Masters Tournament Recap: Wednesday 5-24-23
Here are some more clues from the 5/24/2023 Jeopardy! Masters Tournament matches. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the show can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
Final 1 – James, Matt, Mattea
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS (1000) Acting as your own attorney, this Latin phrase for “in one’s own behalf”? You know what they say about a lawyer who represents himself
RECENT EVENTS (1000) With 50,000 mercenaries, many from prisons, the outfit called this group has become a key part of Russia’s force in Ukraine
COMPOSERS (200) Scott Joplin published the haunting “Bethena, a Concert” this kind of dance music soon after the 1904 death of his wife
SOME HARD WORDS (1000) Old French or “diamond”, it can mean a diamond or other object of unyielding firmness
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARTS (2000) The Manhattan Project historical park’s 3 locations are Los Alamos, Oak Ridge & this site near Richland, Washington
FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS (1200) This word for a thick, ropy texture can apply to carpets as well as sweaters; put it down in less heavily trafficked areas
3-“SY”LLABLE WORDS (1600) Voluptuary & sensualist are synonyms for this word for someone devoted to luxury
HORROR MOVIES (1200) “Drag Me to Hell”, directed by this horror heavyweight, focuses on a woman placed under the curse of the Lamia by a wicked witch
(1600) She stars in “Fresh” which seems like a rom-com at first, but thaks to Sebastian Stan, she soon learns there’s more on the menu
WHAT’S ALL THIS? (1200) An asterism in Cygnus made up of Deneb, Sadr, Albireo, Fawaris & Aljanah
(1600) 21 provinces, including Govi-Altay & Suhbaatar
(2000) 5 sections: “The Burial of the Dead”, “A Game of Chess”, “The Fire Sermon”, “Death by Water” & “What the Thunder said”
Final 2 – James, Matt, Mattea
THE 1960S (600) On June 16, 1966 activist Stokely Carmichael rallied a crowd with “We want” these 2 words
(800) Last name of Henry, a 19th century governor, it follows “the” in the name of a San Francisco area where 1967 activities would not have pleased Henry
COMMON BONDS (1000) rock, rubber, Bollinger
MICHAEL J. FOX (800) When I began acting, someone had the name Michael Fox, so I added the “J” to my name to honor this Michael whose work I loved in “Bonnie and Clyde” (image)
CROSSWORD CLUES “AE” (2000) Norse deity group (5 letters)
3-NAMED PEOPLE (2000) Besides painting many portraits of George Washington, he founded a museum in Philadelphia as much for science as for art
IT’S JUST US (2000) Paul Williams, Helen Reddy & Johnny Mathis have all recorded the song that says, “sometimes it feels like” this mismatch
YOU KNOW IT’S NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS (1200) The Democratic National Committee has taken the first Presidential primary away from New Hampshire & given it to this state
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Having more tournaments such as this will cut down on the number of people trying to get on Jeopardy. I mean there will be fewer regular season games where the average, unknown player will have a chance to participate. I, personally, have been trying to get on the show for six years and have never once been invited for any kind of audition. And Yes; I did answer enough questions to continue with the process.
Idk about that, Albert. I just don’t see how they are going to keep this up. They already said that the Top 3 from this tournament will be back for the next Masters. That means they need 6 more superstars.
But I suppose the big gimmick will be will Mattea beat Holzhauer that time around. Then if they are in the Top 3, they’ll be back again. I can’t help thinking that’s gonna be a drag sooner rather than later.
Congratulations Mattea Roach. To suffer such a personal loss and still compete at such a level shows, imo, great human resiliency and determination. To be 24 years old and compete besides the likes of James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio is amazing.
Mattea impressed the hell out of me.
That turned out to be quite a thrilling finish. I’m still shocked that James didn’t know that Einstein had studied/worked in Switzerland, or the name of the commission that issued the 1964 report on the JFK assassination. Anything I know, I figure he knows too.
That FJ on Africa came to me right away because I immediately recognized the Arabic word for “peace,” which is very similar to “shalom” in Hebrew.
The stumpers and the 2nd FJ way out of my league, although I did know the Latin phrase for representing oneself from my years of working with attorneys and courts. Kind of knew the Manhattan Project’s 3rd location because it’s been a controversy ever since I moved to the Pacific NW.
I haven’t parsed the FJ wagers yet, but James is a mathematical genius, so I’m sure he knew exactly what he was doing. Props to Mattea for coming so close to victory.
I’m not sure we need another Masters Tournament–it may make for good television, but it also makes the rich richer–but now we know the 3 finalists will be back for the next one. Michael Davies is doing all he can to overexpose the franchise.
Man, Howard, you and I are so on the same page! Concur with what you wrote. My wife, who had already gone to bed, and was a Medieval Studies minor in college, I knew would know final. I translated the Latin, then said “Thomas à Becket”, because I confuse the two!
I also got the East African former capital because there was a player for the Jets named “Abdus Salaam”, and I recalled the announcer saying it meant “soldier of peace”!
Someone said a few days or a week ago that the clues were harder, and I def agree with that. “Average” contestants would have been lost in the weeds.
Not sure if I recall that player, but much earlier Rashaan Salaam from Colorado won the Heisman Trophy.
I should have taken Latin in high school instead of German.
Also, James Holzhauer should never have been invited to participate in this tournament for two reasons. First, James was in the GOAT Tournament with Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, which should have precluded him from this tournament. I believe that participating in the GOAT Tournament with Jennings and Rutter sets Holzhauer apart from the other players by putting Holzhauer on a higher level.
Secondly, James has become a celebrity and working game show employee on ‘The Chase’. IMO, working on ‘The Chase’ has made Holzhauer a real celebrity, which should have precluded him from this tournament.
On one hand, Jeopardy wants viewers, and including James is a great way to get them.
But on the other hand, James is basically a professional trivia person at this point, which does make it seem a bit unfair.
On the other other hand, it was still a close competition in the end, and a correct response by Mattea on the last FJ would have given her the crown.
I loved the second FJ clue. I’m surprised James didn’t get it. But that is such a high pressure situation to be in.