Final Jeopardy: 1960s TV History (9-10-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/10/2019) in the category “1960s TV History” was:

The 1967 finale of “The Fugitive” drew in 78 million viewers, surpassing the 73 million who tuned into this show Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964

7x champ Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, NM, brought his winnings up to $166,500 in the debut of Season 36. In Game 8, he takes on these two players: Sean Melody, a chief technologist from Raleigh, NC; and Valerie Nolan, an office manager from Tonawanda, New York.

Round 1 Categories: I Grant You 5 Fishes – Fashion From Head to Toe – Musical Styles – Name-calling in Politics – 36 Times the Fun – Pig Latin

Jason found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “36 Times the Fun” under the $1,000 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. At $1,800, he was the only one with any money. He bet $1,000 of that and he was RIGHT.

A famous series of prints by the Japanese artist Hokusai is called the “36 View of” this landmark” show

WHAT IS MOUNT FUJI?

Jason finished in the lead with $9,000. Valerie was second with $5,800 and Sean was last with $1,400.

Round 2 Categories: Rainforests – Literary Ladies – Titl”ing” the Movie – Psychology – The 20th Century – Pig English

Jason found the first Daily Double in “The 20th Century” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick. He was in the lead with $12,600 now, $6,800 more than Valerie in second place. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

In the 1930s Mustafa Kemal made Kemal his first name & took this last name. show

WHAT IS ATATURK?

Jason found the last Daily Double in “Pig English” under the $2,000 clue on the 12th pick. In the lead with $20,800, he had $11,800 more than Valerie in second place. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.

Completes a quote from Matthew 7:6: “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your…” show

WHAT IS “PEARLS BEFORE SWINE”?

Jason finished in the lead with $25,300, another runaway. Valerie was next with $12,200 and Sean was in third place with $6,600.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW”?

Ed Sullivan’s hour-long Sunday night variety show was enormously popular in the 1950s and most of the 1960s, and was considered “must-see” TV. We can sort of compare it to today when a show biz name or personality shows up in a Jeopardy! clue, he or she is considered to have “made it” in terms of nationwide exposure. Back then, you made it if you got on Ed Sullivan’s “really big shew.” The February 9, 1964 episode is particularly famous for introducing The Beatles to American audiences.

A clue from 2003: WHO WAS THE PREZ WHEN… ($400) …the Beatles appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show”

Sean thought it was “I Love Lucy.” He bet and lost it all.

Valerie got it right. She bet $12,000, bringing her up to $24,200.

Jason got it, too. He only bet $300, winning the game with $25,600. His 8-day total is $192,100.

2 stumpers from the last round:

LITERARY LADIES ($2000) At 15 she wrote a satirical “History of England” by “a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant historian”

TITL”ING” THE MOVIE ($1200) 1981 movie about werewolves & the noise they made

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “21st Century Grammys”

This singer has won Album, Record & Song of the Year twice, the only artist to do so. show

WHO IS ADELE?

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