Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Literature (4-8-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 4/8/2022 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.
TELEVISION ($600) This actress is one of the Yellowjackets, coping as adults after a plane crash 25 years earlier
($1000) In 1986 Arthur Miller was the first subject of this PBS series of profiles in greatness that has earned more than 25 Emmys
POTPOURRI ($600) Its largest tributary is the Snake River
($1000) Sailing from Portugal in July 1497, this explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope & reached Mombasa in April of the next year
DONE THAT ($800) In a revival of the “Special Relationship”, in June 1954 these 2 world leaders met & released the “Potomac Charter”
AIN’T NO CENTURY LIKE THE 17TH CENTURY ($1600) In 1685 this edict that had granted freedom of worship to French Protestants was revoked
WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS? ($800) Faulkner titled a novel after this type of little town such as Pottersville, New York
NORSE MYTHOLOGY ($2000) This mighty ash tree supports the universe
“EM”POWER ($2000) It’s the English name for the desert region known in Arabic as Rub’ al-Khali
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Sneak Peek clues — MULTIPLE MEANINGS
($200) Secured firmly in place, or a period without food
($400) To strike down hard with a foot, or something that’s affixed to show a fee has been paid
($600) A quantity of liquid, or to allow to fall
($800) A mode of transport, or to direct a plant to grow in a particular way
($1000) To surmount, or distance info on a map
ANSWERS: 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.