Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Driad]

Week 19: 2/5, no *.  
Wow, I managed to get the only two non-* FJs.
 

[possibilities]

1/5 for me-- I knew Egypt, which I was very surprised was an *. I guess, as always, it's easy if you know it!

 

I'm too tired to cook tonight. I send everyone nutritious vibes.

[ProudMary]

Week 19:  1/5 (Only Silent Spring)

YTD: 49/95, 9* (52%)

[zoey1996]

Week 19 1/5, no*

YTD 34/95, five*

Breadsticks?  

[Prevailing Wind]

1 hour ago, ProudMary said:

Week 19:  1/5 (Only Silent Spring)

Me, too. One, no asterisk.

[30 Helens]

Nope. 0/5.

That’s just a reflection of my week in general. I hope to be back next week in better spirits and with a less distracted brain.

[shapeshifter]

Back to my ol' tricks:

Week 19: 0/5

[Browncoat]

Neither of the ones I managed was an asterisk.

[Mindthinkr]

2/5 with one * 

With all the cold weather and precipitation I think I’ll make pulled pork. Anyone want a sandwich of it with or without coleslaw? 

[Shrek]

A big fat zero for me this week.

[Trey]

A big fat zero for me too.

I shall bring a round pizza with all round toppings: pepperoni slices, sliced black olives, and whatever other round toppings you might want.

[Bliss]

2/5 with 1* (lucky guess!)

Still bringing Ikea snowmen. Pretty soon we won't know where to put the white stuff!

[SoMuchTV]

Week 19:  2/5, with 1/3*.

Can't go wrong with Hamilton, apparently.

[secnarf]

1/5* - I won't give myself Silent Spring as I couldn't remember the name of the book, but I did get Egypt!

[Good Queen Jane]

2/5 with 1 *.

I’m off to Wichita for the US Figure Skating Championships so I will be late in reporting my scores next week. As always, I will wave at you from the stands if you are watching the competition.

[DXD526]

2/5 with two *.

[ProudMary]

5 hours ago, Trey said:

A big fat zero for me too.

I shall bring a round pizza with all round toppings: pepperoni slices, sliced black olives, and whatever other round toppings you might want.

Sweet Italian sausage slices, please. I wish mushroom slices were round, as they're my favorite pizza topping. 😉

[helpmerhonda]

0/5 for me.

[shapeshifter]

6 hours ago, Shrek said:

A big fat zero for me this week.

3 minutes ago, helpmerhonda said:

0/5 for me.

12 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

Sweet Italian sausage slices, please. I wish mushroom slices were round, as they're my favorite pizza topping. 😉

6 hours ago, Trey said:

A big fat zero for me too.

I shall bring a round pizza with all round toppings: pepperoni slices, sliced black olives, and whatever other round toppings you might want.

So we better get at least a table for 6 for the Zeros.
I shall request a Star Trek Food Replicator at our table, so I can conjure up Chicago Style Deep Dish pizza (always round) for myself and anyone else who is interested.
Mine will have extra sauce, spinach, and mushrooms.
Maybe I'll get just pineapple on just ¼ of my pizza for "dessert."

 

[ProudMary]

9 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

So we better get at least a table for 6 for the Zeros.

Well, I actually got one this week, but if there's pizza at a table, I'm weaseling my way into that dining experience. 

[Driad]

46 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

I wish mushroom slices were round, as they're my favorite pizza topping.

If you slice them horizontally instead of vertically, you can make round slices.

[Trey]

1 hour ago, ProudMary said:

Sweet Italian sausage slices, please. I wish mushroom slices were round, as they're my favorite pizza topping. 😉

Sweet Italian sausage is a staple on our pizzas.  I'll use a tiny biscuit cutter to make round mushroom slices.

[illdoc]

Week 19: 3/5  2*    Overall: 46/95   9*

[zoey1996]

10 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said:

2/5 with 1 *.

I’m off to Wichita for the US Figure Skating Championships so I will be late in reporting my scores next week. As always, I will wave at you from the stands if you are watching the competition.

Wish we could meet up. I'm less than two hours north of Wichita! Enjoy Wichita!

[shapeshifter]

10 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said:

2/5 with 1 *.

I’m off to Wichita for the US Figure Skating Championships so I will be late in reporting my scores next week. As always, I will wave at you from the stands if you are watching the competition.

32 minutes ago, zoey1996 said:

Wish we could meet up. I'm less than two hours north of Wichita! Enjoy Wichita!

Maybe you can meet up for maybe a hot drink in some nice café.
Back in 2003 I was briefly in Toronto for a Librarian's conference and met up with a FanForum "friend" for coffee. It was like like we'd known each other since childhood. 
If it hadn't been before FaceBook, we'd probably have stayed in touch.

 

Edited January 19 by shapeshifter

[ams1001]

On 1/18/2025 at 10:55 AM, Bliss said:

2/5 with 1* (lucky guess!)

Still bringing Ikea snowmen. Pretty soon we won't know where to put the white stuff!

It's raining here but temp is supposed to drop and turn to snow. ☃️

[M. Darcy]

1/5 with 1* (I think being Jewish and of a certain age made getting Egypt an easy get). 

I said George Washington for Friday so I was close :-) 

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with 1*.  Got sovereign, Egypt and Silent Spring.  My brainpower clearly trailed off by the end of the week.  

[opus]

0/5 this week.

Which, if you’re scoring at home, puts me on an 0/10 overall streak.

[Browncoat]

1/5 this week.  And with the TOC coming up, I'm not optimistic that I'll improve any time soon.

