Final Jeopardy: Movie Directors (2-23-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/23/2021) in the category “Movie Directors” was:
Along with his writing partner, this director is the only person to win screenwriting Oscars for both a film & its sequel
2x champ Sam Stapleton, a college consultant from Los Gatos, CA, has now won $50,301. In Game 3, his opponents are: Aaron Craig, a business litigation attorney orig. from Toronto, Ontario; and Frances Kriegh, an assistant controller from Pacifica, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Roman Times – Airlines in Other Words – TV Show Quotes – 4 Letters, 3 Syllables – The Legend of Baggy Pants – Swords
Frances found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Airlines in Other Words” under the $1,600 clue, with 11 clues to go after it. She was in second place with $3,600, $600 less than Aaron’s lead. She bet $2,000 and, after a little calculation, she was RIGHT.
225 degrees, on a compass show
Frances finished in the lead with $5,800. Aaron was second with $4,000 and Sam was last with $4,000. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Guitar Goddesses – African Countries – Museum Must-Sees – Duncan – Physics – “S” Words
Sam found the first Daily Double in “Africa” under the $2,000 clue on the third pick. He was in the lead with $6.800 now, $1,000 more than Frances in second place. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
They’re the two countries highlighted here; insert two letters into the name of one to get the other show
Sam got the last Daily Double in “Physics” under the $1,600 clue, with 2 clues worth $4,000 left after it. In the lead with $21,200, he had $10,000 more than Aaron in second place. He bet $2,000 and went with magnetic radiation. That was WRONG.
Around 1800 William Herschel found that this type of radiation he called “radiant heat” is closely related to visible light show
Sam finished in the lead with $19,200. Aaron was next with $11,200 and Frances was in third place with $11,000. No clues went uncovered.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“The Godfather” (1972) was nominated for a slew of Oscars. Director, Francis Ford Coppola and “Godfather” author, Mario Puzo won Best Writing (for a screenplay adapted from another medium). Actor Jack Lemmon presented the award to Coppola and Puzo’s daughter. Coppola was also nominated for Best Director; however he lost to Bob Fosse (Cabaret).
Coppola and Puzo also won the Best Writing award for the sequel Godfather Part II (1974). This time, Puzo accepted the award from author James Michener (who obviously had seen “Young Frankenstein”). Coppola won for Best Director this time.
Frances thought it was Mike Nichols. She lost her $10,900 bet and finished with $100.
Aaron got it right. He added $10,827 to his score, bringing him up to $22,027.
Sam came up with Tarantino. That cost him $3,201. He landed in second place with $15,999. Aaron Craig was super excited to become the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from AIRLINES IN OTHER WORDS:
($200) alluvial plain
($1000) The border of an inhabited region
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Broadway Musicals”
The title of this musical that opened in 1956 came from the last line of a nursery rhyme about a structure that spanned the Thames show
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If only it was a different clue on that Daily Double, and Sam got that right, he would have made the game a runaway, and the results would have been different.
If only David got a different clue on that $10K Daily Double yesterday, and David got that right, the results would have been different yesterday and today! 😁
Same thing goes with that.
Sorry, Paul, but VJ does a terrific job getting this info out EVERY weekday. There isn’t another site like this and I, for one, am grateful for the effort. Keep up the good work, VJ. You are appreciated!!
Thanks for the support, Sam. I appreciate it.
Paul, if you have a suggestion that is a lot less vague, the proper way to address it would be through the email address on the contact us page.
Have you ever thought about updating this website? It’s nice having access to Jeopardy answers and questions but this site feels a bit dated.
Are you seeking employment as a Web designer? That’s the only reason someone would ask such a question of a superbly formatted website. Reminds me of the Encyclopedia Britannica salesperson who used to go door to door to ask parents if they would like to prepare their four-year-old kid for College.
I was going to say something about trolling on the internet, but your response is so much better than mine is, Jacob.
Boy what a game today, All three played well though I am surprised only one person knew about The Godfather director. And Tarantino was the director of Kill Bill featuring David Carradine and Uma Thurman. Let’s hope Aaron can keep his win going. I was hoping Sam could make a comeback today VJ.