Season 39 Final Jeopardy! Contest

[j5cochran]

Week six: four of five, with one of the asterisks! Which is, eerily, the same as last week, down to getting Monday through Thursday correct and missing the solution for Friday (though last week didn't have an asterisk). 

I knew that Friday's Final Jeopardy was someone in Charles Dickens, but I was trying to turn one of the Ghosts of Christmas into a weaver of tapestries. Argh!

[30 Helens]

Aaand I end the week with… drumroll please… 0!!

In keeping with the theme, I would like to bring one of my all time favorite dinners (at least until my doctor made me give up gluten): Straw and Hay Pasta! 

Enjoy.

[saber5055]

@shapeshifter, I love clementines and it will be easy to share since I am sitting next to you at the Big Fat Zero table. I am bringing the most delicious huge black grapes, they are 1-1/4 long and while not QUITE round, they will be a good balance to the citrus theme.

I confidently yelled out MENDEL'S PEAS! before Ken was done reading that FJ clue about the apple tree. I was so proud of myself for being so smart. That was a great feeling ... for about two minutes.

[Clanstarling]

1/5 no asterisk. Just as I predicted last week.

I'll bring the marshmallows @Trey.

Edited October 22, 2022 by Clanstarling

[zoey1996]

Week 6: 2/5 no *

YTD: 16/30  one *

[saber5055]

I'll save you a seat next to me @30 Helens. But you need to explain the Hay and Straw Pasta. Your photo looks nothing like the hay and straw in my barn! And thanks @Driad for making me google baba ganoush!

Edited October 22, 2022 by saber5055

[Welshman in Ca]

37 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

I'll save you a seat next to me @30 Helens. But you need to explain the Hay and Straw Pasta. Your photo looks nothing like the hay and straw in my barn! And thanks @Driad for making me google baba ganoush!

Better get a bench for last week, 0/5 for me too. I may crawl out from my hiding place by next week.

[DXD526]

1/5. Monday was an instaget, the rest of the week a bust (though I did get Mongolia on Thursday, do I get a half point?). 

[Prevailing Wind]

2/5, no*

Bummer.

[Grundoon59]

4/5 with 2* (totally amazed).  I goofed up on Thursday- went the wrong direction with my mental map and had only a guess that I knew was wrong.  

Have no food to pass since I am not home to fix anything.  I am on board a cruise ship waiting to sail on my first vacation since Mother Grundoon died.  Already happy new memories but some melancholy moments.  I will get caught up for the contest when I get back next weekend.

[Trey]

Lucky you, @Grundoon59! Have a great cruise!!

[illdoc]

Week 6:  3/5  1*   Overall:  18/30 (60%)  4*

[Toothbrush]

14 hours ago, j5cochran said:

I knew that Friday's Final Jeopardy was someone in Charles Dickens, but I was trying to turn one of the Ghosts of Christmas into a weaver of tapestries. Argh!

Same here. 

3/5 with one * Cambridge sent me straight to Newton and his apple tree. For Wednesday I was torn between Philadelphia, NYC, or Paris. Omitted Philly immediately since it seemed too obvious, and because of Franklin settled on Paris. I got Mongolia immediately and thought “it’s a -stan” for the 2nd country and guessed Kazakhstan because it was the only one I could think of. Besides Trebekistan of course 😉 But then thought, “hang on, what about N. Korea”. I am awful at geography so was patting my back to get all 3. 

[30 Helens]

4 hours ago, saber5055 said:

I'll save you a seat next to me @30 Helens. But you need to explain the Hay and Straw Pasta. Your photo looks nothing like the hay and straw in my barn! And thanks @Driad for making me google baba ganoush!

Straw and Hay pasta (or in Italian, Paglia e Fieno; it’s a traditional Italian dish) is named for the two different colors of pasta used in making it: yellow and green. I used regular fettuccine and spinach fettuccine. Mixed with light cream, smoked salmon*, peas and Parmesan, it’s delicious! 

