Final Jeopardy: World Landmarks (10-23-22)

Another round of games in the 2022 Celebrity Jeopardy! Championship begins tonight with a quarterfinal match featuring these celebrity actors and comedians: Aisha Tyler, playing for Planned Parenthood; John Michael Higgins, (who goes by Michael), playing for Actors Equity Foundation; and Matt Rogers, playing for Story Pirates Changemakers.

The Final Jeopardy clue in the category “World Landmarks” was:

Built of more than 18,000 metal parts & 2.5 million rivets, it was the world’s tallest manmade structure from 1889 to 1930

Mayim Bialik hosted tonight’s one hour show, the fourth quarterfinal match, after three quarterfinals last week culminated in Ike Barinholtz winning the first semifinal. There will be two more quarterfinals before we find out who will join Ike in the finals for a chance to win $1,000,000 for charity.

Jeopardy! Categories: Whose Line is It Anyhow? – Got a Bridge to Sell You – Pitch Perfect – Classic Kids’ Books – Yes, Chef! – “Q” Force

Aisha found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Whose Line Is It Anyway” under the $300 clue just before the commercial break. She was in second place with $2,000, $200 less than Michael’s lead. She bet $400 and she was RIGHT.

On defeating Bobby Riggs in tennis’ 1973 Battle of the Sexes: “I think he just… underestimated me” show

WHO IS BILLIE JEAN KING?

Michael finished in the lead with $3,700. Aisha was second with $3,600 and Matt was last with negative $100. All clues were shown.

Double Jeopardy! Categories: Cats Through Time – Biology – Holidays & Observances – Adverbs that Make Your Day – Variety – Hollywood Reporter

Michael found the first Daily Double in “Holidays & Observances” under the $600 clue on the 7th pick. He was in first place with $4,100, $100 more than Aisha in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Many states now designate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day rather than this show

WHAT IS COLUMBUS DAY?

Michael got the last Daily Double in “Biology” under the $400 clue on the 20th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,000 now, $8,700 more than Matt in second place. He bet it all again and he was RIGHT.

Animals like frogs that can live on land or water are known as these, from the Greek for “both” & “life” show

WHAT IS AMPHIBIAN?

Michael finished in the lead with $23,600. Aisha was next with $5,000 and Matt was in third place with $3,500. All clues were shown.

Triple Jeopardy! Categories: – Advanced Criminal Law – A Little Poetry – U.S. Presidents – Music of Today – Around Philly with Ryan Long

Matt found the first Daily Double in “U.S. President” under the $600 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in second place with $4,700, $22,800 less than Michael’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Before taking the road to the White House, he hit the “Sante Fe Trail” in the movie role of George Armstrong Custer show

WHO IS RONALD REAGAN?

Aisha got the second Daily Double in “Advanced Criminal Law” under the $900 clue on the 11th pick of the round. In third place with $4,700, she had $22,800 less than Michael’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

Criminals disguise the source of ill-gotten gains via this 2-word process; detergent is optional show

WHAT IS MONEY LAUNDERING?

Matt got the last Daily Double in “A Little Poetry” under the $900 clue, with 7 clues left after it. In second place with $13,000, he had $15,700 less than Michael’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Poe used this 3-syllable word 11 times in “The Raven”, including as the last word show

WHAT IS NEVERMORE?

Michael finished in the lead with $28,400. Matt was right on his heels with $27,500 and Aisha was in third place with $12,100. All clues were shown.

ALL of the celebrities got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE EIFFEL TOWER?

As Mayim explained, the Eiffel Tower became the world’s tallest manmade structure in 1889 and held that title until the Chrysler Building beat it in 1930. Reader’s Digest has 19 Mind-Blowing Eiffel Tower Facts. No. 3 explains how it ended up in Paris after being offered to Barcelona, Spain: “It just so happened that Paris was looking for a monumental, 300-meter-tall archway to serve as the entrance to their 1889 World’s Fair grounds, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Eiffel and Co.’s design was picked among more than 100 competing submissions and construction began on January 28, 1887.”

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Aisha bet it all and doubled her score to $24,200.

Matt bet $3,000 and finished with $30,500.

Michael also bet $3,000. That brought him up to $31,400. John Michael Higgins won the match and advances to the Semifinals. Aisha and Matt each won $30,000 for their charities.

I counted 6 triple stumpers:

Round 1: PITCH PERFECT ($100) Talk about Go Blue! Clayton Kershaw pitched well enouugh for this team in 2014 to win 21 games & the National League MVP Award

Round 2: ADVERBS THAT MAKE YOUR DAY ($600) You never want to be thought of behaving suspiciously, so change the first letter to get this forward-looking adverb

($800) A body part starts this word meaning “cordially”; in a more exuberant sense, it’s the way we welcomed you to the stage

($1000) “A” is for this adverb, from the Latin for “carefully prepared”; we hope you’ve reponded that way

Round 3: ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW ($1000) Ask Steve Bannon– you don’t want to ignore one of these writs from a court, commanding you to come in &, you know, testify

AROUND PHILLY WITH RYAN LONG ($1000) America was born in Philly; we’re heading to the Hall on Chestnut Street, where in 1776 John Hancock put his Hancock on this document

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