Final Jeopardy: World Literature (4-18-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 4/18/2022 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
FANTASY FICTION ($400) Set in ancient China, “A Hero Born” by Jin Yong takes place in a world where this martial art is practiced magically
($1000) Victor Lavalle’s “The Changeling” tells a tale of a human baby switched at birth with one of these Nordic creatures
OUT OF … ($1000) There’s an extremity in this phrase that means both “without consideration” & “without control”
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI ($1600) On the Kansas turnpike, it’s about 8 bucks cash to drive from Topeka to this bigger city 140 miles southwest
GEOLOGY ($800) Also a section at the back of a book, this word is used for fossils like trilobites that can help identify certain time periods
AIRLINES ($1600) SAVE is the stock symbol for this low-cost, no-frills carrier based out of Florida
ONE E, DOUBLE E ($1200) Without worries, or a sugarless gum that Milli Vanilli once did an ad for
($2000) The wildebeest, or gnu, is related to this one-E-double-E beest also called the kongoni
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Sneak Peek clues — ACTORS ON BROADWAY
($400) In 2018 Broadway’s sorting hat placed this actor in “The Lifespan of a Fact” as Jim
($800) Wilkommen! In 2014 life was this musical for Emma Stone
($1200) Bialystock & Bloom! Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick were Bialystock & Bloom in this Broadway show about a Broadway show
($1600) In 2020 she left the “Ozark”s to visit Broadway in “My Name is Lucy Barton”
($2000) He & future wife Natasha Richardson both starred in “Anna Christie” in 1993
ANSWERS: show
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VJ, do you think they would have accepted “1,001 Arabian Nights”?
Yes, Rhonda, I don’t see why they wouldn’t
Thanks, VJ.
Or, even, the REAL old “The Thousand Nights and a Night”!
Ugh. As others have said, Caitlin! The only sensible wager was Mattea’s. Now, Caitlin has lost her chance of ever being a J! champion.
As I said several days ago, Mattea is vulnerable against quality players. It is literal chance that she found all 3 DDs, and you can’t rely on that for a reproducible winning strategy.
I did not get FJ correct; I had no response. However, the art clue TS with the red – I did get that! I don’t know why I knew it. What’s funny is that my wife is an artist – not me! She usually refers me to Janson’s History of Art, which she says to look up, but, she gives me the section, and, sometimes, the page number! I was somewhat irrationally very satisfied with myself when I got that.
I predict Mattea’s streak ends this week, with a whimper.
Instant analysis (show just aired here): Sometimes it’s wise for the player in 3rd to bet $0 in FJ.
In this case, Sarah had to wager between $8401 and $12400 to have any chance of winning.
Mattea was near-certain to wager $4001 to protect her near-runaway total. She blew her shot at a lock game with that wrong answer in West of the Mississippi.
Caitlin therefore had to wager at least $7K or so to have a shot at winning, which likely would happen only if she got FJ and the others missed. Which we know is what happened.
Good group tonight, despite all the tough stumpers. Did know the 2 in the E-EE category. Surprised no one knew the city in Kansas; not a lot of metropolises there. Close friend of mine just moved to that town last summer with her husband.
FJ too tough for me this time. DDs were all gettable.
VJ, Thanks SO much for the Poe reference in the recap!! I can’t imagine a lot of people knew/remembered that. I spent many pleasant minutes checking it out.
Thank you, Sam! I appreciate you’re letting me know you enjoyed the story.
Same here I also enjoyed the story as well VJ. Thank you much appreciated.
Oh no Caitlin, you absolutely have to bet at least $7K in that spot.
These contestants probably spend countless hours studying all sorts of subjects in order to improve their chances of winning. Why not take a 30 minute lesson on optimal wagering strategy?? Grrrrr.
Caitlin demonstrated that she doesn’t understand basic betting strategy for final. Either that or she doesn’t understand math. Major fail!
Vj the last time this answer was used in a previous game before mattea came aboard wasn’t it? I remember it pretty well. A win is a win even if mattea didn’t know it. Pretty soon she will tie with Jonathan Fisher with number of wins. Not that many triple stumpers today but happy to see the daily doubles working in our champion’s favor.