Final Jeopardy: Fairy Tale Characters (11-6-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/6/2020) in the category “Fairy Tale Characters” was:

In French, this fairy tale character is La Petite Poucette, in Spanish, Pulgarcita & in English, this

New champ, Burt Thakur, a project engineer from Palm Springs, CA, won $20,600 yesterday. In Game 2, he takes on these 2 players: Andrew Chaikin, a musician & teacher from San Francisco, CA; and Steven Jones, a 7th grade history teacher, originally from Portland, OR.

Note: This is Nikki, VJ’s daughter, filling in for my Mom while she is in the hospital, in case you missed her message on the Jeopardy Calendar post. Due to my own time constraints, the recaps will be shorter than usual, but my Mom will work her magic when she returns.

Round 1 Categories: Did You Know…? – Prose By Bros – Foxes – Let Me Give You a Hand – One-Word Song Titles – “A_D” Verbs

Burt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “One-Word Song Titles” under the $1,000 clue on the 6th pick of the round. He was in second place with $800, $600 less than Andrew in first place. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

Though quoted, the songwriters of “Eye of the Tiger” didn’t get credit on this No. 1 hit by Katy Perry. show

WHAT IS ROAR?

Burt and Andrew finished in a tie with $5,600. Steven was last with $3,600. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: U.S. History – What’s the Gossip? – 20th Century English – They Did It – Go West – Young Man or Woman

Burt found the first Daily Double in “U.S. History” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick. Once again, Burt and Andrew tied in first place with $6,800. Burt bet $3,000. He was RIGHT.

This 1794 Uprising in Pennsylvania was prompted by a tax on liquor. show

WHAT IS THE WHISKEY REBELLION?

Andrew got the last Daily Double in “Go West” under the $1,600 clue, with only 1 clue left after it. In first place with $23,600, he had $12,800 more than Steven. He bet $1,000. He was RIGHT.

Drive west from Maseru, capital of this country & you arrive in South Africa–Heck, drive east & you’ll end up there as well. show

WHAT IS LESOTHO?

Andrew finished in the lead with a runaway $24,600. Burt was next with $9,800 and Steven was in third place with $10,800. No clues went uncovered.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS THUMBELINA?

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Burt said the little duck and got it wrong. He bet his whole $9,800 and finished with $0.

Steven crossed out his first answer Puss in Boots. He couldn’t come up with anything else and that cost him $9,000, leaving him with $1,800.

Andrew wrote down The Little Mermaid. He lost his $2,999 bet but won the game with the $21,601 he had left.

A triple stumper from each round:

DID YOU KNOW? ($1000) Snoop Dogg tried to rent this entire Eur. nation, Vaduz & all, for a video shoot; doable? Yes, but Snoop didn’t give enough notice

GO WEST ($800) Go due west on land from Newfoundland & Labrador to this large province

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(Edited in December to add FJ image)