Final Jeopardy: Books of the Bible (5-11-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/11/2021) in the category “Books of the Bible” was:
Its last chapter includes wisdom from King Lemuel, taught to him by his mother, as well as the famous “virtuous woman” passage
2x champ Juliet Mayer, a grad student orig, from The Plains, VA, won $53,200 so far. In Game 3, her opponents are: Jeff Mitchum, a teacher from Dixon, CA; and Lara Phillips, a librarian from Portland, OR.
Round 1 Categories: Outlaws & In-Laws – Dresses – TV Title Animals – 4-Letter Synonyms – All the Booze – That’s Fit to Print
Lara found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “That’s Fit to Print” under the $600 clue on the 11th pick of the round. She was in second place with $1,600, half of Juliet’s lead. She bet $1,400 and she was RIGHT.
This Pulitzer Prize winner and New Yorker contributor wrote “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators” show
Juliet finished in the lead with $6,800. Lara was second with $6,000 and Jeff was last with $3,400. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Classical Music – Give Me a Sea – Notable Women – On the Calendar – Movie Theaters – Almost Paradise
Jeff found the first Daily Double in “Classical Music” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. He was in third place with $4,200 now, half of Juliet’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
“An Der Schönen Blauen Donnau” is the German name of this waltz show
Two clues later, Jeff got the last Daily Double in “Notable Women” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $9,200, he had $800 more than Juliet in second. He bet $3,200 and went with Harriet Tubman. That was WRONG.
In an 1851 speech this formerly enslaved abolitionist and feminist wondered “Ain’t I a woman?” show
Juliet finished in the lead with $16,400. Jeff was next with $15,600 and Lara was in third place with $10,400. No clues went uncovered.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
There are various references to virtuous women in the Bible; however, there is only one reference to King Lemuel and that is in Proverbs 31. When you read the whole chapter, you see that his mother is counseling him not only in ways to be a wise and just ruler, but also on the kind of wife he should take.
As Bill Whitaker indicated, many believe King Lemuel was King Solomon. That would mean the virtuous woman advice came from his mother Bathsheba.
Lara got it right. She bet $10,000 and finished with $20,400.
Jeff got it, too. He bet it all and doubled his score to $31,200.
Juliet went with Judges. She lost her $5,000 bet. That left her with $11,400 and made Jeff Mitchum the new Jeopardy! champion.
A triple stumper from each round:
NOTABLE WOMEN ($1600) This ground-breaking journalist went undercover as a patient to expose the horrible conditions in a psychiatric hospital
ON THE CALENDAR ($2000) In the anniversary year 1892, Benjamin Harrison urged observance of a holiday honoring this “Pioneer of Progress”
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Teachers”
As a teenager, this woman regained her sight thanks to 2 surgeries in 1881 & 1882 show
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Hello, anyone remember the text of the wonderfully written “All The Booze” clue with answer of “Brandy.” It followed the lyrics of the 1970’s song by Looking Glass.
ALL THE BOOZE ($600) I say this booze, you’re a fine booze, what a good booze you would be, in a Sidecar with triple sec, lemon juice & a lemon wedge
That’s it! After the show I was hearing the song in my head until the next day but couldn’t remember the clue.
Thank you.
So Juliet looked like a good candidate to be a streaker but sadly final jeopardy didn’t go too well for her. Oh well. She does have a good 2 day total and maybe a contestant this week will streak.
I knew that clue about Double Fudge because I have that book.
The game wasn’t in Juliet’s favor today, was she purposely trying to lose? but still great scores among the contestants. I was also wondering, when you mentioned proverbs referencing to virtuous women, does that also include Ruth, Esther, and Deborah, VJ? Don’t forget about Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi. She had the will of god in her.
I think Juliet meant to wager $15,000, trying to beat Jeff by $200, but forgot to add that extra $10,000. The only way that she would have won with that wager is if the reverse of what we saw happened.
I just watched, and I was perplexed by her wager. The person in first entering FJ pretty much has to wager enough to cover the other contestants’ scores if they bet it all and are correct. (If she didn’t care for the category, as I didn’t, then she should have bet $0 and hoped the others got it wrong.)