Monday, October 23, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]

[Archivists]

Game Recap for Show #7616, 2017-10-23

CONTESTANTS
Nan Bauer, a writer from Brooklyn, Michigan
Marcus Leung, a fashion buyer from San Francisco, California
Kathleen Kosman, an attorney from Dearborn, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,400)

OPENING REMARKS
Alex: Thank you, Johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Hi, folks. Welcome. Good to have you with us. Nan and Marcus, welcome aboard. Kathleen, good to see you again. How's your leg doing?

Kathleen: It's all right.

Alex: Okay. Let’s go to work. Jeopardy! Round is where we start. And today, these categories now in play…

JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
HISTORY, WITH SOUND EFFECTS (4/5)
FOOD TALK (5/5)
STATE OF THE UNION HEADQUARTERS (5/5, including 1 correct Daily Double)
PLAY THE JOKER (5/5)
20th CENTURY NOVELS (5/5)
ENDS IN "EE" (4/5)

THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
Nan: 11 R, 2 W
Marcus: 9 R (including 1 rebound), 1 W
Kathleen: 8 R (including 1 rebound and 1 DD), 1 W

Clues revealed: 30
Triple Stumpers: 2
Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $1,800



SCORES AT THE FIRST BREAK
Nan: $3,000
Marcus: $2,600
Kathleen: $800

CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS



Alex: Nan Bauer is a writer from Michigan who has done some theater work. In particular, with your son.

Nan: Yes. My son Henry and I were in a production of Macbeth not that long ago. And we both played two roles. And in one, I got to challenge him to be a brave warrior, and in the other, I got to yell at him for being a slacker, so…

Alex: That must have made you feel really good because there’s no guilt associated with that. And you're getting out some of your concerns, right?

Nan: Exactly.

Alex: Wipe that smile off your face.

[Laughter]




Alex: Marcus Leung from San Francisco is a fashion buyer. Which means you do what exactly? Does that mean you get to go to Milan and New York and Paris for all those great fashion shows?

Marcus: Not so much the shows, mostly the trade events.

Alex: Oh.

Marcus: I get to sit in quiet offices and quiet showrooms while other people get to go to parties.

Alex: Good for you. All right.




Alex: Kathleen Kosman. Attorney from Dearborn, Michigan. Taught herself…

Kathleen: To knit.

Alex: To knit. To deal with pressure.

Kathleen: Yes. Law school's a very stressful time in pretty much anybody's life, and one of my friends was already knitting, and she showed me the basics. And from there, I started watching YouTube videos and looking up stuff online to try to get better at it.

Alex: It worked?

Kathleen: It worked.

Alex: Okay.

JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
Kathleen found the Daily Double on the 21st clue. Kathleen had $1,200, Marcus had $3,400, and Nan was at $4,800. Kathleen made it a True Daily Double, wagering $1,200.

STATE OF THE UNION HEADQUARTERS $600: The Industrial Workers of the World:
this state, not far from the Haymarket Memorial

TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
HISTORY, WITH SOUND EFFECTS $800: On April 28, 1881 Billy the Kid escaped jail...but it was game over when this sheriff caught up with him a few months later
(Nan: Who is Wyatt Earp?)

ENDS IN "EE" $1000: Tecumseh was a member of this Native American tribe of the Ohio Valley
(Nan: Who are the Seneca?)

SCORES AT THE END OF THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
Marcus: $5,200
Nan: $4,600
Kathleen: $3,800

[Archivists]

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
SALT BAY (3/5, including 1 correct Daily Double)
VOCABULARY (4/5)
PHILOSOPHY IN A NUTSHELL (4/5)
AN "L" OF A TEAM (4/5)
BIRDS OF A FEATHER (3/5, including 1 missed Daily Double)
REMEMBER THE... (5/5)

THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
Marcus: 8 R (including 1 rebound), 0 W
Nan: 10 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Kathleen: 5 R, 1 W

Clues revealed: 30
Triple Stumpers: 6
Double Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $7,200



FIRST DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
Nan snagged the next Daily Double on the 17th clue. Kathleen had $3,000, Marcus had $10,800, and Nan was at $8,600. Nan wagered $5,000.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER $1600: Of the ratites, flightless land birds, this down under denizen is the smallest
(Nan: What is a rhea?)

SECOND DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
It was Nan who snatched up the last Daily Double of the game on the 26th clue. Kathleen had $3,400, Marcus had $11,600, and Nan was at $11,200. Nan wagered $2,000.

SALT BAY $1600: The term "bay salt", evaporated seawater, is from the Bay of Bourgneuf in this west-central France river valley

TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND
PHILOSOPHY IN A NUTSHELL $2000: In 1887 this German published "The Genealogy of Morals"
(Kathleen: Who is Kierkegaard?)

