Final Jeopardy: Famous Names (12-6-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/6/2023) in the category “Famous Names” was:
Subject of a 2003 film, his 1947 obituary said he fathered at least 100 & died of a heart attack at 14, at a Calif. Ranch
The Champions Wild Card quarter-finals continue today with these three champs: Ed Coulson, a economics & real estate professor from Dana Point, CA; Kate Freeman, a financial manager orig. from Lake Orion, MI; and Patrick Hume, a client operations director from Van Nuys, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Real Men of Science – Watery Songs – House Party – Out of Con Text – I Just Want a Lover like Any Other – What Do I “Get”
Kate found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Out of Con Text” under the $600 clue on the 12th pick of the round. Kate was in last place with $200, $3,200 less than Patrick’s lead. Kate bet the $1,000 allowance and thought it was “The Communist Manifesto”. That was WRONG.
This 1849 work says, “Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is…prison” show
Patrick finished in the lead with $7,200. Ed was in second place with $4,400. Kate was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Hodgepodge – Double Talk – Classic Comic Strips – African Cuisine – Dewey – Decimals
Ed found the first Daily Double in “Dewey” under the $2,000 clue on the 16th pick of the round. He was in second place with $8,800, $1,600 less than Patrick’s lead. Ed bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
U.S. educator & psychologist John Dewey helped develop this philosophic branch associated with William James show
Just 2 clues later, Patrick got the last Daily Double in “African Cuisine” under the $1,600 clue. He was in second place with $11,600, $200 less than Ed’s lead. Patrick bet $3,000 but drew a blank so he was WRONG.
Granular semolina goes by this name, which is also the name of a stew made in Morrocco, Algeria and Tunisia show
Ed finished in the lead with $14,600. Patrick was in second place with $10,200. Kate was last with $9,000. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS SEABISCUIT?
From the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: “In a true rags-to-riches story, Seabiscuit began his career with 17 consecutive losses before becoming one of the most successful and beloved horses in racing history….” By 1940, Seabiscuit had record earnings of $437,730. He was retired to the Ridgewood Ranch near Willits, CA. Put out to stud, Seabiscuit sired 108 foals. Ten horses were used to portray Seabiscuit in the 2003 film bearing his name.
Back when they had co-champs, 2 players tied after the FJ! round that featured this clue: FAMOUS NAMES: A grandson of Man O’ War, he defeated his uncle in a famous matchup November 1, 1938
Kate came up with Will Rogers, losing $1,201 and finishing with $7,799.
Patrick got it right, adding $7,801 and finishing with $18,001.
Ed also got it right. He bet $5,801 and won the game with $20,401. Ed Coulson wins the semifinal spot.
A triple stumper from each round:
HODGEPODGE ($1600) 1978 saw the deaths of 2 popes: Paul VI & then, less than 2 months later, this pope
CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS ($2000) Though his original strip ended in 1975, this character lives on as Georgia’s state ‘possum
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Journalists in History”
Bismarck Tribune correspondent Mark Kellogg died June 25, 1876 while on a field assignment covering this man. show
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I found the first two DDs extremely difficult, but was surprised Patrick whiffed on the third, especially with a photo of the food in the clue. FJ had to be an animal (sired 100+ and died at 14), but couldn’t come up with the name. Will Rogers? What an embarrassment. And he died in a plane crash.
Happy for Ed because he’s a senior, and lives in Dana Point, a charming SoCal beach town I lived in for five years in the 70s and 80s. I visited in 2015, and the population had at least tripled.
Someone should have known the short-term Pope who died in 1978. Not surprised that no one knew the comic possum. He’s credited with saying “We have met the enemy, and it is us.” I thought for sure someone would know the house in Massachusetts in the novel, and Jane Addams’ Chicago house.
Hmmm…….All I could come up with was the actor Sabu in FJ for lack of a better choice, but it was a good game nevertheless.