Masters Tournament Recap: Friday 5-12-23
The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “New England Women” was:
At her funeral in 1936, it was said that “the touch of her hand…literally emancipated a soul”
In the 7th match of the 2023 Jeopardy! Masters Tournament, the Masters are:
5x champ Andrew He, who placed second in the 2022 Tournament of Champions; Sam Buttrey, 2021 Professors Tournament winner & 2022 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up; and 40x champ Amy Schneider, who also won the 2022 Tournament of Champions.
STARTING POINTS MATCH #7: Andrew 5 Sam 2 Amy 2
It’s the fourth show of the Jeopardy! Master Tournament, featuring featuring the 7th and 8th matches. J!Buzz has all the details on how the competition works.
Jeopardy! Categories: Revolt-ing History – Hang in There – Present Company Accepted – Johnny Gilbert’s Musical Theater Audition – the Suffering of Jesus – Table Talk
Andrew found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Revolt-ing History” under the 600 clue on the 16th pick of the round. He was in the lead with 4,400, 1,400 more than Amy in second place. Andrew bet 4,400 and he was RIGHT.
The Cranberries marked the date of Ireland’s Easter rising when they sang, “it’s the same old theme since” this year show
Andrew finished in the lead with 9,400. Sam was second with 4,800 and Amy was last with 4,200. All clues were shown.
Double Jeopardy! Funny Ladies – Medieval Literature – Isle Be “C”ing You – Invertebrates – Christian-ity – Mnemonic Possession
Amy found the first Daily Double in “Isle Be “C”ing You” under the 2,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was in second place with 6,600, 3,600 less than Sam’s lead. Amy bet made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
This rocky isle at the entrance to Manila Bay is home to the Pacific War Memorial show
Andrew got the last Daily Double in “Medieval Literature” under the 800 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with 15,400 now, 2,200 more than Amy in second place. Andrew bet everything and he was RIGHT.
While in a prison in Genoa, in the 1290s, Rustichello da Pisa began jotting down this man’s account of his “travels” show
Andrew finished in the lead with a runaway 37,600. Amy was next with 14,800 and Sam was in third place with 8,800. All clues were shown.
NONE of the Masters got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS ANN SULLIVAN?
Anne Sullivan was Helen Keller’s famous teacher. She is the one “The Miracle Worker” applies to. Sullivan became Keller’s teacher in 1887 and developed a close relationship with the blind and deaf girl that would last for the rest of Sullivan’s life. From Wikipedia: On October 15, 1936, [Sullivan ]had a coronary thrombosis, fell into a coma, and died five days later at the age of 70 … with Keller holding her hand…. Sullivan was cremated and her ashes interred in a memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. She was the first woman to be recognized for her achievements in this way. When Keller died in 1968, she was cremated as well and her ashes were interred alongside those of Sullivan.
Sam thought it might be Clara Barton (d. 1912). He bet and lost all of his 8,800 points.
Amy went with Mary Baker Eddy (d. 1910). She lost 5,000, dropping her down to 9,800.
Andrew had no response and he bet nothing so he won the match with 37,600.
ENDING POINTS MATCH #7: Andrew 8 Sam 2 Amy 3
The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Fictional Places” was:
The dominions of this land “extend five thousand blustrugs (about twelve miles in circumference)”
In tonight’s second match, the Masters are: 32x champ James Holzhauer, 2019 Tournament of Champions winner & 2020 Greatest of All Time first runner up; 23x champ Mattea Roach, & semi-finalist in the 2022 Tournament of Champions; and 38x champ Matt Amodio, and a semi-finalist in the 2022 Tournament of Champions
STARTING POINTS MATCH #8: James 6 Mattea 6 Matt 3
Jeopardy! Categories: Authors’ Pretty Decent Reviews – W-2 – Physics Checkup – World Coins – Classic Movies – Growing Up X
Matt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “World Coins” under the 1,000 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was the only one on the board with 1,000. Matt bet 1,000 and he was RIGHT.
Though Mount Ararat is in Turkey, this neighboring country issued a 500-dram coin featuring the mountain along with Noah’s Ark & a dove show
James finished in the lead with 8,200. Mattea was second with 4,200 and Matt was last with 2,800. All clues were shown.
Double Jeopardy! World Facts – Masterpieces – Games, Old & New – 2-Letter Responses – TV Title References – I’m Late, I’m Great, I Was Secretary Of State
James found the first Daily Double in “I’m Late, I’m Great, I was Secretary of State” under the 1,600 clue on the second pick of the round. He was in the lead with 9,400, 5,200 more than Mattea in second place. James went all in and he was RIGHT.
I messed up saying I was “in control” in the White House, but earlier I really was as a shaky Richard Nixon’s last Chief of Staff show
Matt got the last Daily Double in “TV Title References” under the 1,600 clue on the 15th pick of the round. He was in second place with 9,600 now, he had 13,200 less than James’ lead. Matt bet 9,600, but ran out of time. That was WRONG.
Slang meaning undergoing the terrible agony of withdrawal from opiates like oxycontin show
James finished in the lead with 24,800 and Mattea was second with 5,800. Matt was last with negative 2,000 and out of the game at this point. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the two Masters left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.
WHAT IS LILLIPUT?
The quote in FJ! comes from “Gulliver’s Travels”. It’s in Part I, A Voyage to Lilliput, Chapter III, where the Emperor of Liiliput’s dominions are described, followed by many lofty descriptions of the Emperor himself like “at whose nod the princes of the earth shake their knees”. The Emperor then sets out a number of rules he wants the “man-mountain” (Gulliver) to perform.
Mattea got it right. Mattea bet 158 and finished with 5,958.
James went with a joke, as he loves to do when he has a runaway: “What’s it like to know James Holzhauer, Ken?” Why he bets anything, we don’t know but that cost him 1,122. He won the match with the remaining 23,678.
ENDING POINTS MATCH #8: James 9 Mattea 7 Matt 3
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On the Secretary of State TS with William Tecumseh’s bro, why did they need a more specific? There was only one Secretary of State with that last name. Jennings, of all people, should have been the first to point that out. That’s was the reasoning behind his FJ! response of “Jones” being accepted in his first game