Masters Tournament Recap: Tuesday 5-9-23
The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “21st Century Authors” was:
Once a journalist himself, he began his first novel with his hero being fined 150,000 kronor for aggravated libel
In the 3rd match of the 2023 Jeopardy! Masters Tournament, the Masters are: Sam Buttrey, 2021 Professors Tournament winner & 2022 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000; 40x champ Amy Schneider, who also won the 2022 Tournament of Champions; and 23x champ Mattea Roach, & semi-finalist in the 2022 Tournament of Champions.
STARTING POINTS MATCH #3: Sam 1 Amy 1 Mattea 0
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Jeopardy! Categories: Play: The Game – Unusual Museums – Time To Lawyer Up – TV – 1920s Science – All “In”
Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Play: The Game” under the 1,000 clue on the 11th pick of the round. She was tied for the lead with Sam at 2,400, Mattea had no points. Amy made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
Teach evolution to your science class; get arrested; be prosecuted by a 3-time presidential candidate; guilty card, pay $100 show
Amy finished in the lead with 6,000. Sam was second with 4,000 and Mattea was last with 2,800. All clues were shown.
Double Jeopardy! The Map Of Europe – Editors – Colonial America – ____ Of The ____ – Biblical Places – Diane Warren
Mattea found the first Daily Double in “Map of Europe” under the 1,200 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. Mattea was in second place with 4,400 now, 1,600 less than Amy’s lead. Mattea went all in and was RIGHT.
Walk straight from Narbonne to Zaragoza & you’ll pass in & out of this country show
Sam got the last Daily Double in “Colonial America” under the 2,000 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in last place with 7,200, he had 3,200 less than Mattea’s lead. Sam went all in and he was RIGHT.
This evangelical revival of the 1730s & 1740s was led by such theologians as George Whitefield & Jonathan Edwards show
Sam finished in the lead with 17,600. Mattea was next with 16,400 and Amy was in third place with 11,200. All clues were shown.
TWO of the Masters got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS STIEG LARSSON?
Stieg Larsson was a Swedish writer, journalist, and activist. Larsson founded the Swedish Expo Foundation to “counteract the growth of the extreme right and the white power culture in schools and among young people.” His best known work is the Millennium trilogy featuring computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, which were published posthumously after Larsson died of a heart attack in 2004.
Amy got it right. She added 6,500 points and finished with 17,700.
Mattea also knew it and bet 6,001 points, for a 22,401 point finish.
Sam thought it was Johannson Stiegler. That cost him 15,201. He finished with 2,399.
ENDING POINTS MATCH #3: Sam 1 Amy 2 Mattea 3
The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Western Hemisphere History” was:
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1915 the assassination of President Sam brought Uncle Sam to this country, beginning a 19-year military occupation
In tonight’s second match, the Masters are: 5x champ Andrew He, who placed second in the 2022 Tournament of Champions; 32x champ James Holzhauer, 2019 Tournament of Champions winner & 2020 Greatest of All Time first runner up; and 38x champ Matt Amodio, and a semi-finalist in the 2022 Tournament of Champions
STARTING POINTS MATCH #4: Andrew 3 James 3 Matt 0
Jeopardy! Categories: The Other Masters – Libraries – Overwrought History – Ethiopia – You Speak Latin, Right? – Need! Coffee! Now!
Matt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Ethiopia” under the 800 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in the lead with 2,600, 600 more than James in second place. Matt bet 2,600 and he was RIGHT.
With many now living in Israel, Jews of Ethiopian origin trace their lineage to Menelik I, traditionally the son of this woman show
James finished in the lead with 7,600. Matt was second with 6,800 and Andrew was last with 5,200. All clues were shown.
Double Jeopardy! Please Look Through The Telescope – Rhymingly Named Celebs – Literature – Contronyms – A New Coat – “Of” Paint)
Matt found the first Daily Double in “‘Of’ Paint” under the 800 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in the lead with 13,200, 4,800 more than James in second place. Matt bet everything and he was RIGHT.
This 1793 painting seen here depicts an event from July of that year show
James got the last Daily Double in “A New Coat” under the 1,600 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in second place with 10,400 now, he had 14,800 less than Matt’s lead. James bet it all and he was RIGHT.
This Scottish chemist invented a waterproof material that was used to make a raincoat that bears his name show
Matt and James finished in a tie for the lead with 28,400. Andrew was last with 9,600. All clues were shown.
NONE of the Masters got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS HAITI?
From the State Dept.’s Office of the Historian: “Following the assassination of the Haitian President [Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam] in July of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson sent the United States Marines into Haiti to restore order and maintain political and economic stability in the Caribbean. This occupation continued until 1934.”
Andrew wrote down “baby we got a game goin’”, which he could afford to do since he bet nothing.
James crossed out Haiti(!) and went with Nicaragua. As usual, he bet the farm. As is not usual, he lost it all.
Matt also went with Nicaragua. He only lost 1,000 points and he won the match with the remaining 27,400.
ENDING POINTS MATCH #4: Andrew 4 James 3 Matt 3
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I knew that ramen food co. TS because once, I got the bright idea to save $$ by eating ramen for lunch every day. After a while, I couldn’t look at another cup of that ever again. 🤣 I can’t imagine working in a company that makes them!