Final Jeopardy: Newspaper Headlines (10-9-22)

In the third quarterfinal match of the 2022 Celebrity Jeopardy! Championship, the celebrity contestants are: actress Constance Wu, playing for Asian Mental Health Collective Lotus Therapy Fund; actor and comedian Ike Barinholtz, playing for Pacific Clinics; and sports analyst Jalen Rose, playing for Operation Graduation.

The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Newspaper Headlines” was:

A New York Times Headline about this disaster included “866 Rescued” & “Noted Names Missing”

Mayim Bialik hosted tonight’s one hour show, Quarterfinal No. 3. There are nine quarterfinal matches. A semifinal game will take place after every third quarterfinal match. Simu Liu and Iliza Shlesinger won the first two quarterfinals. Click on the last tab (Schedule) to see all the dates for the remaining Celebrity Jeopardy! matches.

Jeopardy! Categories: The Terminal List – Science Fiction – Go Blue! – A League of Their Own – Americana – The After Party

Jalen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Go Blue!” under the $500 clue after the break. He was in second place with $900, half of Ike’s lead. He bet $200 but drew a blank so that was counted WRONG.

In 1924 this American composer wrote “Rhapsody in Blue” in about 5 weeks to beat a deadline show
WHO IS GEORGE GERSHWIN?

Ike finished in the lead with $3,700. Jalen was second with $500 and Constance was last with negative $800. All clues were shown.

Double Jeopardy! Categories: Ancient Rome – 21 or Under – What Are You Afraid of? – Celebrity Memoirs – Stars – They’re Just Like “Us”

Ike found the first Daily Double in “Ancient Rome” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick. He was in the lead with $7,500 now, $7,000 more than Jalen in second place. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.

Also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, this large arena could seat 50,000 spectators show
WHAT IS THE COLOSSEUM?

Ike got the last Daily Double in “What Are You Afraid Of?” under the $800 clue, with 6 clues left after it. In the lead with $15,600, he had $15,100 more than Jalen in second place. He bet $4,400 and he was RIGHT.

This phobia is the medical term for a fear of confined spaces such as elevators show
WHAT IS CLAUSTROPHOBIA?

Ike finished in the lead with $21,600. Jalen was next with $500 and Constance was in third place with $200. All clues were shown.

Triple Jeopardy! Categories: 1992 in Books: 30 Years Ago – Words of Love – in the Park – Food & Drink – Technology – A Long Run on TV with Ken Jennings

Constance found the first Daily Double in “1992 in Books: 30 Years Ago” under the $900 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in second place with $3,200, $19,600 less than Ike’s lead. She bet it all and she was RIGHT.

”The Pelican Brief”, a 1992 thriller by this author, became a movie starring Denzel Washington & Julia Roberts show
WHO IS JOHN GRISHAM?

Ike got the second Daily Double in “In the Park” under the $900 clue, with 7 clues left after it. In first place with $30,600, he had $19,700 more than Constance in second place. Despite all the heckling to bet it all, he bet $2,400 and he was RIGHT.

The Japanese Tea Garden is a lovely feature of this San Francisco Park that shares its name with a nearby bridge show
WHAT IS GOLDEN GATE?

Constance got the last Daily Double in “Technology” under the $900 clue, with 2 clues left after it. In second place with $11,500, she had $24,500 less than Ike’s lead. Constance bravely bet the whole $24,500 and, despite a few scary seconds, she was RIGHT! Wow! Just like that, Ike no longer had a runaway.

The incarnation of a Hindu deity, or the incarnation of you for virtual interaction show
WHAT IS AN AVATAR?

Ike finished in the lead with $37,200. Constance was next with $23,000 and Jalen was in third place with negative $1,300 but he was given $1,000 to be able to participate in Final Jeopardy! All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the celebrities got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE TITANIC?

The entire headline of the April 15, 1912 New York Times was: “Titanic Sinks Four Hours after Hitting Iceberg; 866 Rescued by Carpathia, probably 1250 Perish; Ismay Safe, Mrs. Astor Maybe, Noted Names Missing”. (See the article here.) The man referred to as “Ismay” in the headline was J. Bruce Ismay, the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the catastrophe. The Titanic was White Star’s new flagship, which was touted as “unsinkable.” Madeleine Talmage Astor, who did survive, was the second wife of John Jacob Astor IV, who did not survive. More information on the survivors on Parade.com

Jalen thought it was Hurricane Katrina. He bet and lost the whole $1000.

Constance only got the first three letters out and joked that is what some people call that ship. She bet and lost her whole $23,000.

Ike got it right. He bet $8,801 bet and finished with $46,001. Ike won the match and advances to the Semifinal with Simi Liu and Iliza Shlesinger. Constance and Jalen each won $30,000 for their charities.

Celebrity Jeopardy (10/9/2022) Constance Wu, Ike Barinholtz, Jalen Rose