Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

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J! Round

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DJ! Round

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Box score

[theFJguy]

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
ART EXHIBITIONS

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 1898 what’s been called the first blockbuster art show was devoted to him & put on for Queen Wilhelmina’s coronation

Stephen Webb: 20200-199=20001 (7x = $175,282)
Gwen Lockman: 8000-7000=1000
Govind Dandekar: 8000-1000=7000

Correct response:

Spoiler

Rembrandt (Stephen – Munch) (Gwen – Bub) (Govind – Van Gogh)

Daily Doubles
Gwen: 2400-1500
Gwen: 4100+3500
Govind: 4000+2000

Coryats
Stephen: 20200
Gwen: 7200
Govind: 8000

Combined: 35,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Stephen: 4600
Gwen: 2500
Govind: 2000

[MarkBarrett]

This time Stephen's opponents each got a DJ! Round DD correct and it still didn't matter. Even if Gwen and Govind had farmed their DDs it's still a runaway.

My 4th podium was very happy to pick up the Christmas Story stumper as I did watch the new movie in December.

The FJ! clue had me at another coin toss with the wrong guy and the right guy. I dismissed Munch for being Norway as Ken host-splained to Stephen. I dismissed de Kooning for being 20th century.

I went the wrong way because the right guy seemed too far away to matter that much in 1898. "Devoted to" struck me as the artist was dead and I knew van Gogh was not alive then. While not having success while alive I thought van Gogh could have been famous enough by the time of the coronation.

I'm glad a pick a Dutchman FJ! clue did not matter for the game results.

Stephen has won 7 games and has now failed to find 9 DDs in a row. I would imagine that has to be unprecedented for 7x and above champs? He's a tough out with varied paths to victory.

For the ToC winning 7 should be good enough to avoid Cris and Ray in the first match. Two more big champs this season and one of them is going to draw Troy for a QF game. Or Troy may be top 5 anyway as has happened for many 6xers previously.

[Robert K S]

I went the wrong way because the right guy seemed too far away to matter that much in 1898. "Devoted to" struck me as the artist was dead

I went the opposite way and assumed the artist must be alive. Couldn't think of anyone but Mondrian. But he is known as a 20th century artist. I presume Mondrian was not yet notable by 1898.

[MinnesotaMyron]

I knew Wilhelmina was Dutch, but I misinterpreted what "devoted to him" meant and went with Prince Albert for some reason.

[MarkBarrett]

We're demonstrating why we won 1 game only.

[MarkBarrett]

Guess what day it is: https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7764

[idearat]

Fun game for me. Don't know my Coryat, but I'd have got 10,000 on Triple Stumpers alone.

[LucarioSnooperVixey]

57 R (Did not get Bright Eyes. Missed the Bottom Two in Pop Culture, couldn't remember the Christmas Story actor's name.)
DD: 3/3
FJ:

[Bamaman]

I could only think of one Dutch painter so that made FJ pretty easy.

[floridagator]

The Declaration of Independence was passed on July 2nd, not the fourth. Apparently on the 3rd a lot of calligraphy was done and it was signed on the 4th.

[OntarioQuizzer]

The Declaration of Independence was passed on July 2nd, not the fourth. Apparently on the 3rd a lot of calligraphy was done and it was signed on the 4th.

And as per https://founders.archives.gov/documents ... 04-02-0147 - the letter referred to in the clue was written on July 5, 1776.

[econgator]

Seems like a crappy clue. Isn't it basically "Hope you pick the correct Dutch master?"

I picked Vermeer.

[Volante]

Seems like a crappy clue. Isn't it basically "Hope you pick the correct Dutch master?"

I picked Vermeer.

Don't think Vermeer has enough works to make a show out of, even if you could get them all together.

[davey]

Seems like a crappy clue. Isn't it basically "Hope you pick the correct Dutch master?"

I picked Vermeer.

Don't think Vermeer has enough works to make a show out of, even if you could get them all together.

Don't tell the Dutch!
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/ ... ns/vermeer
More like, What Dutch artist with a blockbuster reputation had enough time for that reputation to develop by 1898...
I went from Van Gogh to Munch...I think I would have switched to Rembrandt with a few more seconds...

[Volante]

Seems like a crappy clue. Isn't it basically "Hope you pick the correct Dutch master?"

I picked Vermeer.

Don't think Vermeer has enough works to make a show out of, even if you could get them all together.

Don't tell the Dutch!
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/ ... ns/vermeer
More like, What Dutch artist with a blockbuster reputation had enough time for that reputation to develop by 1898...
I went from Van Gogh to Munch...I think I would have switched to Rembrandt with a few more seconds...

That's bloody impressive, actually. Also likely very stressful for museum staff!
And of course The Music Lesson isn't included...

[econgator]

Seems like a crappy clue. Isn't it basically "Hope you pick the correct Dutch master?"

I picked Vermeer.

Don't think Vermeer has enough works to make a show out of, even if you could get them all together.

Don't tell the Dutch!
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/ ... ns/vermeer
More like, What Dutch artist with a blockbuster reputation had enough time for that reputation to develop by 1898...
I went from Van Gogh to Munch...I think I would have switched to Rembrandt with a few more seconds...

That's bloody impressive, actually. Also likely very stressful for museum staff!
And of course The Music Lesson isn't included...

They actually moved Girl with A Pearl Earring and View of Delft from the Mauritshuis.

[Lefty]

I figured Van Gogh's wasn't a big enough name before the show at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery, and that wasn't till 1901.

Ok, no, I didn't.