Final Jeopardy: Early Films of Oscar Winners (6-27-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/27/2012) in the category “Early Films of Oscar Winners” was:
The 1995, 2003 & 2006 winners for Best Actor all appeared in this 1982 teen comedy
Jon Shoup is our new champ with a 1-day total of $14,179. Today he faces competition from these two new players: Tim Wong, from Cambridge, MA and Anna-Lise Santella, from Trout Valley, IL.
Tim found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Happy Birthday” before the first commercial break. He was in the lead with $800, $400 more than Jon and $600 more than Anna-Lise. He bet $1,000 but the senator part of the clue threw him off the track and he said nothing, so he was WRONG.
The commemoration of this former U.S. Senator’s June 3, 1808 birthday is a legal holiday in several southern states. show
Anna-Lise finished in the lead with $6,600. Jon was second with $4,600 and Tim was in the hole to the tune of $200.
Jon found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “The River of History.” He was in second place with $5,000, $1,600 less than the leader Anna-Lise. He bet $1,500 and he was RIGHT.
Until the Erie Canal opened, this 981 tributary of the Mississippi was the main route west for goods & people. show
Tim found the last Daily Double in “Nature.” He was in third place with $1,800, $9,600 less than Anna-Lise, who was still in the lead and $4,500 ahead of Jon. (she knew her “Musicals”) Tim bet the $2,000 allowance, and he was RIGHT.
The moonflower, whose blossoms open in the evening, is a fragrant variety of this a.m. flower. show
Anna-Lise finished in the lead with a runaway $19,400. Jon was next with $7,300 and Tim was last with $5,800.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
In 1995, Nicolas Cage won Best Actor for his role as Ben Sanderson in “Leaving Las Vegas”; in 2003, Sean Penn won Best Actor for his role as Jimmy Markum in “Mystic River”; and in 2006, Forest Whitaker won Best Actor for his portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland.”
In “Fast Times,” Sean Penn, of course, played stoned surfer boy Jeff Spicoli; Nicolas Cage played Judge Reinhold’s unnamed friend. Cage was credited with his real name “Nicolas Coppola.” Forest Whitaker played Charles Jefferson.
Tim wrote down “Breakfast Club” but he bet nothing so he finished with $5,800.
Jon got it right. He bet $4,301, finishing with $11,601.
Anna-Lise had the same answer as Tim so she knew that was going to cost her $4,000. She was left with $15,400, enough to win the game even if Jon had bet it all. And we are sure he could appreciate that, having been the runaway winner yesterday. Anna-Lise will be back tomorrow and so will we.
FYI, none of the male actors in “The Breakfast Club” have won Best Actor Oscars so far.
