Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Authors (1-28-21)
Here are 5 more triple stumpers from the 1/24/2021 Jeopardy! game:
LITERATURE ($400) Griffin, the main character in this Wells novel, describes himself as “almost an albino”, if he could have been seen
WORDS & PHRASES ($2000) This word for the female branch of the family originally referred to the rod that flax was wound around
SCIENCE CLASS ($2000) Also meaning a mark of disgrace, in botany, it’s the part of a flower where pollination occurs
THE COMICS ($2000) Debuting in 1897 & still running in 2020, this strip revolving around “Kids” Hans und Fritz is the oldest in syndication
THAT’S SO GORGE! ($800) The Tarahumara inhabit the Barranca del Cobre, this “metallic” canyon in Mexico
Sneak Peek clues — THE SONG TITLE ON MY RADIO DISPLAY:
($200) Lady Gaga: “Poke”
($400) Fergie: “Big Girls Don’t”
($600) Train: “Hey, So”
($800) James Brown: “Papa’s Got a Bran”
($1000) Joni Mitchell: “Big Yell”
ANSWERS: show
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Imo this was one of the best matches I have seen in a long time. Great game. Congratulations Zach
I always liked Zach. Sure looks like his game didn’t get rusty with his prolonged absence.
Very good game for all contestants.
I didn’t know about the Frida Kahlo connection with Leon Trotsky. It seems pretty obscure for a Daily Double clue, but the contestant got it, so maybe it’s more well known than I thought.
I don’t think he knew it. It’s just how quickly his mind made the connection. Kahlo-Mexican. Trotsky-murdered in Mexico. “Russian” in the clue makes Trotsky the first name to pop up. That’s how I got it right away. I’m sure the connection is very obscure but it’s a testament to how amazingly well-written J! clues are (most of the time), that they inform as well as give enough hint to make an educated guess.
Today, we got to have returning co-champions for the first time since January 18, 2016, which is now a rare occurrence due to the co-champion rule removed in early Season 31.
It turns out that the 7 month wait was worth it get to Zach Newkirk into the Tournament of Champions, and I’m very happy about it. I know it’s the next TOC, not this 1, but still.
Now with Zach back, he could definitely get his sixth win.
Congrats for Zach our returning player from the end of season 36 wins his 5th game and he is now qualified for the TOC. Speaking of TOC we will be seeing Brian again in the TOC.
Why was Zach back on the show? I guess I need to know why he left.
Hunter, the show stopped taping new episodes back in March due to the pandemic. Zach was the champ when they ran out of the episodes they had in the can.
VJ, they had filmed new episodes with Alex that ran through December. You’ll notice that Alex never walks over and shake hands, and the contestants were six feet apart and they have shields between the contestants. They ran reruns for a few months, but started showing Alex’s last episodes in November. Zach couldn’t come back originally because he was quaratined somewhere.
Rich, you may also recall there was a lapse in production between March and July and that when filming resumed, only local contestants were being called upon.
We’ll also be seeing Zach in the TOC