Final Jeopardy: Publishers (10-12-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/12/2021) in the category “Publishing” was:

Last name of brothers James, John, Joseph & Fletcher, whose co. published magazines with their name as well as books

New champ Jonathan Fisher, an actor orig. from Coral Gables, FL won $29,200 yesterday, when he defeated 38x champ, Matt Amodio. In Game 2, his opponents are: Brittany Iburg, a stay-at-home mom from Roswell, GA; and Robinson-Gissette Cruz, an art assistant from the Bronx, NY.

Round 1 Categories: You’ve Been a Great Audience – Let’s Introduce the “Band” – Our Lead Singer – On Base – At the Organ – & Playing Triangle

Brittany got the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “& Playing Triangle” under the $400 clue, with just 13 clues left after it. Brittany was in second place with $1,400 now, $4,800 less than Jonathan’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

The ancient Greeks compared the constellation triangulum to this capital letter of theirs. show

WHAT IS DELTA?

Jonathan finished in the lead with $9,000. Brittany was second with $4,400 and Robinson-Gissette was last with $400. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Who Directed It? – Jesus Geography – Education Firsts – European History – Making a Short Story Long – In- Is Out

Robinson-Gissette landed on the first Daily Double in “European History” under the $2,000 clue on the 9th pick. He was in third place with negative $400, $17,400 less than Jonathan in first place. He bet the $2,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

Though Pippin III founded this Frankish Dynasty in 751, its name comes from the many Charleses who ruled it. show

WHO ARE THE CAROLINGIANS?

Just before the last clue, Jonathan found the last Daily Double in “Education Firsts” under the $2,000 clue. He was in first place with $29,000, he had $23,800 more than Brittany in second place. Jonathan bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

In 1761 Claude Bourgelat, who wrote “sur la médecine des chevaux”, set up the first school for this profession. show

WHAT IS VETERINARIAN?

Jonathan finished in the lead with $30,000. Brittany was second with $5,200 and Robinson-Gissette was last with $3,600. One clue went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS HARPER?

James and John Harper began their publishing business as J & J Harper in 1817. Brothers Joseph Wesley and Fletcher both joined the business by 1825. By then, J & J Harper was the largest volume publisher in New York City. In 1833, the firm became Harper & Brothers. The brothers’ fame and influence grew and in 1844, James Harper became the mayor of New York City. Fletcher Harper is known for giving cartoonist Thomas Nast his start in Harper’s Weekly. Nast’s art was very valuable in making Harper’s Weekly a great success. Nast’s drawing of the first modern image of Santa Claus was published in Harper’s Weekly.

In the 20th century, Harper & Brothers merged with other companies. Its current incarnation (since the 1990s) is HarperCollins. The company’s entire history can be found on Company-Histories.com.

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Robinson-Gissette was trying to write down Pulitzer but didn’t get very far with it. He bet and lost it all.

Brittany got it right. She added $2,001 to her score and finished with $7,201.

Jonathan came up with “Penguin”. Very funny, but wrong. He lost his $7,500 bet but won the game with the remaining $22,500. Jonathan’s 2-day total is $51,700.

A triple stumper from each round:

YOU’VE BEEN A GREAT AUDIENCE ($800) A Haydn symphony is nicknamed “Miracle” after the tale that one of these fell & smashed in a miraculously empty audience area

MAKING A SHORT STORY LONG ($1600) “Big Creek Missile Agency”, Homer Hickam’s article about his childhood, became this book that became the movie “October Sky”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Hit 1980s Albums”

This American singer-songwriter briefly landed on the U.N.’s apartheid blacklist for his 1986 multi-platinum album show

WHO IS PAUL SIMON?

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