Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[opus]

2/5, Curie and Jeannie

[Bliss]

2/5 and 1* (W/Th)

This week I'm bringing freshly baked banana muffins as soon as they come out of the oven ;-)

[Trey]

2/5 1*

Sardinia and Marie Curie.

[Mindthinkr]

3/5 with 2* Sardinia, Curie, and I Dream of Jeannie. 
I made waffles out of a banana nut batter. They are delicious and so portable. Toppings will include butter, real maple syrup, berries and whipped cream. 

[Clanstarling]

10 hours ago, opus said:

2/5, Curie and Jeannie

That's 2/5 and an *. 😊 

[Prevailing Wind]

42 for me!  Uh, I mean one. Thank you, Douglas Adams.  1, no *.  I'll bring the fish. You can thank me later.

[Good Queen Jane]

3/5 with 1 *.

I would have been excommunicated from my family if I missed Friday’s FJ as “Thanks for all the fish” is our standard farewell to each other.

Edited December 14 by Good Queen Jane

[SoMuchTV]

2/5, Jeannie & Doug (son was a big fan and named all his devices "Douglas").  So 1/3*.

[possibilities]

I wish someone had bet 42 on FJ. 

[Shrek]

Just the 1/5 this week but it was a *.

[zoey1996]

Week 14 3/5, one*

YTD 26/70, five*

We're having a cookie exchange at the library, so I'll bring some of those!

[DXD526]

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3/5 with 2* Sardinia, Curie, and I Dream of Jeannie. 

That was my week exactly! Finally broke out of that 2-for slump. Let's hope it continues to go upward! 

[shapeshifter]

Today I helped supervise my grand-toddler who was helping his Mom (my daughter) prepare cookie dough. Lots of pictures were taken, but here I share from my NYT email feed: holiday cookies.
Link to recipes: https://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692-nyt-cooking/120048707-cookie-week-2024?smid=url-share
How some look:

[M. Darcy]

3/5 with 1*

[helpmerhonda]

2/5, 1*

[30 Helens]

1/5
Last week I was saved by Morticia, this week it was Marie. So I will bring some chocolate mousse— it’s to die for!

(not really. It’s 100% radium-free.)

[illdoc]

Week 14: 2/5 0*   Overall: 33/70  5* 

[possibilities]

Maybe 30 Helens and I need a category like "Final Jeopardy Women With "M" as their First Initial" and then the two of us will always know the answer!

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with 1* (Marie, Jeannie & Douglas).  For Monday, I got lost in the Channel Islands and never made it south.  On Tuesday, I was too busy desperately trying to remember the relationship between Adlai and Adlai II to even get to a guess. All the sweet treats sound amazing so I will offer up some beef barley soup as a prequel.  

[ams1001]

Week 15: 1/5 
YTD: 35/75 (47%) with 5*
 

I'll contribute all the leftover cookies and cake from this week at work...(I didn't even eat any of it and I'm tired of all the sweets).

[illdoc]

Verdict! Week 15: 2/5 2*   Overall: 35/75  5*

[Browncoat]

2/5 this week -- Blanche and the Falklands.

[possibilities]

1/5 I've always depended on the kindness of strangers. Also, I studied French in college.

I was totally distracted on Wednesday, and I think I might have gotten ithat one if I'd been paying attention, but I didn't even notice that FJ was happening until they were giving the responses, so I snooze, I lose!

 

[Clanstarling]

Week 15 • December 16 – Three Asterisks
71.     *GEOGRAPHY - Jebel Musa in Morocco & Mount Hacho near Ceuta are candidates for the southern half of this pair  (The Pillars of Hercules)
72.     ANTHEMS - The unofficial anthem of this U.K. territory mentions kelp, penguins & "the wind from the Horn" (Falkland Islands)
73.   FICTIONAL CHARACTERS - Dressed in white in her first scene, this play character says her name means "white woods" (Blanche Dubois)**CORRECTION
74.     *SUPER BOWL HISTORY - It's the only team to play in the Super Bowl before Neil Armstrong's Moon walk that has not been back to the Big Game since (Jets)
75.    *MOVIES & THE LAW - "Drafters... have to have a little fun sometimes", said the author of this law when asked if he was inspired by 1931's "Little Caesar" (the RICO Act)

Edited Sunday at 04:46 PM by Clanstarling

[Mindthinkr]

2/5 Bhutan and the Jets* so one * 

I remembered the Jets due to living in NY at the time and Joe Namath being so popular. 
I’ll bring a charcuterie so y’all can pick whatever you like. 
Happy Holidays to All 

[secnarf]

Well, seeing Wednesday's FJ makes me think I must have seen a different episode that day. I am 100% sure I watched Jeopardy that day, but have absolutely no memory of that final jeopardy question.

