Final Jeopardy: The Movies (9-18-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/18/2024) in the category “The Movies” was:
Hewlett-Packard’s first big customer was Walt Disney, who purchased special sound equipment for the making & showing of this film
2x champ Aiden Orzech, a teacher from Thornhill, Ontario, has now won $49,599. In Game 3, he takes on these two players: Chris Lindsay, an attorney from Carmel, CA; and Sam Neuman, a global communications specialist from New York, NY.
Round 1 Categories: Princes & Princesses – Vancouver, B.C. – Completes the Song Titles – Rain Check – 7-Up – Say It “Aint” So
Aiden found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Vancouver, B.C.” under the $400 with 6 clues left after it. He was in second place with $1,000, $2,600 less than Sam’s lead. Aiden bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
The first sea voyage by this group set sail from Vancouver in 1971 in protest of nuclear testing in Alaska show
Sam finished in the lead with $3,600. Aiden was second with $3,000 and Chris was last with $200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Give Us Your Initial Thoughts – The Historical Hoosegow – Constellations – NFTs & IPOs – Presidential Last Names – Little Black Books
Aiden found the first Daily Double in “Give Us Your Initial Thoughts” under the $1,600 clue on the 6th pick of the round. He was in second place with $5,000, $600 less than Sam’s lead. Aiden bet $3,000 and said HFCLs. That was WRONG.
Ozone-depleting chemicals made up of atomic numbers 17, 9 & 6 show
Sam found the last Daily Double in “Constellations” under the $1,200 on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,800, $4,800 more than Aiden in second place. Sam bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
This constellation appears on the flag of Australia & on a few other national flags in the region show
Sam finished in the lead with $10,200. Chris was second with $5,800 and Aiden was last with $5,200. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “FANTASIA”?
From allaboutcircuits.com: “In 1938, Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) first commercial product, the Model 200A audio oscillator, caught the eye of an engineer from Walt Disney Studios. Disney was trying to revitalize Mickey Mouse in the public’s eye with the groundbreaking movie Fantasia. Fantasia would use eight-channel sound for production and was the first commercial film to be accompanied by stereo sound. Disney needed a reliable audio oscillator to test what they called “Fantasound.” With a few modifications, the Hewlett-Packard design fit the requirements.”
Bill Hewlett and David Packard produced a model that suited Disney’s needs. Disney bought 8 Model 200B oscillators for $54.40 each when, in 1939, competitors were selling similar items for $200 to $600. Check out an image of HP’s first ad for its resistance-tuned audio oscillators on All About Circuit’s website.
Aiden thought it was “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. He bet and lost his whole $5,200.
Chris got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $11,600.
Sam came up with “Steamboat Willie”. That cost him $1,420. He landed in second place with $8,780, and Chris Lindsay became the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
7-UP ($800) In the 6th century Pope Gregory I enumerated the 7 Deadly Sins, including this one also called vanity
GIVE US YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS ($2000) Founded in 1883 by scholars of language & literature, it has “style” & an annual convention
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “AMERICAN GOVERNMENT”
Perhaps the most famous picture of him was taken in New Jersey in 1951 as he was annoyed by paparazzi on his 72nd birthday show
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Man. This game had its ups and downs.
Another great game to be sure, but I missed the FJ again. Oh well! For lack of anything better, I went with Sleeping Beauty for FJ. By the way, Walt Disney purchased that special sound equipment from RCA, and not from Hewlett Packard.
Okay, Walt Disney Studios did purchase the Model 200A audio oscillator from Hewlett-Packard, but RCA engineers were instrumental in making the musical a classic.
Sometimes I wish you would look at some of the sites I link to, Rick. They bought the 200B Model from Hewlett-Packard. I don’t make that stuff up and I always provide the source.
Yeah, I apologize VJ. I was too hasty here.
Accepted, Rick. I understand that people don’t always have time to read stuff I link to or even the whole recap. But I try to cover the salient points in the sites I link to so we can expand our knowledge and also to help us remember stuff. Some sites are very interesting and some are good fun.
We’re only halfway through Week 2 and we still did not have our first 3 day champion of the season. Chris was trailing throughout the whole game and was the only player to come up with the correct response in Final. Chris won despite only giving 9 correct responses in the main game. Maybe tomorrow Chris can improve better and give more correct responses.
Chris certainly wasn’t alone. Aiden was having a bad time of it too, esp in the first round. In the end, it didn’t matter for Chris. But, yeah, I’d love to see a lot less stumpers tomorrow! Glory be!
Boy howdy, VJ, I agree. Anyone who thought this was a good game didn’t see it. I’m sorry to be so rough, but, really.
I was 2/3 on DD and got FJ. I knew it was either Snow White or Fantasia. I’m a Disney-phile, so, I get to keep my card!