*I believe it’s traditionally made with prosciutto, but I prefer the salmon version.

If you are feeding animals with the straw and hay in your barn, I suggest telling them they are eating Paglia e Fieno. It will make them feel fancy.

[saber5055]

5 hours ago, Welshman in Ca said:

Better get a bench for last week, 0/5 for me too. I may crawl out from my hiding place by next week.

So far there are four of us at the Big Fat Zero table so you are welcome to share our bench. But you have been in disguise these last few days, I no longer recognize you @Welshman in Ca! So it will be easy for you to sneak in and out without anyone knowing.

@30 Helens, I'm all in with your Hay and Straw Pasta. Being Swedish, I've never heard of that dish but it contains everything I love. So yes, you and your Paglia e Fieno are sitting right next to me, I insist.

My horse will also enjoy knowing she'll be eating Paglia e Fieno for dinner tonight. Might make her extra highfalutin, and that's okay!

@Grundoon59, a cruise has been my dream vacation for more years than I can count. Being on a big ship in the ocean with no chores, nothing to do but lounge on the deck and eat, then sleep when I feel like it ... that's heaven! So far the closest I've come is riding a casino paddlewheeler between the locks on the Mississippi for a couple hours. Have a great time and tell us about it when you get back. Bon voyage, my friend!

[Ailianna]

4/5 with 1*. Although I got the geography FJ, it was as much by accident as anything. Totally random guesses based on a vague idea those countries are roughly in the right spot. And I too confidently said peas instead of apples. 

So I'll bring my seafood pasta. Tortellini and rotini, in Alfredo sauce with crab, shrimp, peas, mandarin oranges, pineapple and on most nights, cranberries. And before someone starts with pineapple complaints, citrus in pasta is amazing and you shouldn't turn up your nose before you try it! 🙂

[labresq]

1of 5 this week...I knew about Checkers and that was it.

[opus]

0/5. Perhaps they’ll give me a third chance tourney?

[SoMuchTV]

Week 6 - 1/5, no *.  Who's a good dog?  Checkers is!

[M. Darcy]

4/5 with 2*

[illdoc]

Never Mind

Edited October 23, 2022 by illdoc

[saber5055]

To give everyone a good laugh, I thought Checkers couldn't be correct, Nixon picking him up by his ears didn't make him famous and he caught all kinds of flak for that.

Yes people, I got Nixon mixed up with LBJ. And I knew that Checkers speech. I post these things to make y'all feel better that you aren't me.

[dankesean]

Week six, and a sad little 2/5 from me.

[Mindthinkr]

On 10/22/2022 at 5:54 PM, saber5055 said:

So far there are four of us at the Big Fat Zero table

Make that 5. 

I’ll bring a lemon meringue pie. The tartness of it makes a good palate cleanser. 

[Good Queen Jane]

3/5, 1*.

Still middle of the pack.

[helpmerhonda]

2/5, no *

[SoMuchTV]

11 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said:

3/5, 1*.

Still middle of the pack.

This pack? Not so sure. Maybe our fearless leader will weigh in but I’m thinking 3/5 is pretty much up there with the leaders of this pack. 

[saber5055]

2 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

This pack? Not so sure. Maybe our fearless leader will weigh in but I’m thinking 3/5 is pretty much up there with the leaders of this pack. 

[Ed McMahon voice] "You are correct, Sir!"

Of the 28 players who have reported in so far, five scored a 4, five scored a 3, and 16, yes 16/sixteen! scored 2 and below. I'd say you are delicately balanced at the top of the pack this week, Your Majesty. Well done!

[M. Darcy]

On 10/21/2022 at 10:48 PM, saber5055 said:

@M. Darcy, I'm missing your Week 5 score. If you posted, would you repost for me please? And thank you.

@OperaLover1229, I'm missing scores for your weeks 3 and 4. Help? And thanks!

3/5 with one C*

[theartandsound]

WEEK OF 17 OCT:
2/5, no *.

