Final Jeopardy! Challenge June 2016

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 10:24 am

Moreta 5-3
Shirley 5-3
howard 4-4
Pruitt 3-5
chedda 2-6

duff · Post by **duff** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:05 pm

Moreta 5-3
Shirley 5-3
howard 4-4
Pruitt 3-5
chedda 2-6
Duff 2-6

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:29 am

Moreta 5-3
Shirley 5-3
howard 4-4
Pruitt 3-5
Giff 3-5
chedda 2-6
Duff 2-6

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:50 am

Moreta 5-3
Shirley 5-3
AB 5-3
howard 4-4
Pruitt 3-5
Giff 3-5
chedda 2-6
Duff 2-6

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:39 pm

Table
Moreta 5-3
Shirley 5-3
AB 5-3
howard 4-4
Pruitt 3-5
Giff 3-5
chedda 2-6
Duff 2-6
___________
Ryan 4-2
BSF 3-3
___________
L-Jam 1-4
___________
Syb 2-2

Monday June 13, 2016

Category: BILLBOARD CHART-TOPPERS
Clue: THIS SINGER'S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM CAME OUT IN 1955, BUT A 2011 DUETS RELEASE WAS HIS FIRST ALBUM TO HIT NO. 1

[+] spoiler: Who is Tony Bennett?

yep
howard 5-4

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:14 am

Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:05 am

Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4

Nope. Forgot about that one.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:06 am

Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
chedda 2-7

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:39 am

Ryan 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
chedda 2-7

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:58 am

Ryan 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7

[+] spoiler: I met him once, and was shocked at how tiny he is. Maybe age has shrunk him, but we're talking 5' 5"-ish.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:16 am

Ryan 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
BSF 4-5
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:22 am

Ryan 6-3
AB 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
BSF 4-5
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:26 am

Ryan 6-3
AB 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
BSF 4-5
Duff 3-6
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:39 am

Ryan 6-3
AB 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
BSF 4-5
Giff 4-5
Duff 3-6
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:13 am

Syb 6-3
Ryan 6-3
AB 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
BSF 4-5
Giff 4-5
Duff 3-6
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7

Should have gotten the book, but too many steps in the thought process.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:15 pm

Missed the capital, but hit the last three.

Syb 6-3
Ryan 6-3
AB 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
L-Jam 4-5
BSF 4-5
Giff 4-5
Duff 3-6
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:35 pm

Big fan of Tony Bennett. Fan of Amy Winehouse. That was a hanging curve for me.

Table
Syb 6-3
Ryan 6-3
AB 6-3
Shirley 5-4
howard 5-4
Moreta 5-4
L-Jam 4-5
BSF 4-5
Giff 4-5
Duff 3-6
pruitt 3-6
chedda 2-7
___________
everyone updated their score!

Tuesday June 14, 2016

Category: CONTEMPORARIES
Clue: IN AN 1864 LETTER, HE CONGRATULATED ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON REELECTION ON BEHALF OF "THE WORKINGMEN OF EUROPE"

[+] spoiler: Who was Karl Marx? No stranger to game shows.

yep
howard 6-4

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:15 pm

howard 6-4
Pruitt 4-6

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:08 pm

howard 6-4
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6

I should have gotten that one. Somehow I misread a key part of the clue which didn't help.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:58 am

Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:34 am

Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:09 am

Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6
chedda 2-8

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:22 am

Four in a row. Evened up

Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
L-Jam 5-5
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6
chedda 2-8

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:33 am

Syb 7-3
Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
L-Jam 5-5
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6
chedda 2-8

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:44 am

Syb 7-3
Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
L-Jam 5-5
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6
BSF 4-6
chedda 2-8

Should not have missed that one.

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:51 am

Syb 7-3
Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
L-Jam 5-5
Shirley 5-5
Pruitt 4-6
BSF 4-6
Duff 3-7
chedda 2-8

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:28 pm

Syb 7-3
Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
L-Jam 5-5
Shirley 5-5
Giff 5-5
Pruitt 4-6
BSF 4-6
Duff 3-7
chedda 2-8

.500 baby!!

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:19 pm

So, I'm chasing Ryan, and struggling to keep pace with Moreta. As usual. What is Syb doing at the top of the table???

Table
Syb 7-3
Ryan 7-3
howard 6-4
Moreta 6-4
L-Jam 5-5
Shirley 5-5
Giff 5-5
Pruitt 4-6
BSF 4-6
Duff 3-7
chedda 2-8
___________
AB 6-3

Wednesday June 15, 2016

Category: CLASSIC MOVIE SCENES
Clue: THE DIRECTOR SAID IT TOOK 70 CAMERA SETUPS & 7 DAYS TO SHOOT THE CLASSIC MURDER SCENE IN THIS FILM THAT CELEBRATED ITS 55th ANNIVERSARY IN 2015

[+] spoiler: What is Psycho ? Fortunately for me, it takes one to know one.

yep
howard 7-4

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:41 pm

You're chasing more than just those two. some of us were just busy chasing a little white ball around.

Ab 8-3
Howard 7-4

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:07 pm

Ab 8-3
Howard 7-4
chedda 3-8

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:09 pm

Ab 8-3
Howard 7-4
Moreta 6-5
chedda 3-8

Felt like an idiot when I saw the answer.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:47 am

Ab 8-3
Howard 7-4
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
chedda 3-8

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:04 am

Ab 8-3
Howard 7-4
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
chedda 3-8

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:44 am

Ab 8-3
Howard 7-4
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
BSF 4-7
chedda 3-8

Two in a row that should have been easy gets. :/

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:51 am

Ab 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Howard 7-4
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
BSF 4-7
chedda 3-8

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:42 am

Ab 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Howard 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
BSF 4-7
chedda 3-8

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:11 am

Ab 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Howard 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
BSF 4-7
Duff 4-7
chedda 3-8

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:19 am

Ab 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Howard 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Giff 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
BSF 4-7
Duff 4-7
chedda 3-8

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 3:48 pm

Syb 8-3
Ab 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Howard 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Giff 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
BSF 4-7
Duff 4-7
chedda 3-8

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:32 pm

Table
Syb 8-3
Ab 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Howard 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Moreta 6-5
Shirley 6-5
Giff 6-5
Pruitt 5-6
BSF 4-7
Duff 4-7
chedda 3-8
__________
everybody is up to date

Thursday June 16, 2016

Category: BOOK TITLES
Clue: A PULITZER WINNER IN 1947 & BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER IN 1949, ITS TITLE IS ALSO A LINE FROM LEWIS CARROLL

[+] spoiler: What is All The King's Men ?

yep
howard 8-4