Final Jeopardy: TV History (4-25-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/25/2023) in the category “TV History” was:
The 1980s “Magnum, P.I.” used a soundstage of this long-running drama that had just ended, & even referred to its lead character
New champ Dillon Hupp, a development director from North Little Rock, AR, won $21,999 yesterday. In Game 2, his challengers are: Ian Marquand, a retired broadcaster & state medical board executive from Los Angeles, CA; and Johanna Stoberock, a fiction writer & adjunct professor from Walla Walla, WA.
Round 1 Categories: The Centaur of Attention – State Nicknames – The No-s Plural of… – Reading Music – Sharps & Flats – Bar Lines
Ian found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Reading Music” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in second place with $600, $1,800 less than Johanna’s lead. Ian bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
Chapters in “Dancing with Myself” by this ever-sneering singer include “Drunken, Stupid, & Naked” show
Dillon finished in the lead with $7,000. Johanna was second with $5,000. Ian was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Statesmen & Women – 11-letter Words – Downtown Abbey – Writers: Born & Died – Separation – Let’s See a Mo-“V”
Dillon found the first Daily Double in “Statesmen & Women” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,600, $1,600 more than Johanna in second place. Dillon bet $1,600 and he was RIGHT.
Emmanuel Macron is the eighth president of France’s fifth republic; this general & statesman was first in 1959 show
Johanna got the last Daily Double in “Downtown Abbey” under the $1,600 clue with 5 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $12,600, she had $3,600 more than Dillon in second place. Johanna bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
St. Mary’s Abbey in this city is right across the River Liffey from the Temple Bar neighborhood show
Johanna finished in the lead with $15,600. Ian was second with $11,600. Dillon was last with $10,600. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS HAWAII FIVE-O?
According to IMDB Trivia: Magnum, P.I. “was originally to be set in San Pedro, California (near Los Angeles), but was moved to Hawaii because CBS did not want to close its recently-remodeled Hawaii production offices and sound stages when Hawaii Five-O (1968) ceased production in 1980. This show started production that year and contained occasional references to Steve McGarrett and “Five-O”, although McGarrett was never shown.”
A reboot of Hawaii Five-O aired in 2010 and a reboot Magnum P.I. aired in 2018. A two-part crossover episode of the two series aired in January 2020.
A 2014 clue: UNTRUE DETECTIVE ($200) This ’80s title P.I. referred to McGarrett & the Five-O unit as if they were still working
Dillon thought it was M.A.S.H. He bet and lost his whole $10,600.
Ian went with Mannix. That cost him $11,000 and left him with $600.
Johanna also went with M.A.S.H. She lost $8,601 but won the game with the $6,999 she had left. Johanna Stoberock is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
READING MUSIC ($1000) In “Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl”, this Sleater-Kinney & “Portlandia” singer/actress explores finding herself in music
WRITERS: BORN & DIED ($1600) This “Trees” poet was born in New Jersey in 1886 & was killed in action in World War I
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “European Tourist Attractions”
Opened in 1843, it was frequented by Hans Christian Andersen & Walt Disney, who both found inspiration there show
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I agree with all of the easy misses, especially FJ, but I’m wondering why nobody commented on whether any of the players had actually seen an episode of Jeopardy. If they had, you’d have thought they would have known how to bet in FJ. If you’re in distant or even close third against two evenly-matched leaders, don’t bet anything. The leaders have to guard against each other, so you can sneak in with a win if everybody misses.
I really have no interest in what the players bet or don’t bet. imo, they have to live with whatever the consequences of their bets, so they ought to bet whatever makes them happy with no regrets.
That being said, in Eric’s place, I would have bet it all. I’d rather take a shot at a bigger payday than shoot for second place or end up in a tie with Jesse if my only chance to win was the leader being wrong.
P.S. I didn’t realize Otto posted this on Tuesday’s game. I was referring to Eric’s bet in FJ! on Thursday
I would like the clue W to which What is Model UN 4/25/23
@Judith, here it is:
THE UNITED NATIONS ($1600) U.N. public information officer Omar Hernández’ is among those who’ve gone from this student simulation to the real thing
In the Double J round, right after Ian got the $800 Separation clue correct, the camera view was changed to the left of the contestants, and elevated. This lasted just under 4 seconds. I first thought something was edited, but, on reviewing, Ian’s speaking lines up with what you can see. Just wondering.
FJ was easy, full stop. That could be reverse engineered, by thinking, “where was Magnum?” Then, when you get that, what else could it be? And, it’s more than ironic that two players said M*A*S*H. But, Mannix? Really? The thing that most stood out about Mannix was that he could take a FEROCIOUS beating, which would kill an average man, and, next week, he was right as rain, wash, rinse, repeat.
And, Howard, the Magnum, PI reboot has only been on NBC for a few weeks, but, had 4 prior seasons on CBS.
Thanks, did not know that CBS had canceled it and NBC picked it up.
Great game, good scores thru 2 rounds. Novelist Johanna definitely benefited from those literature and mythology clues.
Shocked that no one knew who wrote “Trees” or the 2-letter MO city. Come on.
Never saw the two old shows from the FJ clue, but that’s no excuse.
My brain freeze made it a quad stumper. Actually, there’s a new reboot of “Magnum” which began a few weeks ago, and I did see the first few episodes. I thought the two older players might get it.
Also blanked on the “Portlandia” star who’s extremely well-known and popular here in Portland.
Another tough FJ (or so it seemed), and I sure thought that I had seen this same FJ before. Anyways, my brother was the only one among us who got it right. In fact, he got it right off the bat.