Final Jeopardy: Beastly Eponyms (8-9-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/9/2021) in the category “Beastly Eponyms” was:
A penguin species found in southern South America is named for this 16th c. man whose crew were the first from Europe to see them
13x champ Matt Amodio, a PhD student from New Haven, CT has now won $430,200. In Game 14, he takes on these two players: Kristen Nagle, a public servant from El Paso, TX; and Brian Cordova-Brookey, an attorney from Pasadena, CA.
The guest host for the last week of Season 37 is Joe Buck.
Round 1 Categories: Around the USA – Literature – Buckingham Palace – It’s a Federal Crime! – Current TV – The Letter after M
Matt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Around the USA” under the $1,000 clue on the 9th pick of the round. At $4,400, he was the only one with any money. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.
The purple seats near the top of Coors Field tell you you’ve reached this geographic designation show
Matt finished in the lead with $14,800. Brian was second with $1,000 and Kristen was last with $200. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Let’s Sea – “A” Movie – Dem Bones – Historic Names – Grab Bag – Myth Run-Ons
Matt found the first Daily Double in “Dem Bones” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick. He was in the lead with $18,400 now, $17,400 more than Brian in second place. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
Sesamoid bones are found in tendons; the best known is this bone at the lower end of the quadriceps tendon show
2 clues later, Matt landed on the last Daily Double in “‘A’ Movie” under the $1,600 clue. In the lead with $24,000, he had $23,000 more than Brian in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
This 1997 thriller about President Marshall was set largely on the title transport show
Matt finished in the lead with $44,400. Brian was next with $5,000 and Kristen was in third place with $1,800. No clues went uncovered.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who renounced his native country in 1517 and swore allegiance to the Hispanic Monarchy the following year. King Charles I of Spain (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) supported Magellan’s plan to reach the Maluku Islands (the “Spice Islands”) by sailing around the American continent. Magellan reached South America in 1520 and discovered the strait that came to bear his name. His crew was first to spot the penguins that were eventually called “Magellanic penguins”. Antonio Pigafetta, who kept a journal of the expedition, was first to publish an account of the penguins. He called them “wild geese”.
Oceanic Expeditions has a ton of interesting facts about Magellanic penguins.
Ever wonder what Magellan’s name was in his native language? His name in Portuguese was Fernão de Magalhães but, when he moved to Spain permanently, he changed it to Fernando de Magellanes. In Spanish, the Magellanic penguin is known as el pingüino de Magallanes and is also called el pingüino patagónico
Kristen wrote down “Empire”, thinking perhaps of the Emperor penguin. She lost her $1,799 bet and finished with a buck.
Brian thought it was Norwegian explorer Roald Admundsen (1872-c. 1928). That cost him $1,399 and left him with $3,601.
Matt crossed Magellan off and went with Drake (whose expedition was much later than Magellan’s). Matt lost his $34,000 bet but won the game with the remaining $10,400. Matt Amodio’s 14-day total is $440,600.
2 triple stumpers from the first round:
LITERATURE ($400) Seen here (image) is an engraving for the 12th & final segment of the Edmund Spenser work known as “The Shepheardes” this
CURRENT TV ($200) This NBC show is about a master criminal who helps the FBI capture others of his ilk
4 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Americana”
This official U.S. government song traces its roots to a song about Roderick Dhu, the leader of a Highland clan
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Sure, Drake explored the coast of California in the 16th century, and he didn’t get here by coming around the Horn and crossing the Pacific! I’m surprised nobody caught onto the obvious hook of the “Strait of Magellan,” especially Matt, who usually seems tuned into geographical subjects. He was just on the brink, but went the wrong direction. After many weeks of frustration, until about a week ago, I had this one handed to me on a silver platter. It’s my eleventh Final Jeopardy! skunk of the year 2021, and it will extend my chances, through the summer hiatus, of getting to my goal of 15 by year’s end.
Whoops, I’m stretching a bit. That’s just number ten for me this year.
Had a feeling Matt would bet a bundle on FJ. When I saw “southern South America” and “16th century,” a light went on quickly and I thought of the Strait of Magellan. Bingo. I’m guessing Sir Francis Drake never went near the place.
CORRECTION: he did navigate the area, but it was already the Strait of Magellan by then.
Keep going Matt! I know if you go with your gut, you can get a lot of money on FJ!
As for the final question, the only explorer that I could come up with was Hernando Cortez. Of course, I knew that the Spanish conquistador’s explorations were mainly centered around Mexico.
No one knew about Ferdinand Megellan? Too bad on that but still though had Matt stayed with his original response he would have scored 500K to tie with Jason zufferaniari. Emperor penguins was a funny response but those guys are not explorers. VJ this must be the second time that Matt lost this much money since last week, do you think he could possibly sweep up this final week without having to get more wrong fj responses?
Tough final as we begin the week with a triple stumper.
Go Matt Go!
You are awesome! Keep winning!
Go Matt go!
Some will lament that he lost a lot on the FJ wager, or he would have been over 500K with a correct response, but hey, it’s in the funny money stage now.
It’s all good.
The Curse of Roscoe struck again!
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Matt finished with $44,400 before Final Jeopardy.
Yes, and a correct response in FJ would have put him at 508K and change.
Did Roscoe miss another show? This is peculiar. On the one hand he became a fan of the show and/or Matt when Matt became a contestant.
Was it a late night out? A missed catnap?
Maybe Roscoe just knows when Matt is gonna lose a big bet and can’t stand to watch. lol.
Just kidding. I don’t remember if this was the case the first time it happened, but today, I thought it might have been because Jax was watching the show. When Roscoe sees either one of the twins, he goes the other way. (Unlike Boris, who likes them).
There might have been one solve to start the week if only Matt stayed with his original response but still he is now the fourth-most all time during regular season play and there are only 4 more games left of the season.