Final Jeopardy: The AFI’s 100 Greatest Films (12-17-14)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/17/2014), in the category “The AFI’s 100 Greatest Films” was:
One of the Top 20, this 1946 film was based on a short story published as “The Man Who Was Never Born”.
2x champ Alysha Rooks has won $29,824 so far. She goes for her third win today against these two players: Kurt Fritzsche, from Loveland, OH; and Anne Hand, originally from Acton, MA.
Round 1: Anne found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “City by Statue” under the $800 clue. She was in the lead with $5,200, $2,400 more than Rooks in second place. She bet $3,000 and thought it was Los Angeles. That was WRONG.
The Bronze Fonz. show
Kurt finished in the lead with $4,800. Rooks was second with $3,600 and Anne was last with $2,600.
Round 2: Anne found the first Daily Double in “What a Coup!” under the $1,200 clue. She was now in second place with $3,800, $1,000 less than Kurt’s lead. Undaunted, she bet $3,000 again and, this time, she was RIGHT.
In 1968 this Arab Nationalist party sent the old government in Iraq to the showers. show
For the first time this week, we got to the last Daily Double! It was in “Philosophy” under the $1,600 clue and Rooks got it, with one clue remaining in the same category. In third place with $9,600, she had $5,200 less than Anne’s lead. She bet $3,000 and couldn’t come up with a guess so she was WRONG.
Metaphysics is often divided into 2 areas: Ontology, the study of being, & this, the study of the physical universe. show
Anne finished in the lead with $14,800. Kurt was next with $13,600 and Rooks was in third place with $6,600.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The 1946 film “was based on a “Christmas Card” short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, which was originally sent out to around 200 of Stern’s friends and family in December of 1943. The short story was called “The Greatest Gift” and was inspired by a dream Stern had one night in the 1930s.”
The story was later published in 1944 in Reader’s Scope magazine and in Good Housekeeping under the title referenced in the clue, as well as in book form with illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. For a lot of information about the story, the film and its stars, see this page on Today I Found Out.com
Rooks thought it was 1941’s “Citizen Kane” (No. 1 on the AFI list). She lost her $5,000 bet and finished with $1,600.
Kurt came up with “The Invisible Man” from 1933. That only cost him $399 so he finished with $13,201.
Anne had “The Third Man” from 1949. She lost $13,601 and wound up with $1,199. So that made Kurt Fritzsche the winner and new champ. Smart bet, Kurt!
“King Kong” and “Duck Soup” are the only 1933 films on the AFI 100 list. There are no films from 1949.
2 years ago:: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Shakespeare”:
The last speech in this play says, “No grave upon the earth shall clip in it a pair so famous” show
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I think this clue was way out in left field. I have a coffee table book about the film “It’s A Wonderful; Life.” The story on which it was based, by Philip Van Doren Stern, was called “The Greatest Gift.” NOWHERE in that huge book is the title used by Jeopardy even mentioned. It was given that name only by Good Housekeeping after the story had already been published under its original title. Shame on the Jeopardy people!!
Is ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ based on a book?
It’s a Wonderful Life is a based on a short story, ‘The Greatest Gift’ by American author Philip Van Doren Stern, who claims that the inspiration came to him in a dream. It was first published as a 21-page booklet that Stern printed privately and sent to friends as Christmas presents in December 1943. In 1944, it was published again by Reader’s Scope magazine as well as Good Housekeeping magazine (who changed the title to ‘The Man Who was Never Born)’. Stern also privately published it in 1945. The story was adapted for the movie by American screenwriters Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Jo Swerling, and Frank Capra (who also produced and directed the movie).
This was a well played and fast paced game. The final scores do not reflect the true intensity of the game. Loved the car category. I especially loved the Ferrari. Kurt was a good and cautious player. It’s good to see an Engineer champ. We haven’t had one in a long time.
Did not predict a triple stumper in fj though. But still a good game by all 3 players.
except for fj. it seems to be jinxed….
strange bet by anne, but apparently a desperation “must” bet instead of the 12,401
she had to bet in order to win (had she been right), regardless what kurt’s wager would have been.
looks to me that kurt was not too confident with the category and – correctly- presumed that his opponents would also strike out.
smart bet indeed, so congratulations!
but again i am disappointed by a triple fat zero. so we are 2 for 9 so far this week…..