Don't remember what FJ I saw on Wednesday, though, and can't say for sure if I would have known Bhutan.

Another rough week with three asterisks. Alas, it was zero for me.

 

[Prevailing Wind]

I'll be at the doughnuts & bagels table. I got a big, fat ZERO this week.  Obviously, no asterisks.

I'm gonna go cuddle with my cat.

[ams1001]

1 hour ago, secnarf said:

Well, seeing Wednesday's FJ makes me think I must have seen a different episode that day. I am 100% sure I watched Jeopardy that day, but have absolutely no memory of that final jeopardy question.

Don't remember what FJ I saw on Wednesday, though, and can't say for sure if I would have known Bhutan.

According to the archive (and what I saw):

• Monday was Geography/Pillars of Hercules*
• Tuesday was Fictional Characters/Blanche DuBois
• Wednesday was Anthems/Falklands
• Thursday was Super Bowl History/Jets*
• Friday was Movies & The Law/RICO*

Did some areas get a wrong game? Because I kind of recall Bhutan as a response at some point but it was a while ago.

 

Edited December 21 by ams1001

[secnarf]

5 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

According to the archive (and what I saw):

• Monday was Geography/Pillars of Hercules*
• Tuesday was Fictional Characters/Blanche DuBois
• Wednesday was Anthems/Falklands
• Thursday was Super Bowl History/Jets*
• Friday was Movies & The Law/RICO*

Did some areas get a wrong game? Because I kind of recall Bhutan as a response at some point but it was a while ago.

 

This is what my week was, also. I remember all of those questions. 
 

Still 0/5 so it doesn’t change my score! I got stuck on “Bianca” for “white”. 

[shapeshifter]

Week 15: 1/5 Thu: Jets* 

3 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

Week 15 • December 16…
74.     *SUPER BOWL HISTORY - It's the only team to play in the Super Bowl before Neil Armstrong's Moon walk that has not been back to the Big Game since (Jets)

3 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

I remembered the Jets due to living in NY at the time and Joe Namath being so popular. 

Mom was a huge sports fan, cheering in front of the TV on weekends, including for OJ, but Joe Namath too, while Dad was either doing yard work or in the basement making furniture or jewelry. 
I'm more like Dad, but the late night TV comics have been making fun of the Jets lately, especially Aaron Rodgers, who we all recall was a Jeopardy! guest host before his far out thinking was out in the open. Sheesh. I was such a sucker for those eyes. Oh well, thanks, Aaron, for getting me a FJ via Stephen Colbert jokes.

But before I went with Jets, I was going to say Bears, just because it was a team I knew from Chicago. 
So I'm bringing deep dish, Chicago-style pizza with mushrooms, spinach, and artichokes, which are probably not all on this one:

 

Edited December 21 by shapeshifter

[SoMuchTV]

A big ol' 1/5, 1/3*.  RICO was a lucky guess.  Don't remember knowing anything about that movie, but is sounded like it might have a gangster in it, and I was vaguely aware of what the RICO law covers.  I guess it was karma balancing out for my total brain freeze earlier in the week, when I could not drag the name of the Falklands out of my head.  Got as far as f-a-  Faraday?  Farragut?  That place where they had a war...

Fun fact, all the FJ's this week were either triple stumpers or triple gets.

[Bliss]

2/5

Took me forever to get here... site maintenance perhaps?

 

[shapeshifter]

58 minutes ago, Bliss said:

2/5

Took me forever to get here... site maintenance perhaps?

The site was illegible for about 6-8 hours. Maybe you were trying to get in while it was getting fixed and/or rebooted.

[Trey]

1/5 0* I just got Blanche DuBois.

I could not get on the site until just a few minutes ago.  Didn't know what to do with myself all day.

[shapeshifter]

29 minutes ago, Trey said:

1/5 0* I just got Blanche DuBois.

