Final Jeopardy: American Authors (6-24-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/24/2021) in the category “American Authors” was:

“Camelot”, “The Pilgrims” & “A Postscript by Clarence” are chapters in a classic novel by this author

2x champ Sandy Olive, a high school English teacher from St. Louis, MO, has won $52,200 so far this week. In Game 3, she takes on these two players: Arman Ramnath, a law student from Columbus, OH; and Kirsten Haas, a nonprofit executive director from Reading, PA.

Round 1 Categories: ‘Tis the Seasonal Book Title – 3-Ring Circus – This Means War! – Real People on Film – 5 Scoops of Ice Cream – A Side of Chile

Arman found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Real People on Film” under the $1,000 clue on the 6th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,400, $1,000 more than both Sandy and Kirsten in second place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

Played by Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Fifth Estate”, he called the film “a mass propaganda attack against WikiLeaks” show

WHO IS JULIAN ASSANGE?

Sandy finished in the lead with $8,800. Arman was second with $7,000 and Kirsten was last with $2,200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Churchill Speaks – Brand Names in Music – Mythology – World Holidays & Observances – Official State Fossils – Ends in “A-D-O”

Arman found the first Daily Double in “Churchill Speaks” under the $1,200 clue, with 9 clues left after it. He was in third place with $7,400 now, $9,400 less than Sandy’s lead. He bet $5,000 and s/he was RIGHT.

”Darkest Hour” and “Dunkirk” highlight Churchill’s speech that says, “We shall fight in the hills; we shall never” do this show

WHAT IS SURRENDER?

Sandy got the last Daily Double in “Official State Fossils” under the $2,000 clue on the very last pick. In the lead with $17,200, she had $3,200 more than Arman in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

The official fossil of this state is a bivalve called Chesapecten jeffersonius. show

WHAT IS VIRGINIA?

Sandy finished in the lead with $19,200. Arman was next with $14,000 and Kirsten was in third place with $3,400. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS MARK TWAIN?

The chapters named in today’s clue are from “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”, a novel by Mark Twain that was published in 1889. The main character is Hank Morgan, a Yankee engineer from Connecticut, who travels back in time to England in the days of King Arthur and Camelot. Hank uses his knowledge of the 19th century to fool the people in Merry Olde England into believing he is a powerful magician. Clarence is a page in King Arthur’s court who becomes Hank’s best friend and assistant.

The book has been adapted to film several times, including a 1948 version starring Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming. A 1978 cartoon sent Bugs Bunny to King Arthur’s court.

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Kirsten thought it was Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain’s neighbor in Connecticut. She lost her $3,399 bet and finished with a buck.

Arman got it right. He bet $5,205 and that brought him up to $19,205.

Sandy came up with Nathaniel Hawthorne. She lost her $9,000 bet for a second place finish of $10,200. That made Arman Ramnath the new Jeopardy! champ.

There were no triple stumpers in the first round. Here are 2 from the last round:

MYTHOLOGY ($1600) The Egyptian sun god Re became identified with this god of Thebes & their names were joined together

OFFICIAL STATE FOSSILS ($800) Alaska’s fossil is of the mammoth & Michigan’s is of this related tusked beast of the Pleistocene

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “18th Century Americans”

“Essays to Do Good” by Cotton Mather inspired Silence Dogood, the newspaper pseudonym of this man show

WHO IS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?

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