Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/16/2023) in the 1980 Movies category was:
The writer and producer of this film said he wanted it to be like a Western or a James Bond film, “only set in the 1930s.”
4x champion Stephen Webba data scientist from Longmont, Colorado, has already won $175,282. In Game 8, his opponents are: Andrew Brady, a leadership development consultant in Rochester, New York; and Sarah Matthewsa middle school teacher from Loxahatchee, Florida.
Round 1 Categories: Comic Influences – World Universities – Love, In So Many Words – Hear Ye, Hear Ye – The Leader Before The Leader – What Kind Of Bird Am I?
Sarah found Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Love, In So Many Words” under the $800 clue, with 10 clues left behind. She was tied with Stephen at $4,600, Andrew was $400 in the red. Sarah bet $3000 and she was RIGHT.
In one play, this title character says, “Ah, the credulity of love! Roxanne will think every word inspired by herself!” show
WHO IS CYRANO DE BERGERAC?
Sarah finished on top with $9,000. Stephen was second with $8,000. Andrew was last at minus $400. All the clues were displayed.
Round 2 Categories: American Islands – “The Art” – Food – Perfect Letter – Scientific Laws and Theorems – Celestial Body in Music
Sarah found the first Daily Double in “Islands” under the $400 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in second place with $7,800, $6,200 short of Stephen’s lead. Sarah bet $5000 and she was RIGHT.
Despite its name, this island doesn’t actually have wineries, but there are a few liquor stores in Edgartown show
WHAT IS MARTHA’S VINEYARD?
Sarah got the last Daily Double in “A Heavenly Body in Music” under the $1600 clue with one clue to chase it. In second place with $15,600, she was $8,200 short of Stephen’s lead. Sarah bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
This singer, also from the Nordic countries, recorded “The Comet Song” for a film based on Finland’s beloved Moomin books show
WHO IS Björk?
Stephen finished on top with $22,400. Sarah was second with $17,600. Down $2,000, Andrew was out of the game at this point. All the clues were displayed.
NO contestants left in the Final Jeopardy! I got it right.
WHAT IS RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK?
Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones Jr. is the protagonist of the 1981 blockbuster film Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels, collectively known as the Indiana Jones franchise. The idea for “Indie” came from a conversation between Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Indy’s Wikipedia “biography” covers almost everything known about the character. From the Origins and Inspirations section: “The two friends first discussed the project in Hawaii…. Spielberg told Lucas how he wanted his next project to be something fun, like a James Bond movie (this would later be mentioned when they cast Sean Connery as Henry Jones, Sr.).” Lucas shared what he felt was more good idea.
This information is also included in one of the many ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ trivia on IMDB. Another interesting fact to note: Raiders of the Lost Ark is the only Indiana Jones film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Sarah coined “Bugsy Malone” from 1976. She lost $15,000 and ended up with $2,600.
Stephen chose “Top Secret”, although I’m not sure what he meant. He lost $12,801. That left him with $9,599, enough to win today. Steven now has a total of $184,881 in 8 days.
Triple stumper from each round:
LOVE, IN SO MANY WORDS ($1,000) You can find this novelist writing: “Nora said, ‘I love you, Nicky, because you smell good and know such charming people.'”
AMERICAN ISLANDS ($1,600) Named for a Spanish viceroy, not a group of whales, this is the largest of Washington State’s San Juan Islands
More clues on page 2
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players received this FJ in “Foreign Newspapers”:
Representing his outspoken tone, this newspaper, founded in the 19th century, is named after a free-spirited operatic character
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WHAT IS LE FIGARO?
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