Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:13 pm

Friday January 1, 2016

Category: THE 18th CENTURY

Clue: IN 1765 BRITAIN'S PM SAID, AFTER ALL WE'VE DONE FOR THE COLONIES, IF THEY WHINE ABOUT THIS LAW, THEY'LL WHINE ABOUT ANYTHING

Answer: at JBoard.tv a little later

yep

howard 1-0

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:21 pm

howard 1-0
Pruitt 0-1

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:10 am

howard 1-0
Moreta 1-0
Pruitt 0-1

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:39 am

howard 1-0
Moreta 1-0
rex 1-0
Pruitt 0-1

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:33 pm

howard 1-0
Moreta 1-0
rex 1-0
Pruitt 0-1
chedda 0-1

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:49 am

howard 1-0
Moreta 1-0
rex 1-0
Pruitt 0-1
chedda 0-1
Duff 0-1

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:32 am

This is the month my episode airs. My first appearance is Wednesday, January 13. I've seen (or competed in) all the games for the first two full weeks of January, but I'll mark my responses as per when I viewed/played the clues.

(And not to toot my own horn, but maybe a slight alteration in the thread title might be in order.)

Anyway, I nailed Friday night.

L-Jam 1-0
howard 1-0
Moreta 1-0
rex 1-0
Pruitt 0-1
chedda 0-1
Duff 0-1

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:31 am

so, in the green room,or wherever, you're allowed to watch the games being taped before your game(s)?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:33 am

howard wrote:so, in the green room,or wherever, you're allowed to watch the games being taped before your game(s)?

There's a section in the studio audience.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 5:57 pm

L-Jam 1-0
howard 1-0
Moreta 1-0
rex 1-0
Pruitt 0-1
chedda 0-1
Duff 0-1
Shirley 0-1

I thought I was supposed to name the PM. I probably would have missed the act too, but at least I'd have had a chance.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:52 pm

Answer
Friday January 1, 2016
Category: THE 18th CENTURY
Clue: IN 1765 BRITAIN'S PM SAID, AFTER ALL WE'VE DONE FOR THE COLONIES, IF THEY WHINE ABOUT THIS LAW, THEY'LL WHINE ABOUT ANYTHING

Answer: What is the Stamp Act?

Table
L-Jam 1-0
howard 1-0
Moreta 1-0
rex 1-0
Pruitt 0-1
chedda 0-1
Duff 0-1
Shirley 0-1

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:52 pm

Monday January 4, 2016

Category: MILESTONES IN U.S. HISTORY

Clue: THIS PRESIDENT BEGAN A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS BY CONGRATULATING THE HISTORIC 100TH CONGRESS

Answer: at JBoard.tv a little later

yep

howard 2-0

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:38 pm

howard 2-0
rex 2-0

cool question

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:13 am

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
chedda 0-2

Went with the same wrong answer

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:55 am

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
Ryan 1-1
chedda 0-2

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:11 am

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
chedda 0-2

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:56 am

Missed it as I counted wrong.

Anyway, the woman who was returning champ was very sweet. The dude who won last night was cool. I bonded with the third player b/c she lives in Jersey City, which I've always been a fan of, and liked more than Hoboken.

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
chedda 0-2

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:22 am

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
chedda 0-2
Duff 1-1

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:37 am

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
AB 1-1
chedda 0-2
Duff 1-1

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:51 am

L-Jam3 wrote:Missed it as I counted wrong.

Anyway, the woman who was returning champ was very sweet. The dude who won last night was cool. I bonded with the third player b/c she lives in Jersey City, which I've always been a fan of, and liked more than Hoboken.

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
chedda 0-2

Man, if I had to spend one civilian second with any of the people in my group, I would have walked over to Wheel of Fortune. That's probably on me, huh?

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:12 am

You know what they say, Ryan. If you go into the Jeopardy Green Room and see an asshole, then they're an asshole. If you go into the Jeopardy Green Room and see twelve assholes, then you're the asshole.

We were actually all rooting for each other to do well. Later in the first week there was a rocket scientist on there, who bet big on a DD. All the competitors in the audience were nodding. When she missed it, we were all pretty disappointed.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:15 am

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
GPJ 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
chedda 0-2

Lucky guess as to where to start the count from.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:20 am

govmentchedda wrote: Went with the same wrong answer

Me too. I'm listening to his memoir now, which is really good so far.

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
AB 1-1
Duff 1-1
Syb 1-1
chedda 0-2

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:49 am

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
AB 1-1
Duff 1-1
Syb 1-1
chedda 0-2
Shirley 0-2

Not even close. Duh.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:57 pm

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
AB 1-1
Duff 1-1
Syb 1-1
Loretta 1-1
chedda 0-2
Shirley 0-2

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:02 pm

Answer
Monday January 4, 2016
Category: MILESTONES IN U.S. HISTORY
Clue: THIS PRESIDENT BEGAN A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS BY CONGRATULATING THE HISTORIC 100TH CONGRESS

Answer: Who was Ronald Reagan?
Initially I miscounted, 1789 to 1989 (not recognizing the first congress which convened in 1787 was not the 'zero-ith' congress but the first), but I wasn't sure Bush or Reagan, I guessed right.

