Final Jeopardy: Lives of the Poets (4-19-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/19/2023) in the category “Lives of the Poets” was:

At a seminary that classified students’ degree of faith, Emily Dickinson was “without” this, which she compares to a bird in a poem

New champ Deb Bilodeau, a winemaker from Oakland, CA, won $16,601 yesterday. In Game 2, she takes on these two players: Devin Lohman, an architectural designer and masters student from Peachtree City, GA; and Ben Spilsbury, a sales engineer from Long Island City, NY.

Round 1 Categories: People in Books – Where Is It, Doc? – Olive You – TV – I’m So Proud – My Kid Got into an Ivy League Museum

Deb found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “People in Books” under the $400 clue on the 5th pick of the round. Deb and Ben were tied for the lead at $600, Devin wasn’t on the board. Deb made it a true Daily Double and was RIGHT.

Neighbor & narrator Nick Carraway doesn’t mind some loud parties in this American classic show

WHAT IS “THE GREAT GATSBY”?

Deb finished in the lead with $7,600. Devin was second with $1,800. Ben was last with $1,600. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Justinian Time – A European Vacation – Music-“O”-Logy – A Box of Matches – Movie Comedies – We Predict 5 Anagrams of Nostradamus

Devin found the first Daily Double in “Music-‘O’-Logy” under the $1,600 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in second place with $5,800, $6,600 less than Deb’s lead. Devin made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Play the notes of a chord in a sequence instead of together & you’ve got this show

WHAT IS ARPEGGIO?

Just two clues later, Devin got the last Daily Double in “Justinian Time” under the $1,600 clue. In second place with $11,600, he had $800 less than Deb’s lead. Devin bet $7,000 and he was RIGHT.

Justinian didn’t “want to thank” this 900-year-old Athenian school, which closed after Pagan teachers were banned show

WHAT IS THE ACADEMY?

Devin finished in the lead with $20,600. Deb was second with $18,800. Ben was last with $4,400. One clue worth $400 was not shown.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS HOPE?

In another era, Emily Dickinson may have become famous during her lifetime as a rebel and a poet. In the 19th century, at age 17, Dickinson lived at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in the 1847-1848 school year. She was classified as “without hope” because she refused to publicly profess faith in Christianity. In this strict religious environment, it meant she had no hope of salvation. Dickinson later expressed regrets in letters to close friends over her inability to conform but no one can say exactly how much it had to do with her subsequent withdrawal from society.

“Hope is the Thing with Feathers” is one of Emily Dickinson’s most well-known poems, in which she metaphorically compares hope to a bird. It is believed that she wrote it in her 30s. Click here for LitCharts’ analysis of the poem.

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Ben thought it was faith, which was mentioned in the clue. He lost $4,399 and finished with $1.00.

Deb came up with doubt, betting and losing the whole $18,800.

Devin’s response was God. He bet $19,400 and won the game with the remaining $1,200. Devin Lohman is the new Jeopardy! champ.

A triple stumper from each round:

PEOPLE IN BOOKS ($1000) Roberta takes her last boat ride with Clyde in this novel by Theodore Dreiser

A EUROPEAN VACATION ($2000) Take 6 pals & be 7 against this Greek city, where you can check out what’s left of the circa-1400 BC Palace of Cadmus

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Shakespeare”

With 4,042 lines, it’s Shakespeare’s longest play & it’s also the one that’s been filmed the most show

WHAT IS HAMLET?

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