Final Jeopardy: 1990s Bestsellers (4-25-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/25/2025) in the category “1990s Bestsellers” was:
In this 1995 book, Pilgrim is taken to Tom, whose job it is to utter secrets “softly into pricked and troubled ears”
5x champ Liam Starnes, an undergraduate student from Barrington, IL, won $103,002. In Game 5, he competes against: Simon Liebling,, a resident physician from Philadelphia, PA; and Jenn Gardner, a nonprofit arts administrator from Houston, TX.
Round 1 Categories: Explorers – Occupational Song Titles – Absolute Power – Homophones – Now You’re Cooking – The Impatient 19th Century Reader
Liam found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Absolute Power” under the $800 on the 8th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,000, $2,000 more than Simon in second place. Liam made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
A true power behind the throne, this church official helped make France the strongest nation in Europe on behalf of Louis XIII show
Liam finished in the lead with $11,000. Simon was second with $3,200 and Jenn was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The Wizard of Oz – Ruby Slippers – We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – & Your Little Dog Too – If I Only Had a Brain – There’s No Place Like “Home”
Liam found the first Daily Double in “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore” under the $2,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,600, $10,600 more than Simon in second place. Liam bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
Topeka, Illinois lies about 100 miles north of this metro area with a population of 2.8 million show
Simon found the last Daily Double in “If I Only Had a Brain” under the $2,000 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in second place with $3,600, $15,000 less than Liam’s lead. Simon bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
This jelly-like creature named for its resemblance to a fighting ship is made up of many brainless polyps show
Liam finished in the lead with a runaway $20,600. Jenn was second with $8,800 and Simon was last with $7,800. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “THE HORSE WHISPERER”?
“The Horse Whisperer” is a novel by British author Nicholas Evans that dominated the bestseller lists in 1995. With 15 million copies sold, it became an all-time bestseller. The story involves the aftermath of a horrific accident suffered by 2 young girls and their horses. 14-year-old Grace Maclean and her horse, Pilgrim, the lone survivors, suffer life-changing traumatic injuries. Tom Booker is a horse whisperer — a specialist in dealing with injured horses. He is called in to help Pilgrim.
Robert Redford bought the movie rights before the book was published. He directed the film and played Tom Booker.
Simon had “The Poisonwood Bible” from 1998, but no Pilgrim or Tom. He lost $1,001 and finished with $6,799.
Jenn went with The Da Vinci Code (2003). That cost her $8,900 and left her with $1,900.
Liam had “A Clockwork Orange” from 1962. He lost a mere $18 and won the game with $20,582 for a 6-day total of $123,584.
2 triple stumpers from & YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO:
($1600) In a 19th century work, a young man has been imprisoned & his dog sticks with him, giving the painting this 8-letter quality as its title
($2000) This 18th century satirical artist depicted himself with Trump, a pup dog, alluding to his own pugnacious character
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “U.S. LANDMARKS”
In April 1975, to symbolize the start of America’s Bicentennial, President Ford lit a third lantern at this landmark show
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Surprised myself by hitting 3/3 DDs (middle one an educated guess), FJ was a mystery, but in hindsight, the clue gave it away somewhat. And seriously, not one player from 2 years ago knew where the lanterns were lit?
The two homophones stumpers were easy, so was the last section of the book/symphony.
Liam is definitely going to get creamed in the TOC. Jenn should not have rung in so often not knowing it. And, had Dr. Liebling (Simon) wagered everything, instead of his paltry $1k, I don’t think Liam would have had a runaway.
What really salted me, though, were the two really bad guesses at FJ. I got FJ, despite neither reading the book nor seeing the film. But, the da Vinci Code? 2006. An arts admin should at least be proximate to that. And, A Clockwork Orange? 1962??
I was 2/3 on DD.
As usual, tonight’s game was another clear runaway for Liam. As for me, I didn’t do all that well in the game, and the FJ had stumped me.
No Jeopardy here tonight because of the very annoying NFL draft.
That was a tough final as we end the week with a triple stumper.
Liam is the third player this season to have swept a week of Jeopardy!