Final Jeopardy: Shakespeare (10-29-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/29/2018) in the category “Shakespeare” was:
Aptly, Shakespeare used “moon” & “moonlight” more times in this play than in any other
New champ Tori Campbell, an attorney from Chicago, IL, won $2,198 last Friday. She’s back for a crack at a big win today as she takes on these players: Soyia Ellison, a communications professional from Decatur, GA; and Neill Mohammad, a healthcare consultant, from De Kalb, IL.
Round 1 Categories: French Off the Boat – Speaking Some Legalese – Facts & Figures – The State-ly College – Literary Words & Phrases – Pop Culture Alphabet
Tori found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The State-ly College” under the $800 clue on the 15th pick of the round. At $800, she was in a second place tie with Soyia. They both had $400 less than Neill’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
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Tori finished in the lead with $5,000. Soyia was second with $4,200 and Neill was last with $3,800.
Round 2 Categories: At the Arcade – Frogger – Joust – Contra – Burger Time – Missal Command
Soyia found the first Daily Double in “Joust” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick. She was in second place with $6,200 now, $1,200 less than Neill’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
This 16th century astrologer’s quatrain seemed to foretell the jousting death of the French king. show
Tori found the last Daily Double in “Frogger” under the $2,000 clue, with just 2 clues left after it. In the lead with $17,400, she had $6,000 more than Soyia in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
To fool predators some species of frogs use thanatosis, this defensive behavior. show
Tori finished in the lead with $17,800. Neill and Soyia were tied in second place with $9,800 each.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
An essay on Marked by Teachers.com explains the moon’s importance in this play: “The moon is a dominant symbol in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and presides over much of the action within the play. Because the moon waxes and wanes as it passes through the monthly cycle, it is the embodiment of the idea of change. The symbolism of the moon also encapsulates many of the play’s themes and, including dreams, magic, irrationality, love, marriage, and chastity.”
Know the Characters, Too: There have been a few other clues about this play and moons. NO MAN’S SKY ($1600) This largest moon of Uranus was named for the queen of the fairies in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Neill bet it all, doubling his score to $19,600.
Soyia bet $9,798, finishing with $19,598.
Tori bet $1,801, winning the game with $19,601. Her 2-day total is $21,799.
2 triple stumpers from AT THE ARCADE
($800) Cut a rug or 2 playing this double-talk Konami game that sounds like a plea to overthrow the government
($2000) This Atari game that shares its name with a Shakespeare play was known for its rotating dial used as a controller
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Technology”
In 2005 Steve Jobs used “It’s sort of like TiVo for radio” to describe this new form. show
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A Triple Solve to start the week
CONGRATULATIONS to Tori. Due to the low total in her first win she will have to win at least 4 games though to get on the ToC list, regardless of the amount won.
@Lou – Not only heard OF it, heard it at more weddings than I cared to attend….😉 It’s Mendelssohn Bartholdi actually, since his parents renounced the Jewish faith and added “Bartholdi” to his name to show the “break”
Finally glad to see three strong players getting final right and congrats to Tori on making a comeback after that disastrous final jeopardy last week. I would like to see more triple solves this week if possible. Also the midsummer night’s dream is from Mendelssohn’s wedding March classical music if you heard of it John and VJ?
Yes, Tori’s a strong player and I’m glad she doesn’t have to go home with just $2K. She had great competitors today. Kudos to them all.
LINK: 9 more clues from the game
I agree, but it’s a shame that the contestants forgot about tempest and dance dance revolution. Have you ever played those games before in the arcade or on a gaming console in the past, VJ? I know many people are fans of tempest as it is a shoot em up game.
Neill started final Jeopardy because at the end of the first round he was in third place.