BIRDS OF A FEATHER $800: This wandering high flyer can have an 11-foot wingspan
(Nan: What is a seagull?)

VOCABULARY $1200: "Bovine" term for the triangular frame at a locomotive's front--a word we hope is never used literally

SALT BAY $400: Bulls Bay near Francis Marion National Forest in this state is a source for Boutique Bay Salt

SALT BAY $1200: The Redwood City salt evaporation ponds seen here are just some of the many found in this Pacific bay
(Alex: You see them when you fly in.)

AN "L" OF A TEAM $1600: It's the gender-specific name of the University of Tennessee's women's teams

SCORES ENTERING FINAL JEOPARDY!
Marcus: $13,600
Nan: $11,200
Kathleen: $6,600

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
ENGLISH LITERATURE

VENUSIAN MONOLOGUES/MARTIAN CHRONICLES
Four-fifths for first place.
Marcus: Wager $8,801 to cover Nan.
Nan: You have to wager $2,001 to cover Kathleen's doubled score, but certainly no more than $4,599, so as to force Kathleen to be right to have a chance at winning.
Kathleen: Think about risking $1,800 or less, thereby beating Marcus on the Triple Stumper (should Marcus wager to cover Nan's doubled score).

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Much of this novel takes place on the island of Despair, off the coast of South America, from 1659 to 1686

FINAL SCORES
Kathleen: $6,600 + $6,000 = $12,600 (What is Robinson Crusoe?) (2nd place: $2,000)
Nan: $11,200 + $3,801 = $15,001 (What is Robinson Crusoe?) (New champion: $15,001)
Marcus: $13,600 - $4,400 = $9,200 (What is Island of Dr Moreau) (3rd place: $1,000)
(Alex: [To Kathleen] 28 years marooned on that island.)

Total Potential Lach Trash: $9,000

GAME DYNAMICS


CORYAT SCORES
Nan: $15,800, 21 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Marcus: $13,600, 17 R, 1 W
Kathleen: $6,000, 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Combined Coryat: $35,400

BATTING AVERAGES
Nan: 22/60 = .367
Marcus: 17/58 = .293
Kathleen: 14/59 = .237
Team: 53/63 = .841

MISCELLANEOUS INTERESTING CLUES
PLAY THE JOKER $1000: On the 1960s TV show, this actor brought the role to some delirious heights
(Kathleen: Who is Roman?)

HISTORY, WITH SOUND EFFECTS $200: He got none of the help he wanted from Lord Stanley & was unhorsed in the Aug. 22, 1485 battle that ended his reign

HISTORY, WITH SOUND EFFECTS $400: In 1800, 2 years before getting into steamboats, he had a different idea--build a sub that could dive down 25 feet
(Marcus: Who is Farragut?)

HISTORY, WITH SOUND EFFECTS $600: The military structure of this pact was dissolved on March 31, 1991; its political alliance, on July 1

FOOD TALK $600: For brunch, I'm serving up this two-word Spanish-named egg dish

HISTORY, WITH SOUND EFFECTS $1000: Though he turned out a dullard, hopes were high in 1661 when Louis XIV's first son was born & given this title as heir
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)

BIRDS OF A FEATHER $2000: The "P" in its name is silent, and its plumage is nearly invisible as it changes from light brown in summer to a winter white

SALT BAY $2000: Salt from the Bay of Cadiz was used in ancient times to create garum, this type of sauce still vital to S.E. Asian cooking
(Nan: What is garam masala?)

CORRECT RESPONSES
Illinois
Pat Garrett
Shawnee
a kiwi
the Loire
Nietzsche
an albatross
a cowcatcher
South Carolina
San Francisco Bay
the Lady Vols
Robinson Crusoe
(Cesar) Romero
Richard III
(Robert) Fulton
Warsaw
huevos rancheros
Dauphin
a ptarmigan
fish sauce

[theFJguy]

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
ENGLISH LITERATURE

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Much of this novel takes place on the island of Despair, off the coast of South America, from 1659 to 1686

Kathleen Kosman: 6600+6000=12600
Marcus Leung: 13600-4400=9200
Nan Bauer: 11200+3801=15001

Correct response:

Spoiler

Robinson Crusoe (Marcus – Island of Dr Moreau)

Daily Doubles
Kathleen: 1200+1200
Nan: 8600-5000
Nan: 11200+2000

Coryats
Kathleen: 6000
Marcus: 13600
Nan: 15800

Combined: 35,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
Kathleen: 3800
Marcus: 5200
Nan: 4600

[MarkBarrett]

Billy the Kid/Pat Garrett is a basic trivia twosome that should never be a TS on J!

