Final Jeopardy: Those Zany Ancient Romans (12-28-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/28/2023) in the category “Those Zany Ancient Romans” was:
In the 20s B.C. The emperor’s sister Octavia had a sitcom-worthy home including the boy & girl twin children of this man & woman
The Second Chance Tournament continues today with these three contestants: Raquel Matta, a copy editor from San Pablo, CA; Mitch Cutter, a salmon conservation associate from Boise, ID; and Xanni Brown, a post-doc researcher from Cincinnati, OH.
Round 1 Categories: NBA Nicknames – Hey, Where’s that? – For the Gram – Speed Dating – Touch Type – Hunt & Peck
Mitch found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Touch Type” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,800, $800 more than Raquel in second place. Mitch made it a true Daily Double and came up with touch and grab. That was WRONG.
This word means a limited search of your person & the cop is supposed to be looking only for weapons show
Raquel finished in the lead with $3,200. Mitch was in second place with $3,000. Xanni was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: World Capitals – Women on Trial – Triple Initial Writers – Measurement – Amazing Armenians – I’d Like to Change a Vowel, Pat
Xanni found the first Daily Double in “World Capitals” under the $1,000 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. She was in second place with $2,800, $400 less than Raquel’s lead. Xanni made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
These 2 capitals of Sierra Leone & Gabon have similar meanings, though one’s in English & one’s in French show
Xanni got the last Daily Double in “Triple Initial Writers” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $7,200, $2,800 more than Raquel in second place. Xanni bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
From 1910 to 1934 this writer & activist edited the NAACP’s magazine The Crisis show
Xanni finished in the lead with $17,400. Raquel was in second place with $11,600. Mitch was last with $5,800. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO ARE ANTONY & CLEOPATRA?
It hardly sounds like a barrel full of laughs but here’s the scoop: Octavia the Younger, elder sister of Emperor Augustus (aka Octavian), was the fourth wife of Mark Antony. who divorced her when he took up with Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt. Octavia had at least 3 children from her first marriage and she had 2 more with Mark Antony. Meantime, Antony and Cleopatra had 3 children: fraternal twins: Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, and Ptolemy Philadelphus.
Anthony and Cleopatra both committed suicide after Augustus defeated them at the Battle of Actium. Augustus took their children and paraded them through the streets of Rome in gold chains that were said to be so heavy, the children could hardly walk. Thereafter, he gave them to Octavia and she is said to have received them with kindness and love and educated them along with her own children. Cleopatra’s daughter eventually married a king while the fate of the boys is speculative at best. They appear to have existed at the mercy of Augustus.
Mitch bet his whole $5,800 and finished with $11,600.
Raquel stood pat on her $11,600 and even though she and Mitch tied, she won the second place money.
Xanni bet $6,000 and won the game with $23,400. So the three finalists competing in the next two matches are Xanni Brown, Greg Czaja and Christopher Pennant.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
WORLD CAPITALS ($1600) Mexico City’s main airport is named for this national hero & president of the country from 1861 to 1872
AMAZING ARMENIANS ($1600) “Open” is the autobiography of this athlete who won 8 grand slam titles in his career
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “The Early United States”
The final piece in this series points out “the analogy of the proposed government to your own State constitution” show
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Some ragged play and strange (i.e. wrong) responses, but a good game.
“Touch and grab” was a goofy stab at what was an easy DD clue.
Was hoping someone would know the hirsute tennis star. One of my all-time favorites. His old man was a weightlifter in the Olympics, 1952 maybe.
History not my favorite area, but I did guess A&C for Final.
I got FJ, because I couldn’t name any other couples. Who else could it be?
Xanni played a good game.
Ken was much smoother today.
A dead giveaway for FJ, and an excellent game to boot.
Today 28th December 2023.two contestants spelt Antony correctly..the third contestant spelt it with an ‘h’ included and was given the money.
Ken is very inconsistent.
I remember the run up to the finals and the money wasnt given causing the guy to lose first place in the semis I believe…what’s up with that?
Personally, I would have credited the third contestant too. If Ken was in error, you could be sure that the judges would have corrected it.
For one thing, they do not penalize for spelling, as long as it doesn’t change the pronunciation, such as adding or subtracting a syllable. Also, there’s a panel of judges, and the host does not have the final word on the responses.
You are totally correct. I remember that game when the guy got the answer right, but wasn’t given credit because he was off by one letter in his spelling. The winner of today’s game was given credit for her answer, even though she spelled Antony wrong. If you look up Mark Antony, you will not find it spelled “Anthony” anywhere when referring to Mark Antony in a historic sense. In fact, the name “Anthony” was not used as a name until the 16th century. Her answer never should have been accepted. The other two contestants were robbed.
Well, actually, the man’s name was Marcus Antonius. Wikipedia has a disambiguation page that says “Mark or Marc Anthony or Antony may refer to:” and he shows up on that list.