Final Jeopardy: New York Movies (9-19-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/19/2024) in the category “New York Movies” was:

Frank Sinatra got upset that a photo of him caught fire in a Brooklyn pizzeria in this film

New champ Chris Lindsay, an attorney from Carmel, CA, won $11,600 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Jen Feldman, a H.S. teacher from Brooklyn, NY; and Father Steve Jakubowski, a Catholic priest orig. from Grand Rapids, MI.

Round 1 Categories: Birthstones – Art & Artists – Bugging Out – Fix the Proverb – Memory – Cats’ Songs

Jen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Birthstones” under the $600 with 9 clues left after it. She was in last place with $2,400, $3,000 less than Father Steve’s lead. Jen bet $600 and guessed Topaz. That was WRONG.

An ‘80s song rhymed, “Take your baby by the wrist, and in her mouth” this February stone show

WHAT IS AMETHYST?

Father Steve finished in the lead with $7,400. Chris was second with $3,800 and Jen was last with $1,000. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: U.S. Political History – From the TV Show’s Theme Song – Literary Epitaphs – Does Anybody Have Any Change? – U.K. Cities – Tough Vocab

Chris found the first Daily Double in “Does Anybody Have Any Change?” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $8,200, $800 more than Father Steve in second place. Chris bet $1,000 and didn’t know. That was WRONG.

“On her journey “Across Italy, India & Indonesia”, she writes, “One must always be prepared for…endless waves of transformation” show

WHO IS ELIZABETH GILBERT?

Just two clues later, Father Steve found the last Daily Double in “U.K. Cities” under the $1,200 clue. He was in the lead with $9,000, $1,800 more than Chris in second place. Father Steve bet $4,000 and came up with Derry. That was WRONG.

It’s where you can visit the Ulster Museum & nearby Botanic Gardens show

WHAT IS BELFAST?

Jen finished in the lead with $9,800. Chris was second with $9,200 and Father Steve was last with $5,400. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “DO THE RIGHT THING”?

It’s a little hard to believe that Frank Sinatra was seriously upset that his picture caught fire on the Wall of Fame in Sal’s Pizzeria in “Do the Right Thing” (1989). For one thing, filmmaker Spike Lee himself claims that no one else on the Wall of Fame (Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, etc) was upset that the photos went up in flames. However, whether Ol’ Blue Eyes feigned offense or was serious, this anecdote has been making the rounds for a long time and there are various versions of it online.

In this Show Biz Cheatsheet version, Spike Lee says Sinatra refused to talk to him and he had to deal with Frank’s daughter Tina to get permission to use 3 songs in “Jungle Fever”. In other versions, Spike claims he had no idea Frank was upset with him until he called Tina about the rights.

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Father Steve thought it was “Godfather II”. He lost $5,301 and finished with $99.

Chris got it right. His $1,601 bet brought him up to $10,801.

Jen also got it. She bet $4,000 and won the game with $13,800. Jen Feldman is the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from FROM THE TV SHOW’S THEME SONG. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)

($1600) “Now your hope & compassion is gone, you’ve sold out your dream to the world, stay dead, stay dead, stay dead… & out of this world”

($2000) “Sing me a song of a lass that is gone; say, could that lass be I?”

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “POP CULTURE”

In 2011 Leland, Mississippi, where Jim Henson grew up, honored Henson & his Muppets by renaming a bridge this, also a song title show

WHAT IS THE RAINBOW CONNECTION?

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