Final Jeopardy: Mythological Creatures (7-27-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/27/2021) in the category “Mythological Animals” was:
After being born this creature would bring the remains of its forebear to Heliopolis & put them on the altar of the sun god
4x champ Matt Amodio, a PhD student from New Haven, CT has won $122,400 so far. In Game 5, his challengers are: Barb Fecteau, a high school librarian from Beverly, MA; and Jon Waters, a contracts manager & political consultant from Mukilteo, WA.
Matt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “You’ve Got Some Nerve” under the $800 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,400, $1,600 more than Barb in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
The shortest of the cranial nerves, it’s responsible for your sense of smell. show
Matt finished in the lead with $9,200. Barb was second with $6,000 and Jon was last with $2,400. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: The Knights Templar – Science Fiction – At the Beach – ’80s Ladies – Actors Sing – World of Jobs
Matt found the first Daily Double in “Science Fiction” under the $1,600 clue on the 8th pick. He was in first place with $8,400 now, $800 more than Barb in second place. He bet it all again and he was RIGHT again.
Arthur C. Clarke’s “Rendezvous With” this isn’t about a Hindu god but rather a spooky craft that’s entered our galaxy. show
Just 2 clues later, Matt got the last Daily Double in “World of Jobs” under the $1,200 clue. In first place with $18,000, he had $10,400 more than Barb now. He bet a mere $2,000 this time. Good thing because he said gardener and that was WRONG.
In Swedish: Blomsterhandlare. show
Matt finished in the lead with $24,400. Barb was next with $12,400 and Jon was in third place with $7,200. One clue went uncovered.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE PHOENIX?
From insightsstate.com: “The Phoenix bird originates in Arabia (or Ethiopia) and is the object of particular worship in Egypt, at Heliopolis. The most remarkable legends refer to its reproduction. When its long life is about to end and the bird feels this, it makes a nest of aromatic herbs and incense; it then sets fire to this nest, and, according to legends, it lays in it, burning along with the nest. The ashes are the source of its rebirth as another bird.”
Jon thought it was the Cyclops. He lost his $7,150 bet and finished with $50.00.
Barb got it right. She bet $12,210, bringing her up to $24,610.
Matt got it right, too. He bet $1,000 and won the game with $25,400. His 5-day total is $147,800. Congrats and welcome to the Tournament of Champions, Matt Amodio!
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ($1600) Knights of the Templar order wore a distinctive style of dress, a white surcoat emblazoned with this symbol
’80S LADIES ($800) At the 1988 Summer Olympics, she ran off with three gold medals & one silver
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Toys & Games”
The prototype for this game that was introduced in 1948 was called Lexiko show
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I really think matt will win the next TOC. Did matt ever say what he is studying?
idk if he mentioned what he’s studying, Albert. I really haven’t been watching the chat segment much these days.
I don’t necessarily agree that he can win the next ToC. You pointed out one of his weaknesses just the other day.
Also wanted to say that I thought that Knights Templar clue was bad. If they required a color in the response, it should have at least said “emblazoned with this colorful symbol”. Unfair that it cost 2 players $1600.
Albert, I’ve been reading several press releases on Matt and they all state he is getting his PhD in Computer Science (emphasis on Artificial Intelligence). Does Computer Science sound familiar in champions? Let’s try Ken Jennings and Roger Craig on for size. Matt also taught statistics as a TA. Does Math sound familiar? Just think James Holzhauer. I think you can see where I’m going with this. There’s a trend. These are academic disciplines where people have a talent for figuring things out really quick which is usually developed at a young age.
However, as VJ correctly pointed out he has his weaknesses. Tonight on that last DD about Sweden was an example. These “quants” as I like to call them know how to capitalize on a DD when the clue is in their wheelhouse. Note he did not wager much on the 3rd DD. That is knowing his weakness imo and figuring out in his head in a nanosecond it’s not in his best interest to wager much and he was correct. That’s a talent that has been developed. I don’t think anyone can truly predict how long his run will last. Only he knows and he’s not telling. LOL.
Very perceptive, except it’s common for a leader in a runaway game (or with a big lead) to bet small on the last DD. The category has little to do with it.
Wow! Keep going to 75 wins, Matt if you can!
Matt is great but not ken jennings great. Matt’s youth and missing the mr darcy final tell me that matt is somewhat vulnerable.
Agreed, but his daily average isn’t far off from Jennings’ which was in the $30K range.
Go Matt Go!
Very likable contestant.
Congrats to matt on his fifth win. Two streakers here for the month of July definitely helped a lot. We are all very proud of how much matt has accomplished so far. Speaking of the Phoenix yu gi oh has a winged dragon of ra which is also a fire bird like creature. Same with the pokemon moltres. Welcome to the tournament of Champions Matthew. The last time we had a teacher from connecticut also making it to the semi finals in the teachers tournament.
It’s Matt not Matthew, ALTHOUGH, Matt IS short for Matthew!
Congrats to Matt on his 5-day winning streak. Welcome to the Tournament of Champions, Matt!
That’s right and now we have 5 players on the TOC tracker and so far we have Brian, Zach, John, Courtney, and now Matt.