Final Jeopardy: On the U.K. Music Charts (10-24-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/24/2024) in the category “On the U.K. Music Charts” was:
“Candle in the Wind 1997” knocked this song that asked a title question from the top spot as the U.K.’s all-time best-selling song
2x champ Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, TX, has now won $28,799. In Game 3, his opponents are: Kiki Jamieson, a nonprofit consultant from Toronto, Ontario; and Dan Meyer, a fundraising professional from Chicago, IL.
Round 1 Categories: Random Books in Fiction Series – Vehicles – We Stand for Nothing – “Bad” Language – Succession – Garden State Parkway Rest Area Names
Dan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Random Books in Fiction Series” under the $800 on the 6th pick of the round. He was tied in second place with Kiki at $800, $1,200 less than Will’s lead. Dan bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
“The Dragon Reborn” is part 3 in this series by Robert Jordan that kept on turning show
Dan finished in the lead with $5,800. Kiki was second with $5,400 and Will was last with $5,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: National Parks – 4-letter Opposites – Photographers & Their Craft – Ballad – Songbirds – Snakes
Will found the first Daily Double in “Ballad” under the $1,200 clue on the 1st pick of the round. He was in last place with $5,000, $800 less than Dan’s lead. Will bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
The subject of a famous ballad, he died in a crash with one hand on the brake, the other on the whistle show
Kiki found the last Daily Double in “Photographers and their Craft” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $14,600, $5,600 more than Will in second place. Kiki bet $3,000 and guessed combat photographer. Ken asked her to be more specific so she tried front line photographer. Both responses were WRONG.
The Army has allowed this type of photographer, meaning they can be in the line of fire along with the troops show
Will finished in the lead with $13,400. Kiki was second with $10,800 and Dan was last with $8,200. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS?”
Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) co-wrote “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” near the end of 1984 to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia. They put together Band Aid, an all-star group of mostly British artists, to perform what became the fastest-selling single in U.K. chart history, raising millions for relief. In 1997, Elton John revised his “Candle in the Wind” (1974) tribute to Marilyn Monroe to honor Princess Diana, who died in a car crash at age 36 on 8/31/1997. “Candle in the Wind 1997” took over the title of fastest-selling U.K. single, selling over a million more copies than its predecessor, with the proceeds going to charity. See Wikipedia’s list of best-selling U.K. singles by year.
Ultimate Classic Rock has a “Where Are They Now” article about the Band Aid singers.
Dan had no response and he didn’t bet anything either. His score remained $8,200.
Kiki tried “Do You Wanna Dance?” That cost her $5,601 and left her with $5,199.
Will got it right. He bet $13,399 and won the game with $26,799. Will’s 3-day total is $55,598.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
RANDOM BOOKS IN FICTION SERIES ($600) 2017’s “The Midnight Line” is Lee Child’s 22nd book about this former military policeman who drifts across the U.S. solving crimes
NATIONAL PARKS ($2000) This park in northeastern South Africa bears the name of a president of the Transvaal
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “AMERICAN COMPOSERS”
He turned to opera with the 1903 work “Guest of Honor”, likely inspired by Booker T. Washington’s dinner at the White House show
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