Final Jeopardy! Challenge June 2016

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:54 am

Ryan 11-5
howard 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Moreta 7-9
Chedda 4-12

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 7:36 am

Ryan 11-5
howard 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Moreta 7-9
Chedda 4-12
Duff 4-12

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:44 am

Ryan 11-5
howard 10-6
Giff 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Moreta 7-9
Chedda 4-12
Duff 4-12

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:40 pm

Table
Ryan 11-5
howard 10-6
Giff 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Moreta 7-9
Chedda 4-12
Duff 4-12
__________
L-Jam 10-5
AB 10-5
__________
Shirley 6-6
__________
Syb 8-3
BSF 4-7

Thursday June 23, 2016

Category: ACTRESSES

Clue: SHE WON A 2006 OSCAR & A 2015 TONY FOR PLAYING THE SAME MONARCH, THOUGH IN DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS

[+] spoiler: Who is Hellen Mirren?

nope
howard 10-7

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:48 pm

howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:50 pm

howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
Moreta 8-9

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:15 am

howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
Moreta 8-9
Duff 5-12

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:16 am

AB 11-6
howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
Moreta 8-9
Duff 5-12

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:32 am

Giff 11-6
AB 11-6
howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
Moreta 8-9
Duff 5-12

If only until Ryan posts...

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:54 am

Missed the Euro geography (I switched off it) but hit the Actresses

L-Jam 11-6
ff 11-6
AB 11-6
howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
Moreta 8-9
Duff 5-12

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:25 am

Dameit

L-Jam 11-6
AB 11-6
Ryan 11-6
howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
Moreta 8-9
Duff 5-12

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:26 am

I'm so not OK right now, Ryan.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:20 pm

Went with Cate Blanchett instead of the correct answer yesterday.

Table
L-Jam 11-6
AB 11-6
Ryan 11-6
howard 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
Moreta 8-9
Duff 5-12
__________
Giff 10-6
Chedda 4-12
__________
Shirley 6-6
__________
Syb 8-3
BSF 4-7

Friday June 24, 2016

Category: ALLITERATIVE AMERICANS

Clue: IN 1932 HE & SEVERAL SAN FRANCISCO COLLEAGUES FORMED GROUP F/64 TO PROMOTE GREATER REALISM IN THEIR ART

[+] spoiler: Who was Ansel Adams ?

yep
howard 11-7

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:36 pm

howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8

duff · Post by **duff** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:26 am

howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Duff 6-12

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:47 am

howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Moreta 9-9
Duff 6-12

Back to .500 at last.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:27 am

Giff 11-7
howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Moreta 9-9
Duff 6-12

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:34 am

L-Jam 12-6
Giff 11-7
howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Moreta 9-9
Duff 6-12

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:03 am

L-Jam 12-6
Giff 11-7
howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Moreta 9-9
Duff 6-12
BSF 6-12

Bringing up the rear.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:38 pm

Catching up after a week without Internet.

L-Jam 12-6
Giff 11-7
howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Moreta 9-9
Shirley 9-9
Duff 6-12
BSF 6-12

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:52 pm

Catching up after a week without Internet.

L-Jam 12-6
Giff 11-7
howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Moreta 9-9
Shirley 9-9
Duff 6-12
BSF 6-12
Chedda 4-14

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:39 pm

Table
L-Jam 12-6
Giff 11-7
howard 11-7
Pruitt 10-8
Moreta 9-9
Shirley 9-9
Duff 6-12
BSF 6-12
Chedda 4-14
__________
AB 11-6
Ryan 11-6
__________
Shirley 6-6
__________
Syb 8-3

Monday June 27, 2016

Category: FRENCH MONARCHS

Clue: HIS REIGN WAS INTERRUPTED FOR "100 DAYS" IN THE 19th CENTURY BEFORE HE WAS RESTORED & REIGNED FOR 9 YEARS MORE

[+] spoiler: Who was Louis XVIII? Helps I've been reading about Napoleon recently.

yep
howard 12-7

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:17 am

howard 12-7
Shirley 9-10

Off by one error.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:31 am

howard 12-7
Pruitt 10-9
Shirley 9-10

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:55 am

howard 12-7
Pruitt 10-9
Shirley 9-10
BSF 7-12

Luckiest get ever. Just knew it had to be someone after the 14th and guessed right.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:01 am

howard 12-7
Giff 11-8
Pruitt 10-9
Shirley 9-10
BSF 7-12

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:12 am

Giff is in 2nd and Moreta is .500?

Is this real life?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:25 am

howard 12-7
AB 12-7
Giff 11-8
Pruitt 10-9
Shirley 9-10
BSF 7-12

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:36 am

BSF21 wrote:Giff is in 2nd and Moreta is .500?

Is this real life?

RIGHT?!?

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:45 am

howard 12-7
AB 12-7
Giff 11-8
Pruitt 10-9
Shirley 9-10
Moreta 9-10
BSF 7-12

Sigh.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 1:40 pm

Merde...

L-Jam 12-7
howard 12-7
AB 12-7
Giff 11-8
Pruitt 10-9
Shirley 9-10
Moreta 9-10
BSF 7-12

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:40 pm

I'm still plowing through War and Peace, which has prompted me to read up on Napoleon, look for bios about him, and listen to some Napoleon podcasts. Which taught me about Louis XVIII and his 100 day hiatus when Napoleon returned from exile. And XVIII is the last Super Bowl the Raiders won.

Table
L-Jam 12-7
howard 12-7
AB 12-7
Giff 11-8
Pruitt 10-9
Shirley 9-10
Moreta 9-10
BSF 7-12
__________
Duff 6-12
Chedda 4-14
__________
Ryan 11-6
__________
Syb 8-3

Tuesday June 28, 2016

Category: AMERICAN INVENTORS
Clue: BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 1932, HE DONATED OVER $100 MILLION, INCLUDING $50 MILLION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

[+] spoiler: Who was George Eastman? No, not Irving Kodak.

yep
howard 13-7

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:25 pm

howard 13-7
Shirley 9-11

I am not finishing strong.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:58 pm

howard 13-7
Shirley 9-11
Moreta 9-11

Neither am I.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:09 pm

howard 13-7
Pruitt 11-9
Shirley 9-11
Moreta 9-11

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:39 am

howard 13-7
Pruitt 11-9
Giff 11-9
Shirley 9-11
Moreta 9-11

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:35 pm

Table
howard 13-7
Pruitt 11-9
Giff 11-9
Shirley 9-11
Moreta 9-11
__________
L-Jam 12-7
AB 12-7
BSF 7-12
__________
Duff 6-12
Chedda 4-14
__________
Ryan 11-6
__________
Syb 8-3

Wednesday June 29, 2016

Category: U.S. STATE GEOGRAPHY

Clue: OF THE CONTIGUOUS STATES, THESE 2 COASTAL STATES HAVE ELEVATION CHANGES WITHIN THEM OF MORE THAN 14,000 FEET

[+] spoiler: What are Washington and California ?

nope
howard 13-8

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:11 pm

Figured it was 2 out of 3...

howard 13-8
Pruitt 12-9

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:24 pm

howard 13-8
Pruitt 12-9
Shirley 9-12

Fuck, I should have gotten that. The wording of the clue tripped me up a bit.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:32 am

howard 13-8
Pruitt 12-9
Moreta 10-11
Shirley 9-12