Final Jeopardy: Old Testament Books (11-14-19)
3 more triple stumpers from the first final game of the 2019 Tournament of Champions (11-14-19):
THE NEW NEWS ($200) Reporter Elle Reeve won a Peabody for her reports from Charlottesville for this news organization
TRANSPORTATION TERMS ($1000) This 7-letter activity is the K in the WKA, an association excited about going 100 mph, 1 inch off the ground
LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY ($800) This lawyer’s star rose while repping Stormy Daniels but fell after he was accused of trying to extort millions from Nike in 2019
The players got all the clues in MOVIE MONSTERS (with links to the trailers, where possible):
($200) In this 1941 monster movie, Lon Chaney Jr. is transformed into the hirsute title character
($400) This Oscar-winning director’s 21st century monster movies include “Pacific Rim” & “Pan’s Labyrinth”
($600) In “The Conjuring” film franchise, a vintage doll with this title name serves as a conduit for evil
($800) The Gill-Man is a prehistoric beast from the Amazon in this 1954 movie
($1000) “The Thing”, about a shapeshifting alien menace crash-landing on Earth, takes place in this desolate region
The Sneak Peek clues and answers — TONY-WINNING ROLES:
($400) Celia Kennan-Bolger won a 2019 Tony as this daughter in “To Kill a Mockingbird”
($800) Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers & Nathan Lane all won Tonys for playing Pseudolus in this “Funny” musical set in Rome
($1200) Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair-using winner, playing Ado Annie in a 2019 revival of this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
($1600) Juanita Hall won at the fourth Tonys as Bloody Mary in this WWII-set musical
($2000) Mr. Henry Fonda won a Tony as a lieutenant dealing with the boredom of a Navy cargo ship in this play
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Concerning the Old Testament question:
I quickly blurted out, “Lamentations!” Couldn’t that also be an answer, since we get the word “lament” from it. Kinda’ close, I think. Especially since both are attributed to the prophet Jeremiah.
Hi Marlene — the clue specified the answer had to be the longest book in the Old Testament. That rules out Lamentations.
Are the Thursday and Friday episodes which have been preempted by Hearing in Washington and School Shooting going to be shown. If so when?
@Pat, that was Wednesday and Friday. I would assume that any station that ran Wednesday’s episode at a later time has already done so.
I know Thursday’s show in Houston got cut into at a certain point with breaking news coverage but if that station ever reruns an interrupted episode, I’ve never seen it.
You should check with your local station to see if and when they will air Friday’s show.
I think the winner may be James Holzhauer, the second runner up may be Emma Boettcher, and the third runner up may be Francois Barcomb.
I’d like to see more difficult Daily Doubles tomorrow. They are all obviously up to the task. How about two killer $2,000 Daily Doubles to make things really interesting?
We watch every time James is playing!! I really want him to win! He is so much fun to watch! James is always nice, not snarky like some of the players, or even commenters! LOVE JAMES, WIN IT ALL!!
Looks like Emma has made a gutsy move so far as this isn’t a runaway. I just hope she will beat james tomorrow. I have a lot of admiration and respect for her. She could possibly turn her score around and bet aggressively. This game is in her favor
I agree with you.
Who the hell roots against James? Such people exist?
Keep dreaming. James will win easily.
The game is not in her favor what so ever. What planet do you live on?
Wow… and the rout is on!
I truly have no horse in this race – all three players have proven that are worthy participants – but you can’t spot James Holzhauer as $23K lead & realistically think that he’s going to blow it. If there’s a player out there that can take him down, it’s Emma, as she’s proven before, however, when she beat him back in the day, they both started at “0”.
I agree with you, JP, but the possibility is still there that tomorrow, Emma or Francois will beat him to the DDs and bet aggressively; or, that James will bet big and miss a DD. That DD he missed today was an easy one for me. (The year and jail converts to Ballad of Reading Gaol to me).
James was undeniably in top form. In the first round, Emma wasn’t able to get on the board until the 12th clue and Francois didn’t get one till the 20th clue.
LINK: 13 more clues on page 2
I say Emma will win tomorrow.
I say you are incorrect.
Gutsy move by Emma to risk it all in FJ. She has kept herself in the game. Much admiration and respect, and I hope she pulls off a surprise win tomorrow just like she did in the regular game when she broke James’ streak.
I hope so too.
Oh hell no. JAMES all the way.
Game on!
So far this is not a runaway tournament.