Final Jeopardy: World Literature (12-13-17)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/13/2017) in the category “World Literature” was:
In a 1967 novel this Nobel Prize winner wrote, “the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude”
2x champ LaKedra Pam brought her winnings up to $32,800 yesterday. In her third game, her opponents are: Bryce Johnson, from Evanston, IL; and Rachel Schemmel, from Ridgewood, NJ.
Round 1 Categories: They Say It Keeps You Sharp – Congressional Powers – TV Reboots & Revivals – Shakespeare Play by Gradually Easier Character – Roberts’ Rules – Of “Order”
Bryce found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Of ‘Order'” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $600, $200 more than LaKedra in second place. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
Originally observed in hens, it’s the social hierarchy in animal groups. show
Bryce finished in the lead with $8,800. LaKedra was second with $5,000 and Rachel was last with $1,000.
Round 2 Categories: That’s Amazing! – Asian Rivers – Webby Awards 5-word Acceptance Speeches – Religion – Music Doc Subjects – Contronyms
LaKedra found the first Daily Double in “Religion” under the $1,600 clue on the 15th pick. She was in second place with $6,600 when she found it, but a reversal in her favor gave her a $4,000 boost (see below). With S10,600, she was now only $3,800 behind Bryce’s lead. She bet $1,600 and she was RIGHT.
Omni & 1 Nephi are part of this foundational text. show
Bryce found the last Daily Double in “Asian Rivers” under the $800 clue, with 7 clues on the board after it. In second place with $14,800, he had $200 less than LaKedra’s lead. He bet $4,000 and went with the Euphrates. That was WRONG.
From its source in Turkey’s Lake Hazar, it travels south to Al Qurna, Iraq where it become part of the Shatt Al Arab. show
Bryce finished in the lead with $18,000. LaKedra was next with $16,200 and Rachel was in third place with $5,800.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Colombian author García Márquez (1927-2014) won 1982’s Nobel Prize in Literature “for his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined… reflecting a continent’s life and conflicts.” Two titles he is very well known for are “Love in the Time of Cholera” (1985) and “One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967).”
Here is the full quote from Chapter 10 of the “Solitude” novel: “Taciturn, silent, insensible to the new breath of vitality that was shaking the house, Colonel Aureliano Buendía could understand only that the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.”
Rachel wrote down “Singer.” She bet and lost everything.
LaKedra got it right. Her $13,000 bet brought her up to $29,200.
Bryce got it right, too. He bet $14,401 so he won the match with a very healthy $32,401. Nice going, Bryce — that’s the kind of payday that makes our host proud!
Reversal: CONTRONYMS ($2000) To delay a trial you ask for one of these, but it can also mean to just keep going – Lakesha was dinged for “stay.” Bryce got it with “continuance.” The judges okayed “stay” and Lakedra got her $2k back, plus another $2K.
A triple stumper from each round:
TV REBOOTS & REVIVALS ($1000) Original star Tori Spelling was also in the 2016 remake of this cult classic, a staple of the Lifetime Movie Network
MUSIC DOC SUBJECTS ($1600) “I’ll Be Me”, a country legend struggling with Alzheimer’s on a farewell tour
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “19th Century American Literature”
The theft alluded to in the title of this 1844 Poe story is committed by a government minister. show
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I was so impressed with LaKedra’s participation in Jeopardy. She is a very intelligent woman and an inspiration to all of us. I contacted Jeopardy because in my opinion LaKedra should have won yesterday and not Bryce Johnson. He answered “Marquez” – LaKedra answered “Gabriel García Marquez,” the author’s full name! In my opinion, being from Latin America and having lived in Colombia for 13 years, you can NEVER refer to this author using just the last name of his mother “Marquez.” In Latin America people’s official names are first name, second name if there’s one, then Father’s last name and then Mother’s last name. García was his father’s last name (main last name) and Marquez the mother’s last name. You should only refer to the author as García Marquez or his full name, Gabriel García Marquez. This is why when Latin American people come to live in this country they usually put a hyphen between both last names. They should invite her back! She is an EXCELLENT contestant! And in my opinion they took her winnings!
Lakedra should be the winner. Marquez is not the name of the writer. His name is Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Garcia Marquez. She should be back!
I worked in a job many years dealing with Latin surnames. Bryce’s final jeopardy answer was incorrect. He needed García Márquez or Garcia as the last name. The true surname is the father surname/mother surname combination or just the father surname.
@Marie, yes, that’s true about the naming customs, but as far as Jeopardy! goes, I don’t think they expect all the contestants to know it. There was a whole category last April called “3-Named Authors” in which GGM was a clue. Here’s a link to the game on J-Archive (second round). Nobody got the clue, but notice what Alex said when he gave the category name: “You can get by by giving us the last name only. You don’t have to give all three.” He didn’t say anything like — if they have 2 last names, you have to give both or the one that is proper according to naming customs of that person’s nation. (wow — that would be weird if he said that last part!)
So, it’s just my opinion, but I think if they were going to require the players to say both last names (or the one that is right per the naming customs), some indication would have to be given.
A response of García would have been quite interesting.
For sure. García Llorca, García Monge, Tobar García , García Rodenas…
If Lakedra’s response of “stay” had been accepted initially, Bryce’s total would have been $2000 less than what he had prior to FJ; and likely Lakedra would have won, since she would have had $200 more than he going into Final Jeopardy. (I’m guessing that the contestants must agree with that sort of tallying before being allowed to compete.)
RIP marquez. He was my favorite author although his books are going to be in our hearts forever. VJ, should lakedra have bet 15000 to win though? And do you have a favorite novel from Amy Tan or marquez?
@Lou, whatever Lakedra chose to bet, she needed Bryce to be wrong to win and he wasn’t. They both played a great game though and it sure was something how Bryce recovered from that late DD loss.
Those are both good authors but I don’t have any preferences among their works.
LINK: 9 more clues from the match