP ($1600) A central location in this Bavarian city of “monks” is Marienplatz, or “Mary’s Square”
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Odd Titles”
Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Mikado”, not Milne, gave us this hyphenated title for a pompous functionary show
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What happened? I thought that Mayim Bialek was scheduled to host the show at the beginning of the year.
I don’t know, Rick. When the show made the announcement that Mayim would take over for Ken in January, they didn’t mention a specific date but they did say “We know you value consistency, so we will not flip flop the hosts constantly and will keep you informed about the hosting schedule.”
As far as I know, they haven’t informed anyone yet. Mayim hasn’t tweeted anything since last November and if Ken Jennings knows, he ain’t saying. 🤣🤣
What an exciting match to watch. For Ray to come back after being down to $1,000 and win the game demonstrates why he is a superchamp. Denise was a superb player.
Regarding fj, im sure some of us remember the late singer Nat King Cole’s rendition of “Mona Lisa.” What a soothing voice.
Yes, Jacob, I remember that song well. My mom loved Nat King Cole’s “Ramblin’ Rose”
Steve Lawrence had a hit in 1960 with “Portrait of My Love” that had these lyrics: “Anyone who sees her soon forgets the Mona Lisa”
VJ, my dad was a bartender and the Quartermaster at the VFW as I was growing up in the 60s.. “Ramblin’ Rose” was one of the most played songs on the jukeboxes. Also, Elton John sang of “Mona Lisa’s and Mad Hatters”
Was anyone else surprised Ray missed the Daily Double about the baptism in Genoa? Thought that was a pretty easy one.
Yes, Travis, I said so in the previous comment.
Sorry, I actually saw it after I posted the comment.
The answer to that last DD about “a colleague or a person born in the same year” was a new one on me. I’ve never used that word in speech or in writing but somewhere I got the idea that it implied conspirators and shady goings on. “Accomplice” is listed as a synonym for it but I see far more positive words.
I did know the Genovese sailor and was surprised Ray missed that
We use the term in medicine in population genetics. Still, I got it wrong.
I think the most remarkable thing about the theft of the Mona Lisa is that it is painted on wood. IIRC, the fellow left it hidden in the floor of a steamer trunk.
I do concur that Ray coming back from $1k was a mark of a super champ.
So that’s where that “person born in the same year” part comes from — very interesting!!
In a really crazy coincidence, my brother sent me an email yesterday and he used the word to refer to someone’s “crew”, and I know he did not see the game.
I also always thought of a cohort in a negative or shady sense. During the pandemic they frequently used it when talking about keeping students in the same cohort to prevent the spread of covid, that was the first time I heard it used to mean group.
Yes, Genoa and baptized in 1451 made it kind of obvious. That was some comeback.
As always, William Weyser or Richard Corliss would say darn those daily doubles, Ray.