Final Jeopardy: Drama (5-19-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/19/2025) in the category “Drama” was:
The first time a woman played a role on the professional stage in England, it was as this wife of a soldier in a play 50-some years old
New champ Mitch Loflin, a set decoration coordinator from Long Beach, CA, won $8,400 last Friday. In Game 2, he is up against: Micah Green, a chemical engineer from College Station, TX; and Catherine Carnovale, a professor & creative producer from Toronto, Ontario.
Round 1 Categories: This Generation is So Booked – Common Bonds – Canadian History – The Hollywood Scene – “S” to “P” – Americana
Micah found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Canadian History” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick of the round. At $1,200, he was tied for the lead with Mitch. They both had double Catherine’s score. Micah made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
Lovers of Latin must have rejoiced when this name was officially adopted in 1713; it’s still on a province show
Micah finished in the lead with $4,800. Catherine was second with $4,600 and Mitch was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: All the Kings’ Menus – Potpourri – Name the 5-Letter Song – Our Chemistry is Palpable – Country Names – Grammar Police
Mitch found the first Daily Double in “All the Kings’ Menus” under the $1,600 clue on the 15th pick. He was in last place with $5,600 now, $3,400 less than Catherine’s lead. Mitch bet $3,500 and he was RIGHT.
This successor to a Sun King loved hot chocolate & sometimes made his own show
Mitch got the last Daily Double in “Grammar Police” under the $2,000 clue, with 8 clues left after it. In the lead with $13,100, he had $3,700 more than Catherine in second place. Mitch bet $5,000 and Ken said he was wrong, but just before Final Jeopardy!, the judges said he was RIGHT.
In the sentence “I fought the law and the law won”, the word “and” is this type of conjunction show
Mitch finished in the lead with $15,300. Catherine was next with $11,400 and Micah was in third place with $6,800. All clues were shown. Before Final Jeopardy! began, Mitch was awarded a whopping $10 grand on a reversal for his response to the Grammar Police Daily Double. That gave Mitch a runaway!
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS DESDEMONA?
It is believed that Shakespeare wrote “The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice” around 1604. In the Dramatis Personae, Othello is described as a “General in the Venetian military, a noble Moor”. For decades, as was the custom, female roles in stage productions were performed by boys. Margaret “Peg” Hughes is generally credited with being the first professional female actress to portray the ill-fated Desdemona, the general’s wife, on a public stage in December of 1660.
In fact, the World Record for the First Professional Stage Actress was awarded to Margaret Hughes by Guinness, presumably forever. It’s not the type of record that can be beaten but it could change if it was proven false.
Micah thought it might be Lucilla. He lost $4,601 and finished with $2,199.
Catherine had Lady Macbeth. She lost $2,201 and finished with $9,199.
Mitch got it right. He bet $2,000 and won the game with $27,300. Mitch’s 2-day total is $35,700.
2 triple stumpers from AMERICANA:
($600) A go-getter named Kay Kamen got the right to market Disney Merchandise & his first huge success was with this item in 1933
($800) A holiday celebrates her in Missouri on Feb. 4, her birthday, & in Oregon on Dec. 1, her arrest day
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “CHILDREN’S BOOKS”
The original 1900 printing of this book was in a pale green dust jacket stamped in a vivid jewel tone of green show
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What a big swing it was, we went into the break with a close game but when we returned from the break, Mitch was awarded 10,000 on a reversal in his daily double and that certainly was a game-changer.
Hmmm…. I forgot Mitch is in show biz. Still, congrats to him on getting that FJ! I was impressed!
Mitch and Micah could be in one of those Change A Letter categories 😂