Season 38 Final Jeopardy! Contest

[secnarf]

2 hours ago, PBnJay said:

Not true! The Contest Host looked up last year's scores. You got 0s in Weeks 31 and 32 but that's as far as that streak went. Plus you won Player of the Week in Week 31, which negates anything bad into good. Happy New Year from Saber!

Thanks!!
Glad this awful run isn't a common occurrence for me 😂

Happy New Year!

[M. Darcy]

3/5 with one A* 

[bybrandy]

2/5 no #.   I did feel dumb when I read the asterisk answer until I saw that all the contestants got the same wrong answer as me.  So, I guess that's something.  :)

 

 

[labresq]

1 of 5 for me; no *.  

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with 1 *.

Godot finally popped into my brain at the last second for Monday while the Arno wouldn't appear at all (even as I muttered, you know, the river through Florence at least twice}. 

For Wednesday I had to reread the clue to get from the Titanic to the Carpathia in time (the date in the clue got me there in time).  Thursday my brain couldn't even process the clue enough to begin to come up with any guess.

Just like last Friday, I was tired and cranky enough to say if its not Lennon and McCartney, I don't care - Simon and Garfunkel never occurred to me. 

Thanks again everyone for good wishes - still feeling congested and tired but hope I am on the road to recovery.  Still have no food to offer up for the tables - any imaginative energy is in rare supply these days. 

Happy New Year to all and please stay safe and healthy!

 

[DXD526]

1/5. A huge improvement over last week!

[PBnJay]

3/5 for me, no A*. I named every arctic explorer except Scott for Thursday, and Friday I read the clue as one of the two was "a drunk." I went through S+G, Everly Brothers, Jan + Dean and came back to S+G, although I couldn't decide which one was the drunk. I never imagined the answer would be part of a four-person group.

[shapeshifter]

42 minutes ago, PBnJay said:

3/5 for me, no A*. I named every arctic explorer except Scott for Thursday, and Friday I read the clue as one of the two was "a drunk." I went through S+G, Everly Brothers, Jan + Dean and came back to S+G, although I couldn't decide which one was the drunk. I never imagined the answer would be part of a four-person group.

Even though I somehow didn't take "duo" literally—that didn't help me. 
I really should watch/play Jeopardy! in the mornings, but I like feeling I'm part of the zeitgeist. 

[helpmerhonda]

2/5

[shapeshifter]

Yay! I got FJ on a Monday, so now I can blow the rest of the week and not lower my average! 😂

[OperaLover1229]

1/5 - not a good end to the year.

[Mindthinkr]

I’m back. Happy New Year everyone. 🎊  Last week my score was 1/5 with one *. 
I have to go food shopping before I decide what to cook. 

[j5cochran]

Week sixteen: big, fat zero!

I'm blaming it on the sugar rush / tryptophan overdose that is the week between Christmas and New Year's. Though I made a fabulous Buche de Noel - a Yule log rolled chocolate cake, with a peanut butter whipped cream filling and a peanut butter butter-cream icing. I gained five pounds during the holidays!

[PBnJay]

On 1/4/2022 at 7:01 AM, Mindthinkr said:

I’m back. Happy New Year everyone. 🎊  Last week my score was 1/5 with one *. 

Welcome back, hope you had a good, fun and relaxing time. We recorded 1+1A* for Week 16, last week, but are missing your score for Week 15. If you posted it, would you repost please? And thank you.

I'm looking forward to whatever you decide to bring to the tables. Which reminds me, I haven't thought about my contribution yet. Yipes.

[Mindthinkr]

2 hours ago, PBnJay said:

would you repost please? And thank you.

Happy New Year to you (and everyone) 🎊 It was a wonderful mini vacation and it took a day to get used to being device free of all media. My score was the week before probably a zero. 
 

Edited to add it was a zero and I made coffee cake. 

Edited January 6, 2022 by Mindthinkr

[theartandsound]

Week of Dec. 27th: 3/5, 1*.

[Browncoat]

1/5 this week.  If the rest of this year is going to be like this, I don't want to play anymore.

[shapeshifter]

6 hours ago, Browncoat said:

1/5 this week.  If the rest of this year is going to be like this, I don't want to play anymore.

Aww. Me too. But I'm not quite ready to quit. I almost quit the NY Times crossword this week over a plagiarism kerfuffle.

Regardless, here are some Baby Shark cookies for us 1/5ers:

Since they are virtual, they are sugar free and made with all natural ingredients.

 

Edited January 8, 2022 by shapeshifter
yet another typo

[ams1001]

Week ending 1/7:

2/5, no * (but both my right answers were instagets).

Anyone interested in a salted caramel & chocolate milkshake (with homemade chocolate syrup)? (I went for vanilla ice cream but there was very little ice cream at all to be had and salted caramel [vanilla with caramel swirls] was the closest I could get.) 

My facebook memories today have two Jeopardy references. In 2014 I was rooting for an antiquarian bookseller (he won with $12K), and in 2020 I said "Well, I'm certainly not the Jeopardy greatest of all time..." 🙃

2 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Regardless, here are some Baby Shark cookies for us 1/5ers:

Since they are virtual, they are sugar free and make with all natural ingredients.

 

How cute!

Edited January 8, 2022 by ams1001

[Mindthinkr]

2/5. I’m going to bring Buffalo wings and blue cheese. Anyone else at the T42 can that can bring celery and carrot sticks to complete the snack (meal) would be appreciated. 

