Final Jeopardy: Novel Characters (2-9-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/9/2024) in the category “Novel Characters” was:
It’s this character who’s spoken of in the line “Reader, I forgave him at the moment & on the spot”
Today’s Champions Wildcard contestants are: Emma Hill Kepron, a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba; Jesse Matheny, a customer success specialist orig. from Huntington, IN; and Patrick Curran, a consultant from Washington, DC.
Round 1 Categories: World Leader Birthplaces – Ends in “X” – Numerical Television – Classic Toys & Games – Poetry – Sec & the City
Patrick found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Classic Toys & Games” under the $400 with 7 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $6,200, $2,200 more than Jesse in second place. Patrick bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
This toy with a sister named Yam was the first toy advertised on TV, back in 1952 show
Patrick finished in the lead with $11,000. Jesse was in second place with $4,600. Emma was last with $1,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: 21st Century Science – ____ of ____ – American History – Let’s Have a Word – Same Title, Different Lyrics – Add a Letter: Geography Edition
Jesse found the first Daily Double in “____ of ____” under the $1,600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $10,200, $800 more than Patrick in second place. Jesse bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
A member of the House of Lords, Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley holds the title 9th this show
Patrick found the last Daily Double in “Let’s Have a Word” under the $2,000 clue on the 16th pick of the round. He was in second place with $12,200, $4,400 less than Jesse’s lead. Patrick bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
An armored glove, or a double file of armed men you’d rather not have to “run” show
Patrick finished in the lead with $22,200. Jesse was in second place with $17,800. Emma was last with $6,800. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS EDWARD ROCHESTER?
Victorian novelists often used “reader, dear reader and gentle reader” to speak directly to their readers. As for forgiveness, if there’s one character from that time period in sore need of it, it’s Edward Rochester. In Ch. 26 of “Jane Eyre” (1847) by Charlotte Brontë, Jane and Rochester are literally at the altar, about to exchange vows. After the “if anyone knows any reason” part of the ceremony is read, a man reveals that Rochester is already married.
In Ch. 27, Rochester pleads for forgiveness and Jane shares her reaction: “Reader, I forgave him at the moment and on the spot. There was such deep remorse in his eye, such true pity in his tone, such manly energy in his manner; and besides, there was such unchanged love in his whole look and mien–I forgave him all: yet not in words, not outwardly; only at my heart’s core.” That’s far from the end of the story. There are 11 more chapters and Rochester is not the only guy who wants to marry Jane.
Name Jane Eyre’s Rochester: I’ve not only read “Jane Eyre”, I’ve seen quite a few film versions and wrote about them 13 years ago.
Emma got it right, after crossing out Jane Eyre. She bet $6,793 and finished with $13,593.
Jesse came up with Pilgrim. He lost $4,100 and finished with $13,700.
Patrick went with Mr. Darcy. That cost him $13,401 and left him with $8,799. It also made Jesse Matheny a semifinalist.
Reversal: ENDS IN “X” ($800) The little hat worn by French words like hôtel & hôpital is called this – Ken accepted Emma’s French response of circonflexe, but the judges nixed it because it ends in E. The English word circumflex is the one that fits the category.
A triple stumper from each round:
POETRY ($800) “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” is a line from his 1711 “Essay on Criticism”
SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT LYRICS ($1600) In very different musical styles, the Animals, ELO & Sia implored, “Don’t” do this
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Cable Networks”
In March 1979 Tip O’Neill & then-Representative Al Gore were the first politicians to speak on this new cable channel show
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I was 3/3 on DDs, but missed FJ, with no answer. However, I knew, cold, the Duke of Wellington, as Arthur Wellesley was the first Duke.
Still, quite a very good game!
Heck of a comeback by Emma. Felt bad for her for that reversal. I took French for 10 years, and didn’t know till now that “circonflexe” ends with an e. We read the Bronte novel in 8th grade, 50 years ago, but I was stumped.
Did not expect them to know the Animals/ELO/Sia “Don’t” song or the “Get Smart” agent numbers. I didn’t watch that show much, but those two numbers are unforgettable. I certainly expected answers to the full meaning of “perk,” the alternate name of Yom Kippur, the Elvis place to dwell.
Yes, Emma got the FJ right, and no small wonder in view of her profession. As for me, I started out rather slow at first during the game, and then racked up a sizeable score. No, I didn’t get the FJ since I wasn’t familiar at all with that novel.
We read that novel in 8th grade, 50 years ago, but I didn’t remember that part.
Wow, it seemed to me that the novel would have been geared for mature audiences.