Table
howard 2-0
rex 2-0
L-Jam 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Pruitt 1-1
AB 1-1
Duff 1-1
Syb 1-1
Loretta 1-1
chedda 0-2
Shirley 0-2

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:03 pm

Tuesday January 5, 2016

Category: BRITISH NOVELS

Clue: IN SOME COUNTRIES THE SUBTITLE "A CONTEMPORARY SATIRE" WAS USED FOR THIS 1945 PARABLE

Answer: at JBoard.tv a little later

yep

howard 3-0

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:05 pm

howard 3-0
Moreta 2-1

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:25 pm

howard 3-0
Moreta 2-1
chedda 0-3

right author, wrong book

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:04 pm

howard 3-0
rex 3-0
Moreta 2-1
chedda 0-3

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:56 am

howard 3-0
rex 3-0
GPJ 3-0
Moreta 2-1
chedda 0-3

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:08 am

howard 3-0
rex 3-0
GPJ 3-0
Moreta 2-1
Pruitt 2-1
chedda 0-3

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:41 am

howard 3-0
rex 3-0
GPJ 3-0
Moreta 2-1
Pruitt 2-1
Duff 1-2
chedda 0-3

Correct author, wrong book.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:46 am

howard 3-0
rex 3-0
GPJ 3-0
Moreta 2-1
Pruitt 2-1
Ryan 2-1
Duff 1-2
chedda 0-3

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:43 pm

Missed this one too. Not at all happy about it.

If you guys have been around the interwebs or watched, you probably saw the champ said "Auburn" for the school known as the Crimson Tide. A funny little story there is a contestant Lizzie (you'll see her Thursday) is a student at Auburn. When the clue popped up, the contestants looked over to her, and when he got it wrong, she gave the wide-eyed, mouth agape, arms-wide, palms-up "What the Living Fuck?" look at the guy.

Anyway, stories about the contestants:

Alex, the woman with the ink, had her husband who is a tattoo artist in San Diego. About a month before taping, their shop was burglarized and they lost about 30 grand worth of equipment, which was literally one day after their insurance was updated. The tattoo artist community in San Diego donated new needles, guns, and inks to them so they wouldn't need to shutter until the check came in.

Steve, the engineer who won Tuesday, shared a cab back to the hotel with me, P-Rm, and L-Jam2 (I took my folks out there as an anniversary present). Good quality guy. We were joking on the ride back that The Californians sketch on SNL was not inaccurate, as the ride from LAX to the hotel he said his own cabbie was giving directions on the phone to another guy like "Take the Four-Oh-Five, cross over Wilshire, then take the One-Oh-One..."

howard 3-0
rex 3-0
GPJ 3-0
Moreta 2-1
Pruitt 2-1
Ryan 2-1
L-Jam 1-2
Duff 1-2
chedda 0-3

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:42 pm

I am loving these behind the scenes stories! I hope you kicked serious ass.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:54 pm

Answer
Tuesday January 5, 2016
Category: BRITISH NOVELS
Clue: IN SOME COUNTRIES THE SUBTITLE "A CONTEMPORARY SATIRE" WAS USED FOR THIS 1945 PARABLE

Answer: What is Animal Farm? By George Orwell
They just had a Orwell final jeopardy clue a few weeks ago.

govmentchedda wrote:right author, wrong book

Here's a bit of trivia. Orwell reputedly chose the year 1984 as the setting for that other book merely by transposing the year he wrote it, 1948. It was published the next year, 1949.

Table
howard 3-0
rex 3-0
GPJ 3-0
Moreta 2-1
Pruitt 2-1
Ryan 2-1
L-Jam 1-2
Duff 1-2
chedda 0-3
_______
AB 1-1
Syb 1-1
Loretta 1-1
Shirley 0-2

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:55 pm

Wednesday January 6, 2016

Category: SITCOMS

Clue: WHEN IT PREMIERED IN 1974, THIS TV SHOW USED A 1955 NO. 1 HIT AS ITS OPENING SONG

Answer: at JBoard.tv a little later

yep

howard 4-0

Post by **brian** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:56 pm

If you guys have been around the interwebs or watched, you probably saw the champ said "Auburn" for the school known as the Crimson Tide. A funny little story there is a contestant Lizzie (you'll see her Thursday) is a student at Auburn. When the clue popped up, the contestants looked over to her, and when he got it wrong, she gave the wide-eyed, mouth agape, arms-wide, palms-up "What the Living Fuck?" look at the guy.

This was my reaction to TurdRyan flubbing DTW. Though through the television.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:02 pm

howard 3-0
rex 3-0
GPJ 3-0
Moreta 2-1
Pruitt 2-1
Ryan 2-1
L-Jam 1-2
Duff 1-2
Shirley 1-2
chedda 0-3
_______
AB 1-1
Syb 1-1
Loretta 1-1

Did GPJ really get a book right? Our little boy is growing up!