[Toothbrush]

2/5 no * Not the way I want to end the last week of my 40s but oh well. 
50th birthday cake for all. Chocolate cake with white icing 🎂

[ams1001]

3 minutes ago, Toothbrush said:

2/5 no * Not the way I want to end the last week of my 40s but oh well. 
50th birthday cake for all. Chocolate cake with white icing 🎂

Happy Birthday!

[Mindthinkr]

🎉 Happy Birthday Toothbrush 🎉

[PBnJay]

WEEK 17 • Jan. 3, 2022 — ONE asterisk   ONE A*
81. Sculptors. Los Angeles artist George Stanley sculpted this, first handed out at a private banquet on May 16, 1929.
* A* 82. Word Origins. From the Greek for “ring”, the first ones were built by the Romans, including one that could hold 250,000. * A*
83. The 1950s. The first TV debate between presidential candidates of the same party involved him & future running mate Estes Kefauver.
84. Historic Buildings. Begun in the 1070s with stone from Caen, it was meant to dominate both a skyline & the hearts & minds of a conquered populace.
85. 20th Century Nonfiction. “Norwegian Independence Day” & “A Vast Blue Sea” are mentioned in Chapter 1 of a 1948 book by this man.

[Ailianna]

1/5, 0*. It's a trend lately I'm not really enjoying.  But I love Amy, so there's that.

[OperaLover1229]

3/5 - I figured out Oscar from the date and description in the clue. I read Heyerdahl’s books and I wanted to sail on the Kon-Tiki when I-was a kid even tho I had never even seen the ocean. I figured it couldn’t be much different than swimming in the Monongahela River! And I remember the Stevenson/Kefauver ticket, it was probably the first election I followed closely.  I guessed coliseum since Rome had one but couldn’t come up with the Tower of London.  

[ProudMary]

Week 17:  3/5

I'm ridiculously happy with my 3/5 after having gotten only ONE correct answer in the previous three weeks! 

Don't give up @Browncoat!

[bybrandy]

I am joining a rather distinguished party of 1/5 and excited for my baby shark cookies!  It is a cold and rainy weekend here and I am making tea for all who need a warm up.

[Trey]

4/5 0*

[GrannySmith]

2/5. One  *A*

[zoey1996]

Week 17: 2/5

YTD: 36/85, 2A*, 2M*, 1*

[Clanstarling]

3/5 no* - I'm happy with that. It's been a steady climb from 0's.

I make a mean chorizo soup (my own recipe). That'll warm us up in this chilly season. Someone want to bring chips and salsa?

[Driad]

Week 17: 4/5, 1*, 1A*.  
For refreshments I considered Norwegian food, but all I know is lutefisk, so no.  How about roasted winter vegetables?

[SoMuchTV]

Week 17:  1/5, no *

 

[secnarf]

1/5. Thank goodness for Monday’s FJ, saving me from a fourth solid week of zeroes. 

[Prevailing Wind]

2/5, no * nor A*

I'm finally back to a semi-normal sleep schedule, so I've restarted my diet. I guess I'll bring the carrot sticks.

 

[Trey]

@secnarf, are you newly a mod or have I not been paying attention?

[secnarf]

4 hours ago, Trey said:

@secnarf, are you newly a mod or have I not been paying attention?

Since this past summer. 

[Trey]

Just now, secnarf said:

Since this past summer. 

What shows are you doing?

[PBnJay]

4/5 no A* for me. I answered amphitheater. Our Contest Host is proud to have gotten 2/5 this week. She also wants to say to @Browncoat, do not get discouraged, it was just two weeks ago you scored a FOUR, and have gotten 4s five times so far this season while our host has never gotten a 4, one 3 is her highest this season. Although granted, she realizes she has set a low bar. A VERY low bar.

I am bringing bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers, plus some bacon-less ones for people who are on restricted diets. A big side of ranch will accompany the poppers, enough to share with wing eaters. Soup sounds fantastic, and hot tea, then Baby Shark cookies for desert, although they are so adorable how can we eat them?

38 minutes ago, Trey said:

What shows are you doing?

Joe Millionaire!

Edited January 8, 2022 by PBnJay

[SoMuchTV]

5 hours ago, secnarf said:

1/5. Thank goodness for Monday’s FJ, saving me from a fourth solid week of zeroes. 

I had the same sentiment, but also NO thanks for getting my hopes up!

[Trey]

Happy Birthday, @Toothbrush!! There is lots of life left after 50.

 

[PBnJay]

From Saber to the Birthday Girl.

And Happy Birthday Toothbrush, from me too! Thanks for sharing your cake with us!

Edited January 8, 2022 by PBnJay

[Browncoat]

Happy Birthday, @Toothbrush!

[labresq]

1 of 5 this week.  Thank you to Oscar for that!

 

[DXD526]

Was so happy to get Monday and Wednesday and be 2/3 for the first time in, like, forever. Unfortunately, finished the week at...2/5.

[opus]

2/5

[illdoc]

Week 17: 2/5 0*   Overall:  38/85  4*

[M. Darcy]

1/5 - not a great week. I’m blaming the snow and being stuck inside all week. 

[j5cochran]

Week seventeen: four of five, without the Amysterisk. 

@OperaLover1229 - I grew up on the Mon, too, though I never had the nerve to go swimming in it!