Final Jeopardy: Drama
The Final Jeopardy question (5/21/2012) in the category “Drama” was:
This play that came to Broadway in 2005 is set in the autumn of 1964 at St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx.
We now return to where we left off on April 29th when Jacob Silverman, won his third game. His 3-day total is $35,998. Today he takes on these two players: Cindy Hager, from Banner, WY and Joel Pool, from Oakland, CA.
Jacob found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Three Name Authors.” He was in the lead with $4,600, $1,000 more than Cindy in second place. He bet $2,500. He guessed Willa Cather and he was WRONG.
Her final resting place is a Missouri cemetery where she shares a headstone with husband Almanzo. show
Guess he didn’t watch much “Little House.” Melissa Gilbert played Laura and Dean Butler played Almanzo.
Cindy finished in the lead with $4,200. Jacob was second with $3,700 and Joel was last with $600.
Cindy found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “American Nicknames.” She was now in the lead with $6,600, $1,300 more than Jacob. She bet $1,600 and took a guess with “Embassy Row.” That was WRONG.
The Department of State & an area of Washington, D.C. are nicknamed this. show
Joel found the last Daily Double in “Weather History.” He was in last place with $5,400, $4,300 less than Jacob who was now in the lead. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
In 1944 bombers at high altitude were speedily propelled forward — what’s now called this 2-word phenomenon. show
Jacob finished in the lead with $11,700. Joel was next with $8,400 and Cindy was in third place with $7,800.
Only ONE of the players got Final Jeopardy! right.
As Alex mentioned, “Doubt” was made into a 2008 movie starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman, but it began off-Broadway in April 2004, moving to the Walter Kerr Theatre in March 2005 and closing in July 2006.
“Here’s how the producers bill Doubt: ‘Set against the backdrop of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, Doubt is the story of a strong-minded woman faced with a difficult decision. Should she voice concerns about one of her male colleagues…even if she’s not entirely certain of the truth?'” (Playbill)
Cindy didn’t write anything down and lost her $3,901 bet. She finished with $3,899.
Joel got it right and added $8,300 to his score, finishing with $16,700.
Jacob wrote down “The History Boys” so he lost his $5,200 bet and ended up with $6,500.
Don’t you love it when the contestant who was trailing throughout the whole game hits a homer at the end? We will be back tomorrow with our brand-new Jeopardy! champ, Joel Pool.
