Final Jeopardy: 10-31-16 to 11-4-16
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of October 31 through November 4, 2016.
Mon, October 31: – Correct answers: 1
In 2005 Steve Jobs used “It’s sort of like TiVo for radio” to describe this new form. show
Tue, November 1 – Correct answers: 2
This nation joined the Warsaw Pact in 1955 & NATO in 2009, & was alphabetically first in each. show
Wed, November 2 – Correct answers: 1
He “inaugurated a new depth–both visually…and emotionally…and (had) a voice that paid the bills until he died” show
Thurs, November 3 – Correct answers: 3
In a 1926 book, he “is in a Very Sad Condition, because it’s his birthday, and nobody has taken any notice of it, and he’s very Gloomy” show
Fri, November 4 – Correct answers: 3
William Seward objected to its timing, saying “It may be viewed as the last measure of an exhausted government” show
If you missed any of the games, click on the date for the recap with the Daily Doubles and a triple stumper or two. More clues from this week’s games are on Fikkle Fame’s archive.
This week we had two 3/3 days in Final Jeopardy and not one single 0/3. The easiest clue of the week had to be Thursday. Pooh Bear and his friends will be having their 100th anniversary in another 10 years.
Julia Lee was the returning champ on Monday but lost to Thea Lawton. She, in turn, lost to Vivek Ravishanker on Tuesday. Vivek won again on Wednesday, but on Thursday, Rachel Hopkins prevailed. Chuck Dunn took the honors on Friday. There was a $20K+ payday everyday. Thea had the highest one day total but Vivek’s 2 wins meant he took home the most money.
The highlight of the week had to be Donna Goldman translating the $1,000 Spanish Inquisition clue on Friday. That was funny!
I wonder if the Spanish Inquisition category had been in the DJ round, if Donna would have been allowed to provide the question to an answer that was already a question not in the form of a question. Yeah, I know, I just confused myself too.
” And who will build the wall?”
“The people you are trying to [bleep] keep out.”
—Robin Williams
Anyway, VJ, I think Thea and Vivek switched places above (screen shots).
Well, that’s their rule, right? All responses must be in the form of a question so no matter what the round, those were all questions. Alex could have said something about it, I suppose. if it was a problem. I think he usually does when players forget “what is” or “who is” in the first round. Yeah, this is confusing. LOL.
Thanks for the heads up on the image 🙂
But in the first round, not phrasing in the form of a question is forgivable. In the DJ round, it’s not (players are penalized). Hence my wondering. 🙂
Right, I got that. I’m just saying I think Alex warns them in the first round so they won’t do it in the second when it will count against them. I don’t think he did it this time partly because it didn’t matter and partly because Donna was aware that she left it off by the 4th clue in Spanish Inquisition.
She actually didn’t answer in question form on her second round DD on Zachary Taylor’s nickname and it probably was a good thing she couldn’t remember the first word, because if she forgot to say “What Is” after he gave her the chance to come up with the missing word, he couldn’t have accepted it!
Oh, I was just looking at the end of that game and see I mixed up her DD with the clue before that. She did give the Who was on the Taylor nickname but forgot on the DD.
OK, so no need for “who/what is?” in the DJ round, if the answer (question) is already in the form of a question—ever.
Thanks for clarifying the DD thing 🙂 Now, I’m mixed up about the Taylor nickname response. I believe she got a ‘be more specific’; did she get it wrong?
Back to her DD, I don’t get why she wagered $6500. She needed $100 more to go into FJ tied with Chuck or $200 more to have the lead. Her wager would have cost her the game, had she got the DD right. Yeah, I know, nerves, lights, math error, etc, etc. 🙂
She had $8,400 when she got the $1600 clue in the “Ready” category. It went down like this:
Alex: 4-word nickname of President Zachary Taylor, who had served 40 years in the military
Donna: Who was “Rough and Ready”
Alex: Be a little more specific
Donna: Uhhh…
Alex: No? Okay. Correct response– you were missing one word– “Old”, “Old Rough and Ready.” But it doesn’t matter because the last clue is yours and it’s the second Daily Double in the round.
Looking back at it, I see how I got confused that it wasn’t a regular clue because Alex didn’t give Rachel or Chuck a crack at it.
So now she’s got $6,800 and Chuck has $13,400. Can’t speak for why she made that bet. Since she didn’t get the DD right, I don’t even see that it matters.
Thanks for the details on that clue, VJ. It’s hard for me to pay attention when people keep talking during the game. These two in my household, I tell ya. 🙂
LOL, Cece. I know the feeling. That’s exactly how I happened to have the order wrong on the image.
In my case, it’s my very yappy dog who makes me miss something. She has a knack for barking just at the wrong time.
@Rhonda, LOL! What breed is your dog?
She’s a spaniel mix, a mix of what I’m not sure, though lol.