Final Jeopardy: Movies of the ’80s (4-5-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/5/2023) in the category “Movies of the ’80s” was:
Based on an off-Broadway play with just 3 characters, it won the best picture Oscar & the actors in all 3 roles were nominated
New champ Brian Henegar, a guest services agent from La Follette, TN, won $23,201 yesterday. In Game 2, he takes on these two players: Brandon Broughton, a local history librarian from Ozark, MO; and Teresa Browning, a home inspector from Columbus, OH.
Round 1 Categories: Bible Books by Quote – Scrambled State Capitals – 3-Letter Words – In the Medicine Cabinet – It’s “National” – TV Eats
Brian found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “In the Medicine Cabinet” under the $800 on the 13th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,400, $200 more than Brandon in second place. Brian bet $1,600 and he was RIGHT.
Acidophilus tablets are sold as this type of supplement that increases friendly bacteria in the gut show
Brian finished in the lead with $7,800. Brandon was second with $4,800. Teresa was last with negative $600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: School of Music – Double Meanings – Literary Bad Day for the Planet – Lakes & Rivers – Transportation, in Various Forms – The Last Battle
Teresa found the first Daily Double in “Lakes & Rivers” under the $2,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was in last place with $2,200, $6,400 less than Brian’s lead. Teresa bet $2,000 and went with Lake Geneva. That was WRONG.
This alliterative Swiss body of water is also known as Lac des Quatre-Cantons show
Teresa got the last Daily Double in “Transportation, in Various Forms” under the $800 on the 17th pick of the round. In last place with $3,400, she had $11,600 less than Brian’s lead. Teresa bet $3,000 and had half of it but that was not enough so it was WRONG.
”With an air of infinite reluctance M. Poirot climbed aboard the train” in this novel show
Brian finished in the lead with a runaway $23,000. Brandon was second with $10,000 and Teresa was last with $400. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
1989’s Best Picture “Driving Miss Daisy” was nominated for 9 Oscars. The three characters in Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play were Miss Daisy, her son Boolie and chauffeur Hoke Colburn. On film, they were portrayed by Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd and Morgan Freeman. Tandy won Best Actress, while Daniel Day-Lewis (“My Left Foot”) won Best Actor over Morgan Freeman and 3 others. Denzel Washington (“Glory’) won Best Supporting Actor over Dan Aykroyd and 3 others. Interestingly, Morgan Freeman was the original Hoke in the 1987 off-Broadway play, a fact that was covered in this 1997 Jeopardy! clue:
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS ($800) He won an Obie for his role in “Driving Miss Daisy” & received an Oscar nomination for the film version
Also, see: List of Best Picture Oscar Winners: 80s – 2000s
Teresa thought it was “Glengarry Glen Ross”. She bet and lost her whole $400.
Brandon went with “Dinner with Andre”. That cost him $9,201 and left him with $799.
Brian also had “Glengarry Glen Ross”. He only lost $2,999 and won the game with the remaining $20,001. Brian’s 2-day total is $43,202.
A triple stumper from each round:
LITERARY BAD DAY FOR THE PLANET ($1200) Arthur C. Clarke’s “The Star” is a sun that went supernova, killing a planet, & is this celestial object from the New Testament
THE LAST BATTLE ($400) The last Western Hemisphere action of the Spanish-American War wasn’t on Cuba but on this island
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Logos”
After 9/11 designer Milton Glaser modified this iconic logo of his, adding a bruise and the words “MORE THAN EVER.” show
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Poor Teresa did herself no favors with those sloppy responses on both easy DDs. Also one early on in the “National” category when her response didn’t contain the word. She looked a bit nervous.
The champ is a formidable force and could be around for awhile. Very confident and self-assured.
None of us got FJ right, but we’ll try again next time.
This FJ was an easy solve for any movie fan. P ky three Best Picture winners in the 80’s had three acting nominations – Terms Of Endearment, Ordinary People, and Driving Miss Daisy. The first two were adapted from novels, leaving Driving Miss Daisy as the only possible answer.