Final Jeopardy: 17th Century Frenchmen (6-3-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/3/2021) in the category “17th Century Frenchmen” was:
Pope Urban VIII once said, “If there is a God,” this French minister “will have much to answer for. If not, he had a successful life”
New champ John Alba Cutler, an English professor from Wilmette, IL won $19,700 yesterday. In Game 2, the opponents are: Grace Jeffery, a Global Health Environmental Science graduate from Virginia Beach, VA; and Julia Markham Cameron, an attorney from Brooklyn, NY.
Round 1 Categories: Fathers of Invention – 8-Letter Words – License to Whatever – “E” Sports – Barns – Noble
Grace found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “8-Letter Words” under the $600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. She was in the lead with $400, $200 more than Julia in second place. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
One of the witches in “Macbeth” refers to it as a “charmed pot” show
Julia finished in the lead with $5,400. John was second with $3,000 and Grace was last with $1,800. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: American Monuments Around the World – 20th Century Books & Authors – Next in Line – Nobel Prize Oddities – Playing President – Starts & Ends with “H”
John found the first Daily Double in “Nobel Prize Oddities” under the $2,000 clue on the 15th pick. He was in second place with $7,000 now, $5,200 less than Julia’s lead. He bet $2,000 but drew a blank so he was WRONG.
1948 had no Peace Prize winner; this man who was nominated that year was assassinated and Nobels are rarely given posthumously show
Julia got the last Daily Double in “20th Century Books & Authors” under the $1,600 clue on the 19th pick of the round. In the lead with $14,600, she had $9,600 more than John in second place. She bet $2,000 and guessed “The Age of Innocence.” That was WRONG.
Lucy in this Forster novel: “Charlotte, you mustn’t spoil me: of course, you must look over the Arno, too” show
Julia finished in the lead with a runaway $16,200. John was next with $5,000 and Grace was in third place with $3,800. Two clues worth $4,000 went uncovered.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right and they all spelled it with an “i” after the “h”.
Cardinal Richelieu was one of the most influential figures in 17th century Europe. Per DailyHistory.org: “He changed France from a feudal society into a modern state. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Absolute Monarchy in France because he managed to curb the power of the French nobility. His foreign policy effectively ended the Hapsburg threat to France and made her one of, or perhaps the most powerful kingdom on the continent…. he created the apparatus of a modern nation-state and laid the foundations for the future French Empire in North America.” However, Richelieu’s policies also caused suffering for millions. Because of that, he was despised by many.
Cardinal Richelieu has been portrayed by many actors in many versions of Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers”. Vincent Price was Richelieu in a 1948 film, and Frank Morgan (the Wizard of Oz) played King Louis XIII. Much more recently, Peter Capaldi played him in a BBC TV series.
Grace bet $1,900 and finished with $5,700.
John bet $4,999, bringing him up to $9,999.
Julia bet $250 and won the game with $16,450. Julia Markham Cameron is the new Jeopardy! champion.
A triple stumper from each round:
FATHERS OF INVENTION ($800) Christopher Cockerell invented these air-cushioned English Channel ferries
20TH CENTURY BOOKS & AUTHORS($2000) Characters in this novel include Chance the gardener & the President of the United States
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “National Anthems”
Its anthem was adopted in 1947 to replace one by Joseph Haydn that had been tainted by association with Nazis show
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“If there’s a God”—interesting utterance by a pope.
Hi, cece! My brother and I were talking about that too.
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I got funny looks last night when I mentioned that. Sure, mine is an atheistic household, but still…
why am I shut down and incorrectly told I’ve made this comment earlier? I’m surprised all the contestants spelled Richelieu wrong and not a single comment from the host. Sometimes these things are important and other times not?
Carin, it’s pretty well known that the contestants won’t be penalized for misspellings unless it changes the pronunciation. I might be wrong but I don’t remember Alex Trebek mentioning the rule every time misspellings were acceptable though it is mentioned when a misspelling is rejected.
I thought it was strange that Mayim didn’t tell Grace that she could bet up to $1,000 on that first DD.
Idk what happened with your earlier comment.
Why were they allowed to spell it incorrectly? It’s Richelieu NOT Richelieu.
I read “The Three Musketeers” a couple years ago, but not much of it stuck with me. I much preferred “The Count of Monte Cristo”.
Today is the 2nd anniversary of James Holzhauer’s last game.
I had Rochambeau.
Lou, do you mean Milady de Winter?
Looks like julia could definitely end the streak of leader curses with the amount of correct responses she gave today. I might think she definitely has the ability to get at least four or more games in her alley. Speaking of the henchman richeilieu, he wanted to guide d targanon to see the light but we all know that never worked in the three musketeers. He is in cahoots with that lady, what was her name in the book?