Final Jeopardy: Places of Lore (6-28-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/28/2019) in the category “Places of Lore” was:

The first mention of this locale is in Chrétien De Troyes’ 12th century poem “Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart”

It’s the final game of the 2019 Teen Tournament. Here are the finalists and their scores from yesterday: Avi Gupta, a senior from Portland, OR ($24,200); Lucas Miner, a junior from Miami, FL ($14,800); and Ryan Presler, an 8th grader from Sioux Falls, SD ($15,999). Those scores will be added to today’s scores to determine the $100,000 winner.

Round 1 Categories: Taking the Driving Test – Art Supplies… – Newer Words & Phrases – Hangouts – Finish the Classic American Lyric – “P”laces on the Map

Lucas found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “‘P’laces on the Map” under the $600 clue on the 17th pick of the round. He was in third place with $400, $6,600 less than Avi’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and guessed “Pearl Desert”. That was WRONG.

Lt. Joseph Ives gave this name to a brilliantly colored Arizona desert, now partly within Petrified Forest National Park. show

WHAT IS THE PAINTED DESERT?

Avi finished in the lead with $8,400. Lucas and Ryan were tied in second place at $3,000 each.

Round 2 Categories: Poeteens – Rocks & Minerals – International Sports – It’s Time for Time – Explorers – Drop a Letter

Avi found the first Daily Double in “Time for Time” under the $2,000 clue on the 5th pick. He was in the lead with $7,600 at this point, $4,600 more than Lucas and Ryan, still tied. Things weren’t going so hot in this category, so he only bet $1,000. As luck would have it, he was RIGHT.

Jet lag is a disruption in these rhythms of the body, from Latin words for “about the day”. show

WHAT IS CIRCADIAN?

Ryan found the last Daily Double in “Explorers” under the $1,600 clue, with 10 clues left after it. In second place with $8,200, he had $3,600 less than Avi’s lead. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

He set sail from England in December 1577 & completed his circumnavigation of the world on Sept. 26, 1580. show

WHO IS SIR FRANCIS DRAKE?

Avi finished in the lead with $18,200. Ryan was next with $17,400 and Lucas was in third place with $4,600.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS CAMELOT?

There’s a free translation of Chretien de Troyes’ “Lancelot” online, complied by Hero of Camelot.com. Chrétien wrote (Verse 31) “Upon a certain Ascension Day King Arthur had come from Caerleon, and had held a very magnificent court at Camelot as was fitting on such a day.” It is the first known mention of Camelot, which Chrétien suggested was in South Wales. Historic U.K.’s site has the 4 top contenders for the location of Camelot. They note that the first mention of King Arthur came from Geoffrey of Monmouth, who also suggested Caerleon as the site of Arthur’s chief court. Other sites in the running: Cadbury Castle, Somerset; Tintagel Castle, Cornwall; Winchester Castle, Hampshire.

From 1988: ACTORS & ACTRESSES ($200) Of Richard Burton, Julie Andrews or Robert Goulet, the one who won a Tony for “Camelot”

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Lucas bet it all and doubled his score. He finished with $9,200 to add to yesterday’s $14,800. His 2-day total is $24,000.

Ryan bet $9,002 bet to finish with $26,401 today. Yesterday, he had $15,999. His 2-day total is $42,401.

Avi bet $8,400. That brought him up to $26,600. Adding in his $24,200 from yesterday gave Avi a 2-day total of $50,800 and he won the Grand Prize of $100,000.

The runner-up prizes are not shabby by any means: Ryan will be taking home $50,000 and Lucas won $25,000.

A triple stumper from each round:

FINISH THE CLASSIC AMERICAN LYRIC ($1000) “Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine…”

POETEENS ($1600) This Welshman was just 18 when he wrote “And Death Shall Have No Dominion”

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Plants”

Made famous by a 1959 musical, the flower seen here graces a coin of this European country. show

WHAT IS AUSTRIA?

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