Final Jeopardy: Disney Songs (9-16-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/16/2022) in the category “Disney Songs” was:
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto is the first song from an animated Disney film to hit No. 1 since this duet in 1993
5x champ Luigi de Guzman, an attorney from Arlington, VA, has now won $140,700. In Game 6, his competitors are: Melissa Woodall, a homemaker from Fort Smith, AK; and Emmett Stanton, a freelance writer from Baltimore, MD.
Round 1 Categories: Herstory – Texting Abbrev. – 2022 Geogra-Fee – Freds Up – Magazine Covers – Help Me Move My Stuff?
Emmett found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Herstory” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,600, $3,200 more than Melissa in second place. Emmett bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
Roxana married this conqueror in 327 B.C. & after his death, killed another wife or wives & consolidated the throne show
Emmett finished in the lead with $8,200. Luigi was in second place with $3,200 and Melissa was last with $400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: British Literature – Magnets! – Think Fast – Television – Explorers – Beyond the Pale
Luigi found the first Daily Double in “Explorers” under the $1,200 clue on the 18th pick of the round. He was in second place with $11,200, $1,000 less than Emmett’s lead. Luigi bet $3,000 and thought it was Erik the Red. That was WRONG.
A statue on the grounds of Minnesota State Capitol honors this Viking, who reached North America around 1000. show
Luigi got the last Daily Double in “Beyond the Pale” under the $1,200 clue with 7 clues left after it. In second place with $8,600, Luigi had $5,600 less than Emmett’s lead. Luigi bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
The word racecar is an example of one of these show
Luigi finished in the lead with $18,000. Emmett was in second place with $15,800 and Melissa was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
According to an April 2022 Billboard article by Andrew Unterberger, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto” became the first No. 1 song from an animated Disney film since “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin” hit No. 1 in 1993. The “Bruno” number, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is an ensemble song, credited to Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto Cast. “A Whole New World” is a duet performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.
There’s a list of Billboard’s 30 Greatest of All Time Disney songs at the bottom of the article, that for some reason ranks the Aladdin song at No. 3. Here are the Top 5:
1. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, Encanto (No. 1, 2022)
2. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” The Lion King (No. 4, 1994)
3. “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” Aladdin (No. 1, 1993)
4. “Let It Go,” Frozen (No. 5, 2014)
5. “Colors of the Wind,” Pocahontas (No. 4, 1995)
Melissa thought it was “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King.” She lost her $2,799 bet and finished with $1.00.
Emmett got it right. He bet $10,000 and finished with $25,800.
Luigi got it right, too. He bet $1,551 and finished with $19,551. That made a very surprised Emmett Stanton the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
HERSTORY ($1000) Out gathering firewood along a river on February 11, 1858, she saw the first of her 18 visions of the Virgin Mary
BRITISH LITERATURE ($1600) Name shared by a shortbread cookie & the title heroine in an R.D. Blackmore romance
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Authors”
On this woman’s passing in 2019, Oprah Winfrey called her “a magician with language, who understood the power of words” show
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The FJ clue included that the song in question was a duet. That’s why the Aladdin song is #3, behind the Lion King song. The song from the Lion King was not a duet; it was sung solo by Elton John.
Emmett’s $10K wager was understandable; he would lock out Melissa if he missed FJ and she bet it all and got it right. But Luigi’s wager is a head-scratcher.
Yeah, that’s what I thought, too (like others). That was an unforced error on his part. I wonder if that was tactical, though – got his TOC spot, so, figured it was enough? Otherwise, I am having a hard time putting a happy face on that wager.
It was particularly astonishing in light of how Luigi won Tuesday’s game! But Luigi did seem tired, having a few brain farts here and there. Congrats to Emmett though. He knows a lot of stuff, too.
I got a kick out of the Waluigi reference. I bought my grandson, Jax, a Waluigi plush toy last month. On the day of delivery, Jax was up early, waiting at the door but I told him it wasn’t coming until later. After that, Nikki came by and asked me if she could have a dollar for every time Jax said “Waluigi” until it came. 🤣🤣
Luigi is now in the contestants’ Facebook group. He commented the other night that he was “kinda exhausted/delirious” that Friday show. But he was also very gracious and congratulated Emmett for playing a strong game.
Luigi is in the lead before Final Jeopardy but Luigi did not bet enough to be a 6-day champion.
Luigi made an impressive run for five games for the start of season 39. And a big congrats to Emmett winning today.
For the second time this week, the leader going into FJ! got the final right but did not wager to cover second place contestant all-in score. It happened earlier this week and it happened again today. After what happened to one of Luigi’s opponents earlier this week I wasn’t surprised it happen to Luigi today but still he became our first streaker of Season 39.