Final Jeopardy: Mythology (9-29-16)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/29/2016) in the category “Mythology” was:
Banished from Athens, this inventor found trouble on Crete too, but escaped.
Current champ Seth Wilson has now won 8 games and $191,701. Today he goes for a 9th win that will put him over the $200K mark. He has to beat these two players first: Anne Campbell, from Frederick, MD; and Damien Shirley, from Arlington, VA.
Round 1 Categories: Boy Scout Law Words – A Look at Books – Episodes of the Sitcom, In-Laws – You Can’t Fight – City Hall
Damien found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “City Hall” under the $400 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in a second place tie with Anne. They both had $800, $1,000 less than Seth’s lead. He bet $500 and thought it was Pitt. That was WRONG.
One of the world’s tallest building when completed in 1901, Philly’s City Hall is 548 feet tall & topped by a statue of this man.
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Seth finished in the lead with $5,200. Anne was second with $4,800 and Damien was last with $1,900.
Round 2 Categories: Michigan History – Honors & Awards – Recent Memoirists – National Currency Units – Music In Movies – “SQ”s Me
Anne found the first Daily Double in “National Currency Units” under the $2,000 clue on the 6th pick of the round. She was in the lead at this point with $6,800, $1,600 more than Seth in second place. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.
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Seth found the last Daily Double in “Honors & Awards” under the $2,000 clue. Only the “SQ”s Me category was left after it. Back in the lead with $13,600, he had $6,600 more than Anne in second place. He bet $1,500 and took a shot with the Cross of the French Legion. That was WRONG.
Napoleon created it in 1802 as a general military & civil order of merit. show
Seth finished in the lead with $14,100. Anne was next with $9,000 and Damien was in third place with $5,500.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS DAEDALUS?
According to some accounts of the Daedalus myth, murder was the reason the master craftsman had to leave Athens. He knocked off his apprentice because he wanted to stay No. 1 in his profession. In Crete, Daedalus designed the labyrinth at the behest of King Minos, “a notorious ingrate”, as MythWeb calls him in its account. Daedalus was imprisoned in his own creation by King Minos with his son, Icarus. They managed to escape with wings that enabled them to fly, constructed of course by Daedalus. Icarus failed to heed his father’s navigation warnings and went too near the sun, causing his wings to melt. He fell into the sea and died.
Daedalus made it to Sicily with King Minos still hot on his trail. This time, it was Minos who landed in hot water– literally.
Damien wrote down Mithra. He lost $5,499 bet and had a dollar left.
Anne got it right with “Daedelus.” Her $3,499 bet brought her up to $12,499.
Seth also got it right with “Deadalus.” He bet $4,000 so he won the match with $18,100. His 9-day total is $209,801, putting him at the top of the ToC list in winnings and in a tie with Buzzy Cohen for number of games won.
YOU CAN’T FIGHT ($1000) Last name of brothers Daniel & Philip, pacifist priests known for their opposition to the Vietnam War
HONORS & AWARDS ($800) An Academy Award is named for this boy wonder movie producer who died at 37
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “2014 Newsmakers”
Both making news in June, these two Davids with similar last names are Lebron’s new coach and Eric Cantor’s conqueror. show
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Would like to be a contestant on jeopardy but alas I am in Trinidad how about starting a chapter of Jeopardy in Trinidad I would certainly be contestant number 1
@Gail, you should post your request on Jeopardy!’s Facebook page. I noticed that the show has staff answering posts now and maybe you will get a reply on the likelihood of that.
FYI, there was a contestant named Heather Jarvis who was originally from Trinidad & Tobago in September 2014. She won her first match and lost to Catherine Hardee the next day
Congrats Seth from Trinidad&Tobago
Ummm,.. y’all catch Alex’s comment?, in reference to “things going smooth”, & referring to “Hamsters”? Ugh!
Congrats once again seth. I knew you would go over 200000 dollars. Keep it going! I was a huge fan of mythology and read icarus and dadelus. But who exactly is mithra? Has anyone heard of mithra and what he or she does?
@Lou, I guess wikipedia is a good start to get an overview on Mithra who I never heard of and doesn’t seem to be connected with Ancient Greece. Here’s a link to their article on it.
@everyone, here’s a link to 8 more clues from the match
I guess that they were all too young to have heard of the Berrigan brothers.
Daniel Berrigan was in the news this year — he passed away in April and there were a lot of tributes. Here’s a link to his NYT obituary
That’s right, VJ, thanks for reminding me!
Go seth go u r my number 2 Jeopardy hero after ken jennings. I never miss Jeopardy if I can help it!
Btw, vj is Peres on your clue watch list? With his death I’m thinking his name may show up soon.
Thanks for bringing it up, Jacob. I agree they will have a clue on Peres. Maybe even a category. He’s been in about 5 regular clues but not since 2011. He had an FJ that same year..
Uzbekistan’s president (Karimov) died this month. He had 2 clues, the last in 2013 and the one before that was a DD in 2009 .
Congratulations, Seth.
Did any of you notice how Seth is the king of the ToC list, like Matt Jackson did. He is (probably going to be) the only player to play regularly in the season of his ToC, like Matt Jackson. Have you noticed how awesome he is at Jeopardy? Yes, and that was pretty obvious.
Leena, yes I agree that Seth is awesome. What a player!
It’s official. Seth is the King on the list of TOC.
Congrats Seth. Well-deserved by someone who demonstrates not only broad knowledge but CLASS.