Lady Vols and cowcatcher were easy 4th podium gets as well.

Nan from Brooklyn, Michigan goes on the list of champs from small places. A quick search shows a population of 1,192 or 1,210 depending on the year.

Marcus showed one way of getting off track on the FJ! clue with the Wells work. I would not be surprised to see guesses of things by French writers as it can be easy to forget the category sometimes. Swift and Stevenson seem like possible detours.

J! has used South America(n) in previous clues about the work, but the Archive has no hits for Despair showing they have many ways to use popular material over and over again.

[AndyTheQuizzer]

but the Archive has no hits for Despair

I'm glad to see that the writers stay positive in their writing.

[Bamaman]

I didn’t know exactly where or when that book was set but it seemed to fit the description.

I got a chuckle from Nan’s story so I am glad she won.

[Ironhorse]

LT: Pat Garrity, Lady Vols

Instagot FJ.

(edit: Garrity was incorrect)

[econgator]

LT: Pat Garrity, Lady Vols

Garrity would not be correct.

[Ironhorse]

LT: Pat Garrity, Lady Vols

Garrity would not be correct.

Oops. Yes, he was a basketball player.

[MDCSWildcats86]

Guessed Treasure Island for FJ based on "Island" alone.

[DBear]

missed the J! round, got Nietzsche, cowcatcher, and Lady Volunteers for 4800 DJ trash.
SWAGed FJ.

[opusthepenguin]

New Zealand is not part of "Down Under." I don't care how many citations you want to give me where the term gets used that way. They are all wrong. No Australian will say that a New Zealander lives Down Under. And no New Zealander will say that of themselves. Sheesh. Nan got robbed on that DD. I'm glad she won in spite of that and it was awesome to watch her battle back after losing $5k.

[9021amyers]

Nan from Brooklyn, Michigan goes on the list of champs from small places. A quick search shows a population of 1,192 or 1,210 depending on the year.

Also home to Michigan International Speedway, which increases the village’s population exponentially on NASCAR race days.

[goatman]

South American island where some poor devil was marooned for years.... Alexander Selkirk >>> Robinson Crusoe inspiration.

[mxc_takeshi]

36 right.

History (4), Food (1), State (4), Joker (3), Novels (3), "EE" (5)
Salt (4), Vocabulary (1), Philosophy (3), "L" Team (4), Birds (1), Remember (3)

Lach Trash: Pat Garrett, Shawnee, San Francisco Bay, South Carolina, Friedrich Nietzsche, Lady Vols

Instaget FJ.

[Category 13]

Another sub shutout wager from the leader going into FJ. In this senario it wasn't as dangerous for Marcus to take that chance, so he went for an even $18,000. I think Nan may have anticipated him going for an even $15,000. I would have liked to see her cap the wager at 2800 which would be enough to cover him if he chose to lock out Kathleen with a 399 bet.
This would also give her a chance to win with a tie-breaker if Kathleen bets 1800 to stay above Marcus on a TS, provided Marcus makes the traditional shutout wager.

Got the Lady Vols and cowcatcher trash.

[acthomas]

On that DD, this modified quote applies:

"As God as my witness ... I thought kiwis could fly."

Anyone else go for the (possible) Pawnee negbait thanks to Parks and Rec?

[Ironhorse]

On that DD, this modified quote applies:

"As God as my witness ... I thought kiwis could fly."

Anyone else go for the (possible) Pawnee negbait thanks to Parks and Rec?

I considered Pawnee and Cherokee.

[dhkendall]

Billy the Kid/Pat Garrett is a basic trivia twosome that should never be a TS on J!

This is something that I know cold (my sister was into the Wild West for a time when we were teens) but for some reason I blurted out "[William] Bonney". Yes, I know that that is (purportedly) Billy the Kid's real name.

Lady Vols and cowcatcher were easy 4th podium gets as well.

Judges: would "Lady Volunteers" be good enough? (I always thought "Vols" was short for the official team name, "the Volunteers". (I'd make fun of them for that nickname, but my alma mater's teams are the Wesmen and the Lady Wesmen - despite studying there for 3 years I still don't know what a Wesmen is.)

Nan from Brooklyn, Michigan goes on the list of champs from small places. A quick search shows a population of 1,192 or 1,210 depending on the year.

If I was a masochist I'd use that as proof people from small-town Michigan can know things in the TPH thread, but I've come to the point that I've accepted that nothing will work. (Seventh stage of being a boardie?)

[Wheatley]

Anyone else go for the (possible) Pawnee negbait thanks to Parks and Rec?

I went Cherokee; it seemed too good to pass up. FJ was a coin-flip between Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe, and I guessed wrong. Lach Trash: Cowcatcher, Albatross, Kiwi.