Final Jeopardy: Fathers & Sons (1-18-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/18/2012) in the category “Fathers & Sons” was:
The island where this man’s son washed ashore was later named Ikaria.
New champ, Amy Stephenson returned today to take on these two contestants: Zach May from West Liberty, KY, and Debra McGuire from Princeton, TX.
In the Jeopardy! round, the Daily Double was in the category “Of Milk.” Debra found it right after she took the lead away from Zach. She had $2,200 and made it a true Daily Double. She didn’t know but took a shot with “yogurt,” which was WRONG.
Mongolians cool off with airag, a slightly fermented version of this alliterative liquid. show
Zach finished this round in the lead with $7,400. Amy was second with $3,000 and Debra was last with $1,200.
In Double Jeopardy, Amy got the first Daily Double in “Pop Culture.” She was in the lead with $11,400, $3,200 more than Zach. She bet $3,000 and was RIGHT.
This late country singer called his autobiography “Thirty Years of Sausage: Fifty Years of Ham. show
Zach got the last Daily Double in “Old Virginia.” He was still in second place with $13,800, now $3,400 behind Amy. He bet $3,400 and got it WRONG.
In 1699 the capital of Virginia was moved from Jamestown to this city.” show
Amy finished in the lead with $17,600. Zach was next with $10,400 and Debra was pulling up the rear with $4,400.
The Final Jeopardy answer was a bit of a no-brainer for those familiar with Greek mythology, eh? One might also think mythology is a topic Jeopardy! contestant wannabes would brush up on, but only ONE contestant got the Final Jeopardy question right.
WHO IS DAEDALUS?
Daedalus and his son were imprisoned in the Labyrinth by King Minos, when Daedalus decided to fly his way out. He built wings from feathers and wax and warned his son not to fly too low or his wings would get wet by the sea and not too high or the sun would melt the wax. Even way back then, children didn’t listen. Icarus flew too near the sun, the wax melted and he fell into the sea. In the painting shown here, Pieter Bruegel depicts the event. W.H. Auden offers a somewhat cynical view of the painting in his poem, Musée des Beaux Arts. (Reely’s Audio Poems).
Debra got it right, bet $2,001 and ended with $6,401.
Zach wrote down “Who is Cook” and bet the farm. Funny, because he was the only one who cracked a smile while the music played so we thought he had it.
Amy wrote down “Who is Philemon.” He and his wife, Baucis, ended up as intertwining trees. Jonathan Swift wrote an amusing poem about that.
Amy bet $3,201 bringing today’s score down to $14,399. But it was a victorious $14,399 and when added to yesterday’s total, Amy’s 2-day winnings are $32,799.
