Final Jeopardy: Authors (6-12-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/12/2020) in the category “Authors” was:

On this woman’s passing in 2019, Oprah Winfrey called her “a magician with language, who understood the power of words”

3x champ Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Alexandria, VA, has now won $65,674. In Game 4, he is up against: Kelly Lake, an animation producer from Altadena, CA; and Matt Napolitano, a sports update anchor from Franklin Square, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Classic Automobiles – The Speaker in Shakespeare – Table Talk – Celebrity Exes – Words & Phrases – Inside of Me

Zach found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Words & Phrases” under the $800 clue, with 5 clues to go after it. He was in second place with $3,200, $4,800 less than Kelly’s lead. He bet $1,600 and tried “mistake.” That was WRONG.

“He who pays the piper holds the reins” is an example of this, incorrecty fusing 2 symbolic comparisons. show

WHAT IS A MIXED METAPHOR?

Kelly finished in the lead with $9,000. Zach was second with $2,400 and Matt was last with $1,400.

Round 2 Categories: The Madness of the King – Colorful Cities – Troop-pourri – A Contestant Walks Into a “Bar” – Playing the Villain – Outside of Me

Zach found the first Daily Double in “Colorful Cities” under the $2,000 clue on the 11th pick. He was in the lead with $10,400 now, $1,400 more than Kelly in second place. He bet $4,000 and guessed Silver City. That was WRONG.

This former mining town was Colorado’s territorial capital. show

WHAT IS GOLDEN?

6 clues later, Zach found the last Daily Double in “Troop-pourri” under the $1,600 clue. In second place with $8,000, he had $1,800 less than Kelly’s lead. He bet $2,000 and said “a partisan.” That was WRONG.

This word for a guerrilla was used in the Boer War, in WWII & as the title of a 1985 Schwarzenegger movie. show

WHAT IS COMMANDO?

Kelly finished in the lead with $13,400. Zach was next with $10,000 and Matt was in third place with $5,000. Before FJ! began, Matt benefited from a reversal (see below), and his score rose to $7,400.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS TONI MORRISON?

Toni Morrison was an award-winning author. Among her many honors were a Pulitzer Prize for her 1987 novel “Beloved” and the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. She died from complications of pneumonia on 8/5/2019 at age 88.

Oprah Winfrey promoted four Toni Morrison novels, (“Song of Solomon”, “Paradise”, “The Bluest Eye” and “Sula”) through her Book Club. Oprah also starred in the 1999 film version of “Beloved” as Sethe.

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Matt was mouthing “Please, God!” during the think music. His prayers were answered with a correct response. He bet $6,100 and finished with $13,500.

Zach got it right, too. He added $9,995 to finish with $19,995.

Kelly went with Oprah’s mentor, Maya Angelou, who died in 2014. She lost her $6,601 bet and landed in third place with $6,799. That made Zach a 4x champ with total winnings of $85,669.

Cliffhanger! Reruns start on Monday, so we may not be seeing Zach return for that important 5th game for quite a while.

Reversal: A CONTESTANT WALKS INTO A “BAR” ($1200) A decompression chamber can also be called this kind of chamber – Matt’s “barometric chamber” response was rejected and Kelly got it with “hyperbaric chamber.” The judges came back with a thumbs up for Matt and he gained $2,400.

A triple stumper from each round:

CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES ($1000) The late 1960s SEL 300 6.3 model of this car had a limousine V-8 engine in a smaller sedan body, so it could go fast

OUTSIDE OF ME ($2000) This warm headgear shares its name with a battle of the Crimean War

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Island Names”

A Portuguese explorer gave this name to an island he sighted off Africa’s coast 40 days after Easter show

WHAT IS ASCENSION ISLAND?

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