Celebrity Jeopardy Final: Television History (1-9-24)

In the second semifinal of the 2023-24 Celebrity Jeopardy! Championship, the celebrity contestants are: actor Steven Weber, playing for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation; sports comedy host Katie Nolan, playing for the Assoc. for Women in Sports Media; and actor Dulé Hill, playing for All Rise.

The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Television History” was:

According to the BBC, this 1953 event “did more than any other to make television a mainstream medium”

Jeopardy! Categories: Numerical Place Names – Can I Get An “A” Men! – Countries That Start With “I” – Dating Apps – Kitty Lit – “Dis”continued

Steven found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Kitty Lit” under the $400 clue on the 18th pick. He was in the lead with $2,200, $900 more than Katie in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

The big cat who frees Narnia from the rule of the White Witch goes by this name. show

WHAT IS ASLAN?

Steven finished in the lead with $5,400. Katie was second with $2,000 and Dulé was last at zero. All clues were shown.

Double Jeopardy! Categories: It’s A Date, Amigo! – Number One Hits – Non-Musical Theatre – New York Times Obituaries – “J” Law – Animal Idiom Brainteasers

Steven found the first Daily Double in “NYT Obituaries” under the $400 clue on the 18th pick. He was in the lead with $8,200 now, $2,000 more than Katie in second place. Steven bet it all again and he was RIGHT again.

Aretha Franklin’s 2018 obit cited this song as “a harbinger of feminism, carried by a voice that would accept nothing less” show

WHAT IS “RESPECT”?

Dulé got the last Daily Double in “It’s A Date, Amigo!” under the $600 clue, with 2 clues to go after it. In third place with $2,600, he had $17,600 less than Steven’s lead. Dulé made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

In Spanish, it’s el dia de accion de gracias; in English, it’s this. show

WHAT IS THANKSGIVING?

Steven finished in the lead with $20,200. Katie was next with $8,400 and Dulé was in third place at $5,200. All clues were shown.

Triple Jeopardy! Categories: Cybersecurity – Female Firsts – Fairy Tale Adaptations – Opposites Of Novel Titles – On The Periodic Table – There’s An “App” For That

Katie found the first Triple Jeopardy! Daily Double in “There’s An ‘App’ For That” under the $1,500 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. She was in second place with $9,000, $11,200 less than Steven’s lead. Katie went all in and she was RIGHT.

A “2,000 Miler” is someone who has hiked this entire route from Maine to Georgia show

WHAT IS THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL?

3 clues later, Katie landed on the next Daily Double in “Fairy Tale Adaptations” under the $900 clue. At $18,600 and having narrowed the gap considerably, she was only $1,600 behind Steven’s lead. Katie bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.

“Ash,” based on this fairy tale character, falls for a huntress & not a prince so she’ll need more practical footwear show

WHAT IS CINDERELLA?

Katie found the last Daily Double in “On The Periodic Table” under the $1,500 clue, with only 4 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $30,500 now, $3,100 more than Steven in second place. Katie bet $5,000 and she was RIGHT.

Going in order on the periodic table, uranium & neptunium are followed by this element named for a dwarf planet show

WHAT IS PLUTONIUM?

Katie finished in the lead with $36,400 and Steven was next with $27,400. Dulé was in third place $6,700. All clues were shown.

NONE of the celebrities got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S CORONATION?

According to the BBC, The live broadcast of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2, 1953 “was the event that did more than any other to make television a mainstream medium. More than 20 million people watched the Service on television, outnumbering the radio audience for the first time. The BBC knew the event would be popular – based on the reaction to the limited broadcast of George VI’s Coronation Procession – but could not foresee that it would mark the coming of age of television, as well as the modernisation of the monarchy.”

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Dulé wrote down “I don’t know”, betting and losing his whole $6,700.

Steven responded with “what is the end?” He bet and lost his whole $27,400.

Katie came up with Beatlemania, although she knew that was way later. She lost $19,000 but won the match with the remaining $17,400. Katie Nolan advances to the Finals. Steven and Dulé each won $50,000 for their charities.

A triple stumper from each round:

Round 1: COUNTRIES THAT START WITH “I” ($400) An anagram of “Arabs”, Basra is a port city in this country

Round 2: NUMBER ONE HITS ($800) In 2019, “Old Town Road” broke this Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men song’s record for most weeks at #1

Round 3: THERE’S AN “APP” FOR THAT ($1200) Hungry for some hard rock? Then fire up this 1987 Guns N’ Roses album that leads off with “Welcome to the Jungle”

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