Final Jeopardy: Gods & Goddesses (12-29-22)
Here are some more clues from the 12/29/2022 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.
The players got all the clues in BREAK THE “CODE”
($400) It’s 808 for all of Hawaii
($800) It begins with a murder in the Louvre
($1200) In computing, 0s & 1s are key to it
($1600) Ancient “eye for an eye” text
($2000) Named for its first enforcer, it policed movie production back in the day
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Sneak Peek clues — ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
($200) The Mississippi is a stone’s throw from Anheuser-Busch headquarters in this city
($400) 2022 saw the completion of a project deepening the river from 45 to 50′ from its mouth to the Huey P. Long Bridge in this city
($600) In 2022, a 450-foot-long, 5-deck Viking cruise ship made its first journey on the river & hit Dubuque & Davenport in this state
($800) Have a capital time in this Wisconsin village big on its Swedish heritage that sits on Lake Pepin, the biggest lake on the river
($1000) Twin facts: it’s a state capital in the Upper Midwest, & its 26 miles of Mississippi riverfront are more than any other city
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I knew there was something else I wanted to remark on in this game — that triple stumper that ended with “& feel free to Bill & Ted up your response”. It’s an example of the writers getting too cute.
It would have been a lot better if it read “2 of its 3 letters are vowels, it’s a state of misery, usually followed by “is me” or “unto you”
Wow. I had the exact opposite impression of Emily as everyone else. She annoyed the hell out of me. Every single time she didn’t ring in first, she seemed to curse her clicker in feigned affront that implied it was somehow fixed. After a while, I almost wondered if she was simply trying to ring in no matter what, as it almost seemed she surprised herself when she actually got the question, sometimes correctly thinking quickly, other times obviously having no clue. Either way, her untimed and timely demise came on a question that anyone who’s ever done a crossword puzzle would have known. I’m glad the old guy continues (and how the hell does he know all those modern music references?).
Emily would have won by $1 if she had been correct in final jeopardy.
My goodness, but didn’t Rachel’s abruptness bug me. She reminded me of someone I can see in my mind’s eye, but whose name I don’t recall. It’s that interruptory, pushing thing. Maybe it stood out because Ray is so much more relaxed or metered.
I got FJ wrong. What is the most minor galling thing is that I had 4 years of Latin in high school!
Funny, I had a completely different reaction, Jason. I actually told Nikki out loud that I liked Rachel’s voice and I hope she wins. I don’t mean to take anything away from Emily. Both ladies played very well!
I was sad Emily missed FJ. I second-guessed my Eos response with the same response Emily had. It’s also funny that I switched from Eos/Greek to Luna/Roman. I should have remembered that Greek name from a clue about selenophobia from an old Daily Double. The contestant’s hilarious wrong answer was “fear of Mexican music stars.”
It wasn’t the timbre of her voice. It was just the clipped, interrupting thing. What’s weird is she wasn’t weird in her interview.
Best game in I don’t know how long. Those sharp women came out like a house afire, fell back a bit, then charged forward like champion thoroughbreds down the stretch. I could tell Emily didn’t know FJ and that Ray wrote down his response quickly. I thought Ray might be toast after he missed that early, easy DD, but he had plenty of time to recover. If they do another 2nd chance tournament, Rachel gets my vote.
Ray played an incredible game today and I hope he can tie with Seth Wilson and Austin Rogers tomorrow
I was hoping we would have a new champion today but it didn’t work out. Congrats to Ray on becoming an 11 day champ. He will wrap up the year tomorrow for his 12th game.