[Prevailing Wind]

Three for me: MWF - so that gives me one asterisk.

I'm pretty sure my family toured the Nautilus back when I was a wee tot. All I remember from it is the cook in the galley gave me a carrot.

[SoMuchTV]

Pulled my head out of the water at the last minute to get 1/5. But at least it was a *. (Right? I think so.)

(Unless “what is the first nuclear submarine” counts, but I suspect not.)

Edited Saturday at 01:55 AM by SoMuchTV

[ams1001]

Week 20: 1/5 (Fleming & le Carré from Wednesday)
YTD: 46/100 (46%) with 6*

Valentine's Day candy was on sale at Target so I've got a couple bags of Hershey Kisses.

 

[Clanstarling]

Week 20 • January 20 - 2025 Champions Wildcard  - One Asterisk
96.     COLD WAR CRAFT - A U.S. Navy website says its journey from New London to Norway in 1957 opened up Arctic waters previously ruled by the Soviets (the Nautilus)
97.     MYTHOLOGY - Some myths say the treasure of the Nibelung was hidden under a promontory called this, on the Rhine near St. Goarshausen (Lorelei)
98.     FROM REAL LIFE TO FICTION - These 2 British authors based characters--Dikko Henderson & Old Craw--on Richard Hughes, journalist & double agent. (Ian Fleming and John LeCarre)
99.     WORLD GEOGRAPHY - In the Orenburg Oblast, a bridge over this 1,500-mile river has monuments labeled "Asia" & "Europe" (Ural)
100.    *COMPOSERS - "Troll Hill" is the name of his country home, the grounds of which include a concert hall & a lakeside cabin where he worked (Edvard Grieg)

A big 0/5 for me this week. Yay! Donuts and Bagels (and maybe Bialys)

[possibilities]

Goose egg for me this week. I'd give myself a negative number  if I could, because I had less than zero idea for most of them.

 

[Driad]

Week 20: 3/5 + 1 * 
YTD:     67/100 + 12*
I have never tried a macaron but I like macaroons, so I'll bring those.
 

[secnarf]

0/5 this week :( or 0.5 if we are being generous, as I did get Ian Fleming.

[shapeshifter]

13 hours ago, opus said:

0/5 this week.

Which, if you’re scoring at home, puts me on an 0/10 overall streak.

11 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

A big 0/5 for me this week. Yay! Donuts and Bagels (and maybe Bialys)

11 hours ago, possibilities said:

Goose egg for me this week. I'd give myself a negative number  if I could, because I had less than zero idea for most of them.

 

8 hours ago, secnarf said:

0/5 this week :( or 0.5 if we are being generous, as I did get Ian Fleming.

Week 20: 0/5

Maître d', we'd like a table for 5, er, ah, I guess 6?  On second thought, better make it a table for 8. And please bring extra chairs. 

 

 

 

[Mindthinkr]

2/5 with one * 

I don’t know what to cook, but I’ll happily do the shopping if someone else has an idea. I pretty much lived in my kitchen cooking this past week and need some time off from the stove. 

[Trey]

2/5 0*

I got Monday and Wednesday; for Friday I knew it was the famous Norwegian composer but couldn't remember his name. At least I didn't say Munch.

[Shrek]

Another week of 0/5, that's 2 weeks in a row now & my worst ever run. 

[zoey1996]

Week 20 1/5, no*

YTD 35/100, five*

I'll bring "funeral potatoes" aka Tater Tot Casserole, for no particular reason other than I'm making it this week for a church dinner.

[illdoc]

Week 20:  0/5  0*   Overall: 46/100 9*

[DXD526]

0/5. At least I'm not the only one! On Monday, got as far as nuclear sub, but couldn't think of the name, like others here. It was a true SMH moment upon seeing the answer. Got Fleming on Wednesday, but couldn't come up with LeCarre. So, a half-point?

Not a good week 😩

[Bliss]

1/5

It's chilly outside (still) and I've made a huge pan of scalloped potatoes (one of my specialties)... hope you've got an appetite ;-)

Aren't you glad I'm not bringing more snow?

[30 Helens]

On 1/24/2025 at 6:55 PM, opus said:

0/5 this week.

Which, if you’re scoring at home, puts me on an 0/10 overall streak.

Hey, me too! And Shrek! Let’s hang out! We can have our own bagel-bagel table. Because two bagels are more delicious than one.

Seriously, it’s been a rough couple of weeks. And ToC is coming up. I should probably invest in bagel futures, because I fear my stack may be growing.

[Prevailing Wind]

18 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Maître d', we'd like a table for 5, er, ah, I guess 6?  On second thought, better make it a table for 8. And please bring extra chairs. 

Idle curiosity - how many participants do we have in the FJ "contest"?  Because, y'know, some of the food y'all bring - EVERYBODY's gonna want to be at the table. Just how big a table do we need?

[M. Darcy]

1/5 (thanks to British spies) 

[30 Helens]

5 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Idle curiosity - how many participants do we have in the FJ "contest"?  Because, y'know, some of the food y'all bring - EVERYBODY's gonna want to be at the table. Just how big a table do we need?

I don’t know the answer, but I suspect this is a lot like a book club. (Or “book club”.) Everyone says they’re there for the literature, but it’s really all about the wine. 

That’s obviously why I’m here. It’s not like I have an actual shot at winning the contest. I’m at the bagel-bagel table.

[ProudMary]

Week 20:  2/5 (M, Th)

YTD: 51/100, 9* (51%)