Final Jeopardy: The NFL (12-4-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/4/2018) in the category “The NFL” was:

For the 2018 draft this team tried to use a parrot to make a pick; the bird got stage fright

New champ Dave Leffler, a retired police officer from Pittsburg, PA, won $33,801 yesterday. In Game 2, his challengers are: Alexander Schwab, an attorney from Los Angeles, CA; and Tiffany Brooks, a writer from Norman, OK.

Round 1 Categories: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas -Everywhere You Go – Be Safe! – Blank News – Biographies – Crossword Clues “G”

Dave found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Biographies” under the $1,000 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was the only one with money– $600. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

“Prairie Fires” tells how in her 60s, ruined by the Depression, she started writing about her pioneer childhood show

WHO IS LAURA INGALLS WILDER?

Dave finished in the lead with $9,600. Alexander was second with negative $1,000 and Tiffany was last with negative $1,600.

Round 2 Categories: Technology: Old & New – Songwriting Teams – Flavors – 20th Century Leaders – Female Playwrights – Red All Over

Alexander found the first Daily Double in “20th Century Leaders” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick. He was in the red for $600 now, $10,200 less than Dave’s lead. He bet the $2,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

In 1990 this man succeeded in “rank” to the office of British Prime Minister. show

WHO IS JOHN MAJOR?

Alexander found the last Daily Double in “Flavors” under the $1,600 clue on the 11th pick. In second place with $4,200, he had $8,200 less than Dave’s lead. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

Add an “s” to this word meaning “acrid” & you get a cocktail ingredient that helps in digestion. show

WHAT ARE BITTERS?

Dave finished in the lead with a runaway $18,400. Alexander was next with $7,400 and Tiffany was in third place with $2,400.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO ARE THE BUCCANEERS?

Back in April 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced their plan to have Zsa Zsa, an 8-year-old Catalina Macaw from the Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary, reveal their team’s fourth-round pick from aboard the pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium. “Based on that description,” CBS Sports reported, “that could mean one of two things: The parrot announces the pick himself with his parrot voice or he grabs the draft card with his claws and flies it to the announcer. However, we got neither of those things. Instead, we got 30 seconds of disappointment.” When the parrot did not do anything, it was attributed by some to stage fright. PETA complained about the publicity stunt even before the event took place.

They should have watched Jeopardy! (from 1993): 5-LETTER BIRDS ($400) This largest type of parrot can be tamed, but is not a particularly good talker

Tiffany thought it was the Browns. She bet and lost it all.

Alexander got it right. He bet $1,500, finishing with $8,900.

Dave got it right, too. He added $1,400 to his score to win this one with $19,800. His 2-day total is $53,601.

A triple stumper from each round:

BIOGRAPHIES ($800) “Hank & Jim” tells of the 50-year friendship between these 2 Oscar-winning screen legends

RED ALL OVER ($1200) The killer in this Thomas Harris novel is obsessed with a William Blake image of the title mythological creature

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Authors”

Asked if he read novels, philosopher Gilbert Ryle said, “Yes, all six, every year”, referring to this British author. show

WHO IS JANE AUSTEN?

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