Final Jeopardy: Oscar Winners (6-26-17)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/26/2017) in the category “Oscar Winners” was:

Later an Oscar winner, she appeared as the child baptized towards the end of “The Godfather”

New champ Pat McNamee won $7,599 in last Friday’s game. He’ll try for a second (and hopefully better) payout today against these two players: Brandon Randall, from Provo, UT; and  Elisabeth Larsen, from Pleasant Grove, UT.

Round 1 Categories: Alliteration – TV Roles – 1867 – Odds & Ends – Holiday Foods – Places in Continents

Elisabeth found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Places in Continents” under the $600 clue, with just 3 clues worth $2,800 left after it. She was in the lead with $5,200, $800 more than Brandon in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

It’s in Africa, where it’s the nearest country to continental Europe. show

WHAT IS MOROCCO?

Elisabeth finished in the lead with $9,000. Brandon was second with $4,400 and Pat was last with $600.

Round 2 Categories: A Women’s Category – Radio, Radio – I’ve Got 3 Names – French Literature – Instrumental Song Titles – Words in Continents

Elisabeth found the first Daily Double in “French Literature” under the $1,600 clue on the 8th pick. She was in the lead with $11,400 now, $5,400 more than Brandon in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

This title character hails from Asteroid B-612, which has 3 volcanoes & a rose. show

WHO IS THE LITTLE PRINCE?

Pat found the last Daily Double in “I’ve Got 3 Names” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick. In third place with $5,000, he had $9,400 less than Elisabeth’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

A museum named for this agronomist is part of the Tuskegee Institute national historic site. show

WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER?

Pat and Elisabeth finished in a tie, with $20,000 each. Brandon was next with $10,800.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS SOFIA COPPOLA?

Sofia Coppola, born 5/14/1971, is the daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola (a good fit for the 3-name category on another day). In addition to her film debut as Connie and Carlo’s baby in The Godfather (1972), Sofia was a child on the ship that brought Vito Corleone to Ellis Island in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and she played Mary Corleone, Michael’s daughter in The Godfather: Part III (1990). She appeared in 5 more films directed by her father: The Outsiders (1983), Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). In her own right, Sofia won a Best Writing, Original Screenplay Oscar in 2004 for Lost in Translation (2003). She was also nominated for Best Director that year but lost to Peter Jackson (LOTR: Return of the King).

Famous Movie Babies: Then and Now – The first baby shown in this video is Sofia Coppola as Michael Francis Rizzi.

Brandon got it right. His $9,201 bet brought him up to $20,001.

Elisabeth thought it was Marisa Tomei (born in 1964). She lost her $15,000 bet, finishing with $5,000.

Pat wrote down Reese Witherspoon (born in 1976). He bet and lost it all and that made Brandon the new Jeopardy! champ.

A triple stumper from each round

PLACES IN CONTINENTS ($1000) It’s in Europe; it’s only land border is with Germany

FRENCH LITERATURE ($2000) Jean-Paul Sartre wrote this major philosophical work in 1943 while fighting for the French resistance

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Poets”

One summer day in 1797 this British poet fell asleep reading a book that adapted the writings of Marco Polo. show

WHO IS SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE?

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