Final Jeopardy: Movie Title Characters (4-23-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/23/2021) in the category “Movie Title Characters” was:
In this 2012 film set just before the Civil War, a German dentist declares that the title character’s surname is Freeman
New champ Kelly Donohue, a bank examiner from Winthrop, MA., won $26,801 yesterday. In Game 2, he is up against: Dan Singer, a United States Marine from Virginia Beach, VA; and Kimberly Stunkel, Field Sales Manager from Nashville, TN.
Round 1 Categories: The Netherlands – Words & Phrases – Music Scales – Electoral College Alumni – That’s Big Business – Supporting TV Characters
Kelly found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Netherlands” under the $400 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $800, $400 more than Dan in second place. He bet the $1,000 allowance and guessed “The Museum Louis.” That was WRONG.
Located in Amsterdam and begun by Napoleon’s brother, it’s the national museum show
Kelly finished in the lead with $5,200. Dan was second with $3,400 and Kimberly was last with nothing. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Skyscrapers – Authors – 3 O’S – Son – Moon – Stars
Dan found the first Daily Double in “Authors” under the $400 clue on the 8th pick. He was in second place with $5,800 now, $600 less than Kelly’s lead. He bet $2,000 and took over the lead when he was RIGHT.
Charles Dickens asked to be buried quietly in Kent, but he ended up in this section of Westminster Abbey. show
Kelly got the last Daily Double in “Moon” under the $800 clue on the 15th pick. In second place with $8,000, he had $3,000 less than Dan’s lead. He boldly made it a true Daily Double and took the lead back when he was RIGHT.
Discovered in 2013 & named for a sea monster, Hippocamp is a tiny moon of this planet. show
Kelly finished in the lead with $21,200. Dan was next with $10,600 and Kimberly was in third place with $6,800. No clues went uncovered.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “DJANGO UNCHAINED”?
Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film “Django Unchained” starred Jamie Foxx as the title character and Christoph Waltz as a German dentist turned bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz. Here is the quote from the film:
“I am Dr. King Schultz, a legal representative of the criminal justice system of the United States of America. The man to my left is Django Freeman, he’s my deputy….”
Quentin Tarantino won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Christoph Waltz won an Oscar, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dr. King Schultz. Waltz previously won those same Supporting Actor awards for his role as the evil Nazi Hans Landa in Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” (2009).
Kimberly wrote down “12 Years a Slave.” She bet nothing and hung onto her $6,800.
Dan got it right. He bet $3,001 and finished with $13,601.
Kelly thought it was “12 Years a Slave” too. He lost his $1.00 bet but won the game with $21,199. His 2-day total is $48,000.
A triple stumper from each round:
ELECTORAL COLLEGE ALUMNI ($1000) In “Presidential Lottery”, this “Tales of the South Pacific” author wrote about being an elector in the 1968 election
AUTHORS ($1600) In 2019 Czechia gave this “Unbearable Lightness of Being” author his citizenship back after 40 years
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “British Monarchs”
A “VI” has followed these 3 royal names of English kings show
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I think he miscalculated and thought it was a lock-game for Kelly. There’s no other good explanation for that wager.
$21,200….How can you watch Jeopardy your entire life and not know what to bet??? He donated $21,199 to that champion….???
Not surprising how he bet. I did a study and concluded that at least 90% of players have no idea how to bet in final jeopardy. The only thing that most players know that if you are in first place that you bet enough to ensure you win if you get it right.
I’m still wondering how The Marine did not bet the whole thing! He’ll regret that the rest of his life…lol…hopefully he makes good humor out if it and it becomes a family story.
I learn soooooo much from this show. From yesterday, I thought the Horn of Africa was aka Cape Horn. I’ll never make that mistake again. I have been learning a lot recently. There have been many tough questions recently.
Dan must have forgotten that the idea of the game is to WIN IT!
All the bets – ridiculous. I’m outraged.
Why, Max? It didn’t cost you a penny and I’m sure Kelly isn’t outraged either.
Exactly!!!!!!!! That’s exactly what I was yelling at the TV for!
Just awful strategy, but what is the rule on ties? Would they have had a one question buzz-off?
Yes, Max, in a tie, they would have a tie-breaker question and whoever buzzed in first with the right response would win.
Of course, today, if Kelly felt he had to be that dollar, Dan just would have won.
There wouldn’t have been a tie because Kelly bet $1 and got it wrong.
Dan making that wager was astounding especially when there was nothing else he can do. Kelly made a wise bet.
I apologize for that mistake VJ, it won’t happen again. hopefully you can overlook this.
Wow, for Dan to make that wager in FJ is really astounding.
Dan used the strategy normally seen only when the game is a runaway. He bet just enough to clinch 2nd by $1 if both he and the woman in 3rd had been correct, and if she’d bet everything.
We’ll never know how it would have played out if Dan had a little more than half of Kelly’s total after two rounds. He blew that when he forgot the Triple O category and said “paramecium” instead of “protozoan.”
In addition to Dan’s wager, I also question Kelly wagering the $1. He could choose not to bet at all, and worst case scenario he gets into a tiebreaker question, which I can understand wanting to avoid, it’s a bit of a crapshoot. But if he’s going to wager anything, he has to assume that if he misses he loses if Dan gets it right (on the presumption that Dan wagers everything), but that if he (Kelly) gets it right, he wins. So with the goal being to win as much money as possible, why not at least wager SOMETHING meaningful (I don’t know, say 2-3K) in order to increase winnings. Point is, if Dan wagers correctly and gets it right, Kelly loses with a $1 bet or a $5K bet if he gets it wrong.