Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:30 pm

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:36 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:40 pm Ryan 4-1 (because I already saw today's and I really want the 1/2 game lead)
L-Jam 3-1
Syb 2-2
Pruitt 2-2
Bfj 2-2
Brian 2-2
Duff 1-3
AB 1-3
Giff 1-3

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:50 am

Friday, 9/13

CATEGORY: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

CLUE: This is the most recent presidential election year when both major presidential candidates were residents of the same state

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is 2016? Both Hilary and Trump were listed as residents of New York. It almost seemed too easy, like it was a trick question.

L-Jam 4-1
Ryan 4-1

ETA: Sorry, bad adding.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:52 am

Pruitt 3-2

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:54 am

L-Jam 3-1
Ryan 3-1
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 3-2

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:13 am

L-Jam 3-1
Ryan 3-1
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 3-2
Giff 1-4 i hate this game

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:18 am

L-Jam 3-1
Ryan 3-1
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 3-2
Brian 3-2
AB 2-3
Giff 1-4

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:14 am

L-Jam 3-1
Ryan 3-1
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 3-2
Brian 3-2
AB 2-3
Duff 2-3
Giff 1-4

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:17 pm

L-Jam 3-1
Ryan 3-1
Syb 3-2
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 3-2
Brian 3-2
AB 2-3
Duff 2-3
Giff 1-4

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:22 am

Monday, 9/16

CATEGORY: EUROPEAN AUTHORS

CLUE: When he didn't win the inaugural Nobel Prize, 42 of his peers apologized to him, calling him "the most revered patriarch of today's literature"

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: Who is Leo Tolstoy? He wrote the best novel of all time, and the Nobel guys somehow totally missed it.

Nope,

L-Jam 4-2

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:23 am

And some worrying news about Alex. This isn't good.

Post by **brian** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:43 am

L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:51 am

L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2
Giff 1-5

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:05 am

L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2
Pruitt 4-2
Giff 1-5

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:09 pm

L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2
Pruitt 4-2
Duff 2-4
Giff 1-5

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:39 pm

L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2
Pruitt 4-2
Duff 2-4
Giff 1-5
Carwash 4-2

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:17 pm

Ryan 4-2
L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2
Pruitt 4-2
Duff 2-4
Giff 1-5
Carwash 4-2

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:26 pm

Ryan 4-2
L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
Syb 3-3
Duff 2-4
Giff 1-5

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:55 pm

Tuesday, 9/17

CATEGORY: NATIONAL ANTHEMS

CLUE: With lyrics by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, it debuted on June 24, 1880, at a celebration of St. Jean Baptiste Day

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is "O Canada"?

Did you guys say "La Marseillaise"? So did I, and everyone last night did too.

L-Jam 4-3

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:57 pm

L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3

[+] spoiler: I guessed Haiti, which is somehow wronger?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:01 pm

L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Giff 2-5

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 4:41 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:01 pm L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Giff 2-5

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:01 pm

Ryan 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Giff 2-5

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:36 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:57 pm L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3

[+] spoiler
I guessed Haiti, which is somehow wronger?

I guessed the same.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:23 pm

Ryan 5-2
Pruitt 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Giff 2-5

[+] spoiler: They ran these "Heritage Moments" all the time back in the day.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:58 am

Ryan 5-2
Pruitt 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Giff 2-5
Duff 2-5

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:29 pm

Ryan 5-2
Pruitt 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Syb 3-4
Giff 2-5
Duff 2-5

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:32 pm

Ryan 5-2
Pruitt 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Syb 3-4
AB 3-4
Giff 2-5
Duff 2-5

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:33 pm

Wednesday, 9/18

CATEGORY: THE 1940s

CLUE: This nickname for a history-changing weapon of 1945 came from a character in "The Maltese Falcon"

ANSWER

[+] spoiler: What is Fat Man? Sydney MotherFucking Greenstreet!

Off the schneid!

L-Jam 5-3

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:36 pm

L-Jam 5-3
Giff 2-6

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:41 pm

L-Jam 5-3
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:54 pm

L-Jam 5-3
AB 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:06 pm

L-Jam 5-3
AB 4-4
Brian 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:22 pm

L-Jam 5-3
Syb 4-4
AB 4-4
Brian 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:42 pm

Not pleased I missed this one.

L-Jam 5-3
Pruitt 5-3
Syb 4-4
AB 4-4
Brian 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:43 pm

L-Jam 5-3
Pruitt 5-3
Carwash 5-3
Syb 4-4
AB 4-4
Brian 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:27 pm

L-Jam 5-3
Pruitt 5-3
Carwash 5-3
Syb 4-4
AB 4-4
Brian 4-4
Bfj 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:33 pm

My bad. I fell behind due to Blind Melon.

Thursday, 9/19

CATEGORY: TOYS & GAMES

CLUE: Invented in 1974 as a model to teach 3-D problems, it became one of the bestselling toys of all time

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is the Rubik's Cube?

Friday, 9/20

CATEGORY: U.S. CURRENCY

CLUE: In 1929, Alexander Hamilton became the new face of the $10 bill, replacing this foe of his legacy, who got moved to another denomination

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: Who is Andrew Jackson?

Monday, 9/23

CATEGORY: MUSICAL THEATRE INSPIRATIONS

CLUE: The title of this musical that opened on Broadway in 1964 wa inspired by a Marc Chagall painting

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is Fiddler on the Roof?

I hit last Thursday. but missed Friday and Monday, so..

L-Jam 6-5

Post by **brian** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:40 pm

L-Jam 6-5
Brian 4-7

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:49 pm

Pruitt 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Brian 4-7

Got the toy and the musical.