Final Jeopardy: Characters In Book Series (9-17-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/17/2024) in the category “Characters In Book Series” was:

This 12-year-old began his first book saying, “Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood”

New champ Aiden Orzech, a teacher from Thornhill, Ontario, won $27,599. In Game 2, his challengers are: Alisa Kindsfater, an English teacher from Enola, AR; and Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, TX.

Round 1 Categories: Historical Decisions – Philadelphia – Out There in Radio Land – Hodgepodge – About the Author – “Ize” & “Eers”

Will found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Out There in Radio Land” under the $800 on the 13th pick of the round. Will was the only on the board with $3,200. Will made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Robert Plant made a pledge to Portland’s KBOO after hearing a DJ promise to never play this song if listeners donated show

WHAT IS “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN”?

Will finished in the lead with $12,000. Aiden was second with $2,600 and Alisa was last with $400. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: First Ladies’ First Names – Placing Some Geography – Short-Titled Films – Conversational Vocabulary – Mythological Bromance – Super Hot Fire

Will found the first Daily Double in “Placing Some Geography” under the $1,600 clue on the 16th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $13,600, $5,800 more than Aiden in second place. Will bet $3,600 and thought it was Luxembourg. That was WRONG.

“Walking the length of” this country “in a weekend” took a journalist along the Rhine to its Southern border with Switzerland show

WHAT IS LIECHTENSTEIN?

Alisa found the last Daily Double in “Mythological Bromance” under the $1,600 with 7 clues left after it. She was in last place with $5,200, $7,600 less than Will’s lead. Alisa bet $3,000 and tried Jason. That was WRONG.

Our time has Damon and Affleck; Greek legend had Damon and him, whose bond led the tyrant of Syracuse to spare them show

WHO IS PYTHIAS?

Will finished in the lead with $13,200. Aiden was second with $11,000 and Alisa was last with $5,400. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS PERCY JACKSON?

The character Percy Jackson first appeared in bedtime stories Rick Riordan made up for his son, who had a keen interest in Greek mythology. Percy is a demigod, whose father is the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon. His mother is a mortal. Riordan’s son thought his dad should write a book about Percy which led to “The Lightning Thief” (2005). It sold well enough that Riordan was able to devote himself to writing full-time. Percy Jackson and the Olympians evolved into a series that was so popular, films, a musical and a TV series soon followed.

Here are a couple of Percy Jackson-related quizzes online: 10 Signs You May be a Half Blood -and- What God Are You Descended From. (I am descended from Athena and 50% half blood 🤣)

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Alisa got it right. She bet it all and doubled her score to $10,800.

Evan also got it right and bet it all. He doubled his score to $22,000.

Will thought it was Harry Potter. He lost $8,801, dropping down to third place with $4,399. Aiden remains the champ with a 2-day total of $49,599.

A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)

HODGEPODGE ($800) Roy Frowick, who began designing women’s wear in the 1960s, dropped his first & last names & went by this middle name

SHORT-TITLED FILMS ($1600) Walt Disney saw Fess Parker’s small role in this 1954 film about giant ants & picked him to play Davy Crockett for his TV series

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “AMERICAN GOVERNMENT”

Delivered on January 8, 1790, the first of these was also the shortest, at 1,089 words show

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