Final Jeopardy: Classic Movies (1-21-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/21/2020) in the category “Classic Movies” was:
This 1939 film was loosely based on Senator Burton Wheeler, victim of a sham investigation for looking into the Justice Dept.
2x champ Dennis Coffey, a bartender from Old Orchard Beach, ME, has now won $39,202. In Game 3, his opponents are: Steve Schiraldi, a data analyst from Arlington VA; and Samantha Slama, a H.S. English teacher from Los Angeles, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Check Out the Critter – Gravesite Offerings – Words From Mythology – Spaces – Sports Definitions – I Missed the Start of That Nursery Rhyme
Dennis found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Gravesite Offerings” under the $600 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in second place with $1,600, $600 less than Steve’s lead. He bet $1,000, got confused and said Lincoln. That was WRONG.
Visitors often leave pennies face up on the Baltimore grave of this assassin. show
Dennis finished in the lead with $4,000. Steve was second with $2,400 and Samantha was last with $2,000.
Round 2 Categories: Books & Authors – A Capital City Idea – The USG – Spaced-out Pop Culture – In Soviet Russia – Words Start With “U”
Dennis found the first Daily Double in “Capital City” under the $2,000 clue on the 10th pick. He was in second place with $4,400 now, $2,400 less than Steve’s lead. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.
Playwright August Strindberg’s home, with rooms that he furnished like stage sets, is now his museum in this capital. show
Dennis found the last Daily Double in “The USG” under the $1,600 clue, with 7 clues left after it. In the lead with $9,700, he had $1,700 more than Steve in second place. He bet $2,500 and could not come up with a timely response so he was WRONG.
The USCCR isn’t a classic rock band but the United States Commission on these important CRs. show
Steve finished in the lead with $10,000. Dennis was next with $7,200 and Samantha was in third place with $6,000.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The details of Burton K. Wheeler’s investigation of the U.S. Department of Justice and how the FBI conspired to stop it are on Many Things Considered in “Round Up the Usual Suspects.” It eventually led to the resignation of Attorney General Harry Daugherty. (Anyone who has seen “Boardwalk Empire” knows how crooked he was!)
I don’t see anything on IMDB Trivia about how “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939) was loosely based on that investigation, but it does say have two entries that mention Wheeler. One says he walked out of the preview; the other says that is believed to be an exaggeration on the part of director Frank Capra.
Samantha got it right, much to her surprise. She bet $5,400 and finished with $11,400.
Dennis got it, too. He bet $4,801, bringing him up to $12,001.
Steve came up with “Gone With the Wind.” He lost $4,401, dropping him down to $5,599. So, once again, Dennis remained champ. His 3-day total is $51,203.
A triple stumper from each round:
($600) Less than an inch long, the sea bunny is this type of being with both male and female reproductive organs (See Fact No. 3)
SPACED-OUT POP CULTURE ($1600) Led by Capt. Mercer, this sci-fi series on FOX sees its title ship & crew boldly going where no comedy has gone before
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “This character first appeared in “Literary Brothers”
This character first appeared in “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter”, an 1893 story in London’s Strand Magazine. show
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Steve must have been guessing. Right year, wrong movie.
I never heard of sea bunnies before, those are some odd looking creatures. Good to know that they are not at all related to the Lapin family.
That sounds faintly familiar. I remember on Jeopardy! Power Players Week in 5/16/2012, in a Video Daily Double, Katty Kay said “Comes” not “Goes”. That cost her $1,000.
Well another great comeback by Dennis despite missing two daily doubles. And I am happy two people got this right. But really, gone with the wind? This is a movie based on the justice department, not the civil war, depiction of slaves and reconstruction era. Was that a guess on Steve, VJ? I am not certain if a fourth win is in Dennis’s favor since he might be showing signs of slowing down a bit.