Final Jeopardy: Movie Appearances (10-14-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/14/2020) in the category “Movie Appearances” was:

Not an actor, this man who died in 2018 appeared briefly in some 40 mainly action films with a combined $30 bil. worldwide gross

4x champ, Kevin Walsh, a story analyst originally from Williamstown, NJ, is up to $81,700 and could go over the $100K mark in Game 5. Today, his opponents are: Elaine Zatarain, a patient care coordinator from San Diego, CA; and Jack Mooney, an aerospace engineer from Santa Cruz, CA.

Round 1 Categories: OK, Boomerang – It’s a Fact – Holidays & Observances – 2-Word TV Titles – Which Country’s Forest? – Contronyms

Jack found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Holidays & Observances” under the $600 clue, with 7 clues to go after it. He was in the lead with $3,600, twice as much as Kevin and Elaine, who were tied in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and said spring break which was in the clue, so that was WRONG.

April 22 was chosen for this observance because it fell between spring break & final exams. show

WHAT IS EARTH DAY?

Elaine finished in the lead with $2,400. Kevin was second with $2,200 and Jack was last with $800.

Round 2 Categories: Pic-Pourri – Scientists – Sweden Lows–& Highs – African-American Writers – ’80s & ’90s Hit Parade – Making a 4 “A”

Jack found the first Daily Double in “Scientists” under the $800 clue on the second pick. He was in third place with $1,200 now, half of Elaine’s lead. He bet the $2,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

Galileo mistakenly concluded that these were caused by the orbit of the earth & not the proximity of the moon & sun. show

WHAT ARE TIDES?

6 clues later, Jack landed on the last Daily Double in “Making a 4 ‘A'” under the $1,200 clue. In second place with $4,000, he had $3,400 less than Kevin’s lead. He bet $2,000 and came up with grand poobah. That was WRONG.

This royal title is from Sanskrit words meaning “great king” show

WHAT IS MAHARAJA?

Kevin finished in the lead with $18,600. Elaine was next with $14,800 and Jack was in third place with $2,000. Both boards were completed today.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS STAN LEE?

GamesRadar.com has “Every Stan Lee cameo from X-Men to Avengers: Endgame” and says: “The man behind some of your favourite comic book characters and big screen icons, Stan Lee, sadly passed away in November 2018, but his memory lives on not just in our minds, but in every Stan Lee cameo to appear in the history of Marvel movies to date. The man has showed up everywhere, and though Avengers: Endgame represents his final blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, he won’t be forgotten.” They have images of the cameos AND— it’s not a slideshow!

On YouTube: Check out the “Stan Lee Cup” category from Joon Pahk’s second game on 10/4/2011

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Jack didn’t have a response. He lost his $1,999 bet and had $1.00 left.

Elaine got it right. She bet $14,000, bringing her up to $28,800.

Kevin got it, too. He bet $11,001 and won the game with $29,601. Kevin’s 5-day total is $111,301. “You’re gonna come back in the Tournament of Champions,” Alex said, “but you’re gonna come back tomorrow also, aren’t you?” Kevin said “sure.”

A triple stumper from each round:

IT’S A FACT ($800) The name of these 2 states goes back to a Sioux word for “friend” or “ally”

AFRICAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ($2000) In the novel “Black Betty” by this author, P.I. Easy Rawlins is hired to find a missing woman

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Mythological Heroes”

The second half of his service to Eurystheus took him to 6 different places, like Crete, Thrace & the Underworld show

WHO IS HERCULES?

Click here to leave well wishes and prayers for Alex Trebek for continuing success in his battle against cancer. There’s also a link to where you can make a donation to pancreatic cancer research in his honor.