Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Names (10-3-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/3/2024) in the category “19th Century Names” was:

Shrunken auditory nerves were seen in his autopsy after his 1827 death in Vienna

3x champ Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, OH, has now won $67,379. In Game 4, his opponents are: Adam Stewart, power engineer from Fort St. John, British Columbia; and Emily Stowell-Bui, a children’s librarian from Charleston, SC.

Round 1 Categories: People’s Sexiest Man Alive – Kiddy Lit – Brand Mascots – Beastly Rhyme Time – It’s Technical – Also a Papal Name

Ryan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “It’s Technical” under the $800 after the commercial break. He was in second place with $1,000, $3,400 less than Adam’s lead. Ryan made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

The drum in a clothes dryer is an example of the basket type of this spinning device seen in many a lab show

WHAT IS A CENTRIFUGE?

Adam finished in the lead with $5,600. Ryan was second with $5,400 and Emily was last with negative $800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: A Glimpse Into the Past – Film From Fiction – Archipelagos – Anciently Dramatic – Possessive Terms – Flip the First & Last Letter

Adam found the first Daily Double in “Archipelagos” under the $800 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,000, $600 more than Ryan in second place. Adam bet $2,000 and guessed Gibraltar. That was WRONG.

This archipelago about 60 miles off the coast of Morocco is Spain’s southernmost autonomous community show

WHAT ARE THE CANARY ISLANDS?

Adam found the last Daily Double in “Possessive Terms” under the $1,200 clue with 8 clues left after it. He was in second place with $6,400, $8,200 less than Ryan’s lead. Adam went all in and tried a mast. That was WRONG, even if he had said somebody’s mast.

A structure of ropes & wooden steps for ascending the ship’s rigging, or something that appears in Genesis 28:12 show

WHAT IS JACOB’S LADDER?

Ryan finished in the lead with a runaway $15,800. Adam was second with $2,000. At negative $400, the game was over for Emily. All clues were shown.

BOTH contestants left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.

WHO IS BEETHOVEN?

In 2006, The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh published a very thorough examination of “Beethoven’s terminal illness and death”. In addition to the autopsy report, Beethoven’s letters and reports by several eyewitnesses, including the attending physician at the time of Beethoven’s death. There’s a detailed description of the middle and internal ear and the left and right auditory nerves. They looked into the effects of lead ingestion on Beethoven’s overall health problems. They concluded that it was unlikely that lead was a cause of his deafness but it may have contributed to liver failure due to alcoholic cirrhosis.

I have to say I wonder how much money is spent on studies of people who died centuries ago. I remember watching such a study on King Tut years ago and the cost of it was just jaw-dropping!

Adam bet $100 and finished with $2,100.

Ryan didn’t bet anything so he won the game with $15,800. Ryan’s 4-day total is $83,179.

A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)

KIDDY LIT ($1000) In a fairy tale this title bird is brought to the emperor of China but is eventually replaced by a mechanical one

ANCIENTLY DRAMATIC ($2000) In a play by Aeschylus, Eteocles defends this city against the forces of Polyneices & 6 other chieftains

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS”

He served as Bishop of Lesotho from 1976 to 1978 show

WHO IS DESMOND TUTU?

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