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Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:09 am
by L-Jam3
Let's fire it up, folks. Because no sports blog has more Jeopardy contestants than us:

CATEGORY: BIBLICAL ARCHEOLOGOY

CLUE: A site excavated since 1899, Tell es-Safi has been identified as this Philistine city, home to a giant warrior

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is Gath? Goliathtown should have been acceptable as well.
I vauguely remembered it after it was revealed, but not before:

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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:21 am
by Johnny Carwash
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:36 am
by Pruitt
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:51 am
by Giff
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:29 am
by Ryan
Shocker - I have never of heard of this religious thing

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Carwash 1-1?
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:45 pm
by Pruitt
Ryan wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:29 am Shocker - I have never of heard of this religious thing

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A scandal erupts!

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:32 pm
by bfj
Ryan wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:29 am Shocker - I have never of heard of this religious thing

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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:49 pm
by L-Jam3
Tuesday, 9/10

CATEGORY: 1960S TV HISTORY

CLUE: The 1967 finale of "The Fugitive" drew in 78 million viewers, surpassing the 73 million who tuned into this show on Sunday, February 9, 1964

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is the Ed Sullivan Show? Toast of the Town would also be acceptable. It was the first US tv appearance of The Lads From Liverpool.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:55 pm
by brian
Brian 1-1

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:06 pm
by Pruitt
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:18 pm
by Johnny Carwash
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:32 pm
by The Sybian
Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:18 pm L-Jam 1-1
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:20 pm
by bfj
The Sybian wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:32 pm
Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:18 pm L-Jam 1-1
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:30 pm
by A_B
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:07 pm
by Giff
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I read it too fast and was guessing another finale. I’m going to believe myself when I say I’d have gotten it right if I had read the answer more carefully.

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:38 am
by Moreta
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Wrong on the first, right on the second.

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:14 am
by Ryan
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:53 am
by bfj
Giff wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:07 pm L-Jam 1-1
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I read it too fast and was guessing another finale. I’m going to believe myself when I say I’d have gotten it right if I had read the answer more carefully.
MASH?

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:59 am
by L-Jam3
Manimal?

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:02 am
by brian
The Colgate Comedy Hour episode with Roy Donk?

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:24 am
by Giff
Dobie Gillis.

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:26 am
by A_B
I just forgot that the super bowl wasn't that popular at first and actually had my dates all wrong anyway. Rough start.

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:25 pm
by L-Jam3
Wednesday, 9/11

CATEGORY: CHILDREN'S BOOKS

CLUE: The original title of this 1900 classic originally included a gem; another working title mentioned a plains state

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is "The (Wonderful) Wizard of Oz"?
L-Jam 2-1

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:34 pm
by brian
L-Jam 2-1
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:10 pm
by bfj
brian wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:34 pm L-Jam 2-1
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:31 pm
by Johnny Carwash
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:37 pm
by The Sybian
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:09 pm
by A_B
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I'm getting dumber by the second.

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:14 pm
by Ryan
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:18 pm
by Pruitt
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 3:53 pm
by Giff
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:03 pm
by L-Jam3
Thursday, 9/12

CATEGORY: AMERICAN MUSEUMS

CLUE: President Johnson signed a law that added 2 words to the name of this museum established in 1946, D.C.'s most popular

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is The Air and Space Museum?
Hells yeah on this one.

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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:03 pm
by duff
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:04 pm
by A_B
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Off the schnide! (schneid?)

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:17 pm
by The Sybian
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:23 pm
by Giff
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[+] spoiler
So before it was just called The and Museum?

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:33 pm
by Ryan
Ryan 4-1 (because I already saw today's and I really want the 1/2 game lead)
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:40 pm
by Pruitt
Ryan 4-1 (because I already saw today's and I really want the 1/2 game lead)
L-Jam 3-1
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[+] spoiler
Pisses me off - I've been there maybe a half dozen times

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:45 pm
by L-Jam3
Ryan, when does it play where you are? Everywhere I've been it's been J! at 7 and Wheel at 7:30.

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:48 pm
by Ryan
L-Jam3 wrote: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:45 pm Ryan, when does it play where you are? Everywhere I've been it's been J! at 7 and Wheel at 7:30.
I sometimes check jboard.tv during the day and they usually have it up between 11 and noon because there's some station somewhere that airs it early.