Final Jeopardy: From Books to Broadway (7-11-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/11/2018) in the category “From Books to Broadway” was:
“Son of a Witch” & “A Lion among Men” are sequels to the book that inspired this musical
2x champ Wes Hazard, a standup comic & storyteller from Massachusetts, has won $26,795 so far. In Game 3, he is up against these two players: George Holcomb, a writer & musician from Arkansas; and Stel Plakas, a project manager from New York.
Round 1 Categories: Monkey, See? – I Can Name That Person in 2 Words – Classic Movie: the Video Game – Business & Industry – First Names in the Dictionary – “Little” Nursery Rhyme Characters
Wes found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “First Names” under the $1,000 clue, with 9 clues to go after it. He was in second place with $2,800, $3,000 less than George’s lead. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
First names in the dictionary that are synonyms for a Christmas song include Carol & this male name. show
Wes finished in the lead with $7,800. George was second with $6,600 and Stel was last with $1,000.
Round 2 Categories: It Happened in 2005 – TV Shows by Family – Greek Mythology – Our Nation’s Capital Before & After – Black Women Authors – Lexicon Valley
Stel found the first Daily Double in “It Happened in 2005” under the $800 clue on the 19th pick. He was in third place with $6,200 at this point, $8,400 behind Wes, whose score rose from $11,400 to $14,600 after a reversal (see below). Stel bet $3,000 and his answer was accepted on a reversal so he was RIGHT. (open the spoiler)
This web-based mapping service introduced in 2005 give a satellite view of Paris, Tokyo or your own block. show
Wes found the last Daily Double in “Black Women Authors” under the $1,600 clue on the penultimate pick. In the lead with $17,400, he had $5,200 more than George in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
This British author of “White Teeth” also wrote “Swing Time”, a story of 2 childhood friends who dream of being dancers. show
Wes finished in the lead with $21,400. George was next with $12,200 and Stel was in third place with $11,200.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The popular musical “Wicked” was based upon Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel ” Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West”, a different look at the Land of Oz told from the perspective of Elphaba, who is the Wicked Witch. Besides “Son of a Witch” (2005) and “A Lion Among Men” (2008), Maguire wrote a 4th sequel in 2011, “Out of Oz.”
If you have seen the musical “Wicked,” you’ll love this Sporcle quiz.
Stel got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $22,400.
George thought it was “The Lion King.” He lost his $9,201 bet, leaving him with $2,999.
Wes got it right, too. He bet $3,001, winning today’s match with $24,401. His 3-day total is $51,196.
Reversal: OUR NATION’S CAPITAL BEFORE & AFTER ($1600) Coffee maker with a plunger that holds briefings for journalists – After Wes lost out on “French press room,” George got it with “French press secretary.” The judges decided Wes’s response would work, too.
A triple stumper from each round:
I CAN NAME THAT PERSON IN 2 WORDS ($800) Bavarian pope
IT HAPPENED IN 2005 ($1600) The 13 senators who voted no on her confirmation was the largest number for any Secretary of State since 1825
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “The Western Hemisphere”
Discovered in 1535, this island group on the equator got perhaps its most famous visitor exactly 300 years later. show
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The “Wicked” song: “I have been changed for good” was used on Wheel of Fortune to celebrate Mark Corwin’s life and legacy after his death.
Congrats to Wes once again, so I can see that he learned from Josh Hill when he was here previously. He has to stay strong for tomorrow’s game because I predict that we might get two more streakers this month before the six week break. Also VJ does wicked remind you of the wizard of oz? If so what similarities can you infer from those musicals? And John, what sort of musicals did you see in the past?
@Lou, well, I guess Wicked reminds everyone of the Wizard of Oz since many characters are the same. I will always love the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz. “Put ’em up. Put ’em up.” 😀
I looked up Google Earth and it seems that was introduced in 2001 and it was Google Maps that was introduced in 2005 so yeah, they had to give that to Stel. (I looked up what his nickname could be short for, too, and came up with Stelios).
LINK: 9 more clues from the match
Yeah, and one of the cast members of that musical is the lovely Idina Menzel, who sang “Let It Go” from “Frozen”.
@Louis
I am not into musicals really, so “My Fair Lady” was pretty much it. That was ’80 in London, so I was 21 and HAD to go. Harrison, Andrews et al. were long gone, so I was not that impressed. I saw the movie later, with Harrison and Hepburn. If I have to sit through long stretches I preferred classical music and was choosing very carefully re: program and performers. If I HAVE to watch a musical I wait(ed) for the movie, there you can hit “pause”……
First of all, congratulations to TR. Everything was covered from o to 3, but you were the only one who got it.
Also congratulations to Wes for his third win and making it to the ToC list- barely. #15, eliminating Emily Milan (45.001) We still have 7 three game winners on the list and Scott at # 9 with 78.401, even Ali with 65.400 at #10 seem pretty safe, with the summer break coming up and games not resuming until September (or late August?) unless the ToC is ppd till they have only players who won at least 4 games. But that could take a while. J would need at least 7 more 4 game winners and the clock is ticking.
@JJ and again @VJ:
Thanks for the congrats, got lucky with the dates and figs too :):):)
I am curious if Wes can make it 4 wins tomorrow and thus practically be guaranteed a place in the ToC??
The only consolation I have is that “The Lion King” came up….but that does not count. Well, tomorrow is another day for Wes and me! At least we did not go 0/9…THAT would have been a bummer!
This eliminates Emily Milan from the Tournament of Champions Tracker.
Yes, and Wes is at a precarious #15….. needs to win one more game to be safe.