Final Jeopardy: 19th Century British Poems (7-20-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/20/2023) in the category “19th Century British Poems” was:
The author of this unfinished epic poem was unsure if he wanted the title character to “end in hell–or in an unhappy marriage”
2x champ David Bederman, an attorney from Los Angeles, CA, has now won $52,802. In Game 3, his opponents are: Nik Berry, a social studies teacher from Baltimore, MD; and Toula Ballas, a publishing consultant from New York, NY.
Round 1 Categories: A By-the-Book How To – Coffee, Now – Spiders & Snakes – Crossword Clues “W” – You’ve Got Some Baggage – John Lennon
Toula found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Coffee, Now” under the $1,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $2,800, $1,000 more than David in second place. Toula bet $1,800 and was pretty close but one word of her response was WRONG.
These 2 words on a bag of coffee mean its supply chain has been independently certified as meeting sustainability & labor standards show
David finished in the lead with $4,000. Toula was second with $2,000 and Nik was last with $1,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: B.C.-ing You – Before & After – Senators – A Vacation from Pop Culture – A Deep Dive Into… – The Danube
David found the first Daily Double in “B.C.-ing You” under the $1,200 on the 5th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $7,600, $4,400 more than Toula in second place. David bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
3 times was not the charm for Carthage which lost all 3 of these wars against Rome between 264 & 146 B.C. show
David got the last Daily Double in “The Danube” under the $1,600 clue at the halfway point. He was in the lead with $13,200, $3,800 more than Nik in second place. David bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
The Danube’s middle course loves gates, running from the Hungarian Gates Gorge to Romania’s Iron Gate in these mountains show
David finished in the lead with $14,800. Nik was second with $10,200 and Toula was last with $4,800. Two $400 clues were not shown.
WHAT IS “DON JUAN”?
Lord Byron, Romantic English poet, became famous at age 24 after the publication of “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” in 1812. He soon became infamous for his scandalous lifestyle and spent many of his remaining 12 years abroad. He began work on his epic poem “Don Juan” in 1818 and was working on the 17th and last canto in 1824 when he was struck down by fever and died in Greece at the age of 36. “Don Juan” is a satirical poem with a reversal of the Don Juan legend. In it Don Juan is the pursued more than the pursuer, quite possibly an intentional reflection of Byron’s own escapades.
The Final Jeopardy! clue on 6/15/2015 was about the pronunciation of Don Juan: “He rhymed the title character of one of his best-known poems with “drew on,” “threw on” and “ruin”
Toula got it right. She bet $4,790 and finished with $9,590.
Nik went with “The Ancient Mariner.” That cost him $599 and left him with $9,601.
David wrote down Leviathan. He lost $5,601 and finished with $9,199. That made Nik Berry the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
COFFEE, NOW ($200) One story says the inventor of this type of coffee was inspired by a shipment of beans accidentally soaked by seawater
A VACATION FROM POP CULTURE ($2000) The title of this 2013 film about a boy on summer vacation refers to a place to sit in a station wagon (a 1970 Buick Estate)
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Book Characters”
Trying to emulate the title character, he fails & is told “you lack a set of spinnerets, & you lack know-how” show
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I had ZERO idea, so, I answered the “Ballad of J. Alfred Prufrock”. Boy howdy, was I completely wrong, in SO many ways. First, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”. Second, not unfinished. Third, 20th century.
As I say, ZERO.
I do think this was a bit of a toughie.
@Jason, now you’ll remember that it’s “Love Song” in the future, if it comes up in FJ! (so far, it hasn’t)
Well, that wouldn’t be the first time I learned something from Jeopardy! The first that comes to mind is Lorraine Hansberry! However, there are many more!
Good group tonight, and a very wise final wager by Nik (I’d have gone with $4601 but his was superior, locking out Toula). I had no clue on the final, but near the end of the music came up with “Don Juan in Hell” which unfortunately is the wrong title and a different opus entirely.
Toula started out strong but faded till near the end when she recovered. I really thought she’d hit that DD about the 2-word coffee phrase. She had the right idea.
I lucked out on the soaked coffee beans and remembered the movie about the station wagon. Was hoping someone (especially Toula, who is in the publishing biz) would know the author of “Wild.” She got her master’s in creative writing from my alma mater. I went to see her a few years ago at our gigantic bookstore
This chocoholic had no problem with the Hershey W candy bar.
Howard, I had no idea on this fj clue either but figured “Toula” would get it correct. She has a lot of experience in international publishing consulting so this fj clue was in her wheelhouse. I was really hoping she would win but it wasn’t meant to be. 🤔
Byron was the oldest of the 3 Romantic poets who died young in the early 19th century. He died 2 years after 29-year-old Shelley and 3 years after 25-year-old John Keats.
That was an exciting and a close finish. I thought that Toula was gonna win despite being the only player to get FJ! correct but Nik made a small bet to locked out Toula and it worked out well for him. Well that’s Thursday and we’ll see what Nik does tomorrow on the last game before the season finale week.