I could not get on the site until just a few minutes ago.  Didn't know what to do with myself all day.

I spent a ridiculous amount of time following Youtube videos to wrap 2 presents without using ribbon. Now I know to get ribbon when it's on sale. 

BTW, just FYI, the site is still having some issues.

[Shrek]

1/5 for this week

[30 Helens]

2/5 Blanche and Rico. No time to post food because this site is giving me fits!

 

[shapeshifter]

23 minutes ago, 30 Helens said:

No time to post food because this site is giving me fits!

Still? There's a thread if you're still having posting and reading issues on the site: forums.primetimer.com/topic/151185-board-display-wonky/

 

[ProudMary]

Week 15:  3/5* (Tu, W, Th)

YTD:  41/75, 8* (55%)

[Clanstarling]

On 12/20/2024 at 7:27 PM, secnarf said:

Well, seeing Wednesday's FJ makes me think I must have seen a different episode that day. I am 100% sure I watched Jeopardy that day, but have absolutely no memory of that final jeopardy question.

As corrected by @ams1001 (thank you) Wednesday's FJ in my list was in error. Not quite sure how that happened, but I'll blame it on the racket in the house (carpets being replaced by hardwood). yeah, that's what I'll do. It's now corrected on my original post.

On 12/20/2024 at 8:17 PM, Prevailing Wind said:

I'll be at the doughnuts & bagels table. I got a big, fat ZERO this week.  Obviously, no asterisks.

I'm gonna go cuddle with my cat.

Zero for me too. I'll continue the blame and blame it on the contractors messing up my mind. 😉

On 12/20/2024 at 8:45 PM, ams1001 said:

According to the archive (and what I saw):

• Monday was Geography/Pillars of Hercules*
• Tuesday was Fictional Characters/Blanche DuBois
• Wednesday was Anthems/Falklands
• Thursday was Super Bowl History/Jets*
• Friday was Movies & The Law/RICO*

Did some areas get a wrong game? Because I kind of recall Bhutan as a response at some point but it was a while ago.

Nah, it was my own error. Thank you for the correction.

[zoey1996]

Week 15 0/5, no*

YTD 26/75, five*

Happy Christmas!

[ams1001]

7 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

As corrected by @ams1001 (thank you) Wednesday's FJ in my list was in error. Not quite sure how that happened, but I'll blame it on the racket in the house (carpets being replaced by hardwood). yeah, that's what I'll do. It's now corrected on my original post.

Sounds fair to me...

[shapeshifter]

49 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

I'll blame it on the racket in the house (carpets being replaced by hardwood). yeah, that's what I'll do.

49 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

Zero for me too. I'll continue the blame and blame it on the contractors messing up my mind.

Totally valid excuse! But well worthwhile!
My sister showed up unexpectedly from 5 hours away in another country during the pandemic at my daughter's when my daughter & hubby were going through the same reno. Don't ask.

 

Edited Sunday at 05:42 PM by shapeshifter

[Driad]

Week 15: 3/5 + 1 * (Friday)
Weeks 1-15: 48/75 + 9 *
I have not seen "Little Caesar" but knew it was about organized crime. I know only a few laws concerning organized crime. RICO is one of them and sounds like someone's name.

[DXD526]

A good week, 4/5 with two *. I wasn't teased with an elusive 5/5, as I had no idea for Monday. Then unexpectedly reeled off four straight!

[M. Darcy]

1/5 with 1*

[Good Queen Jane]

2/5 with 1*.

I was happy to get the law question. RICO is one of my favorite named laws even though I didn’t know it was deliberately named that. So cannolis for everyone!

[possibilities]

To me, Little Caesar is a brand of pizza I have never eaten, and that's all.

[opus]

2/5. Blanche and The Jets (sounds like a rejected Elton John song)

[30 Helens]

4 hours ago, possibilities said:

To me, Little Caesar is a brand of pizza I have never eaten, and that's all.

Pizza pizza! That was a staple dining option for me, back in the ‘90s. Two pizzas meant dinner and lunch for days, on the cheap. A reasonable person might question how they could afford to sell two pizzas for, what was it, about $6? I never did, but my more sensible side forbade me to purchase any more once I started to earn a more respectable paycheck. Still have a little nostalgic love for the toga-wearing pizza guy, though, not gonna lie.