Final Jeopardy: Film & War (5-3-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/3/2018) in the category “Film & War” was:
The New York premiere of this film was on Thanksgiving, 15 days after the liberation of its title place.
New champ Josh Hill, a network engineer from Arkansas, won $23,600 yesterday. In his second game, he takes on: Kurt Buhring, a professor from Indiana; and Melissa Anthony, a graduate student from Alabama.
Round 1 Categories: It Bears My Name – Nature – Show Runners – Authors Use New Words – 10,000 Maniac – These Are Days
Melissa got the Daily Double in “Authors Use New Words” under the $1,000 clue, on the very last clue of the round. In second place with $2,200, she had $6,400 less than Josh’s lead. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.
This 1955 novel is responsible for popularizing the word “nymphet” show
Josh finished in the lead with $8,600. Melissa was next with $3,200 and Kurt was in third place with $1,800.
Round 2 Categories: Cinco De Mayo – The Brontes – American History – Lakes & Rivers – The Dawn of the Railroads – Put a “Lid” on It
Melissa found the first Daily Double in “American History” under the $1,200 clue on the 8th pick. She was in second place with $4,800 now, $5,800 behind Josh’s lead. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
President Lincoln said, “I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper. show
8 clues later, Josh found the last Daily Double in “The Brontes” under the $800 clue. In the lead with $17,400, he had $8,400 more than Melissa in second place. He bet $4,000 and thought it was heaths. That was WRONG.
Charlotte said Emily had a particular love for this type of uplands where some of their works are set. show
Josh finished in the lead with a runaway $27,400. Melissa was next with $9,000 and Kurt was in third place with $2,600.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
During WWII, the Allies launched Operation Torch on 11/8/1942, invading Vichy French-controlled Morocco and Algeria in North Africa, The French surrendered on 11/11/1942. Back in Hollywood, this news caused Warner Bros. to quickly release their completed film “Casablanca,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The film premiered in New York on Thanksgiving Day (11/26/1942) with a poster proclaiming “As exciting as the landing at Casablanca!” after a parade up Fifth Avenue of Free French leaders.
The film’s general release in Los Angeles in Jan. 1943 meant that it got an entry in the 16th Annual Academy Awards on 3/2/1944 when it won Best Picture. “Casablanca” is currently No. 3 on AFI’s 2007 list 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. It was No. 2 on the original 1998 list, but “The Godfather” demoted it.
Kurt came up with “Dunkirk.” He lost his $604 bet, leaving him with $1,996.
Melissa had “Paris.” She lost $3,000 and had $6,000 left.
Josh didn’t have a response. He didn’t have to bet anything but he did: $515. So he won the match with $26,885 and he has a 2-day total of $50,485.
A triple stumper from each round:
SHOW RUNNERS ($1000) On “The Sopranos” Mikey Palmice was out for a run when this tracksuit-clad guy nicknamed “Walnuts” caught up with him
CINCO DE MAYO ($2000) There are many ways to make this spicy mayo sauce that Cajuns are known to dip chilled shrimp into
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “19th Century Americans”
In 1855 he wrote, “The public appears disposed to be amused even when they are conscious of being deceived” show
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You were thinking the Daily Double in the Jeopardy! round has more than one.
Looks like I did that because it was the last clue. Also I just fixed that ref in the recap to AFI’s Greatest Films. They redid that list in 2007 so, currently, “Casablanca” is No. 3.
Upon seeing this super-easy clue I felt confident this would clearly be a Triple Get. How three JEOPARDY! contestants could be so utterly dumbfounded about this timeless acclaimed film classic CASABLANCA is quite baffling. We need to add cinematic literacy to our schools!
Congrats to Josh for the runaway win, but boo hiss to all 3 players for having no clue about WW II. I wonder if the players even knew that WW II was also fought in Africa
Lets hope we have an easy Friday FJ.
At least, I’m happy that the Carousel of 1-day champs is finally over, but still, I hate triple stumpers. Correct responses is all I care about, and I am not the only 1 who feels that way right now.
I hate triple stumpers, too.
Dalton, everybody hates them, including you & me.
And so do I. Who doesn’t really? And 2 days in a row.
Me.too but at least now we have a toc contender in Josh. This is the third time in a row that no one got final right. At least Josh was smart not to bet everything.
I predicted nobody would get it because I didn’t think the clue gave enough for anyone who never saw the film to latch on to it. It’s very funny how Alex Trebek is so sure that everyone has watched Casablanca more than once. Some people just think of it as a love story. Anyhow, perhaps one or more would have gotten it if they thought 1940s Oscar winners.
Right now I am watching The Mafia’s Most Wanted series because I discovered that it is a cure for insomnia. I fall asleep within 20 minutes of an hour episode.
LINK: 9 more clues from the match
I agree with you, VJ. I don’t think this clue was easy at all, even if you were familiar with the movie. There’s not enough in the clue to trigger the association between the movie and the liberation of this place.