Celebrity Jeopardy Final: Unique Buildings (11-29-23)

In quarterfinal #8 of the 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! Championship, the celebrity contestants are: actor & director Cynthia Nixon, playing for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation; comedian & actor Cedric the Entertainer, playing for the SSM Health Foundation; and actor & comedienne Heather McMahan, playing for City of Refuge.

The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Unique Buildings” was:

Despite 17.5 miles of hallways, you can walk anywhere in this Virginia building within about 5 minutes, due to its concentric layout

Jeopardy! Categories: This Day In World History – Fairy Tale Elevator Pitches – Candle Culture – Films Turning The Big Four-Oh – Rules Of The Game – Human Body Classified Ads

Cynthia found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “This Day In World History” under the $500 clue, and it was the last clue of the round. She was in the lead with $2,400, $800 more than Heather in second place. She bet $500 and she was RIGHT.

April 21, 1918: WWI flyig ace Manfred von Richthofen, best known by this nickname is shot down and killed show
WHAT IS THE RED BARON?

Cynthia finished in the lead with $2,900. Heather was second with $1,600 and Cedric was last with $1,400. All clues were shown.

Double Jeopardy! Categories: This Is Jeo-Purr-Dy! – She Played You – What The “Eff”?! – Poems About Poetry – Skin Care – “Sesame Street” Song Parodies

Cynthia found the first Daily Double in “She Played You” under the $400 clue on the 3rd pick. She was in the lead with $3,100 now, $1,500 more than Heather in second place. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

Marge Gunderson: pregnant police chief & folksy small-town optimist show
WHO IS FRANCES McDORMAND?

Heather got the last Daily Double in “Skin Care” under the $800 clue on the 14th pick of the round. In second place with $3,200, she had $1,300 less than Cynthia’s lead. Heather bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

Seeking a youthful glow? Make a habit of this process, defined as scrubbing or using chemicals to remove dead skin cells? show
WHAT IS EXFOLIATION?

Cynthia finished in the lead with $7,100. Heather was next with $6,600 and Cedric was in third place with $3,200. All clues were shown.

Triple Jeopardy! Categories: Far Out – College Press – Along For The Ride – Women & Sports – Slovenia, Baby, Slovenia! – Whistling Hall Of Fame

Heather found the first Triple Jeopardy! Daily Double in “College Press” under the $900 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $9,000 now, $700 more than Cynthia in second place. Heather bet $900 and he was RIGHT.

At the University of Maryland, David Simon edited the school newspaper; he set HBO’s “The Wire” in this city show
WHAT IS BALTIMORE?

Cynthia found the next Daily Double in “Far Out” under the $1,200 clue, with 11 clues to go after it. She was in second place with $11,300, only $400 less than Heather’s lead. Cynthia bet $2,500 and she was RIGHT.

Seen during a total solar eclipse, this outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere shares its name with a Mexican beer brand show
WHAT IS CORONA?

Cynthia found the last Daily Double in “Whistling Hall Of Fame” under the $900 clue, with 2 clues left after it. She was in second place with $15,000 now, $600 less than Heather’s lead. She bet $2,000 and and she was RIGHT.

Along with “wastin’ time”, add whistling to the list of things Otis Redding was doing in a 1968 hit about “Sittin'” here show
WHAT IS ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY?

Cynthia finished in the lead with $19,700 and Heather was next with $15,600. Cedric was in third place with $4,100. All clues were shown.

TWO of the celebrities got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT WHAT IS THE PENTAGON?

The Pentagon was designed by American architect George Bergstrom and built by contractor John McShain. Here’s one of Readers Digest “Fascinating Facts” about the Pentagon: “The total walking distance of the building is about 17.5 miles, but if you speed-walk through the center courtyard, you can move between the building’s furthest points in under ten minutes. The DOD also provides workers with motorized scooters that cruise along at three miles per hour.”

Cedric got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $8,600.

Heather got it right, too. She bet $5,000 and finished with $20,600.

Cynthia thought it was the V.A. Hospital. She lost her $11,501 bet and finished with $8,199. That made Heather McMahan the winner and a semifinalist. Cynthia Nixon and Cedric the Entertainer each won $30,000 for their charities.

Celebrity Jeopardy (11-30-23) Cynthia Nixon, Cedric the Entertainer, Heather McMahan