Final Jeopardy: 1972 (9-7-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy clue in the category “1972” was:

In June he said, “Don’t lie to them to the extent to say there is no involvement, but just say this is… a comedy of errors”

6x champ Eric Ahasic, a meterologist from Minneapolis, MN , won $160,601 so far. In Game 7, his challengers are: Barry Margulies, a professor emeritus at Towson University from Lutherville, MD; and Megan Wachspress, an attorney from Berkeley, CA.

THIS GAME IS A RERUN FROM JUNE 14, 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 SUN UP
($200) Songs he recorded for Sun Records in the mid-’50s included “Milkcow Blues Boogie” & “Mystery Train”
($400) Also called surya namaskar, this sequence of poses is a way to greet the day or warm up before your daily practice
($600) This newspaper was founded in 1837 & once employed TV show creator David Simon
($800) One of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World, it was a giant statue of the Greek sun god Helios
($1000) Retirees enjoying rather than withering? A new concept until Sun City opened near this state capital in 1960

ANSWERS: show

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND: The contestants also got all the clues in COMMUNICATIONS
($400) The 1906 International Radiotelegraph Conference replaced the signal CQD, for “all stations, distress”, with this
($800) “Telstar”, a 1962 instrumental hit, was named for a pioneering communications one of these
($1200) The oldest known recipes, including one for pigeon stew, are found on Babylonian clay tablets in this writing system
($1600) Still important in the developing world, this long-distance radio format uses frequencies between AM & FM
($2000) Towers & hilltop stations with pivoting arms were used to send messages in this system, from Greek for “sign bearing”

ANSWERS: show