Final Jeopardy: Famous Hotels (4-13-16)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/13/2016) in the category “Famous Hotels” was:
The painting seen here, “A Vicious Circle”, hangs in this hotel in the room that’s portrayed in the painting.
New champ Carter Spires won $26,001 yesterday. He’s going for a second win today against on these two players: Christian Maher, from Sea Isle City, NJ; and Pamela Stewart, from Ann Arbor, MI.
Round 1 Categories: Potpourri – A Mixed Bag – Randomness in Science – Literary Miscellanies – Hodge-Pod – “E-T-C”
Christian found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Randomness in Science” under the $1,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. He was in a tie for the lead with Carter. They both had $600. Pamela had not buzzed in yet. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
These “liberated” molecules are unstable & their random reactions can damage proteins in tissues. show
Pamela finished in the lead with $5,800. Carter was second with $3,800 and Christian was last with $3,000.
Round 2 Categories: Central American Capitals – The Holy “C” – Cat & Dog Breeds – Radio & TV Game Shows – 8-Letter Words – The Hill, Hull & Hall of Fame
Pamela found the first Daily Double in “The Holy ‘C'” under the $2,000 clue on the 7th pick of the round. In the lead with $8,200, she had $2,800 more than Carter in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
A convent or other place of religious seclusion, or, as a verb, to confine oneself to such a place. show
Christian found the last Daily Double in “Central American Capitals” under the $1,600 clue. There were 3 clues left after it. Trebek noted that he didn’t look too happy since the first 3 clues all went unanswered. He was in third place with $7,400 now, $4,600 less than Pamela’s lead. He bet $1,000 and said a country so that was WRONG.
It shares its name with the lake on whose shores it is located. show
Pamela finished in the lead with $12,000. Carter was next with $10,200 and Christian was in third place with $7,600.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL?
The Vicious Circle painting, by Brooklyn artist Natalie Ascencios, hangs in The Round Table Room (originally the Rose Room), “the site of the legendary 10-year Algonquin Round Table lunch—which featured the wit of Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and other literary luminaries.” On its website, the Algonquin Hotel has a page dedicated to the members of the Round Table with their bios. There is also a 1994 film called Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle starring Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Christian picked the Chelsea. He lost everything but a buck.
Carter went for the Bellagio. That cost him $5,001 and left him with $5,199.
Pamela came up with the Savoy. She lost her $8,401 bet and finished with $3,599. That made Carter a 2-day champ with total winnings of $31,200.
Here are two triple stumpers from this match:
HODGE-POD ($800) As Kane, John Hurt has to get something off his chest after discovering a pod field in this 1979 movie
RADIO & TV GAME SHOWS ($2000) Say the not-so-secret title of this quiz show, hosted by Groucho Marx on both radio & television
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2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “TV Music”
“Crystal Blue Persuasion” by Tommy James & the Shondells was heard in this drama’s “Gliding Over All” episode. show
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Astonishing that none of them knew of the Algonquin round table.
Central american capitals are not that hard to remember but its strange that no one knew that entire category today. Ouch. I mean I got one of them which was Belmopan, Belize and Managua, Nicaragua. I thought carter was going to run an entire category today but it didn;t happen,. But it was a close call today
A close call there for Carter. I thought that Christian would be the one to get this right being from NJ and after seeing he missed it, I still thought Pamela wasn’t going to bet big.
Funny I was thinking about Central America the other day with that Secretary of State thing — There are only 7 Central American countries and only 8 Secretaries of State. Easier to learn than some other areas of study.
You mean UN Secretaries-General? Because yeah that DH/Dag Hammarskjold was an odd miss the other day. He’s one of the famous ones, it’s not like they asked for Kurt Waldheim.
The three of them putting up an 0-fer in that capitals category was even stranger. Ouch!
yes, I meant UN Secretaries-General. They’ve had clues on them all.
On that Capitals DD – Trebek said Christian wasn’t happy about getting it but he actually went looking for it. By then you had to know it was in that category
Christian is from Sea Isle City in South Jersey (like me). Most of us in South Jersey know nothing about NYC.
I’ve heard that but he must know something — he did come up with the Chelsea
Yes, it was funny to hear him say the Chelsea. I live several blocks away from it.