Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Literary Characters (8-4-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/4/2023) in the category “19th Century Literary Characters” was:
This character from an 1859 novel symbolizes the Fates, who in mythology spin the web of life, measure it & cut it off
In the last final match of the 2022 Second Chance Tournament, the contestants are: James Fraser, who finished with $30,929 in yesterday’s match; Jessica Stephens, who finished with $28,600; and Molly Karol, who finished with $15,600. Yesterday’s scores will be added to the players’ final scores today to determine the first Second Chance Tournament winner.
TODAY’S RERUN: 2022 SECOND CHANCE TOURNAMENT FINAL GAME NO. 2. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME RECAP AND TRIPLE STUMPERS.
Here is the BEFORE & AFTER category from Double Jeopardy!
($400) A parent who supervises a Cub Scout group & is also a Nobel Prize-winning nun
($800) Lewis Carroll feline once used to flog sailors onboard a ship
($1200) To prepare to do something unpleasant by chomping down on a 200-mph rail transport
($1600) The seafood seasoning from the abortive 1961 invasion of Cuba
($2000) Police booking photo that becomes a historic moment as in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s line
Answers: show
Here is the highlights video from the game, which includes the Final Jeopardy! round
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Ok, massive apologies to Jacob. Reading is fundamental, and I missed it. I thought you were saying Hershey’s wasn’t chocolate. No, you were saying your favorite Hershey’s candy isn’t chocolate. That is totally on me. Very sorry for any miscommunication. My error.
Jason, No problem. I’ve misread fj clues as well as daily doubles on many occasions. You do realize you have a spoiler by mentioning the company name though. 🤔
Story o’ mah life!
C’est moi! Et, vous, vous etes correct!
Once again, though, I got FJ wrong. I believe, last time, I said the same thing this time – Rumpelstilzchen! Not right!
This time around I did see the episode (last time I depended on the recap and noted that I recalled the symbolism of Mme Defarge’s knitting).
One of the rare times I got all 3 DDs and FJ. I cannot believe James blew his whole wad on the candy question. I mean, there’s a whole city named after him.
“Out of the Corner” was a little tricky but not really. The Connecticut oak is pretty famous in American history. “Stored water” and “French for duck” a cinch for anyone who knows French.
Howard, I agree with you about the response of James on the “Milton” daily double clue. The first thing that came to my mind when he gave his response was he must be an investor in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway which owns the company he mentioned. Another thought was since he’s stationed in California, which is the headquarters of the company, perhaps that was the candy company on his mind.
Either way, the funny thing about the correct company, that is notorious for chocolate, is my favorite candy it manufactures isn’t even chocolate. I love it’s Twizzlers (cherry & licorice flavors). 🤣
Ok, Jacob, that’s just being intentionally confusing. Chocolate has to have 10% cocoa; not all their products do, but, some do. So, your statement is not blanket true. As such, confusing to those that don’t know.
Jason, You tell the company to stop selling tickets to its Chocolate World and to take “Chocolate” out of the name of the street where its headquarters is located. Then you can discuss the matter at the company’s next shareholder meeting with its investors. I’m not. 😂
You’re contradicting yourself by ignoring what I said about my favorite candy from this company. So, your statement is not blanket true. As such, confusing to those who don’t know much about the company’s business model and its success on the NYSE stock exchange.