Final Jeopardy: Shakespeare’s Plays
The Final Jeopardy question (4/12/2012) in the category “Shakespeare’s Plays” was:
The only 2 plays whose titles repeat a word, excluding articles & prepositions are “Measure for Measure” & this.
New champ Sean Hansen won $30,001 yesterday and returned today to take on two new players: Megan Davenport from Ruston, LA and Judy Nichols, from Wilmington, NC.
Judy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Interviewing the Interviewer.” She was in second place with $3,000, $4,000 less than Sean in the lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
About his famous interviews with Richard Nixon, he said he felt empathy, not sympathy, for Nixon. show
Sean finished in the lead with $8,000. Judy was next with $5,000 and Megan was in last place with $800.
Judy found the first Daily Double in Double Jeopardy! in “Without My Partner.” She now had $9,800, $2,200 less than Sean, still in the lead. She went after the lead with a $3,000 bet and she was RIGHT.
In 2007, at age 79, this American scientist saw his personal genome posted online. show
Megan got the second Daily Double in “Polar Exploration.” She was in last place with $7,200. Sean had $13,600 and Judy had $12,800. She didn’t go after the lead but went with a $4,800 bet, and she was RIGHT.
Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano, was discovered in 1841 by this man for whom an ice shelf is named. show
Sean finished first with $15,600, Megan was now in second place with $13,600 and Judy was last with that same $12,800.
TWO of the players got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL?
“All’s Well That Ends Well … is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623. Though originally the play was classified as one of Shakespeare’s comedies, the play is now considered by some critics to be one of his problem plays, so named because they cannot be neatly classified as tragedy or comedy.” (wikipedia)
Judy got it right and bet $12,500. She finished with $25,300.
Megan got right but she only bet $10,000 so she finished with $23,600.
Sean blanked out so he lost his $11,601. He finished in third place with $3,999.
So, once again, we have a new champion to finish the week with us. Well played, Judy!
