Final Jeopardy: Recent Films (7-20-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/20/2012) in the category “Recent Films” was:
One of its first lines is “I won’t talk! I won’t say a word!!!”
New champ, Mike McStravick returned today after winning $20,800 yesterday. Now he’s up against these new challengers: Andy Baggarly, from Palo Alto, CA and Lisa Farricker, from Winchester, VA.
Andy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Forests.” He was in second place with $2,400, $1,400 less than Lisa who was in first place. He bet $1,600 and he was RIGHT.
At 4,898 feet, Feldberg is the highest point in this German forest known for its mineral springs. show
Andy finished in the lead with $7,800. Lisa was second with $5,000 and Mike was last with $4,200.
Andy found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Birds of a Feather.” He was now in second place with $9,800, $3,600 less than Mike’s lead. He bet $2,200 and thought it was pelicans. That was WRONG.
Little spotted, North Island brown, South Island brown. show
Andy found the last Daily Double in “Street Smarts.” He was still in second place, only with $10,400 now, $3,000 less than Mike. He bet $3,000, and thought it was Havana. That was WRONG, too.
This capital’s Gran Via was renamed Avenida Jose Antonio, after the founder of the Fascist Party. show
Mike finished in the lead with $15,400. Andy was next with $7,800 and Lisa was in third place with $7,400.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“The Artist” takes place in Hollywood, between 1927 and 1932, and focuses on the relationship of an older silent film star and a rising young actress as silent cinema falls out of fashion and is replaced by the “talkies”. Its star, Jean Dujardin won the Best Actor Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered. The film was nominated for six Golden Globes, the most of any 2011 film, and won three: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Original Score, and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Dujardin. (wikipedia)
Lisa didn’t have a clue. She lost her $7,300 bet and ended up with $100.
Andy got it right and bet it all. He finished with $15,600.
Mike wrote down “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” He only bet $1,000 but that was enough for Andy to win what was a very up and down game for him.
