Final Jeopardy: Latin Phrases (12-12-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/12/2022) in the category “Latin Phrases” was:
Originally, this 3-word phrase referred to when a doctor or apothecary substituted one medicine for another
New champ Matthew Ott, an accountant orig. from Boston, MA, won $23,197 last Friday. In Game 2, he is up against: Sean McShane, a non-profit membership associate orig. from West Islip, NY; and Kris Anne Bonifacio, a website manager from Raleigh, NC.
Round 1 Categories: Ben Franklin – True Grime – With a Song in Your Brain – Lost for Words – Outbreaks – The Movie’s Title in Other Countries
Matthew found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “A Song in Your Brain” under the $800 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in second place with $1,400, $200 less than Sean’s lead. Matthew made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
The pleasing combination of simultaneously sounded notes, it was composer Arnold Schoenberg’s last word show
Sean finished in the lead with $8,600. Matthew was second with $3,400 and Kris Anne was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: 19th Century Literature – Chicago TV – “Y-U” – No Good – Low Down – Sew & Sew
Kris Anne found the first Daily Double in “19th Century Literature” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick. She was in last place with $4,600, $4,000 less than Sean’s lead. Kris Anne made it a true Daily Double, but with no response, she was WRONG.
This Englishwoman wrote 1823’s “Valperga”; her first novel also had a one-word title but is more famous show
Sean got the last Daily Double in “Low Down” under the $1,200 clue on the 12th pick of the round. In the lead with $14,600, he had $8,800 more than Matthew in second place. Sean bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
The “Lower 48” refers to U.S. States that are this, a 10-letter word meaning “in contact” show
Sean finished in the lead with a runaway $23,600. Matthew was in second place with $9,400 and Kris Anne was last with $4,000. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS QUID PRO QUO?
According to Dictionary.com, the literal meaning of quid pro quo is “something for something” or “one thing for another.” In the Middle Ages, apothecaries used the expression when they were figuring out what medicinal substances could substitute for another. “The phrase was added to a 1535 English translation of Dutch humanist Erasmus, who apparently questioned the questionable quid-pro-quoing of these quacks.” Usage of the phrase made its way into other fields, such as law and politics. Nowadays, it is applied to many types of exchanges, whether good, bad or neutral.
Investopedia.com says that “quid” as a slang term for the British pound sterling is generally believed to have come from “quid pro quo”, although no one knows for sure.
Kris Anne came up with “vis a vis”, which means face to face. She bet and lost her whole $4,000.
Matthew had one word: placebo. That didn’t cost him anything and his score remained at $9,400.
Sean didn’t have a response. He lost $3,000 and won the game with $20,600. Sean McShane is the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
19TH CENTURY LITERATURE ($400) The hero of this Stevenson novel finds himself on a ship he had no intention of sailing on– yup, he’s been this title
CHICAGO TV ($800) In the HBO version of this novel, Rose Leslie is Art Institute student Clare, involved with a chronologically nonlinear guy
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Fantastic Beasts”
Symbols of strength in the Bible include behemoth & this horned creature, perhaps an extinct wild ox, which the KJV mentions 9 times show
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FJ was a cinch. Why no one got it is a mystery.
The 3 DDs, for a change, were all easy. Never heard of “Valperga,” but I could think of only one Englishwoman who wrote early 19th century novels.
Jane Austen? Since I didn’t know it, that was my guess, and, as such, doesn’t make it a cinch, to me, at least.
My error. I was referring to the DD. Not trying to be confusing. You did say FJ was the cinch.
Sean McShane is Dan’s cousin. Dan McShane originally appeared in 2012.
Ugh, Ken – it’s NOT “va- RYE-o-la”, but “very-ola” (or, “rhymes with Mary plus “ola”).
If anyone still has the teleplay, there was a slight error with Sean’s score. His question mark answer was revealed, then the camera cut to Ken, them, when back to Sean, his $3k washer was already deducted, before it was revealed on his screen.
Incorrect question in 19th Century Literature Double Jeopardy clue. It is asking for “This English Woman…”, not the title of her more famous book. Jennings said “what is Frankenstein”? Should have been Who Is Mary Shelley”?
Hi Martha, that was due to confusion on our part and was not Ken’s fault. He said: “The other novel: Frankenstein. It’s Mary Shelley.”
Thanks for bringing it to my attention. It’s fixed now.
I am stunned that this was a triple stumper.
I’m shocked and speechless.