Final Jeopardy: Broadway Musicals (1-11-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/11/2022) in the category “Broadway Musicals” was:

Each in a show that ran more than 2 years, Ethel Merman & Sarah Jessica Parker played 2 different characters with this first name

29x champ Amy Schenider, an engineering manager from Oakland, CA has now won $1,035,400. In Game 30, her opponents are: Steve Chanderbhan, a philosophy professor from Lewiston, NY; and Brigid Hogan, a server from Ephraim, WI.

Round 1 Categories: John F. Kennedy – State Your Business – TV Shows with One-Word Titles – Run, 4 “S”, Run! – Stars – Stripes

Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Stars” under the $400 clue with 8 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $7,000, $6,000 more than Brigid in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

The largest constellation is this one represented as a water snake. show

WHAT IS HYDRA?

Amy finished in the lead with $14,800. Brigid was second with $1,000 and Steve was last with $200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: 12-Letter Geography – Book Alikes – The Victorian Era – “D-D-S” – Movies by Antagonist – Falling

Amy found the first Daily Double in “The Victorian Era” under the $1,200 clue on the 5th pick of the round. Amy was in the lead with $16,400 now, $15,400 more than Brigid in second place. Amy bet $6,000 and she was RIGHT.

in 1845 the rules of this sport were codified at the school where its origin story happened during a soccer game. show

WHAT IS RUGBY?

Steve got the last Daily Double in “’D-D-S’” under the $1,200 clue, with 11 clues left after it. In second place with $4,600, he had $24,400 less than Amy in first place. Steve bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.

Gallipoli is a port on this narrow strait. show

WHAT ARE THE DARDANELLES?

Amy finished in the lead with $39,200. Steve was second with $9,500 and Brigid was last with $2,600. No clues went uncovered.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS ANNIE?

According to the Internet Broadway Database, Ethel Merman played Annie Oakley in the musical comedy “Annie Get Your Gun” which ran on Broadway from 5/16/1946 to 2/12/1949.

Sarah Jessica Parker performed the title role of the red-headed orphan “Annie” in the Broadway musical that ran from 4/21/1977 to 1/2/1983. She began as an understudy, was promoted to the role of the orphan, July, and took over the lead from 3/7/1979 to 1/27/1980.

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Brigid came up with Mary. She lost $2,000 and finished with $600.

Steve went with Melissa. That only cost him $500 and left him with $9,000.

Amy thought it was Rose (Ethel Merman’s role in “Gypsy”). She lost her $20,000 bet but won the game with the remaining $22,400. Her 30-day total is $1,057,800.

2 triple stumpers from the first round:

JOHN F. KENNEDY ($800) While serving in the Navy, John became a war hero after he saved his crew of this patrol boat that was rammed & sunk by the Japanese

TV SHOWS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES ($800) 2 women, a Vegas legend & a snarky young writer, work together to make comedy

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “International Sports Stars”

Now with over 185 million followers, he surpassed Selena Gomez in 2018 to become the most followed person on Instagram show

WHO IS CRISTIANO RONALDO?

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