Final Jeopardy: Movies & Psychology (11-22-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/22/2024) in the category “Movies & Psychology” was:
In this film Paula Alquist tells Gregory Anton, “Have you gone mad, my husband? Or is it I who am mad?”
2x champ Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, WA, had a great game yesterday. He’s won $46,062 so far. In Game 3, he competes against: Courtney Schooley, preschool teacher from Tulsa, OK; and Adam Hersh, attorney from Brooklyn, NY.
Round 1 Categories: Barbie Through the Years – Zoology Glossary – Oops! – French-Named Food & Drink – Speech – Gift of “Gab”
Adam found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “French-Named Food & Drink” under the $1,000 on the 9th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,200, $1,000 more than Mehal in second place. Adam bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
The French version of broth & a celebrated seafood stew, they both start with the same 6 letters show
Mehal finished in the lead with $7,200. Adam was second with $5,800 and Courtney was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: I Tinker – British Geography – TV Title Twosomes by Actors – Authors Initially – Music & War – It Ends With “Us”
Adam found the first Daily Double in “Authors Initially” under the $1,600 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in second place with $9,000, $200 less than Mehal’s lead. Adam bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
In 2017 this author said, “I grew up in a greaser neighborhood” but got put in high school classes with socs show
Mehal found the last Daily Double in “I Tinker” under the $2,000 clue with 5 clues left after it. He was in second place with $11,600, $1,800 less than Adam’s lead. Mehal bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
By 1838 Alfred Vail & this man wired up a new communication system, but when it came to branding ol’ Al got tapped out show
Adam finished in the lead with $16,600. Mehal was second with $14,400 and Courtney was last with $8,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “GASLIGHT”?
“Gaslight” is a 1944 movie starring Charles Boyer as a husband trying to drive his wife (Ingrid Bergman) insane. Per IMDB trivia: “Named for this movie, ‘gaslighting’ has become a recognized form of controlling and manipulative behavior…. By the 2020s, this behavior would be classified as a form of psychological abuse.” Etymology Online says the term has evolved since 2016 to mean to “dismiss or discredit someone’s viewpoint.”
The term “gaslight” has become ubiquitous in recent years. However, it wasn’t always so. I still remember the 7/25/2012 Jeopardy! match when this clue was a triple stumper: “To manipulate events, as Charles Boyer does to Ingrid Bergman to make her think she’s crazy.” Alex Trebek himself said he had never heard the expression. I was so taken aback, I mentioned it at the end of my recap of that game.
Courtney got it right. She bet $8,201 and finished with $16,601.
Mehal went with Folie à Deux. He bet and lost his whole $14,400.
Adam also got it right. He bet $12,400 and won the game with $29,000 even. Adam Hersh will be the returning champ next Monday.
2 triple stumpers from AUTHORS INITIALLY. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
($400) He was present at Utah Beach on D-Day; a year & a bit later, his first work featuring Holden Caulfield was published
($2000) This “Broken Earth” trilogy novelist called herself an “obsessed space child” growing up
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “STATES & THE CENSUS”
The 2020 Census gave Montana a second U.S. House seat; its most populous county, this one that attracts tourists, grew 11% show
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Hmmm…….I just checked, and I do have the 1940 British film ‘Gaslight’. However, I think that I’ll get the 1944 remake with Charles Boyer too (as Charles Boyer would be hard to beat).
Rick, if you have Turner Classic Movies, “Gaslight” will be shown this Tuesday, November 26. But it’s early in the morning (4:15 a.m. Eastern) so unless you’re awake in the wee hours, you’d have to record it.
Thanks for the tip VJ! Actually, I got my hands on the film a little more than an hour ago so I’ll watch it on my DVD player tonight.
Cool, Rick, I hope you enjoy it.
I got FJ, and (more or less) all DD. I say that, because, I was a little distracted, and, I read the clues, and knew them, but the players had said it already.
Got about 1/3 of the TS.
What I recall, very clearly, about the Foxx/Wilson show is the theme. That was entitled “The Streetbeater”, written by the recently departed Quincy Jones! The bass harmonica is catchy!
Well, it was another great game, and I did a tad above average. Ouch! I think that I do have the 1944 film ‘Gaslight’ so I’ll be sure to watch it. Anyways, I went with ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest’ for FJ, but I knew that would never leave the dock.
Preempted again, so it’s solely the recap pour moi. All 3 DDs very gettable. FJ stumped me, never saw the movie but now I wish I had. Riddle from middle school days long ago: Boy A and Boy B are standing side by side. What is Boy A’s name? Charles. Charles Boyer.
No one knew “Catcher in the Rye” author? Guessed the shire lad. Gless/Daly, Foxx/Wilson were from shows I watched often.
Appears to have been a very competitive game.
Of the movie and the TV shows in today’s game, I’d recommend the Foxx/Wilson sitcom to the players. That is the funniest classic sitcom ever, imo!
“VJ, I’m comin’ to join ya.”
For me, nothing compares to Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Dick van Dyke show.
🤣One of these days, Howard! To the moon!🤣 I watched a lot of The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy back in the day. The Dick Van Dyke show, not so much.
No one knew the Holden Caulfield question, or Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly show? Sheesh.
Mehal got the last daily right, but then Adam stormed back to take the lead by the end of the DJ! round.
Several years before this movie, Frenchman Charles Boyer played Pepe Le Moko in the movie “Algiers”. That character was the inspiration for the Looney Tunes skunk, Pepe Le Pew.
Algiers was a shot-for-shot remake of a French picture of the same name, also starring Boyer. I can’t get over how cool and slick that guy was!