Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[DXD526]

1/5, with the * for Friday. 

And yes, I was helped by Close Encounters 😊

[helpmerhonda]

0/5 for me.

[Grundoon59]

2/5 with 1* - Virginia Woolf and Molly Brown - both based on some theater knowledge and a lot of lucky guessing. 

[zoey1996]

I've been to Devil's Tower. Amazing formation!

My brother worked for Dell for a while, but I couldn't get past Hewlett Packard, which I knew was too early.

For Women of History, I was thinking Admiral Grace Hopper.

[theartandsound]

WEEK 36 (12 MAY): 4/5, two *.

[ams1001]

Week 37: 1/5 
YTD: 73/185 (39%) with 10*
 

My one FJ this week was Desdemona, so I'll bring an Othello cake.

[Browncoat]

1/5 this week.

[Prevailing Wind]

Big, fat GOOSE EGG for me!

At least, with a zero score, I don't have to be concerned about asterisks. LOL.

[Clanstarling]

Week 37 – May 19 – Two Asterisks
181.     DRAMA - The first time a woman played a role on the professional stage in England, it was as this wife of a soldier in a play 50-some years old (Desdemona)
182.     *NFL GEOGRAPHY - It's the state with the lowest population density that's home to an NFL team (Nevada)
183.     *WORLD NEWS 2024 - Headlines read of the fall of Hama on December 5, Homs on December 7 & this city on December 8 (Damascus)
184.     BORN & DIED - He was born in Fürth, Germany in 1923, shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, & passed away in Connecticut in 2023 (Henry Kissenger)
185.    TIME - Eponymously named & in use for more than 1,600 years, it was based in part on concepts from the Greek mathematician Sosigenes (the Julian Calendar)

3/5 and * for me this week. 
 

[ProudMary]

Week 37:  3/5* (W, Th, F)

YTD:  82/185, 16* (44.3%)

[Driad]

Week 37: 3/5 + 1 *
I appear to be in a rut, but it's a pretty good one.
 

[shapeshifter]

3 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

At least, with a zero score, I don't have to be concerned about asterisks.

Excellent point!

Week 37: 0/5

[Trey]

1/5 after two weeks of 0/5.

Came so close on Friday's game - knew it was the calendars but could only remember Gregorian, not Julian.

[zoey1996]

Week 37 3/5, no*

YTD 56/185, ten*

My best score since mid-March, woo-hoo!

[Shrek]

2/5 this week with 1*

[Good Queen Jane]

2/5, no *.

15 hours ago, ams1001 said:

My one FJ this week was Desdemona, so I'll bring an Othello cake.

I’ve never heard of an Othello cake. It looks delicious. What’s in it?

[shapeshifter]

38 minutes ago, Good Queen Jane said:

2/5, no *.

I’ve never heard of an Othello cake. It looks delicious. What’s in it?

Just looking:
https://www.scandikitchen.co.uk/othello/

[Clanstarling]

1 hour ago, Trey said:

1/5 after two weeks of 0/5.

Came so close on Friday's game - knew it was the calendars but could only remember Gregorian, not Julian.

I was never even close to calendars...so thumbs up 👍 for all of you who either got the answer, or were in the right neighborhood!

[possibilities]

Another 0 for me. I'm collecting rings for an Olympic logo.

 

[ams1001]

1 hour ago, Good Queen Jane said:

2/5, no *.

I’ve never heard of an Othello cake. It looks delicious. What’s in it?

I didn't, either. I googled Othello-related food with no idea what I might find.

Wikipedia says: "Othello Cake, Danish cake with a Macaron base, cream and chocolate glaze. The cake is named after the play, with the white cream and dark chocolate signifying the relationship between Desdemona and Othello."

I also found something called a Desdemona, "A pastry of ladyfingers sandwiched together with crème chantilly, then brushed with apricot jam and covered in a Kirsch-flavored fondant. The pastry is named after the Shakespearean character Desdemona, the love of Othello." (Then I had to google Kirsch; it's a cherry brandy.) Looks kind of like a ganache-covered macaron.

[SoMuchTV]

1/5, no * for me.

For those keeping score at home, it's my 7th week in a row with 1/5, and 3rd week in a row where the one I got was Thursday.

[DXD526]

1/5. TH only, so no *, as, in his last win, Brandon kept me from getting one this week. 

