Final Jeopardy: TV & Film Characters (6-14-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/14/2023) in the category “TV & Film Characters” was:
He debuted on TV in 1967; the show’s creator wanted someone from behind the Iron Curtain to be on “our side”
6x champ Suresh Krishnan, a networking engineer from Suwanee, GA, has now won $96,595. In Game 7, will Suresh go over the $100K mark today or will he go home? Let’s find out as he takes on these two players: Holly Hassel, an English professor from Fargo, ND; and Neilay Amin, a psychiatrist from Harrisburg, PA.
Round 1 Categories: Go, Canada – A Novel Category – 3-, 4- or 5-Letter Words – Random Stuff – Holidays and Observances – A Chorus Line
Holly found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Holidays & Observances” under the $600 clue with 2 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $3,600, $1,600 more than Suresh in second place. Holly bet $1,600 and she was RIGHT.
The liturgical season of Lent begins on this Holy Day in the middle of the week show
Holly finished in the lead with $5,200. Suresh was second with $2,000 and Neilay was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Gimme 5 – “M”pires – Latino Actors and Actresses – Medicine – J Not Sounding like Juh
Neilay found the first Daily Double in “Medicine” under the $1,200 clue on the 19th pick of the round. He was in third place with $4,800, $2,000 less than Suresh and Holly’s tied lead. Neilay made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
This word has multiple meanings, as in: I was ___ to a cardiologist because I had ___ pain in my teeth from my heart issues show
Neilay got the last Daily Double in “J Not Sounding Like Juh” under the $1,200 clue with 6 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $14,000 now, $6,800 more than Suresh in second place. Neilay bet $4,000, but he wasn’t sure. That was WRONG.
The name of this fictional character in many tales is followed by -ismo in a Spanish word for womanizing show
Neilay finished in the lead with $12,400. Holly was second with $12,000 and Suresh was last with $5,200. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS PAVEL CHEKHOV?
Pavel Chekov was a character introduced in Season 2 of the original Star Trek series when he was portrayed by Walter Koenig. Chekhov has a complete bio on Fandom.com, where they also have some other theories on how the idea for the character came about.
Suresh wrote down names with a heart (his family?). He stood pat on his bet $5,200.
Holly thought it was Kojak. She only lost $1,500 and finished with $10,500.
Neilay didn’t have a response. He lost $11,601 and landed in third place with $799. That made Holly Hassel the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from A NOVEL CATEGORY:
($600) Book 3 of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan novels is “The Cardinal of” this place
($1000) Her “Everything I Never Told You” is a moving novel of a Chinese-American family in Ohio dealing with the loss of a child
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “1960s Singers”
In 2002 Macon, GA., where he grew up, unveiled a statue of this man who sits overlooking the water, a nod to his posthumous No. 1 hit show
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I’m surprised at the discussion over what constitutes a mega champ, super champ, etc. Imo a champ is a champ. Suresh is definitely a champion and will compete in the next Tournament of Champions. That is a fact. It would be nice if posters could have opinions without being called out for their personal opinions as long as they are not offensive.
Since when is it not okay to disagree with a comment? Since never, unless it is rudely out of line and I don’t believe my comment was rude nor was it a diss to Suresh.
To me, “megachamp” is rarefied territory and Jeopardy! seems to agree. In the last ToC, the champs did not have to compete against Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach in the quarter-finals. Mattea “only” won 23 games so the show’s “megachamp” definition must disagree with mine. If it’s 20, then Mattea, Chris Pannullo and Julia Collins also rank.
Poor Brad Ritter who had the misfortune of playing Jeopardy before the rules changed. He only got to play 5 games because that was the limit when he played regular season. I guess he doesn’t qualify as a mega champ or super champ even though he ranks #1 on the Jeopardy Leaderboard of Legends in the category “All-time Winnings Including Tournaments” with $4,938,436. Per Jeopardy on its website Ken Jennings ranks #2 with $4,370,700.
VJ, This is just one example imo where so-called grandiose prefixes to the word “champ” don’t speak volumes to me. Pardon my pun on the word “volumes.” 😀 I hope we can agree to disagree without me being blocked. Imo the volume of games won only count if your name is Ken Jennings.
