Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Literature (4-8-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/8/2022) in the category “19th Century Literature” was:
The Strand Union workhouse, whose rules prohibited second helpings of food, inspired a setting in this 1838 novel
3x champ Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto Ontario, has now won $$80,400. In Game 4, her competitors are: Tom Nucum, a real estate agent from Baltimore, MD; and Abigail Davis, a college administrator from Clarksville, GA.
Round 1 Categories: Television – Multiple Meanings – Potpourri – Pulitzer-Winning Characters – Bean There – Done That
Abigail found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Pulitzer-Winning Characters” under the $800 clue, with just one clue left after it. She was in second place with $1,600, $4,800 less than Mattea’s lead. She went for a true Daily Double even though the $600 clue had just stumped everyone. Abigail thought it was “Biloxi Blues” but that was WRONG.
Aaronow & Moss, real estate salesmen (1984) show
Mattea finished in the lead with $7,400. Tom was second with $200 and Abigail was last with zero. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Ain’t No Century like the 17th Century – What Kind of Place Is This? – Norse Mythology – Writing–It’s a Living – R&B Music – “Em”power
Mattea found the first Daily Double in “What Kind of Place is This” under the $1,200 clue on the 8th pick. According to Mayim, Mattea had “a commanding lead.” I’ll say… She had $12,200, $12,000 more than Tom in second place. Mattea said she wanted to hold on to that commanding lead at this point and conservatively bet $2,000. That turned out to be a good thing because her Peoria guess was WRONG.
Smaller than it sounds, this Illinois place was designated “Home of Superman” in 1972. show
Tom got the last Daily Double in “Writing” under the $1,600 clue, with 8 clues left after it. In second place with $3,000, he had $14,000 less than Mattea’s lead. Tom bet it all and took a shot at it with pain. That was WRONG.
Screenwriters, you could do worse than to follow script guru Syd Field’s checkpoint No. 4–“All drama is” this type of struggle. show
Mattea finished in the lead with a runaway $22,200. Abigail was next with $3,600 and Tom was in third place with $400. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “OLIVER TWIST”?
You may never have read Dicken’s 1838 classic about the poor orphan named Oliver Twist, but you are most likely familiar with some of the details. “Please, sir, I want some more”, Oliver’s pitiful plea for more gruel to Bumble the beadle, may be high on that list, if not at the top.
The Strand Union workhouse is said to have been quite an inspiration to Dickens as he lived close to it on two separate occasions, the last time when he was writing “Oliver Twist”. The building was in the news several years ago when it was going to be converted into luxury flats. Ham&High has an amusing article on the issue, where they say that you might have to “pick a pocket or two” if you want to live there.
Tom bet $100.00 and finished with $500.00.
Abigail bet $2,500 and finished with $6,100
Mattea bet $2,000 and won today’s Jeopardy! game with $24,200. Her 4-day total is $104,600. As Mayim said, Mattea is well-positioned for a possible spot in the Tournament of Champions. Actually, with $115,100, Jackie Kelly is still the top 4-day winner. We’re going to have to wait until Monday to find out if Mattea takes that important leap and wins 5 games. Ken Jennings will be returning on Monday so it’s TTFN to Mayim, to the relief of some and the chagrin of others.
A triple stumper from each round:
PULITZER-WINNING CHARACTERS ($600) Scoop Rosenbaum & Heidi Holland (1989)
WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS? ($800) Faulkner titled a novel after this type of little town such as Pottersville, New York
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Historic Americans”
In 1904 this Hungarian-born newspaper publisher wrote, “Our republic and its press will rise or fall together” show
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Pottersville, NY is in fact a Hamlet in the Town of Chester, in Warren County, NY. I drive through it everyday on my way to work.
The “this type of little town” is factually wrong, specifically because they named New York. Someone was imprecise or trying to be too cute. The response has a legal definition in NYS (and not what the clue said).
I don’t do the Coryat, but, my own thing is tallying the total of all players at the first break, after Jeopardy!, and after Double Jeopardy! Good numbers are $8k first break, $15k after J!, and $45k after DJ! None of Mattea’s games have approached that.