[30 Helens]

1/5.  I’ll bring a bucket of Hershey Kiss-ingers.

[illdoc]

Week 37: 1/5 0*   Overall:  74/185

[M. Darcy]

2/5 with 1*

[secnarf]

0/5 this week :( should have got both Kissinger and the Julian calendar, but in both cases wasn't fast enough (for calendar, all I could think of was Gregorian and I knew that wasn't the right one).

[opus]

1/5

 

[possibilities]

I thought of Julian, but couldn't make it line up with the rest of the clue. 

[helpmerhonda]

1/5 - just Desdemona - for me.

But I guess it's better than the 0 from last week.

[Bliss]

3/5 and one *

I am ready to throw my laptop out the window - it's been naughty for days. I think it's jealous of my new hip getting all the attention.

[Mindthinkr]

3/5 with 2*

I’m in NYC and will bring those nice big pretzels and mustard for those who like them with that condiment. 

[theartandsound]

WEEK 37 (19 MAY): 4/5, two *.

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with no *

[Browncoat]

5/5 this week, with the asterisk for Tuesday.

[ams1001]

Week 38: 4/5 with 1* 
YTD: 77/190 (41%) with 11*

So close! Damn you, James Bond!! (I got all but Friday, in case you couldn't tell.)

How about some Peach Pie with Bourbon Caramel Sauce to make up for the missed (not by me!) 90210 Peach Pit clue.

Edited Saturday at 12:33 AM by ams1001

[Clanstarling]

Week 38 – May 26 – One Asterisk
186.     UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES - The first 12 sites added to the list in 1978 included Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado & this site 500 miles to the north (Yellowstone National Park)
187.     *AMERICAN HISTORY -In 1847, a decade before making national news, he was the plaintiff in a Missouri case against Irene Emerson (Dred Scott)
188.     CARS & THE MOVIES - A fake speedometer was used in this make of car from a 1980s movie since the actual car's speedometer didn't go high enough (a Delorean)
189.     PHRASE ORIGINS - An 1845 article called "Annexation" was the first appearance of this 2-word phrase implying inevitability (manifest destiny)
190.     NOVEL CHARACTERS - Likely a nod to the actor who first played him in 1962, this character was subsequently given Scottish ancestry by way of his father (James Bond/007)

2/5 for me this week.
 

[Mindthinkr]

2/5 for me with no * 

I’m home and finally after a 5 week delay the electrician is coming Monday so I can get my kitchen in working order (mostly…I still need the contractor back to install some stuff). Watch out as I’m itching to cook again. 

[ProudMary]

Week 38:  4/5* (M, Tu, W, F)

YTD:  86/190, 17* (45.43%)

 

[shapeshifter]

Week 38: 3/5, no asterisks:
Mon. Yellowstone (pictured it on the map)
Thu. Manifest Destiny (IEWYKI)
Fri. James Bond (who else could it be?)

[secnarf]

1/5, just James Bond and in the nick of time.

Should have got manifest destiny, I just was blanking on the name.

[Driad]

Week 38: 3/5, no *.

Bringing fruit salad (all that fruit Thursday) and hoping Geoff will bring baked goodies.

[Prevailing Wind]

3 for me, no asterisk. Count me disappointed that no one said, "Who is Bond, James Bond?"

I'll bring the Manifest Destiny 20/20.  (That IS what the MD stands for, right?)

[30 Helens]

3/5 (Delorean, Manifest Destiny, James Bond)

The obvious thing to bring would be a pitcher of martinis, but I can’t stand them, either shaken or stirred. So instead I will manifest some strawberry mango daiquiris.

[Shrek]

2/5 for me this week & no *.

[Trey]

1/5 again this week, on Friday.

I too was hoping at least one contestant would put Who is Bond, James Bond?

[zoey1996]

Week 38 3/5, one*

YTD 59/190, eleven*

I got the asterisk, so even better than last week!

[Bliss]

3/5

Can't decide whether to bring tacos or chicken wings.

[Clanstarling]

18 minutes ago, Bliss said:

3/5

Can't decide whether to bring tacos or chicken wings.

Tacos. Please bring tacos. 

[Bliss]

37 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

Tacos. Please bring tacos. 

Will do!! 

[SoMuchTV]

3/5, no *.  (W, Th, F)  That's like a 5/5 for me!