The French Connection: 1971 Best Picture
Three 1971 films garnered 8 Oscar nominations each at the 44th Academy Awards: “Fiddler on the Roof”, “The French Connection” and “The Last Picture Show.” All were nominated for Best...
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Poetry Lines on Jeopardy!
POETIC WOMEN 12/16/2013 $400: The Nancy in this Scot’s “A Fond Kiss” was Agnes McLehose $800: Richard Lovelace’s poem “To Althea: From Prison” says, “stone walls do not a prison...
Turned Down Movie Roles
Who gets what role in any given film depends upon a lot of factors. Sometimes the producer or the director has a particular celebrity in mind but that actor may...
Patton: 1970 Best Picture
“Patton” won the Best Picture Oscar at the 43rd Academy Awards over “Airport”, “Five Easy Pieces”, “Love Story” and “MASH”. George C. Scott had already informed the Academy that he...
Former Jeopardy! and Millionaire Contestant Indicted on Assault Charges
A former Jeopardy! and “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” contestant named Claire Ogilvie has been indicted on numerous charges in connection with an assault upon Nancy Tramontin, the wife...
David Price Throws Complete Game One Hitter and Loses
Detroit Tigers pitcher David Price returned to St. Petersburg and faced his former team for the first time since being traded in July. Price won a Cy Young Award during...
Midnight Cowboy: 1969 Best Picture
“Anne of the Thousand Days” got the most nominations (10) at the 42nd Academy Awards, and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” won the most awards (4), but neither of...
Red Hot Nationals Pulling Away in N.L. East Race
The Washington Nationals are the hottest team in the National League right now, and after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 August 20th, they now have the best record in the...
Oliver!: 1968 Best Picture
At the 41st Academy Awards, “Oliver!” became the 4th musical of the 1960s to win the Oscar for Best Picture, a fact which the Jeopardy! cluewriters took notice of with...
Bobby Ewing: Self-Righteous Hypocrite
Gosh, how Bobby Ewing hates it when someone tells him a lie but does he really have any right to get so self-righteous about it? When Dallas (2012) returned after...
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