Count me in the “relief” group. The “pregnant pauses” and choppy delivery intersected with Mattea’s chattiness, which was aurally sloppy sounding, to me. I really think that Mayim is constantly looking to the judges after every clue, and Ken just doesn’t do that.
Jason, they named Pottersville, NY in the clue which is the type of place that was the clue’s answer (the clue is on the page 2 stumper list). So imo, using “town” in a synonymous and not legal sense was okay.
My son is in the “relief” group, too. The pauses and a lot of other things about Mayim bug him, though I think she’s getting better. I also like her voice better than Ken’s.
Regarding your comment on yesterday’s game, I was astonished at that Jimmy Doolittle TS, too.
Not to get “too far in the weeds”, but, in NY, every location is either in a city or town. After that, the smallest incorporated area is a “village”. Next is the clue. Calling it a type of “town” is confusing, to me. More confusing, in Pennsylvania, the coordinate location to the clue would be a “village”.
Just a little side bit – the largest town in New York? Hempstead, on Long Island. Over 600k people. If it became a city, it would immediately become the second largest city in NY, and 10th largest in the entire country. (I don’t live there – I’m at the other end of the state!)
I understand, Jason. For a good part of my life, I worked in New Jersey law firms. In addition to cities, towns, townships, boroughs and villages, there are census designated places (CDPs). Example: Short Hills (where Buzzy Cohen once lived) is one. It is part of Millburn Township.
I should have linked to this wikipedia article for the correct answer because it shows they use this designation in many countries, but only in 3 of the 50 states here. I like it – it has a quaint Washington Irving feeling about it.
I must have missed something, VJ. What is the “relief” group that Jason mentioned? Is it relief that Ken will resume hosting?
yes, Rhonda, in the recap — right after “it’s TTFN to Mayim” and right before the final scores image — it says “to the relief of some and the chagrin of others.”
Ugh, I can’t believe that I read it in the recap last night and then this morning I was wondering what Jason was talking about, it’s not even worthy of an “LOL” at this point! Thanks, VJ, I keep thinking I can’t get any wois and then I surpass myself yet again!
So, my local station shows an old game on Saturday nights. Tonight was 10/15/21, Jonathan Fisher’s 5th game. Notably, Mayim was much smoother, and didn’t have the noticable long, disjointed pauses. Since I have no inside information, I can only guess, but, one idea is she went too far off the reservation, and, now, has to clear EVERYTHING with the judges. But, as I say, just a guess.
My favorite clue today was the Final. My son and I were just talking about the musical Oliver! last weekend. We both agree that Ron Moody was the best Fagin ever. Harry Secombe was terrific as Mr. Bumble too — he’s the guy pulling Oliver’s ear in the video.
Does anybody else think that Mattea resembles the actress, Daphne Zuniga? Mattea is much younger.
According to the Johnny Gilbert introductions, “Here is the Host of Jeopardy!, Mayim Bialik” while when Ken comes in he says “Now, Hosting Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings.”
I don’t think Ken and Mayim care as long as they are getting paid.
I rather imagine that Ken wasn’t comfortable with it, and requested “hosting.” He may feel differently if he is chosen as the full time host. Honestly, I fully expected him to be chosen when they were deciding before, and still have hopes.
Well happy to see Mattea getting her 4th win today so Maureen is bumped off the top. Easy final. Please sir may I have some more was one of my favorite lines in Oliver Twist. But even though he was nearly convicted of robbery on the streets he was adopted by Mr Brownlow after being exonerated in the courtroom. Looking forward to seeing Mattea win game 5 and end the 4 game curse that plagued everyone.
Are you upset that none of the contestants nailed a daily double?
Not surprised that they didn’t nail any of the daily doubles. But still I am shocked that they didn’t know glengary glen ross as that is one of my favorite films in the old days..
I am sure that William Weyser or Richard Corliss would say darn those daily doubles.
I knew the first 2 doubles but not that last one. “GGR” is a terrific movie, if you can handle the profanity.
What does TTFN stand for VJ?
Because Mattea is now on the TOC Tracker list. It means we have to say goodbye to one of the 4 day champions because now one of them are bumped off the TOC list.
TTFN stands for “Ta Ta for Now” (or “bye for now”). It’s from the Winnie the Pooh cartoons
Ta ta for now. Tigger says it in Winnie the Pooh.