Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]

[Archivists]

Game Recap for Show #7618, 2017-10-25

CONTESTANTS
Mary Grace Buckley, a writer and retail sales associate from St. Louis, Missouri
Edgar Castillo, a digital media specialist from Brooklyn, New York
Nan Bauer, a writer from Brooklyn, Michigan (whose 2-day cash winnings total $21,800)

OPENING REMARKS
Alex: Thank you, Johnny Gilbert, ladies and gentlemen. Quite often on Jeopardy!, a savvy wager in Final Jeopardy! is what helps determine the champion, particularly when all three players miss the Final Jeopardy! That occurred yesterday with Nan. Let’s see what happens today. Edgar, Mary Grace, good to have you with us. Here we go. Jeopardy! Round and these categories…

JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
IN THE NOV. 14-20, 1998 TV GUIDE (5/5)
FAIRY TALES (4/5, including 1 missed Daily Double)
JELLY BELLY FLAVORS (5/5)
MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY (4/5)
PROVERBIALLY SPEAKING (5/5)
NAMES WITH THE SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER (5/5)

THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
Edgar: 12 R (including 1 rebound), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Nan: 10 R (including 1 rebound), 1 W
Mary Grace: 6 R, 2 W

Clues revealed: 30
Triple Stumpers: 1
Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $1,000



JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
Edgar found the Daily Double on the 14th clue. Nan had $1,200, Edgar had $3,400, and Mary Grace had a deficit with -$1,600. Edgar wagered $2,000.

FAIRY TALES $600: An ailing Chinese emperor tells this bird, you have "banished death from my heart, with your sweet song"
(Edgar: What is the phoenix?)

SCORES AT THE FIRST BREAK
Edgar: $2,200
Nan: $1,200
Mary Grace: -$1,600

CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS



Alex: Mary Grace Buckley is from St. Louis, Missouri. Your grandmother likes me.

Mary Grace: Yes, yes, she does. So my grandma Anne, she has a signed picture of you that one of her 13 children, my uncle Dan, got when he tried to enter the military tournament. He didn’t get on the show, but he managed to get the signed picture of you. And actually, my cousin, Jim Virtel, already talked about it when he was on the show. There are actually 39 grandchildren in all, so there could be more of us coming up the pike. I really hope there are.

Alex: Okay.

Mary Grace: Three of us so far.

Alex: Great.




Alex: Edgar Castillo from Brooklyn. Digital media specialist. A co-organizer of a Mexican food lovers’ club. My son has a Mexican restaurant. Now what do you need to belong to this club?

Edgar: Internet connection, I guess. You just join the club, we take you out. We organize brunches, happy hours, taco crawls, we call them, where you try different places in the same day.

Alex: All righty. Nice.




Alex: Nan Bauer is our champion. She’s a writer from Brooklyn, Michigan. What do you write about?

Nan: I am a food writer, so…

Alex: Oh, hello.

Nan: Yeah. I get to do some reviews, but what I really enjoy is talking to the producers. So I've talked to people who make mead, lots of organic farmers, beekeepers. Lot of fun.

Alex: That's wonderful.

TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $1000: At "Holyrood, where Queen Mary lived & loved" Mendelssohn found the start of this "national" symphony
(Nan: What is Scotland?)

SCORES AT THE END OF THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
Edgar: $5,800
Nan: $5,000
Mary Grace: $800

[Archivists]

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS (0/3, including 1 missed Daily Double)
RADIO (3/5)
PROTESTANTISM (3/5, including 1 missed Daily Double)
HISTORIANS' TERMS (5/5)
ON "PIN"s (5/5)
NEEDLES (4/5)

THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
Nan: 9 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Mary Grace: 8 R (including 2 rebounds), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Edgar: 3 R, 2 W

Clues revealed: 28
Triple Stumpers: 6
Double Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $7,600



FIRST DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
Nan snagged the next Daily Double on the 12th clue. Nan had $10,200, Edgar had $6,600, and Mary Grace was at $4,000. Nan wagered $3,200.

PROTESTANTISM $1600: In 1960 Geoffrey Fisher, the 99th man in this post, became the first modern one to visit the Vatican
(Nan: Um... what is the... archbishop of the world? I don't know.)

SECOND DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
It was Mary Grace who snatched up the last Daily Double of the game on the 27th clue. Nan had $11,000, Edgar had $3,400, and Mary Grace was at $8,400. Mary Grace wagered $1,000.

CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS $800: In La Mauricie National Park you can observe this beloved rodent, also the mascot of Parks Canada
(Mary Grace: What is a raccoon?)

TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND
RADIO $800: This 2-letter dial in the U.S. was dubbed VHF in Europe

PROTESTANTISM $2000: John Knox led the establishment of this branch of Protestantism that uses a system of elders to govern
(Mary Grace: What is, uh, Puritanism?)

