Final Jeopardy: Names of Myth (2-28-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/28/2023) in the category “Names of Myth” was:
Her brothers, Castor & Pollux, saved her after Theseus stole her away as a kid; a larger force would seek her later in life
In the 7th quarterfinal match of the High School Reunion tournament, the contestants are: Lucas Miner, a junior at Yale University from Miami, FL, Anish Maddipoti, a junior at the University of Texas at Austin from Austin, TX; and Audrey Satchivi, a senior at Indiana University-Bloomington from Carmel, IN.
Round 1 Categories: You’re in College Now – People from Islands – Hobbies & Pastimes – Rappers – 13-Letter Words – The Nose Knows
Lucas found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “People from Islands” under the $800 clue on the first pick of the round. Nobody was on the board yet. Lucas bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
Boricua is a word for a person from this island or of its heritage; Lin-Manuel Miranda is a proud Boricua show
Lucas and Anish finished in a tie for the lead at $4,000. Audrey was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Stay Classy, Classical Music – They Wrote ‘Em – That’s a Laugh! – Medieval Times – South Americana – Get “Set”
Audrey found the first Daily Double in “South Americana” under the $2,000 clue on the 4th pick of the round. She was in last place with $3,400, $1,400 less than Lucas’ lead. Audrey bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
Isabel Allende “casts a spell” with this 2-word writing style in which myth & fantasy are key elements show
Lucas got the last Daily Double in “Medieval Times” under the $1,600 clue on the 14th pick of the round. In the lead with $10,400, he had $1,400 more than Audrey in second place. Lucas bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Around 1300 this fabled city just north of the Niger River, a center of trade & learning, became part of the Mali Empire show
Lucas finished in the lead with $16,600. Audrey was second with $12,600 and Anish was last with $7,200. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS HELEN OF TROY?
Helen of Troy is primarily known as the most beautiful woman in the world, the face that launched a thousand ships and the catalyst for the Trojan War. In mythology, Castor and Pollux had two sisters: Helen and Clytemnestra but Helen is the one who was kidnapped by Theseus when, it is sometimes said, she was a preteen. She was rescued by her brothers. Read her full story here.
Wikipedia’s entry on Helen of Troy credits Isaac Asimov with coining the term “millihelen” to mean the amount of beauty that can launch one ship. Meantime, the article “Helen (unit)” names others who also claimed to have coined the term. They even have a negative millihelen unit that means the amount of ugliness that can sink one battleship. 🤣🤣
Anish wrote down LeBron James. He lost his $801 bet and finished with $6,399.
Audrey got it right. She bet $2,801 and finished with $15,401.
Lucas got it, too. He bet $8,601 and won the game with $25,201. Lucas Miner advances to the semis. We’ve got two more quarterfinals to go.
2 triple stumpers from THEY WROTE ‘EM:
($1200) “A Passage to India” (1924)
($1600) “Chorus of the Captains”, a poem performed via video at the 2021 Super Bowl
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Movie Directors”
Along with his writing partner, this director is the only person to win screenwriting Oscars for both a film & its sequel show
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I remember Castor & Pollux from “FACE/OFF” as Castor & Pollux Troy. They were written as brothers, and Castor & Pollux was also the correct response that sent 16-Day Champion: Ryan Long home.
Yes, Helen of Troy was a rather obvious choice for FJ.