Final Jeopardy: Literary Characters (7-17-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/17/2024) in the category “Literary Characters” was:

In a 1980 National Book Award Winner, we learn this title character gets his name from the rank of his late dad–Technical Sergeant

New champ Jay Fisher, a government relations manager from Lisle, IL, won $1,799 yesterday, when he had the top score after Final Jeopardy! stumped the panel. In Game 2, he takes on these two players: Nella Ballauer, church secretary from Amarillo, TX; and Zach Eckstein, a law clerk from New York, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Cybertalk – The Folkie Era – States by Super-Senator – Arresting Literature – 2 X 3 – 6-Pourri –

Nella found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Cybertalk” under the $600 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in last place with $0, $4,400 less than Zach’s lead. Nella bet $1,000 and tried handshake at the last second, but that was WRONG.

It’s the diplomatic word for the standards governing an exchange of data between computer systems show

WHAT IS A PROTOCOL?<

Jay finished in the lead with $6,400. Zach was second with $3,800 and Nella was last with $0. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: U.S. Place Nicknames – Le Cinema – Education – 3 Consecutive Letters – World History – Opera Heroines

Jay found the first Daily Double in “U.S. Place Nicknames” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $7,600, $3,400 more than Zach in second place. Jay bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

“The weather capital of the world”, Pennsylvania show

WHAT IS PUNXSUTAWNEY?

Jay found the last Daily Double in “Education” under the $1,600 clue on the 18th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,200, $8,800 more than Zach in second place. Jay bet $3,500 and he was RIGHT.

Her first book outlining her “method” was published in 1909 as “Il Metodo Della Pedagogia Scientifica” show

WHO IS MARIA MONTESSORI?

Jay finished in the lead with a runaway $19,700. Nella was second with $3,600 and Zach was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS T.S. GARP?

In “The World According to Garp”, the main character has no first name. He only has the initials T.S. Under pressure from her parents to tell them the first name of her baby’s father, Garp’s mother, Jenny Fields, admits she never knew it. The father was just “Technical Sergeant Garp.” She decides the baby’s first name will be T.S. In the novel, this causes many problems you might expect. At one point, as you might also expect, a kid says it stands for “tough sh*t”.

Robin Williams stars as T.S. Garp in the 1982 film with the same title as the novel. In the film, at different times, Garp says the T.S. stands for terribly sexy, terribly shy and terribly sad.

There have been many clues on this novel. The last line (“In the world according to Garp, we’re all terminal cases”) was a clue twice. This is the novel’s first Final Jeopardy! clue

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Zach tried Smith. He bet and lost his whole $1,800.

Nella had no response. She lost $3,599 and finished with $1.00.

Jay also had nothing. He lost $5,300 but he won the game with the remaining $14,400. Jay’s 2-day total is $16,199.

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

ARRESTING LITERATURE ($400) Count Alexander Rostov is placed under not house but hotel arrest (across from the Kremlin) in this bestseller by Amor Towles

LE CINEMA ($2000) This director had a bit role as a snitch in his 1960 classic “Breathless”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ONE of 2 players got this FJ in “STATE MOTTOS”

This motto is the name of a city in that state & is a famous quote by an ancient Greek from the 3rd century B.C. show

WHAT IS EUREKA?

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