Final Jeopardy: Book & Movie Title Reference (5-17-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/17/2024) in the category “Book & Movie Title References” was:
The title of this 2001 book, also a 2003 film, formed a partial border between Boston, Chelsea, Medford, & Everett
Grant DeYoung, a grocery clerk from Prescott, AZ., has won $46,401 so far. In Game 3, his competitors are: Nick Coombs, an auctioneer from Chicago, IL; and Rachel Shelton, an attorney from Lexington, KY.
Round 1 Categories: I’m a Fun Guy – Passports – Words From Film – Baseball’s 25-Game Winners – Enter the Literary Character – Franklin
Grant found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Passports” under the $1,000 clue on the 18th pick of the round. He was in second place with $3,200, $200 less than Rachel’s lead. Grant bet it all and he was RIGHT.
A white cross & writing in 5 languages are on the cover of this European country’s passport show
Grant finished in the lead with $8,000. Rachel was second with $3,800 and Nick was last with $3,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: State Name Stuff – Cast Members in the Reboot – “Gn”owledge – Tough 6-Letter Words – Chapters in Biographies – We Are Fungi
Rachel found the first Daily Double in “Chapters in Biographies” under the $800 clue on the 19th pick of the round. She was in last place with $7,000, $5,400 less than Grant’s lead. Rachel made it a true Daily Double and thought it was Willa Cather. That was WRONG.
In “Prairie Fires” about this author: “Pioneer Girl”, “As a Farm Woman Thinks” show
Grant found the last Daily Double in “Tough 6-Letter Words” under the $1,200 clue with 9 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $13,200, $1,600 more than Nick in second place. Grant bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Veal is etymologically related to this word for calfskin use for writing
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Grant finished in the lead with $20,200. Nick was second with $10,400. Rachel, with no dough, was out of the game at this point. All clues were shown. Grant’s score dropped to $19,800 before Final Jeopardy! after a reversal. (See below.)
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “MYSTIC RIVER”?
Wikipedia has all the geographical information about the Mystic River. Dennis Lehane’s 2001 novel “Mystic River” is about the long-term effects of childhood abuse. It is set in Boston and is also about a murder.
Clint Eastwood turned it into a 2003 film with the same name, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon. Penn and Robbins both won Academy Awards for their performances. Dennis Lehane has a cameo in the film. The Mystic River is, as Sean Penn’s character puts it, “where we bury our sins.” In the film you can see the Tobin Bridge, formerly the Mystic River Bridge.
Nick came up with “The Turnpike”. That cost him $9,401 and left him with $999.
Grant got it right. He bet $1,001 and won the game with $20,801. His 3-day total is $67,202.
Reversal: TOUGH 6-LETTER WORDS ($400) This alchemical potion could supposedly turn base metals into gold-
Ken accepted “elixir of life” but the judges disagreed. So Grant had to give $800 back. There was no mention at all of the fact that Grant responded with a phrase, rather than just a word with 6 letters!
A triple stumper from each round:
BASEBALL’S 25-GAME WINNERS ($800) In 1972 this lefty was a Phillie phanatic on the mound; he led the NL in wins (27), ERA (1.97) & strikeouts (310)
CHAPTERS IN BIOGRAPHIES ($1600) “The Life and Times” of this author–“The South Side of Chicago”, “Grappling with Bigger”
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “STATE NAMES”
This state was named for a man born in Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover in 1683 show
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I breezed through Single Jeopardy, but stumbled throughout Double Jeopardy. With that being said, some of the DDs were no brainers so I have seen worst days. In addition, I have never been a fan of the newer Hollywood films so I missed FJ. Actually, one of my favorites are the 1950s film noirs. In fact, we watched ‘Reform School Girl’ (1957) earlier this week.
FJ a headscratcher for me. What a terrific, intense film, though.
Any legit baseball junkie knows the lefty who won 27 games. If I remember, his Phils team won a pathetic 59 games that season, making his accomplishment even more remarkable. Now very few pitchers win more than 15.
Knew the first and last DDs; middle one was a tossup between the given answer and the true one. The “work ducker” and “territory governed by another” stumpers were easy. Deep ravine clue was not, although those of us living in the NW had a much better shot at it.
The link to the Passports stumper took me nowhere, and an online search was fruitless, but then I pretty much figured out the actual word.
@Howard, the reason to rule Cather out on that DD is because she was never a farm wife — she never got married.
Also, idk why that link didn’t work for you. It went to a pdf checklist for renewal of that type of passport. Anyway, to avoid confusion, I changed the link to the appropriate word.
Thanks, I see now my guess was right. For some reason, the original link took me to a giant Adobe Acrobat screen. I’m sure Cather’s “O Pioneers” is what led the player and me to her as a possibility. In 2021 I got my first passport in 50 years but still haven’t used it.
Yeah, the first 2 words of the title of the giant Adobe Acrobat pdf was the answer 🤣
So happy to see Grant a grocery clerk from Arizona win his 3rd game. Kudos Grant, keep on winning.
I used to call diet coke the elixir of life. I would even write that on the grocery list.
Nowadays iced coffee is the elixir of life.
Ugh!! Those diet sodas typically leave a bitter taste. As for me I have been making my own carbonated drinks for years (ever since the major bottlers had substituted fructose for cane sugar).