Final Jeopardy: Musical Landmarks (7-8-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/8/2021) in the category “Musical Landmarks” was:
A cleft in limestone in England sheltered Rev. Augustus Toplady from a storm & inspired this popular hymn
New champ Nikole Villanueva, a direct service provider from Cedar Rapids, IO won $23,300 yesterday. In Game 2, the opponents are: Ellen McKeeman, a retired nursing staff coordinator from Newport, OR; and Jen Jazwinski, an early literacy librarian from Algonquin, IL.
Round 1 Categories: A Moment of Science – Getting Clock Wise – Completes the Idiom – State License Plates – Michael Jordan – & I Took that Personally
Jen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “State License Plates” under the $600 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $3,400, $3,000 more than both Nikole and Ellen in second place. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
A specialty plate from California supports conservancy programs here, a national park since 1890 show
Jen finished in the lead with $10,600. Nikole was second with $5,200 and Ellen was last with $1,800. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: First Novels – Words with All 5 Vowels – The American Revolution – TV Spin-Offs – 21st Century Monarchies – “Br”ands
Jen found the first Daily Double in “First Novels” under the $2,000 clue on the 7th pick. She was in the lead with $13,000 now, $7,400 more than Nikole in second place. She bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
This title of James Baldwin’s debut novel comes from a spiritual show
Jen also got the last Daily Double in “The American Revolution” under the $1,600 clue, with 3 clues left after it. In the lead with $25,600, she had $9,600 more than Nikole in second. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
When Vermont was denied statehood, this Vermont patriot unsuccessfully negotiated peace with Gen. Haldimand of Canada show
Jen finished in the lead with $26,600. Nikole was next with $16,000 and Ellen was in third place with $5,800. No clues went uncovered.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “ROCK OF AGES”?
The Christian hymn “Rock of Ages” was written by the Rev. Augustus Toplady in 1763 and published in The Gospel Magazine in 1775. Since then, it has made regular appearances in hymnals, and is often sung at funerals in real life and in many movies. There are also songs, movies, a Broadway musical and a TV miniseries that use the same title.
In case you want to go see the landmark Rock of Ages in Burrington Combe, Somerset, England, The Guardian has a Walking Trail Guide
Ellen got it right. She bet $5,799 and finished with $11,599.
Nikole went with “Amazing Grace”. That cost her $4,000 and left her with $12,000.
Jen got it, too . She bet $15,401 and won the game with $42,001. That made Jen Jazwinski the new Jeopardy! champion.
A triple stumper from each round:
GETTING CLOCK WISE ($1000) Time was up for Joan of Arc in this French city that’s also home to the magnificent astronomical clock seen here (image)
FIRST NOVELS ($1200) Written in 1943, this beatnik’s “The Sea is My Brother” took a long road to publication, finally seeing print in 2011
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “On Broadway”
This play opens in Vienna in 1823, 32 years after the death of its title character show
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Brylcreme, a little dab’ll do ya
Brylcreme, you look so debonair
Brylcreme, the gals’ll all pursue ya
They love to get their fingers in your hair
Chili is usually spelled with an I at the end except in Spanish “Chile” or the Country.
@Anne, that spelling “chile” in the $1000 clue in the State License Plates category is correct (This state’s “Chile Capital of the World” plate won America’s Best License Plate Award for 2017) — evidently they are referring to chile peppers
On another note, I was surprised to learn that Brylcreem was still around yesterday. When I was growing up, they had this jingle
Brylcreem, a little dab’ll do you
Take more, only if you dare
But watch out! The girls will all pursue you
They’ll love to run their fingers through your hair
🤣🤣🤣
The FJ stumped me, but I did nail all 3 DDs.
Jen’s FJ wager was a bit strange. I wonder if she miscalculated the amount she needed to win ($5401 if she got it right and if Nikole bet all $16K), because she bet $15401. As it played out, a wrong answer with $15401 would have cost her the win, whereas $5401 would not have, even if Nikole had answered correctly and totaled $20K. But all of her DD wagers were pretty daring.
Congrats Jen!
Job well done jen. She nailed all the daily doubles today. Congrats to her and Ellen.on getting final right. I think Jen definitely could be our next multi day champion. Furthermore amazing Grace was not a bad guess but rock of ages will always be in my heart forever. Keep the winnings going Jen.
Yes! A BIG PAY-DAY!