Sorry I'm late!!!! My cousin had her wedding this weekend so I was out of town and I am adamant about seeing every episode so I didn't get to finish until last night.

[ams1001]

So close to a perfect week, but alas...

Week 7: 4/5
YTD: 17/35 (49%)

I gave in to my inner child yesterday and bought some Ding Dongs. I'll share.

[Browncoat]

Better than last week -- 3/5 this week.

[Mindthinkr]

Dang app won’t let me use the emoji’s. It happens often and I reported it ages ago. Everyone please know that I like you and give yourselves a heart. 

2/5 (I just wish my epic Monday night carried through the rest of the week). I’d enter a picture of food, but that feature isn’t showing either. I’ll try another day. 
 

Edited to add that I’ll bring wine. (My post originally looked like I drank one of those bottles 😂) 

Edited October 29, 2022 by Mindthinkr
Answer is in the post.

[Prevailing Wind]

I'll bring the beer...

[ProudMary]

Week 7:  3/5

I made a tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella salad earlier, which I'll bring to the table in honor of Wednesday's FJ, the Trevi Fountain. 

[zoey1996]

Week 7: 3/5 no *

YTD: 19/35  one *

[Trey]

2/5, 0*

[saber5055]

Week 7 • Oct. 24, 2022 — ONE asterisk
26. Authors. When Esquire began as a men’s lifestyle magazine in the 1930s, he was asked for manly content and wrote in 28 of the first 33 issues.
27. Bodies of Water. The Kattegat & Skagerrak Straits separate these 2 seas.
28. Charity. A Catholic charity called Caritas Rome is the beneficiary of money collected from here, over the years averaging about $3,500 daily.
29. American Composers. He turned to opera with the 1903 work “Guest of Honor”, likely inspired by Booker T. Washington’s dinner at the White House.
* 30. Artists. Sabena Airlines commissioned a painting by this artist, “L’Oiseau de Ciel”, a bird whose body is filled with clouds in a blue sky. *

[secnarf]

1/5. Not a great week!

[labresq]

1 of 5 for me, too.

[saber5055]

7 minutes ago, secnarf said:

Not a great week!

Sharing a table with you @secnarf ... I consider that a great week!

Oh hey, @labresq is here too! Yeay! T41 is starting the weekend as THE place to be for fun!

Check out my Halloween costume:

Edited October 29, 2022 by saber5055

[Welshman in Ca]

1/5 for me too, which is at least 1 better than the previous week.

[Driad]

Week 7: 5/5 + 1*.  Bringing five spice chicken for everyone.  
In non-J! news, I had a terrible Friday but I should be OK soon.

[Trey]

1 hour ago, Driad said:

Week 7: 5/5 + 1*.  Bringing five spice chicken for everyone.  
In non-J! news, I had a terrible Friday but I should be OK soon.

I give you two emojis: applause for your great score and sad face for your bad Friday; hope you are better soon or now, even.

[Toothbrush]

4/5 no *

M, W, & Th were pretty much instagets, and once I was in the right part of the world for Tu (started in S. Africa 🤷), I instaguessed correctly. 
 

[Clanstarling]

13 hours ago, ProudMary said:

Week 7:  3/5

I made a tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella salad earlier, which I'll bring to the table in honor of Wednesday's FJ, the Trevi Fountain. 

3/5 for me this week too. I'll bring a Tres Leches cake for dessert.

[illdoc]

Week 7:  1/5 0*   Overall: 19/35   4*

[SoMuchTV]

Week 7:  Staying consistent with 1/5, no *.  At least that coin I threw in the fountain must have helped.

[DXD526]

2/5. Monday was an instaget (though I also thought of Steinbeck, but decided that Hemingway was better known as being a manlike manly man's man). For Wednesday, first thought of the Salvation Army and knew it had to be wrong. Came up with the right answer in time. 

[GrannySmith]

3/5. No *