Final Jeopardy: Epitaphs (9-27-19)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/26/2019) in the category “Epitaphs” was:
From his own 1898 poem, the epitaph of this Irish-born man ends, “his mourners will be outcast men, & outcasts always mourn”
New champ Gabe Brison-Trezise, a researcher from Washington, D.C., won $22,400 yesterday and dethroned a 19x champ. In his second game, he takes on: Steve St. John, a college psychology professor from Winter Springs, FL; and Laurel Lathrop, a graduate student from Tallahassee, FL.
Round 1 Categories: Winnie-the-Pooh in the OED – Museum-podge – Theories – Cable Television – An Imp of a Rhyme – Whiskey Business
Gabe found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Museum-podge” under the $400 clue on the 15th pick of the round. He was $400 in the red, $3,800 behind Laurel’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
The Vasa, a warship that spent 333 years under the sea, was salvaged & turned into a museum in this capital city. show
Laurel finished in the lead with $7,400. Gabe was second with $2,000 and Steve was last with $600.
Round 2 Categories: Antiquity Custody Battles – “B” Movie Stars – Biographers – Some Stern Words – Soap – Water
Laurel found the first Daily Double in “Water” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick. She was in the lead with $14,600 now, $9,800 more than Gabe in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
A painting (image) depicts this river that in Switzerland plummets over the Shaffhausen waterfall show
Gabe found the last Daily Double in “Some Stern Words” under the $2,000 , with 11 clues left after it. In third place with $6,400, he had $11,200 less than Laurel’s lead. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.
Unwilling to change your opinion? You’re this, from the practice of coloring fibers before they were woven into cloth. show
Laurel finished in the lead with $18,400. Gabe was next with $15,600 and Steve was in third place with $12,200.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The passage in the clue is from the end of Part IV of “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”, concerning a hanging that took place when Oscar Wilde was imprisoned there. After Wilde’s death in Paris on 11/30/1900 at age 46, he was interred in a modest grave in the Cimetière de Bagneux. His first epitaph was the Latin translation of Job 29:22. Wilde’s remains were transferred to Père Lachaise Cemetery in 1909 and a monument by Jacob Epstein was erected, inscribed with four lines from “Reading Gaol”, and dedicated in 1912. Learn more from Bonjour Paris
From 2005: AUTHOR BIOS ($1000) Born in 1854, was well-read in Gaol for 2 years, Paris-ed away in 1900
Steve thought it was Yeats. (James Holzhauer made $10,016 on his epitaph in a a Daily Double on 4/23/19.) Steve lost $6,205 and finished with $5,995.
Gabe had Yeats, too. He lost $8,801, leaving him with $6,779.
Laurel got it right. She bet $12,801 and won the game with $31,201. Great game, Laurel! You’re the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
WINNIE-THE-POOH IN THE OED ($600) This Pooh pal’s name means “an exuberant, energetic, and cheerful person”
“B” MOVIE STARS: As Sgt. Barnes in “Platoon”, this tough guy really gets on Charlie Sheen’s bad side
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “19th Century People”
On June 28, 1838 an archbishop jammed a ring made for her little finger onto her 4th; she had to soak it in ice water to get it off. show
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There’s a video showing Jason getting paid on youtube (LINK)
Johnny Gilbert said “also” after their hometown during the contestant introductions segment. Possibly the first time that’s ever heard.
But that was yesterday.
Looks like gabe couldn’t string a few more wins. But we finished off the week with a strong streaker. Let’s see how laurel does next week. VJ, did the contestants get confused on today’s final with the epitaph of Oscar Wilde or were they off by a few years?
I don’t know what you mean, Lou. Two of them just picked the wrong Irish poet, that’s all. I guess they didn’t remember Yeats’ epitaph from that earlier game this past April (if they saw it, that is).
It looked like it was a pretty frustrating game for Gabe. The bottom-to-top approach wasn’t working out too hot but he did manage to get within striking distance of Laurel’s big lead.
LINK: 11 more clues from the game
Sorry about that. I meant to ask did the wording of the clue in final jeopardy kind of threw the players off track a bit and they went for Yeats instead of Wilde? I hope it should clear up the confusion.
Fast exit, Gabe…
Not only that, a fluke. I hate giant-killers.