Final Jeopardy: Nobel Peace Prize Winners (10-6-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/6/2022) in the category “Nobel Peace Prize Winners” was:
He served as Bishop of Lesotho from 1976 to 1978
4x champ Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, NJ, has now won $111,058. In Game 5, his opponents are: Jo Austin, a retired IT project manager from Manlius, NY; and Jeff Parker, a professor of theater from Arvada, CO.
Round 1 Categories: Word Puzzles – Books & Authors – Musical Alter Egos – U.S. Diplomacy – All Hands – Pretty Crafty
Cris found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Books & Authors” under the $1000 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,400. Jo and Jeff were tied at $600 each. As he usually does on the first DD, Cris bet it all and he was RIGHT.
In “The Family Chao”, author Lan Samantha Chang reimagined this Dostoyevsky classic using a Chinese-American family show
Cris finished in the lead with $10,800. Jo was next with $1,800. Jeff was in third place with $1,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: U.K. Geography – Women in the Arts – Physics – Union People – Historical TV Roles – Insignificant Idioms
Jeff found the first Daily Double in “U.K. Geography” under the $1,600 clue on the very first pick. He was in third place with $1,600 now, $9,200 less than Cris’ lead. Jeff bet $1,500 and he was RIGHT.
Tom Berenger as Theodore Roosevelt in the 1997 miniseries named for this regiment. show
Cris got the last Daily Double in “Union People” under the $1,600 clue on the 11th pick. In the lead with $17,600, he had $12,500 more than Jeff in second place. Cris bet $5,200 and guessed NEA (National Education Association). That was WRONG.
In 2021 teachers’ union head Randi Weingarten seconded the nomination when Liz Shuler became this Federation’s first female pres. show
Cris finished in the lead with $16,800. Jeff was next with $12,700 and Jo was in third place with $200. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS DESMOND TUTU?
Desmond Tutu (1931–2021) was a South African Anglican archbishop. He became a minister in 1961 and studied theology in London for 6 years. After teaching in southern Africa in various posts, Tutu was appointed dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Johannesburg in 1975. He then served as Bishop of the Kingdom of Lesotho from 1976 to 1978. At this point, Tutu became a vocal critic of apartheid in South Africa. Throughout the rest of his life, he worked tirelessly to oppose apartheid by non-violent protest and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. In his acceptance speech, he said that there would be no peace in southern Africa until there was justice for everyone. After retiring from the clergy in 1996, his title was Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town. See a timeline of Desmond Tutu’s life.
Forest Whitaker starred as Desmond Tutu in “The Forgiven” (2017). Tutu himself provided the voice of Baba in the animated film “Jock the Hero Dog” (2011).
Jo got it right. She bet $200 and finished with $400.
Jeff came up with Keru. He didn’t lose a single rand, standing pat on $12,700.
Cris got it right. He looked like he was sweating it, although he had to know he was right. Cris added $8,601 and won the game with $25,401. His 5-day total is $136,459 and he is guaranteed a spot in the next Tournament of Champions.
A triple stumper from each round:
ALL HANDS ($1000) In the early 1900s “Lupo the Wolf” Saietta darkened New York’s Little Italy as a ringleader of this extortion gang
U.K. GEOGRAPHY ($2000) With or without “shire”, this county in the southwest is famous for clotted cream
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Literary Terms”
In medieval times it was a long tale of a hero like Gisli or Njall; today it means any story of epic length show
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Shocked that even one player missed that cinch FJ. I thought Jeff would wager $4101 instead of $0, because Cris pretty much had to wager $8601. Either way, Jeff wins if both guys miss FJ.
Lots of stumpers tonight and some toughies that were answered, mostly by Cris, that stumped me. The missed DD (Liz Shuler’s nomination) wasn’t too tough, although “federation” was an unusual alternative to “union.”. Knew the “hand” extortion gang, clotted cream county, prima ballerina, and the alliterative phrase for money.
Welcome to the tournament of Champions Cris. Congrats to you on winning game 5.