RADIO $1600: This provider is the radio home of NCAA football & basketball, not just UCLA games

NEEDLES $1600: Though beautiful, the Norway type of this evergreen isn't the best Christmas tree because of poor needle retention
(Edgar: What is a pine?)

CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS $400: Bottle of rum or not, British Columbia's Yoho National Park has amazing views of this mountain range
(Mary Grace: What are the Cascades?

CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS $1200: There are only 20 main islands in this park on the St. Lawrence but a lot more in its name
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

SCORES ENTERING FINAL JEOPARDY!
Nan: $11,000
Mary Grace: $7,400
Edgar: $3,400

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
AMERICANA

VENUSIAN MONOLOGUES/MARTIAN CHRONICLES
Two-thirds for first place.
Nan: Wager $3,801 to cover Mary Grace, but no more than $4,199 so as not to fall behind Edgar's doubled score.
Mary Grace: You'll want to wager between $0 (venusian) and $200 (martian), and you'll win the game if Nan wagers enough and gets it wrong.
Edgar: Unfortunately, your score is less than the difference between the scores of the first and second place players, so unless they both blunder, you're competing for second place and have no hopes of first. Wager as much as you desire, but remember, you'll have better chances of advancing to second place if you have a larger sum left over on a Triple Stumper.

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The tiny town of Cayce, Kentucky was the home & supplied the nickname of a man famous in this job

FINAL SCORES
Edgar: $3,400 - $3,397 = $3 (What is a Lumberjack) (3rd place: $1,000)
Mary Grace: $7,400 - $2,400 = $5,000 (What is a moonsh pre) (2nd place: $2,000)
Nan: $11,000 + $3,801 = $14,801 (What is an engineer?) (3-day champion: $36,601)
(Alex: [To Mary Grace] You were going for moonshiner, it looks like.)
...
(Alex: [To Nan] Casey Jones, railroad engineer.)

Total Potential Lach Trash: $8,600

GAME DYNAMICS


CORYAT SCORES
Nan: $14,200, 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Mary Grace: $8,400, 14 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Edgar: $5,400, 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Combined Coryat: $28,000

BATTING AVERAGES
Nan: 20/59 = .339
Edgar: 15/59 = .254
Mary Grace: 14/59 = .237
Team: 49/63 = .778

MISCELLANEOUS INTERESTING CLUES
MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $200: The composer of the piece you're hearing was born in 1860 in this country

MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $400: It's the city in the title of the 1873 work we've selected

MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $600: Heard here is an "Overture On Three" themes from this vast country

MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $800: Ottorino Respighi's "Fountains Of" this city where the composer lived depicts 4 of them

JELLY BELLY FLAVORS $1000: This berry is alphabetically first in the superfruit mix
(Mary Grace: What is blue-- what is blueberry?)

JELLY BELLY FLAVORS $800: Be careful with the Beanboozled set: skunk spray & licorice look identical, as do lawn clippings & this citrus flavor
(Mary Grace: What is key lime pie?)

FAIRY TALES $200: In the Grimms' version, this creature becomes a prince not from a kiss but when he's thrown against the wall
(Alex: Well, you got frog in there, so we'll accept that.)

FAIRY TALES $400: Here's a 19th century illustration of this character

RADIO $400: Here's the voice of Chris Thile, who has replaced a legend as the host of this program

ON "PIN"s $1200: French gives us the name of these old-timey glasses

ON "PIN"s $2000: A type of ode is named for this Greek poet
(Nan: Who is Pindarus?)
(Mary Grace: Who is Pindareus?)
[Both originally ruled incorrect; Nan was ruled correct and Mary Grace was no longer penalized for her incorrect guess before the first Daily Double]

NEEDLES $800: The DJ is using the needle to create this hip-hop effect

NEEDLES $2000: Fancy types of this fabric include Venetian needle & Irish needle
(Nan: What is linen?)

RADIO $2000: This last name of singer James can mean a marijuana cigarette & his "You're Beautiful" got a radio edit for a drug lyric
(Edgar: What is a joint?)
...
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)

CORRECT RESPONSES
a nightingale
the Scottish symphony
the Archbishop of Canterbury
a beaver
FM
the Presbyterians
Westwood One
a spruce
the Rockies
Thousand Islands
an engineer
Spain
Vienna
Russia
Rome
açaí
lime
"The Princess and the Frog" (or frog)
Puss in Boots
A Prairie Home Companion
pince-nez
Pindar (or Pindarus)
scratching
lace
Blunt

[theFJguy]

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
AMERICANA

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The tiny town of Cayce, Kentucky was the home & supplied the nickname of a man famous in this job

Nan Bauer: 11000+3801=14801 (3x = $36,601)
Edgar Castillo: 3400-3397=3
Mary Grace Buckley: 7400-2400=5000

Correct response:

Spoiler

railroad engineer (Nan – engineer) (Edgar – lumberjack) (Mary Grace – moonsh pre)

Daily Doubles
Edgar: 3400-2000
Nan: 10200-3200
Mary Grace: 8400-1000

Coryats
Nan: 14200
Edgar: 5400
Mary Grace: 8400

Combined: 28,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
Nan: 5000
Edgar: 5800
Mary Grace: 800

[MarkBarrett]

This seemed to be the part of the family tree in Mary Grace’s story if I heard the name correctly: http://www.j-archive.com/search.php?sea ... mit=Search

In case anyone needs another look at it this was the clue for ON “PIN”s $2000: A type of ode is named for this Greek poet

Disney’s The Brave Engineer seems the likely place I first learned about Casey Jones. The dots were there to be connected in the FJ! clue while in 2017 I can understand that even being spotted “Cayce” to “Casey” may not be enough.

