Final Jeopardy: Writers’ Lesser-Known Works (4-14-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/14/2023) in the category “Writers’ Lesser-Known Works” was:
Known for more philosophical works, he wrote the play “La Mandragora”, in which Florentines are rewarded for immoral actions
2x champ Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, WI, has won $46,001 so far. In Game 3, his competitors are: Kari Elsila, a grant strategy consultant from Cleveland Heights, OH; and Greg Czaja, a cardiologist from San Diego, CA.
Round 1 Categories: New York Nicks – Baker’s Dozen – Potent Potable Rhyme Time – Heads I Win – Tales – You Lose
Kari found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Tales” under the $600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $1,200, twice as much as Ben in second place. Kari bet it all but didn’t have an answer so she was WRONG.
“Down on its right side toppled the bed of the Roman’s chariot” in this oft-filmed novel subtitled “A Tale of the Christ” show
Ben finished in the lead with $8,600. Greg was second with $2,800. Kari was last with $400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The Ottoman Empire – “B”ands – World Facts – Anagrammed Scientists – 20th Century Women – Deity Add a Letter
Greg found the first Daily Double in “World Facts” under the $1,600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in last place with $3,200, $7,400 less than Ben’s lead. Greg made it a true Daily Double and thought it was Monaco. That was WRONG.
As well as president of France, Emmanuel Macron is also considered a co-prince of this nearby nation show
Ben got the last Daily Double in “Deity Add a Letter” under the $2,000 clue with 9 clues left after it. In the lead with $15,400, he had $8,200 more than Greg in second place. Ben bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Insert a letter in a love God’s name & you get this, a kind of tooth show
Ben finished in the lead with a runaway $20,800. Greg was second with $8,000. Kari was last with $7,200. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS MACHIAVELLI?
Niccolo Machiavelli was a writer and political philosopher who was born and died in the Republic of Florence during the Italian Renaissance. Machiavelli is believed to have written his most famous work, “The Prince” around 1513, although it was not published until 1532. He wrote the comedic play “La Mandragora” (English title: “The Mandrake”) around 1518, after “The Prince”, but published it first in 1524. “The Mandrake” is a 5-act play revolving around several characters and their use of cunning and deception to achieve their desires. According to this summary and analysis of the play, in Machiavelli’s view “fraud is acceptable when it attains positive ends.” In “The Prince”, he advocates the same viewpoint.
An old clue: PLAYWRIGHTS ($600) His bawdy 16th century play “The Mandrake” displays the cynicism he showed in “The Prince”
Kari didn’t have an answer. She lost $5,000 and finished with $2,200.
Greg got it right. He added $4,401 to his score and finished with $12,401.
Ben got it, too. He bet $2,200 and won the game with $23,000. Ben Chan’s 3-day total is $69,001.
A triple stumper from each round:
HEADS I WIN ($800) This director of sometimes violent Westerns made “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”, in which Warren Oates gets a head
ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS ($2000) Take the test & crack the code: ANNUAL GRIT
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got in “American Literature”
One edition of this 1930s novella shows a farm within the silhouette of a rabbit show
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A bit of a slow start (no one knew Peter the rabbit’s last name in song), and “Roman chariot” was a huge giveaway on the missed DD. Impressed that two got FJ; Cervantes was all I could think of.
Here’s a funny coincidence about that Roman chariot DD, Howard: Earlier in the morning I shared a YouTube with Max Baer, Jr. as Jethrine on the Beverly Hillbillies singing about the answer. Well, it’s not really him singing, but it is hilarious
I guessed Dante on the final. I thought I might of had it lol.
I was so surprised to see Warren Oates turn up in a clue today, I had to go look him up on J-Archive. He was in one other clue from 1999
THE “W.B.” ($400) In a 1969 film this title group included William Holden & Warren Oates
Speaking of Warren Oates, have you ever seen the1960 film ‘Private Property’ which was a lesser known film that Warren starred in? Actually, the film was lost for some time before a print was finally recovered. Personally, I’ve seen the movie once, and I thought that it was a rather good B film.
No, Rick; I never saw that one.