Final Jeopardy: European Royalty (2-3-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/3/2021) in the category “European Royalty” was:
In 1653 King Louis XIV performed as this Greco-Roman god in the Ballet “de la Nuit”
2x champ Steve Crupi, a retired police dept. info supervisor from Las Vegas, NV, has now won $22,000. In Game 3, he takes on these two players: Nicole Kozdron, an attorney originally from Elyria, OH; and Paul Acosta, a former support services clerk from Los Angeles, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Let’S Go Snorkeling – Scientists – Feeling Literary – TV & Movie Pairs – A “Kid” in – A Candy Store
Nicole found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Scientists” under the $800 clue, with 3 clues left after it. She was in second place with $4,200, $1,000 less than Paul’s lead. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.
This 19th c. German invented an engine that, unlike gasoline engines, achieves ignition with no external spark. show
Paul finished in the lead with $7,200. Nicole was second with $5,200 and Steve was last with $2,000. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: 1961, What a Year! – Atlas Alliteration – Foreign Elections – There’s a Word for That – Notorious – “Un”-tertainment
Nicole found the first Daily Double in “There’s a Word for That” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick. She was in the lead with $11,600, $1,200 more than Paul in second place. She bet $1,500 and she was RIGHT.
Someone who takes blame for others, from an ancient Jewish ceremony. show
Paul got the last Daily Double in “Foreign Election” under the $1,600 clue on the penultimate clue. In second place with $9,200, he had $9,500 less than Nicole’s lead. He bet $5,000 and took a stab at it with Algeria. Geographically close, but WRONG.
Televised debates dubbed “The Road to Carthage” were a new feature in this country’s 2019 elections. show
Nicole finished in the lead with $18,700. Steve was next with $7,200 and Paul was in third place with $4,200. No clues went uncovered.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
King Louis XIV developed a shared passion for the theatre through his mother, Anne of Austria. At age 14, the young king made his debut in the Royal Ballet de la Nuit, representing the sun god Apollo. Read more about it on the Royal Collection Trust where they have a watercolor of the King’s costume
Apollo has the same name in both Greek and Roman mythology, although he is also called Phoebus in Roman mythology sometimes. Some sources say Apollo and Helios represent the same Greek god while others say they were different gods.
Paul thought it was Morpheus (the Greek god of dreams). He lost his $4,000 bet and finished with $200.
Steve didn’t have a response. He lost $2,800 and landed in second place with $4,400.
Nicole got it right. She didn’t bet a Louis (The Sun King had his own money). With $18,700, Nicole Kozdron is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
1961, WHAT A YEAR! ($400) July: JFK tells Americans “We cannot and will not permit the Communists to drive us out of” this city
FOREIGN ELECTIONS ($2000) On August 15, 2004 this Venezuelan president won a recall election, garnering 59% of the vote
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Women Writers”
One of her circle described her as “A lacy sleeve with a bottle of vitriol concealed in its folds” show
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Yeah! I also came up with Apollo for the final question.
I want to see that Beatles clue again. Was it their first gig or first gig specifically at the Cavern Club? Because they had played a number of gigs before they played the CC.
@John, here it is– 1961: WHAT A YEAR! ($800) February: The Beatles are paid 5 pounds (total) for their first show at the Cavern Club in this city
Wow! That $1600 Notorious clue was poorly phrased. I confess I was thinking of a technique to button jackets – not a psychiatric term. Once again, thanks VJ for the splendid job you do bringing us this terrific site. You keep us on our toes!
Good point. I did get that one (and six other stumpers). The clue could have read, “buttoned and double breasted, using this technique.”
Maybe Nicole could do what Brian and Zach did and build up a streak. With 22K for Steve. The toc isn’t in the future for him sadly. Apollo was also seen in the Disney series Hercules.
“Nicole didn’t bet a Louis”. Well done VJ!
Thanks, DC 😁 I also took the opportunity to use “penultimate” (from today’s J!6 clues) on the last DD, although I generally avoid it as a snobby sounding word. lol
I don’t think ‘penultimate’ is that snobby sounding of a word. If you rolled out ‘antepenultimate’, you could rightly be accused of snobbery, I think.
That’s a good one, JP, and one I never heard from my Mom — she had a huge vocabulary and loved to show off. For example, Mom would not say “Don’t you believe me?” She would say: “Do you doubt my veracity?” 🤣🤣🤣
I’d like to sneak in ‘verisimilitude’ and ‘pusillanimous’ into conversation someday.