Final Jeopardy: Famous Names (12-29-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/29/2023) in the category “Famous Names” was:
In 2023, shortly after his death, his name was added to a Brazilian dictionary to describe one who’s superior or out of the ordinary
It’s the first of 2 final games in this Second Chance Tournament, featuring these 3 contestants: Greg Czaja, a cardiologist from San Diego, CA; Xanni Brown, a post-doc researcher from Cincinnati, OH.; and Christopher Pennant, a sports journalist & announcer from Chicago, IL.
Round 1 Categories: Begins with “S” – Features of the Planet – Girl Dinner – Finance Terms – TV Writers – Canadian Postal Abbreviations
Greg found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Features of the Planet” under the $400 clue with 9 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $5,200, $600 more than Xanni in second place. Greg made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
The remains of the Messenger Probe, as of April 30, 2015 show
Greg finished in the lead with $11,800. Xanni was in second place with $4,800. Christopher was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Literary Towns & Cities – It Happened in December – Words on the Map – A Master-Ful Category – Movie Scores – Glad-jectives
Xanni found the first Daily Double in “Literary Towns & Cities” under the $2,000 clue on the 7th pick of the round. She was in second place with $6,000, $9,800 less than Greg’s lead. Xanni made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
In a Thomas Hardy tale, a man sells his wife & child: the wife later seeks him out in this city where he has become the mayor show
Christopher got the last Daily Double in “Master-ful Category” under the $1,600 clue with 5 clues left after it. He was in last place with $7,400, $11,600 less than Greg’s lead. Christopher bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
A room in this museum is home to many works by the anonymous 15th century artist called the Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet show
Greg finished in the lead with $20,200. Xanni was in second place with $17,600. Christopher was last with $10,200. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS PELÉ?
Legendary Brazilian soccer star Pelé died on 12/29/2022, a year ago today, at age 82 after a battle with colon cancer. In 2023, a campaign sprang up seeking to honor him by having his name added to the Portuguese language Michaelis dictionary as an adjective to describe someone who is not just outstanding in his or her field of endeavor, but the best. The campaign gathered more than 125,000 signatures and in April 2023, Pelé was added to the online Michaelis dictionary, with plans to include it in future print editions.
The dictionary entry can be translated as: “pe.lé adj. That or someone who is out of the ordinary, who or who by virtue of their quality, value or superiority cannot be equalled to anything or anyone, just like Pelé, nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022), who is considered the greatest athlete of all time; exceptional, incomparable, unique.”
Christopher bet $5,800 and finished with $16,000.
Xanni bet $12,000 and finished with $29,600.
Greg bet $15,000 and won this match with $35,200. These scores will be added to the final scores on Monday to determine the winner.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
LITERARY TOWNS & CITIES ($1600) “City Primeval” by Elmore Leonard takes place in the author’s longtime home, this Midwest city
MOVIE SCORES ($800) The pioneering Philip Glass scored 2002’s “The Hours”, a film concerned with this equally avant-garde novelist
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “International Landmarks”
In December 2020 an international agreement added nearly 3 feet to this; one surveyor lost half a toe in the effort show
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Is it my imagination or have more people been wagering everything on the Daily Doubles since James Holzhauer was on the show? Any thoughts, anybody?
That’s a more recent thing. Then again, there’s been this ton of tournaments, where, yes, people are doing it.
How long ago was James on? What, 4 years, is it? Yes, almost 5.
I don’t know if Christopher was worried about getting it wrong, but, for his DD wager, I think he did it wrong. Even in these 2 day affairs, it’s go big or go home. Now, he’s in a hole versus both Greg and Xanni.
I have a feeling Greg is going to win it all
Totally overthought FJ till it came to me close to the end of the music.
These players must either be without retirement accounts or not pay attention to theirs, if they didn’t know the wearable term for the full rights to them.
Surprised no one knew the novelist from “The Hours.” That was a pretty darn good movie and won Nicole Kidman the Oscar.
The year the Mayflower landed is engraved in huge letters on Plymouth Rock. Christopher was a tad too late with his response after the others tanked it.
My friend Sharon’s appearance is supposedly on Tuesday Jan 2. She hinted on FB that there might be more than one, but wouldn’t say for sure. I’ll watch along with everyone else and find out.
Even people who live in group homes could have answered this Final correctly. My family has been trying to put me in a group home and I knew the Final immediately.