Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Americans (9-23-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/23/2024) in the category “19th Century Americans” was:
Among those who attended his 1864 funeral were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott & Franklin Pierce
2x champ Jen Feldman, a H.S. teacher from Brooklyn, NY, won $27,850 last week. In Game 3, she is up against: David Erb, a puzzle designer from Seattle, WA; and Dana Schwartz, a writer from Los Angeles, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Stringing You Along – 4 Times the Fun – Key or Peele – “Ette” Tu – Whodunit? – Magazines’ First Covers
David found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “4 Times the Fun” under the $800 on the 18th pick of the round. He was in last place with $2,000, $1,400 less than Jen’s lead. David made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
Feudal Japanese Society was divided into four distinct classes: merchants, artisans farmers, & these warriors show
David finished in the lead with $5,000. Jen and Dana were tied in second with $4,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: I Served in 2 Presidents’ Cabinets – 8-Letter Words – Physical Science – Time to Buy Some Stuff – Former Capitals – Oscar, Meet Tony
David found the first Daily Double in “Former Capitals” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,600, $1,000 more than Jen in second place. David bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Busan replaced this city as a national capital from 1950 to 1953 show
David found the last Daily Double in “Physical Science” under the $800 on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $14,400, $7,600 more than Dana in second place. David bet $8,000 and he was RIGHT.
Pascal’s law says in fluid in a closed container, a change in this goes without loss to every part; Pascal tested it with a full barrel show
David finished in the lead with a runaway at $30,000. Jen was second with $8,800 and Dana was last with $5,400. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE?
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century author, famous for “The Scarlet Letter”, among other works. He died at age 59 on May 19, 1864 in Plymouth, NH while on a trip with former president Franklin Pierce, his lifelong close friend. It was Pierce, in fact, who discovered that Hawthorne had died in his sleep. Hawthorne’s body was transported to Concord, MA, where his funeral was attended by many famous figures, some of whom were close acquaintances. Pierce and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow had both known Hawthorne since their Bowdoin college days. Educator Bronson Alcott sold his home to Hawthorne, who named it “The Wayside”, whereupon Ralph Waldo Emerson became Hawthorne’s neighbor.
When Franklin Pierce died 5 years later, he provided for Hawthorne’s children in his Last Will and Testament.
Nathaniel Hawthorne appears on this list of 19th Century Novelists from 10 years ago. At the time, I counted 17 clues about him on topics that include Franklin Pierce.
Dana thought it was Frederick Douglass, who died in 1895. She lost $5,000 and finished with $1,400.
Jen went with Thoreau (d. 1862). She lost $4,001 and finished with $4,799.
David wrote down “He Adams,” agreeing with Ken that he was going for Henry Adams (d. 1918). He lost $12,345 but won the game with the remaining $17,655. David Erb is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
STRINGING YOU ALONG ($800) Greece is the word for this long-necked, plucked instrument with a round, wooden body
TIME TO BUY SOME STUFF ($1600) In 2016 the Antimagnetique ref 4113 watch from this Geneva-based company timed out & went for $2.5 million
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “MAGAZINES”
A now-annual issue of this magazine was inspired by the high society parties of Caroline Astor, whose ballroom fit about 400 people show
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Ouch, tough FJ. Thoreau was my only stab. Figured it had to be a New Englander. Three stumpers came my way; Greek instrument; Swiss watch company; Scone’s alternate city. David was gutsy with his wagers, including FJ which cost him a bundle. But you don’t get too many tries in life to answer a trivia question for thousands of dollars.
I had essentially no idea for FJ, but I first said “Walt Whitman”, but then thought, maybe Thoreau, but went back to my gut from the first week, and went back to Walt Whitman. I was wrong, anyhow. But, Bronson Alcott? How was that supposed to help? I have never heard that name until this show.
I had to laugh a bit when David said “Phillip Patek”. My one single claim to snobbiness is that I own two of the answer to that clue! And, what I say? “I didn’t need the first one!”
At least I didn’t have to watch Jen make another inane wager.
I missed most of the first half of the Jeopardy! round (three clues before the first commercial break). There was a football game on this evening.
Jason, there were a lot of people attending Hawthorne’s funeral service. One newspaper report I saw said ex-President Millard Fillmore was there. Others mentioned were Fireside poets Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Greenleaf Whittier and James Russell Lowell. I’m guessing they picked Alcott because of his connection with Hawthorne’s home. Louisa May Alcott was friends with Hawthorne’s kids and she was at the service, too.
That was a tough final as we got a triple stumper to start the week.
I got 4 out of 5 in the ‘Presidents’ Cabinets category as I missed the one in the Carter administration. Even then, I performed slightly below average in the game, and flubbed the FJ (that was a tough one). Yes, it was hard to make out David’s scribbling in FJ (wrong anyways), but David won the game just the same.
A triple stumper to start off the week. 30,000 is the highest score this season going into FJ! We thought that David is going to set the record for the highest payout this season, but it didn’t happen.
This reminds me of the 3rd week of Season 37. On the FJ! Recap from 9-28 to 10-2-20, Eric Aiese’s win on September 28th, 2020 made him happy. The commenters who yearn for a long streak, myself included? Not so much.