Final Jeopardy: Leading Ladies, Next in Line (1-26-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/26/2024) in the category “Leading Ladies: Next in Line” was:
Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, her
Today’s Champions Wild Card contestants are: Tamara Ghattas, an editor from Chicago, IL; Michael Menkhus, a data analyst from Kansas City, MO; and Ittai Sopher, news producer & journalist from New Orleans, LA.
Round 1 Categories: Touch Some Grass – “C” in the Middle – That’S Just Tearable! – Full-Court Press – 2-3 Zone – Coaching Basketball
Michael found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Full-Court Press” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,600 now, $600 less than Ittai’s lead. Michael made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
In 1803 the National Intelligencer covered the court case between James Madison & this “midnight appointee” show
Michael finished in the lead with $8,000. Tamara was in second place with $5,000. Ittai was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Historic Battles – Dashiell Hammett – Gas Everywhere – What’s in a Name – The TV Spin-off Source – Silent-Consonant Words
Tamara found the first Daily Double in “What’s in a Name” under the $1,600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. She was in second place with $6,200, $5,800 less than Michael’s lead. Tamara bet $4,500 and she was RIGHT.
The name of this ocean liner was a Roman province that included what is now Portugal & Western Spain show
Tamara got the last Daily Double in “Silent-Consonant Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 20th pick of the round. She was in second place with $11,100, $7,700 less than Michael’s lead. Tamara bet $7,000 and guessed “apt” at the last second but that was WRONG.
Relevant or suitable, it comes from a French phrase meaning “to the purpose” show
Michael finished in the lead with a runaway $20,800. Tamara was in second place with $8,500. Ittai was last with $5,400. All clues were shown.
ONLY ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS LADY GAGA?
The film “A Star is Born”, starring Janet Gaynor, was first released in 1937. It was based upon a story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson and won an Oscar for Best Original Story. All subsequent remakes were based upon the same story, with updates to reflect the changing times. In 1954, Judy Garland was the film’s leading lady. This version didn’t garner any Oscars and Groucho Marx is said to haved remarked that Judy Garland “was robbed” of the Best Actress trophy. In 1976, Barbra Streisand played the female lead. The only Oscar this version got was for “Evergreen”, Best Original Song. The 2018 remake featured Lady Gaga and it also won an Oscar for Best Original Song (“Shallow”).
For avid film buffs: There’s an 18-minute video on YouTube comparing all 4 versions of “A Star is Born”. There’s also a video on IMDB showing other stars who were in the running for the female and male lead roles for the 1976 and 2018 remakes.
Ittai got it right. He bet $601 and finished with $6,001.
Tamara thought it might be Bernadette Peters while she stood pat on her $8,500.
Michael went with Katharine Hepburn. He didn’t bet anything either and won the game on the strength of his $20,800 runaway. Michael Menkhus moves on to the semifinals.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
HISTORIC BATTLES ($2000) In 1862’s Battle of Fredericksburg, Union troops crossed this long-named Virginia river, then may have wished they hadn’t
DASHIELL HAMMETT ($1200) This L.A.-based hard-boiled novelist said Hammett’s work took “murder out of the Venetian vase & dropped it into the alley”
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Mountains”
First scaled in 1829, this 17,000-foot mountain has caused excitement by the supposed discovery of wood high up on it show
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Cinch final. I’ve seen all but the original version.
DDs weren’t too difficult. I was surprised Tamara blanked out on the French phrase. Michael’s a very strong player, could go far.
Surprised no one knew the LA-based novelist. There were two major crime novelists in that era, and they gave one of them in the clue. Knew the Boston section thanks to a Billy Joel tune.
My station was interrupted tonight by the PGA Golf Championship, but there’s always next week.
Once again, AGAIN, my local station is pre-empting J! again, this time, for golf. It just irks me. On the alternate station, it’s ET (Entertainment Tonight, not some alien!).
FJ, when I looked at it, got it instantly.
Love Ken Jenning.