Final Jeopardy: Pop Music (1-26-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/26/2021) in the category “Pop Music” was:

First released as a single in 1982, this song was re-released & charted again 17 years later & 17 years after that

5x champ Brian Chang, an attorney from Chicago, IL, is up to$116,503 now. In Game 6, his opponents are: Stephen Newman, an attorney originally from New Hartford, NY; and Gabriela Kaufman, a fashion buyer from San Francisco, CA.

Round 1 Categories: You Crossed the Line – Financial Slang – Bad to the Bone – 3- or 13-Letter Words – Hobbies & Pastimes – Her Better Half

Stephen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Hobbies & Pastimes” under the $1,000 clue, with 11 clues to go after it. He was in second place with $4,600, $1,400 less than Brian’s lead. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

A ferroequinologist is a fancy name for someone who enjoys this hobby, also the name of a 1996 Ewan McGregor film. show

WHAT IS TRAINSPOTTING?

Stephen finished in the lead with $8,200. Brian was second with $6,800 and Gabriela was last with $4,400. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: TV-Pourri – Info Please – Location – Fictional Beings – Crossword Clues “D” – Historic Survivors

Brian found the first Daily Double in “Location” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick. He was in third place with $9,600 now, $1,600 less than Gabriela’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

The presentation of this trophy each Dec. used to be at NYC’s Downtown Athletic Club; in 2005 it moved to the PlayStation Theater. show

WHAT IS THE HEISMAN TROPHY?

4 clues later, Gabriela landed on the last Daily Double in “Fictional Beings” under the $1,200 clue. In second place with $16,000, she had $3,200 less than Brian’s lead. She bet $8,000 and thought it was a vampire. That was WRONG.

In “Bitten” Jeremy Danvers is one of these creatures of legend & the alpha of his pack. show

WHAT IS A WEREWOLF?

Brian finished in the lead with $21,600. Stephen was next with $15,400 and Gabriela was in third place with $8,800. No clues went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “1999”?

“1999” is not only the title of Prince’s “tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999” song, but also the title of his 5th studio album. They have been re-released more times than indicated in the clue, most recently in 2019.

In this December 1999 video, Prince and Larry King talk about “1999” (starting around the 17:49 mark). Prince explained that while watching a special about 1999, he realized that, unlike himself, many people found the future frightening, “So I just wanted to write something that gave hope.” At the time of the interview, Prince was scheduled to perform “1999” in a pay-per-view show. In the interview, he says it will be the last time he will perform the song live. That and the Y2 Bug undoubtedly added to the song’s mystique. 17 years later, on 4/21/2016, Prince passed away at the age of 57.

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Gabriela thought it was “Like a Virgin”, a 1984 hit for Madonna. She lost her $3,700 bet and finished with $5,100.

Stephen got it right. He bet $2,500 and finished with $17,900.

Brian got it right, too. He bet $9,201 and won the game with $30,801. His 6-day total is $147,304.

2 triple stumpers from TV-POURRI:

($800) Before he was Mr. Big on “Sex and the City” & the bad husband to “The Good Wife”, he was Detective Mike Logan on “Law & Order”

($2000) This actor did some skilled driving on TV as P.I. Jim Rockford

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Comic Strip Title Characters”

These 2 were named for a European “theologian who believed in predestination” & a “philosopher with a dim view of human nature” show

WHO ARE CALVIN AND HOBBES?

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