Oh, Jacob, I’m certainly not going to block you even if we disagree about something till the cows come home!
I am just surprised that you are objecting to the superchamp / mega champ labels now. Superchamp has been used many times in comments over the years. In fact, you used it yourself not that long ago in reference to Ray LaLonde.
VJ, I’m opposed because I think it should be up to the individual poster on how to use the prefix before the word “champ.” Clearly, we each have favorites that others may not like. That’s life.
Btw, I have lost count on the number of books Ken Jennings has written. I definitely ordered the new one released June 13, 2023. The guy is clearly a genius. Again. just a personal opinion on my part.
A tough FJ as none of us could come up with the correct response either. Actually, the character Chekhov has been getting a lot of mileage on the Jeopardy game show lately as the character usually seemed to slip the minds of the contestants (and the TV viewers as well).
By the way, how was anybody supposed to know what was on Mr. Roddenberry’s mind when he created the Chekhov character?
I too went with Illya Kuryakin. Even though I was sure it premiered prior to 1967. Never watched “Star Trek” once. Holly wagered smartly, locking out Suresh and knowing the other guy had to miss FJ.
Shook my head at the Canadian Olympic city; Decoration Day; Jewish March holiday; Russian composer; and Norwegian cheese.
Suresh Krishnan is on the list to compete in the next Tournament of Champions.
The clue had some folks, including me, think of Illya Kuryakin from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (’64-’68) He was fresh in my mind because, in another coincidence, I just added Illya actor David McCallum to the “Long Marriages” list. He and his wife, Katherine, were married in 1967.
The clue also made me think of that movie “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming” which came out in 1966. I wonder if Illya Kuryakin or this film also inspired the Chekhov character in some way.
Yeah, I thought of Ilya Kuryakin but if I had thought more I would have realized Checkov is more apt. Of course Man from UNCLE had to have someone from behind the iron curtain since the whole premise was about a Russian and an Americican secret agent working together. So producers wouldn’t have had to “want” such a character..
Count me three for Ilya Kuryakin. I thought I was “Joe Cool” with that one. Boy howdy, was I wrong! First, I should have recalled “The Man From UNCLE” was 1964, but, also – hand to God true – while J! was on, including Final,vi was playing my Star Trek game on my phone! In the word of a famous cartoon, “D’oh!” (You know, “annoyed grunt!”).
As usual, I got about half the TS correct. But, how did no one get Decoration Day? And, Neilay, when was a Canadian Olympic city in Alberta named Manitoba? That was a head scratcher.
The new champ, though – as an English professor, I thought she would be a ringer in the Novel category.
That was a cute movie. Alan Arkin.
Arkin got a Best Actor Oscar nom for that film. That’s saying something when they had a helluva lot of great films that year. All 4 “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” actors were nominated but only the ladies (Elizabeth Taylor & Sandy Dennis) won.
To you, Suresh, I just wanted to say that you did what I didn’t think you would do, and that is surprise me. Congratulations on a great run, and we’ll see you in the Tournament of Champions.
I agree with you.
That’s right, you’ll notice what Eric and Suresh also have in common, they both lost their 7th game to a female player.
That was a good bet by Holly, she knew that FJ! was going to be tough and she did the right thing by wagering enough to lock out Suresh. All three players made excellent bets in FJ! Here’s a fun fact: exactly one year ago, Eric Ahasic lost on June 14 2022, and today exactly one year later, Suresh lost on June 14 2023. It’s like the curse of June 14 when mega-champions lost on the same day. That’s a strange coincidence.
Yeah, that’s a coincidence that they both lost their 7th game on June 14th, but 6 games isn’t mega-champ territory
Yah, isn’t that 10 wins?
I think it’s 10 for superchamp. Fikkle Fame made the first 10+ winners chart in 2014 with Arthur Chu’s 11 games. Julia Collins’s 20 games soon topped that and beat David Madden’s long-standing 19-game record.
Personally, I’d put megachamp status at 30+ games. (Ken Jennings, Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio & James Holzhauer).