Final Jeopardy: 1960s Songs (1-11-21)
Here are 4 more triple stumpers from the 1/11/2021 Jeopardy! game:
IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS ($800) To gain experience is “to cut” these canine teeth of the upper jaw
($1000) A humorist wrote, “Why not go” here, take a chance in unknown territory? “Isn’t that where the fruit is?”
EARTH AT NIGHT IN COLOR ($400) When the full moon gets too bright, an African owl named for this other mighty bird of prey, resorts to chasing its own prey on food
PICK UP THE HOMOPHONE ($2000) A group singing, or a set of 24 sheets of paper
Sneak Peek clues – TELEVISION BY THE NUMBER:
($200) This title zip code was first addressed in 1990, repackaged in 2008 & sent again 2019
($400) Scott Caan booked ’em as Danno on the reboot of this cop show
($600) On this NBC sitcom, Tracy Morgan said, “I yelled ‘Baba Booey’ at Walter Cronkite’s funeral”
($800) In a cartoon title debuting in 2005, Ben found a device that transformed its wearer into this many possible alien creatures
($1000) On this series, Mahershala Ali was one of thousands of missing people who got returned on the same day
ANSWERS: show
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I thought Ken did a great job. His tone and cadence was very Alex-like, to me, and he made the first episode without Alex feel less strange than it might have with, oh, say Katie Couric. Please, powers-that-be at JEOPARDY!, forget the guest-host idea, and make Ken the official host .
Ken was much to fast in his reading of the clues. The pace overall was too fast. I wish he had a deeper voice.
Ken Jennings was not impressive as a Jeopardy Host. He was very full and unassuming.
Sharpen up Ken’s voice. It’s a bit too ‘soft’ sounding, needs to be punched up a little. Ken did a great job. Once the crew gets their part down, he’s a home run.
I just watched Ken’s intro thanks to JWD who posted the link.
Seems to me Ken was trying to hold back tears. Very moving!
I thought that Ken Jennings was superb, and should remain as the new host of the Jeopardy game.
I was proud of Ken Jennings and I hope he is next host. So great!!! 😆 😃
pu LEEZE! It was no accident that one of the ‘answers’ this night was ‘All About Eve’ Ken Jennings is an unctuous jerk.
I think in his intro he was trying to hold back tears so I think he is great for the show.
Why an “unctuous jerk”?? He’s never done anything to deserve that. Someone sounds a trifle jealous..
Yes Ken is so good. I hope Aaron Rodgers does not become host.
I just finished watching this episode just now in EST. How is it you had this posted with all the results before the final jeopardy round was even over?
@Kevin, it is because people have different time zones.
Kevin, where I live, believe or not, Jeopardy! comes on at 11:30 in the morning
Oh mine is not on until 7:30 at night
Thought Ken did a good job and owned it by the end. Maybe it’s nitpicking, but I was surprised they accepted “The Lady and the Tramp.” “Lady” was the dog’s name, so the correct title is “Lady and the Tramp.”
@hugh, they generally do not penalize the players for putting in or omitting an article like “the” at the start of a title.
If a player was to put the wrong article inside the title (e.g., Lady and a Tramp), it’s a different story
You are correct. I noticed the same thing over the years.
The exception to the rule is that, when adding or subtracting a leading article, the answer you give may not be the name of another popular work (of art, literature, film, etc.)
The typical example is Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” vs. “The Invisible Man”. If you added ‘The’ to the former title or removed ‘The’ from the latter title, you would be ruled incorrect.
“Not the Old Yeller!!??” 🙂
Or The Lady Gaga. Alright I’m done.
Ken is perfect. No need to slide in others. Intelligent with sense of humor and quick with quips. Great smile and tv presence.
Ken is one of the smartest men I know on tv. I believe he is the best man in replacing Alex (.may he rest in peace) next person in line would have been Brook Burns. She is a very smart woman. Thank you for keeping Jeopardy and Alex alive
Well, while I’m hoping Ken doesn’t become the permanent host, I have to give him his due and say that was a perfect start.
He was particularly good in the chat with the contestants which is harder than it looks.
I think Ken will definitely do great.guest hosting for jeopardy. It’s too bad that tanay never saw Awakenings. That was a great film. Still congrats to our new champion as he could definitely get a streak running with his playing style. Speaking of viva las vegas, that theme song was used in Father of the Pride on abc. Do you remember it, VJ?
Funny that they just had a Hit Songs of the 1960s category last Friday. I remember I was grumbling to myself about them leaving Elvis out of their song selections — that was January 8th, the 86th anniversary of Presley’s birth.
Here’s a funny old clue from 2003: MISHEARD LYRICS ($1000) From a 1964 Elvis movie: “People Love Bagels”
Today is the first of Ken Jennings as guest host. What was the intro like VJ?
It seemed a little long, Kevin, but it really wasn’t. Ken basically said that Alex was pretty much the perfect host and that no one can ever replace Alex but we can honor him by playing the game he loved. Jeopardy! will probably put it up on Twitter and YouTube later.
Can u please post the youtube link here when they put it up, VJ?
Thanks
Btw, just to let u know, im loving the Masterminds recaps as well.
yes, I will, klm. Happy to hear you like the Master Minds recaps. 😃
Here is the link to Ken’s intro on youtube
Here is the guest host of Jeopardy! Ken Jennings.