Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Fiction (1-3-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/3/2025) in the category “19th Century Fiction” was:
In Chapter 9 of an 1851 work, a preacher in a New England port city delivers a sermon about this Old Testament prophet
It’s the last game for these Second Chance finalists: Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, TX; Colleen Matthews, a speech-language pathologist from Portland, OR; and Kaitlin Tarr, a ceramic artist from Denver, CO.
These final scores from yesterday will be added to today’s final scores to determine the winner:
Will $20,000 Colleen $8,400 Kaitlin $1.00
Round 1 Categories: Historic Americans – 10-, 11- & 12-Letter Words – Sci-fi Fill in – Clothing Time – Named for a Place – & the Emmy Goes to…
Will found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “10-, 11-, 12-Letter Words” under the $800 with 8 clues left after it. He was in last place with $1,000, $4,800 less than Colleen’s lead. Will made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
Containing a route from Latin for “scales”, it’s a state of balance in physics show
Colleen finished in the lead with $6,400. Kaitlin was second with $6,000 and Will was last with $3,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Your 19th Century Beard Tickles! – Models – Slang From Your Start-up Job – “R” We There Yet? – Only Birders… – In the Building
Colleen found the first Daily Double in “’R’ We There Yet?” under the $800 clue on the 17th pick of the round. She was in second place with $10,400, $800 less than Kaitlin’s lead. Colleen bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
This mountain’s major peaks are named Liberty Cap, Point Success & Columbia Crest, which is actually the summit show
3 clues later, Will landed on the last Daily Double in “Slang From Your Start-Up Job” under the $1,200 clue. He was in last place with $3,800, $10,000 less than Colleen’s lead. Will bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
“Do you think you have the” this word “to do more work?” – the word has expanded to mean more than just data capacity show
Kaitlin finished in the lead with $16,000. Colleen was second with $12,600 and Will was last with $7,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS JONAH?
Chapters 2 through 12 of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel “Moby-Dick” take place primarily in New Bedford, MA., a famous whaling port. In Chapter 9, Ishmael listens to Father Mapple’s sermon about the Old Testament prophet Jonah, who disobeyed God and was swallowed up by “a big fish”, foreshadowing, if you will, Ahab’s battle with the white whale.
How Timely: Moby-Dick Marathon 2025 kicks off today at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 4th, Father Mapple’s Sermon will be heard again at Seamen’s Bethel, which Melville called Whalemen’s Chapel in the novel. Melville attended services at Seamen’s Bethel in 1840.
Will got it right. He bet it all and finished with $15,200. Yesterday’s $20,000 gave him a grand total of $35,000.
Colleen also got it right. She bet $12,000 and finished with $24,600. Adding in yesterday’s $8,400 gave her $33,000.
Kaitlin thought it was Joseph. She lost $11,605. After adding in her dollar from yesterday, she finished with $4,396.
The ladies put up a great fight today but fell short so Will Yancey won the whole shebang for $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. Colleen and Kaitlin each won $15,000.
A triple stumper from each round:
NAMED FOR A PLACE ($600) Drop “stok” from the name of a Polish city to get this smearable breakfast roll, a cousin to the bagel
YOUR 19th CENTURY BEARD TICKLES! ($2000) Wife Nadezhda shared a love of music, 7 children and a set of initials with this Russian composer of “Scheherazade”
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “HISTORIC PEOPLE”
After a 1789 event, he wrote, “My first determination was to seek a supply of… water at Tofoa, & afterwards to sail for Tongataboo” show
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Will was too quick on the buzzer during the first half of the game, and started fumbling. Later on, he came from behind, and remained the champ. Good going Will! As for me, I did a little above average in the game. Yes, I scored on some of the DDs in today’s game as I did in the prior game. With that being said, I won’t normally mention the DDs unless some controversies pop up. In fact, I usually get into trouble whenever I veer off the FJ in my commentaries. As for the FJ, I misread the clues, but I likely wouldn’t have come up with the correct response anyways.
I called it – Will. Still, as my friend Howard said, his up and down had me a bit concerned.
I was 2/3 on DD, and missed FJ. I said “Elijah”, because some vague novel about some large cetacean didn’t come to mind. (That’s 100% sarcasm, except for me not even bringing “Moby Dick” to mind.) I also missed most of the TS.
I wonder if Will is this season’s Juveria. She almost took it all, starting out at 2nd Chance.
Will was up and down more than a yo-yo, but ultimately prevailed thanks to his huge lead from last night. He’s a bit off-the-wall, but also a cool guy with a dry sense of humor.
FJ got me. I figured Moby Dick but not the prophet.
This crew threw me a few bones: the schmeared roll (I’ve eaten many); Russian composer; divided pants; Spanish architect.
Funny that they had a clue about Ralph Cifaretto today. The first thing I thought about on the schmeared roll clue was Tony Soprano eating one.
I’ve never heard of the bagel’s cousin. Then again, I’m not Jewish, but “Jew-ish” – the most Jewish goy you’ll ever meet. I vaguely recall the “stok” city, but mostly the name from Max, from “The Producers”!
I too knew the name from “Producers” (the original movie from 1966 is a hoot), didn’t know it was a real place. The non-bagel is at best a cousin. The hole in the middle doesn’t go all the way through, there’s sometimes a piece of onion and poppy seeds in the center, and they don’t come in multiple flavors like bagels.
Heck of a fight from the ladies today They sure made it interesting
Congrats to Will for becoming this week’s Second Chance winner, he will appear in Champions Wildcard in a couple weeks. Kudos to both ladies for not giving up and making it a completive finals. We have another week of Second Chance starting next Monday.