Final Jeopardy: Great Brits (4-15-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/15/2024) in the category “Great Brits” was:
From 1689 to 1690 & 1701 to 1702, he served as a member of Parliament representing the constituency of Cambridge University
2x champ Alison Betts, a writer & creative exec. orig. from San Jose, CA, has won $61,700 so far. In Game 3, she is up against: Joshua Beckett, an ethicist from Knoxville, TN; and Adam Sieff, an attorney from Los Angeles, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Historic Americans – Boats – 3-Letter Spelling Bee – Places That Are Also First Names – Hodgepodge – The Voice Of Television
Alison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Historic Americans” under the $400 clue on the 18th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $5,800, $1,800 more than Joshua in second place. Alison bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
Largely of Sac & Fox descent, he served as the first president of the American Professional Football Association show
Alison finished in the lead with $10,000. Joshua was in second place with $6,800. Adam was last with $0. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Health Observances – In The Dictionary – A Love For Books – Road Scholarly – That Band’s an Institution – “P”eople
Alison found the first Daily Double in “In the Dictionary” under the $1,600 clue on the 10th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $17,200, $12,000 more than Joshua in second place. Alison bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
In the singular it’s shame; in the irregular plural wounds like those of Jesus show
Alison found the last Daily Double in “A Love for Books” under the $1,600 clue on the 16th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $23,400, $17,400 more than Joshua in second place. Alison bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
Roddy Doyle’s novel “Love” finds 2 old friends reconnecting in this world capital for a revealing evening of drinking show
Alison finished in the lead with a runaway of $26,800. Joshua was in second place with $8,400. Adam was last with $4,800. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS ISAAC NEWTON?
Apparently, Isaac Newton’s time as a Member of Parliament is more or less a footnote in his life. According to History.com: From 1689 to 1690, Newton was a member of Parliament, representing Cambridge University…. Newton’s contributions to Parliament apparently were limited, though; he reportedly spoke only once, when he asked an usher to close a window because it was chilly. Nevertheless, while in London Newton became acquainted with a number of influential people, from King William III to the philosopher John Locke. Newton served a second brief term in Parliament, from 1701 to 1702, and again seems to have contributed little.”
Adam thought it was John Locke. He lost $3,000 and finished with $1,800.
Joshua got it right. He bet $1,201 and finished with $9,601.
Alison also got it right. She bet $9,000 and won the game with $35,800. Alison’s impressive 3-day total is $97,500.
2 triple stumpers from “P”EOPLE:
($1600) What you earn on your savings account & what you pay for groceries are partly in the hands of this man, Fed chair since 2018
($2000) In 1829, while serving as Home Secretary, he created London’s Metropolitan Police Force
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “WORDS OF THE YEAR”
Oxford’s word of the year for 2021 was this 3-letter one, short for a word that goes back to the Latin for “cow” show
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A tough FJ as I was never aware that Sir Isaac Newton (of all people) had served in Parliament. Actually, I was only amazed that two of the contestants had managed to come up with the correct response. As usual, a great game!
Poor Adam stood like a statue throughout the first round. At least he made it to FJ. Which stumped me entirely. Ran names through my head but couldn’t settle on one. Tough but fair question, though.
Come on, “P”eople! You didn’t know America’s sweetheart long before Meg Ryan? Or the current head of the Fed Reserve? Joshua’s boo-boo (opium instead of tea? Eww) gave control to Alison, who picked the DD clue next. It was an easy one and gave her a whopping lead. She was terrific, nailing all 3 DDs and FJ.
“Women in Love” is pretty well-known; thought one of them would get it. I wanted to gag when no one knew the “Love Shack” and “Truckin'” bands. And the words in the oda/odalisque clue all but gave away the answer.
The “More Clues on page 2” link didn’t work, but clicking on the numeral below did.
oda turned up in crossword puzzles frequently when I used to do them. That was a long time ago though. I got bored with crosswords and switched to cryptograms
Ah, I’ve done crosswords for 60 years now. Ten years ago I was doing 13 a week, now I’m down to three, including the Sunday NYT which takes well under an hour. Very familiar with the —– room clue. I like cryptograms but haven’t done one in ages. Our Sunday paper does have one, though.
Ken must have thought the image was Venice because of the bridge.
Too many unanswered clues. Not a good look. And no, Adam didn’t get in the first round at all. I almost forgot he was there.
Wow! Nice game. Did Adam even ring in for round 1?
Alison revealed more, including being married, so maybe that will tamp down the creepers.
I ran the category for “That Band’s an Institution”. However, to my mild horror, I zoned on “America’s Sweetheart”. I mean, that is 100% right up my alley. Also, she was one of the founders of United Artists, along with Douglas Fairbanks Sr, Sir Charles Chaplin, and David Wark (D.W.) Griffith.
That reversal on the fly was possibly the fastest I’ve ever seen. That’s quite a humbler for Ken. I wonder if he was “caught up in the moment” when he accepted Alison’s response. But, they took the money away from her in a flash, anyhow. I would like to have seen the judges at that moment. For all my cursing of Mayim, I don’t recall something so gaudy.
Oh, and, a late coda: I got FJ. I mean, who was a greater Brit than Sir Isaac? I’ve heard it ascribed to him, although I don’t know if it’s apocryphal – “If I have seen further than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants”. Now, that’s humble!