Final Jeopardy: Play Characters (8-23-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Play Characters” was:

A 1949 review noted the “wrong formulas for success” of this character & “fatal misconceptions about his place in the scheme of things”

2x champ Henry Rozycki, a physician and professor from Richmond, VA has now won $27,301. In Game 3, he is up against: Patrick Byrnett, a school administrator from Alexandria, VA; and Christine Whelchel, a piano teacher & church organist from Spring Hill, TN.

THIS GAME IS A RERUN FROM FEBRUARY 23, 2022. CLICK HERE FOR THE ORIGINAL RECAP.

Here are two categories, one from each round of this game:

JEOPARDY! ROUND: The contestants got all the clues in BROOM SERVICE:
($200) A common species of this plant, seen here, is called windswept or broom
($400) This segment of “Fantasia” finds Mickey Mouse getting more than he bargained for when he uses magic on a broom
($600) Running for Pres. of this South American country, Janio da Silva Quadros used a broom as a symbol of his pledge to sweep out corruption
($800) Some players prefer hoghair or horsehair brooms for sweeping in this sport; others favor synthetic ones
($1000) This African-American wedding tradition was featured in the miniseries “Roots”

ANSWERS: show

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND: The contestants also got all the clues in ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 1905 5th GRADER?
($400) Current events: Bloody Sunday just broke out in this country, outside the Winter Palace, no less!
($800) Geography: It’s the largest state in the union by area
($1200) Social studies: It first appeared in “The Youth’s Companion” only 13 years ago in 1892 & we say it in class every day
($1600) World Powers: This empire stretches from North Africa to southeastern Europe & well into the Middle East
($2000) Reading: This O. Henry story about a poor couple at Christmastime makes a good read in the New York Sunday World

ANSWERS: show