Final Jeopardy: Composers (1-24-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/24/2025) in the category “Composers” was:
“Troll Hill” is the name of his country home, the grounds of which include a concert hall & a lakeside cabin where he worked.
The final final match of the Champions Wildcard Tournament is at hand for these finalists: Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, TX; Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, HI; and Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, WA.
The scores so far: Will $5,600 Drew $17,600 Mehal $27,200
Round 1 Categories: Places to Visit – In the Earth – Think Pink – There Will Be Movie Vengeance – Time for a Meal Break – Educational Anagrams
Mehal found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Places to Visit” under the $600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. At $600, he was the only one with any money. Mehal bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
This river has been called the “Lifeline of the Southwest”; you can see where it meets the Green River in Canyonlands National Park show
Drew finished in the lead with $9,200. Mehal was second with $5,400 and Will was last with $1,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Historic States & Territories – ’90s No. 1 Hits – Change the Middle Letter – Famous Names – Running – Like the Dickens
Drew found the first Daily Double in “Historic States & Territories” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick. He was in the lead with $10,400 now, $5,400 more than Mehal in second place. Drew bet $3,400 and his response was close but it was WRONG.
Until 1949 islands including Sumatra & Java made up a territory known by this 3-word name show
Mehal got the last Daily Double in “Change the Middle Letter” under the $1,200 clue on the 11th clue. In the lead with $11,400, he had $5,000 more than Drew in second place. Mehal bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
Heroic bravery in battle becomes a visible exhalation of steam show
Mehal finished in the lead with $19,000. Drew was next with $10,200 and Will was in third place with $3,600. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS EDVARD GRIEG?
Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Grieg named his dream home “Troldhaugen”, Troll Hill in English. Overlooking Nordås Lake in Bergen, Norway, Grieg and his wife lived there for 20+ years. Now a museum, the site includes a shop, cafe, concert hall and composers’ cabin. Take a mini tour with this video, which also plays “Morning Mood” from the Peer Gynt Suite.
Grieg is believed to be the most famous composer from Bergen. However, according to Wikipedia’s list of famous musicians from Norway’s second-largest city, Grieg had at least one famous contemporary– Ole Bull, who was somewhat of a mentor to Grieg.
Will thought it was Wagner. He bet and lost his whole $3,600. He still had yesterday’s $5,600 for his final score.
Drew went with Humperdinck. He bet and lost his whole $10,200, leaving him $17,600.
Mehal came up with Sibelius. He bet nothing, holding on to today’s $19,000. Adding that to yesterday’s $27,200 brought Mehal up to $46,200. So Mehal Shah is the winner of the 2025 Champions Wildcard Tournament.
The actual prizes are: Mehal $100K, Drew & Will: $40K each. We’ll see Mehal in the Tournament of Champions next week. Drew is also supposed to advance to the ToC as an alternate, although Ken didn’t say anything about it.
2 triple stumpers from LIKE THE DICKENS:
($1600) In “The Great Fire of London”, a film of this book is planned, & Audrey has spectral contact with the title imprisoned lass
($2000) Inspired by this Dickens masterwork, “Tom-All-Alone’s” catches up with Inspector Bucket & wily solicitor Tulkinghorn
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “WORLD CINEMA”
The 2007 biopic called “La Môme” in France, meaning “The Kid”, was released in the U.S. under this other French title show
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I said Wagner myself. I found that cerebral cortex clue clunky, when I saw it. And, I didn’t get it. It could have been worded much better. I says “Wernicke’s encephalopathy” (thiamine deficiency).
Well, I was “ride or die” with Will. I totally laughed at Drew and Celine Dion!!
Ugh! The Jeopardy game in this area was preempted by a PGA golf championship event. Well, I could have possibly programmed the videocassette recorder for an early morning rebroadcast. However, with my relatively new LCD TV, it would have taken some considerable rearranging with the LCD TV, VCR & DVD player cables. Anyways, I’m looking forward to Monday’s game!
Somewhat shocked no one knew the German associated with the cerebral cortex of the woman in her 50s. Early in tonight’s game, Mehal’s advancement seemed like a fait accompli to me, and again when he pulled the last DD. Liked the Pink category, they were all pretty easy.
I’m pretty sure Ken will mention Lisa Ann Walter’s conflicting schedule on 2/3.
We end the week with a triple stumper since today’s final was a tough one.
Mehal will be competing in the fourth quarterfinal match next Thursday and Drew Goins will be competing in the sixth quarterfinal match on 2/3.