“JEOPARDY! Masters”- 2ND S.F.

G1:

JR:
WAY BACK IN ’23
SECOND LETTER “Y”
FARM FUN
A DOMINATING PERFORMANCE
UTOPIAN LITERATURE
THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND JASON KELCE (video clues)

James is the finder of the 1st DD of this final under the 800 Utopian Literature clue; he’s tied for 1st w/ Victoria at 1400 each.

What “utopia” means, it completed the title of William Morris’ book about a place w/o politics or poverty- News From…

“What is the Perfect Place?”- nope; Nowhere was that last word.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: 800 (Way Back In ’23)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: 1K (same category)

CS:
Victoria: 4600/James: 3600/Yogesh: 4400

DJ!:
DRY PLACES
HEALTH & MEDICINE
ALLITERATION ALL AROUND
WALES & WHALES-POURRI
FROM PAGE TO STAGE
EPONYMS

Victoria (10,200) middles out a TDD about Health & Medicine; James’ up to 5200.

Bring Jennings & Gilbert LLP your claim of this cancer from Asbestos Exposure, named for a layer of tissue over internal organs.

“What is mesothelioma?”…she’s right. James (10,400) tries his 2nd TDD of the evening behind the 1200 clue of Alliteration All Around; Victoria stands at 22,800 & Yogesh’s 3rd w/ 8400.

Greenland forms this body of water’s eastern shore.

“What is Baffin Bay?”…ding. 

DJ! LT: 4800

Pre-Final Scores in G1:
Victoria: 25,200/James: 27,200/Yogesh: 9600

G1 CORYATS:
Victoria: 16,200/James: 19,400

FJ!: POLITICIANS

This man was the 1st to be governor of 1 state & then senator from another; 173yrs later Mitt Romney became the 2nd.

YOGESH: “Who JACKIE (SAM) HOUSTON” (DOUBLE) = 19,200
VICTORIA: “Who is Johnson?” (3800) = 21,400
JAMES: “WHO IS HOUSTON” (1109) = 28,309

G2:

JR:
NUMERIC GEOGRAPHY
IT’S ALL GREEK MYTH TO ME
TINY BUBBLES
NAMES IN FASHION
“I” TUNES
THIS! ISN’T! JEOPARDY!

The 1st DD of G2 is Yogesh’s (1800) on the 1K end of “I” Tunes.

In the 1980s Windex competitor Glass Plus seized on the obvious & used a version of this ’72 song in its ads.

“What is ‘I Can See Clearly Now’?”…correct to add 1799.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: 1K (Tiny Bubbles)
UNATTEMPTED LT: 1800
TOTAL LT: 2800

CS:
Victoria: 5600/James: 2800/Yogesh: 5799

DJ!:
AFRICAN HISTORY
“K” “J” FOR THE WIN
NEW MATERIAL ABOUT OLD MATERIAL
WOMEN IN POEMS
TV
FAMOUS HOSTS (clues read by Jimmy Kimmel)

Victoria (13,600) reveals TDD #1 courtesy of the 800 Women in Poems answer; Yogesh’s 2nd w/ 10,999 & I don’t often say this, but James’ last w/ 4K.

This lass was the daughter of Benedict Bellefontaine- “The wealthiest farmer of Grand-Pre”.

“Who is ‘Evangeline’?”…from a Longfellow poem- yes, Victoria! She (29,200) uncovers the last DD of this tournament back of the 800 New Material About Old Material prompt; Yogesh’s 2nd in this game w/ 14,999 & James remains last in G2 for 7600. 800 is all she’ll bet.

Taken to England in 1296 this 26x16x11 block of pale yellow sandstone has but 1 decoration- a Latin cross.

“Is this the Stone of Scone?”…should’ve wagered more.

DJ! LT: 3600

Pre-Final Scores in G2:
Victoria: 34K (LOCK)/James: 8800/Yogesh: 15,799

G2 CORYATS:
Victoria: 21,200/Yogesh: 15K

OVERALL FINALE CORYATS:
Victoria: 37,400/James: 28,200/Yogesh: 24,600

FJ!: AMERICAN WOMEN

The New York Times wrote of this woman who had died in 1951 “Though she was forgotten at the time, part of her remained alive”.

JAMES: “WHO IS HENRIETTA LACKS *FINAL BOSS DEATH MUSIC*” (908) + 28,309 = 38,017
YOGESH: “WHO COULD IT BE LACKS?” (10911) + 19,200 = 45,910
VICTORIA: “Who is Lacks?” (NADA) + 21,400 = 55,400