Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/16/2023) in the category “1980s Movies” was:
A writer & producer of this movie said he wanted it to be like a western or James Bond film, “only it takes place in the ’30s”
4x champ Stephen Webb, a data scientist from Longmont, CO, has now won $175,282. In Game 8, his opponents are: Andrew Brady, a leadership development consultant from Rochester, NY; and Sarah Matthews, a middle school teacher from Loxahatchee, FL.
Round 1 Categories: Comic Influences – World Universities – Love, in So Many Words – Hear “Ye”, Hear Ye – The Leader Before the Leader – What Kind of Fowl Am I?
Sarah found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Love, In So Many Words” under the $800 clue, with 10 clues left after it. She was tied in the lead with Stephen at $4,600, Andrew was $400 in the red. Sarah bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
In a play, this title character says, “Ah, credulity of love! Roxane will think each word inspired by herself!” show
Sarah finished in the lead with $9,000. Stephen was second with $8,000. Andrew was last with negative $400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: U.S. Islands – The “A”rts – Food Stuff – Letter Perfect – Scientific Laws & Theorems – A Heavenly Body in Music
Sarah found the first Daily Double in “Islands” under the $400 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in second place with $7,800, $6,200 less than Stephen’s lead. Sarah bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.
Despite its name this island doesn’t actually have any wineries, but there are a couple of liquor stores in Edgartown show
Sarah got the last Daily Double in “A Heavenly Body in Music” under the $1,600 clue with one clue to go after it. In second place with $15,600, she had $8,200 less than Stephen’s lead. Sarah bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
This singer also from northern lands recorded “The Comet Song” for a film based on Finland’s beloved Moomin books show
Stephen finished in the lead with $22,400. Sarah was second with $17,600. At negative $2,000, Andrew was out of the game at this point. All clues were shown.
NEITHER contestant left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.
WHAT IS “RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK”?
Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, Jr. is the protagonist of the 1981 blockbuster “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and its sequels, collectively known as the Indiana Jones franchise. The idea for “Indy” came from a conversation between Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Wikipedia’s “biography” of Indy covers just about everything that is known about the character. From the Origins and Inspirations section: “The two friends first discussed the project in Hawaii…. Spielberg told Lucas how he wanted his next project to be something fun, like a James Bond film (this would later be referenced when they cast Sean Connery as Henry Jones, Sr.).” Lucas shared what he thought was a better idea.
This info is also covered in one of many trivia entries for “Raiders of the Lost Ark” on IMDB. Another trivia item to take note of on there: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is the only Indiana Jones film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
Sarah came up with 1976’s “Bugsy Malone”. She lost $15,000 and finished with $2,600.
Stephen went with “Top Secret” though I’m not sure which one he meant. He lost $12,801. That left him with $9,599, enough to win today. Stephen now has an 8-day total of $184,881.
A triple stumper from each round:
LOVE, IN SO MANY WORDS ($1000) You can detect this novelist wrote, “Nora said: ‘I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people'”
U.S. ISLANDS ($1600) Named for a Spanish viceroy, not a bunch of whales, it’s the largest of Washington State’s San Juan Islands
More clues on Page 2
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Foreign Newspapers”:
Representing its outspoken tone, this newspaper founded in the 19th century has the name of a free-spirited opera character
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