Final Jeopardy: Children’s Lit (1-26-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/26/2018) in the category “Children’s Lit” was:
Introduced in 1945, she claimed to have the middle names Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim’s Daughter.
5x champ Rachel Lindgren is up to $75,999 now. In Game 6, her opponents are these two ladies: Melissa Stewart, from Spokane, WA; and Jennifer Tomassi, from Los Angeles, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Cautionary Trails – During the Obama Presidency – Similes if You Please – TV Shows by Workplace – The Fabrics of Our Lives – The Thing’s the Play
Jennifer found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Thing’s the Play” under the $600 clue on the 14th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $3,200, $400 more than Rachel in second place. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.
Literally, this Arthur Miller title is a clay melting pot. show
Jennifer finished in the lead with $6,600. Melissa was second with $3,800 and Rachel was last with $3,000.
Round 2 Categories: Creditors & Prey – Victorian Architecture – Rivers – Sword Cinema – Characters in Myth – Ends With “Z”
Rachel found the first Daily Double in “Characters in Myth” under the $1,200 clue on the third pick. She was in a second place tie with Melissa. They both had $3,800, $3,200 less than Jennifer’s lead. She bet $1,000 but did not have a guess so she was WRONG.
Cupid’s lover, she loses Cupid for a time after disobeying his request to not seek his identity. show
Jennifer found the last Daily Double in “Creditors & Prey” under the $1,600 clue. Only one clue in the same category remained after it. In the lead with $10,600, she had $400 more than Melissa in second place. She bet $1,000 and guessed “gouge.” That was WRONG.
Aristotle & Cato the Elder opposed this 5-letter practice characterized by high lending rates. show
Jennifer finished in the lead with $11,600. Melissa was next with $10,200 and Rachel was in third place with $9,600.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Pippi Longstocking is the freckled-faced, pig-tailed heroine of the children’s books created by Astrid Lindgren. When Pippi goes to school, she tells the teacher that Pippi is only a nickname. Her real name is “Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim’s Daughter Longstocking, daughter of Captain Efraim Longstocking, formerly the Terror of the Sea, now a cannibal king.” That is, of course, a loose translation from the Swedish “Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump.” Someone actually entered those first 4 names on Behind the Name.
Rhonda’s Amazing Catch: Pippi Longstocking author, Astrid Lindgren, and today’s returning champ, Rachel, have the same last name.
Rachel thought it was Amelia Bedelia. She lost her $9,500 bet, leaving her with $100.
Melissa didn’t have a response. She lost $10,000 and finished with $200.
Jennifer got it right. She bet $8,801 and we finish this week with a new champ: Jennifer Tomassi with $20,401.
A triple stumper from each round:
DURING THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY ($200) March 2016 saw Obama become the first sitting U.S. president in 80 years to visit this nation
CHARACTERS IN MYTH ($2000) These 2 Greek buddies were so faithful to each other one volunteered to die in the other’s place
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “The American Revolution”
He wrote, “As life and fortune are risked by serving his Majesty, it is necessary that the latter shall be secured.” show
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@Rhonda, I forgot to mention yesterday that French is the only language I saw where they change Pippi’s name. It’s Fifi Brindacier.
Merci beaucoup, VJ!
Here’s a little bit of trivia about Gilbert Collins & Rachel Lindgren that I’d like to point out. Let’s start with Gilbert. Gilbert got his 1st 2 Final Jeopardy!’s wrong, but after those 2, he’s gotten Final Jeopardy! right ever since. Rachel got her 1st 2 Final Jeopardy!’s right, but after those 2, she’s gotten Final Jeopardy! wrong ever since.
I’m still amazed at some of the misses. Not just this week. I know it must be hard to think when you are in front on an audience but don’t they have practice sessions? Either before they are chosen or after at the studio?
Loved the Pippi clue. When my daughter was in the 7th grade we dressed her up like Pippi. She had long hair so I used a wire coat hanger to make her braids go at different angles and bought some oddball clothes at the thrift store. Everybody loved it but she felt a little self-conscious on the bus on the way to school.
What a brilliant idea with the wire coat hanger, Becci! I bet your daughter looked great. I used to hit the thrift store, too, to get some effects together with Halloween costumes. On one, my daughter needed fur cuffs around her wrists and ankles, and I found a furry stuffed monkey that did the trick.
Well, Rachel did well in her five game run but pippi longstocking is also based on.the cartoon series. Are your kids fans of pippi long stocking cartoon when they were little, VJ? I have to give props to Rachel for trying but she should have bet less than 9000 dollars.
@Lou, I think they were all betting big based on the category. My youngest watched that cartoon now and then but I wouldn’t say she was a big fan of it.
LINK: 11 more clues from the match
See you in November, Rachel.