Final Jeopardy: Billboard No. 1 Hits (5-18-23)
Here are some more clues from the 5/18/2023 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
THE ARTS ($800) This bas-relief horizontal panel common in ancient art didn’t always depict heroic deeds; here’s one showing a census
THE WORLD OF HANNA-BARBERA ($1000) “Heavens to Murgatroyd” was a catchphrase of this pink mountain lion
BEFORE & ACTOR ($600) “Gidget” TV actress who counts for 3 points in football show
FLAGS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING NATIONS ($2000) Spain’s flag features emblems of its historic kingdoms & of these pillars astride the Strait of Gibraltar
ORGANIZATIONS ($2000) In 1967 an ileitis & colitis org. held a dance featuring Ella Fitzgerald to honor this Dr. whose name is now part of the foundation’s
REPEATS ITSELF ($2000) “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!” & also this bird, not found in any ornithological books we’ve encountered
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Sneak Peek clues — ON A VISIT TO THE STATE CAPITAL
($200) Copley Square & the Old North Church
($400) The Beehive House & the Seagull Monument
($600) Camelback Mountain & the Desert Botanical Garden
($800) Corning Tower & the American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
($1000) LeFleur’s Bluff State Park & the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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I’ve said it already, but, to expand – I don’t know if it is just his style, or if he’s really trying to recall the information. The Ian Fleming DD, that appeared to be a “light bulb” moment.
I mean, nothing succeeds like success, so, he’s got that. But, I don’t know.
I knew that DD right away, and was pretty sure he would miss it. So I think it really came to him at the last moment. But I’ve seen many contestants over the years who either pause before responding (maybe to think for a second if they’re right), or use an inflection that sounds as if they’re really guessing. Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach, two superb players, both do that at times.
Still trying to decipher Ben’s wagering strategy. He’s leaving a lot of money on the table. FJ turned out to be pretty easy, but he bet $0. And $800 on the last DD, which wasn’t too hard, although he barely got it out in time.
Why no one knew the state capital in the desert/Camelback Mtn is beyond me.
I’ll give them a pass on the Life magazine competitor; the pink mountain lion;
and the Gidget clue because those were all from my distant past. Although Ben’s likely old enough to have known them.
I believe Myrlie Evers was the speaker at my daughter’s HS graduation in 2004.
Nikki and I were speculating about Ben being the ONE to break Ken Jennings’ long-standing record. I said he could be on the show for the rest of the season. Nikki said then he’ll go on to become a Jeopardy! host and it will be the Ken & Ben Show. 🤣
Ben is an excellent player, but, imo, Ben is not in the same league as Ken Jenings and James Holzhauer. I think Ben will lose before game 30.