Edgar and Mary Grace were 0/2 on big clues while Nan hit 50% on big clues overcoming her DD miss.
Nan has won three different ways with 2nd on a double get, 2nd on a TS, and now a traditional win from the lead.

Not that Alex dislikes anyone, but to me it seems very obvious that he really likes Nan.

Tomorrow will be a test to see if Nan went to the studio with only three outfits or packed extra for the taping day. Monday she wore something in the neighborhood of a heather blazer and a hot pink top.

[PanthersFan1]

I Like Nan aswell and have really been enjoying her run.

[AndyTheQuizzer]

This seemed to be the part of the family tree in Mary Grace’s story if I heard the name correctly: http://www.j-archive.com/search.php?sea ... mit=Search

That's correct. Louis tweeted out this morning that Mary Grace was his cousin.

[MinnesotaMyron]

Charles Stengel was born in Kansas City, which of course, I didnt think of before locking in my guess. Considered the correct answer briefly.

[squarekara]

Not that Alex dislikes anyone, but to me it seems very obvious that he really likes Nan.

Tomorrow will be a test to see if Nan went to the studio with only three outfits or packed extra for the taping day. Monday she wore something in the neighborhood of a heather blazer and a hot pink top.

As long as we're discussing fashion, can I just say that I LOVED Edgar's outfit? And I agree that Nan is very cool. Relaxed and personable, but very focused.

[OSXpert]

For some reason my mind jumped to Casey Kasem so I said Disc Jockey. Not as good of a fit for Americana as Casey Jones though I suppose, and they already had the DJ scratching clue so not a great guess.

[Vowela]

Restaurateur? I actually thought there was a decent chance that could be it. It's only in hindsight that I noticed the significance of the name of the town.

I will never remember how to pronounce "acai," though I'm pretty certain I'd have been counted as right for it.

[goatman]

Guessed Railsplitter. Did not make the leap to "Casey" for pronouncing this previously unknown to me place name; "CASE." Doh...

PS Agree w/above that Nan is a sweetie!

[threearruda]

Charles Stengel was born in Kansas City, which of course, I didnt think of before locking in my guess. Considered the correct answer briefly.

That was my exact line of thought as well and, as such, baseball manager was the incorrect guess. Darn.

Add me to the list of those enjoying Nan's run as well.. it's pretty clear she knows her stuff.

[Wheatley]

I was convinced that FJ was about Casey from the poem "Mighty Casey at bat." My mom thought it was Casey Stengel. We were so damn sure that "baseball" had to be right.

Ran "Jelly Belly", and will have run "Proverbs" depending on this ruling question - would you accept "Ownership is ten points of the law?"

Lach Trash: Beaver, Thousand Islands

[Category 13]

Nan definitely has charisma and I hope she can win five games but she needs to curb the guessing a little better. Her opponents in this game helped her out by making more errant guesses than she did. She will have her hands full against a strong player.

I thought I heard Edgar say "the blood of an englishman". That's more than four words. At least it didn't have any bearing on the outcome.

Lach Trash: Spruce, Thousand Islands

[cf1140]

whoa. Major negbait with "Cayce." Because of the spelling I thought of Edgar Cayce and then was trying to name his occupation -- uh, Predictor? Nostradomus? Soothsayer? I settled on "healer."

[Ironhorse]

I identified Casey Jones but went with conductor, which I am negging.

[doihavetoreally]

That TV guide clue was odd - normally they time it for the week of airing.

Cacey - KC - KFC -- restaurateur? Didn't feel right..no wonder.

[goatman]

I identified Casey Jones but went with conductor, which I am negging.

Wiki reveals that Jones first served as both brakeman and fireman and I'd wager that sometime in his career he was likely assigned at least temporary 'substitute or acting conductor' duty, so I think you might successfully challenge that neg! Certainly you were "on the right track" eh!

[AndyTheQuizzer]

whoa. Major negbait with "Cayce." Because of the spelling I thought of Edgar Cayce and then was trying to name his occupation -- uh, Predictor? Nostradomus? Soothsayer? I settled on "healer."

This is specifically why I included the pronunciation in my game page on TJF tonight, because the pronunciation is so critical to the TOM.

[chmmr]

What was the correct answer on the Jelly Belly clue about the fruit bowl mix? I looked up blueberry but i thought that got negged?