Final Jeopardy: Language & Its Meanings (12-1-22)
Here are some more clues from the 12/1/2022 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
(image) REMEMBERING OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN ($1000) Olivia called it an amazing experience working & dancing with this legend on “Xanadu”, which would be his last film
1, 2 & 3 ($600) In 1969 this sweet-sounding trio gave us “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” & an appeal to Nos. 2 & 3; 1 says he’s sorry; please sing together again!
($1000) Writer Stoppard, comedian & civil rights activist Gregory & the present Duke of Sussex
BIBLICAL DEMONS, DEVILS & SPIRITS ($2000) When asked his name in Luke, a demon-possessed man says it is this, meaning many devils inside him
CONTRACTIONS ($1200) This double contraction is often uttered after someone brings something to a party after being told not to
($1600) This contraction is in the alternate name of the patriotic song “America”
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Sneak Peek clues — NICKNAME’S THE SAME
($200) 19TH century outlaw Cassidy & 21st century Idaho governor Otter
($400) 19th century frontiersman Christopher Carson & 20th century Missouri governor Christopher Bond
($600) Hall of Fame pitchers Robert Grove, Vernon Gomez & Steve Carlton
($800) Jesse Ventura & Elle MacPherson
($1000) High-flying Charles Lindbergh & crime-timing Charles Luciano
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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I am a very minor Milton scholar, and def NOT Shakespeare, so, I was not familiar with the poem, and said “nighthawk”.
I said aloud (to myself) that Cris needed $801, and would either wager that, or, more likely, $1,221.
Ken kinda was off on his response for the museum TS; I said the name of the god, but he said the name of the boat, (God) II. Yes, that’s the boat, but, not the clue.
I, still, after all these years, don’t get the conservatism of players that are behind. It is akin to the contestants on “The Price Is Right”, who seem, despite years to the contrary, nearly genetically unable to estimate a 3 day vacation stay in Southern California. In this case, Rob, doing his mental math, I believe, underbet on the DD. Go big or go home! What, was he thinking he would make up the difference? I might call that hubris, considering against whom he was playing.
My final thought is that Cris has quite a handle on TV drama – every time he rings in, and delays, I wonder if he doesn’t know it – then, he gets it! I believe he is antithetical to some other types of champs and superchamps, as he is not boring.
What was funny to me, Howard, was just 2 days ago my brother and I watched the Celebrity Roast of Dean Martin and Olivia’s dance partner was one of the guests who got to roast Dean!
“Nightbird” came to mind immediately, but I thought of the actual bird with a few seconds to spare.
Ouch, Olivia’s dance partner whom no one knew only happened to be in the best movie musical ever! Evidently there are 3 people on the planet who never heard the song “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” or knew who performed it. 🙂
The Stoppard/Gregory/Duke clue was a fun one but no one got it.
Cris has that buzzer timing down as well as any other super champ; Rob was fortunate to stay in reach. He knew Cris had to bet at least $801 and get it wrong, so his $12600 wager was spot-on.
A slam dunk FJ. Yes, a ‘night owl’.
Impressive game by Cris once again. Rob also played well too and might be a candidate for the next second chance tournament. Cris might tie with julia Collins tomorrow.
Love the Shakespeare FJ! Probably only for those who dig deep but fascinating. His plays gave us so many words! Congratulations to Chris who is now 9th on list of consecutive games won and 8th on list of all-time winnings (including tournaments). He’s 5th on list of highest winnings in regular season play. Impressive!