Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Clanstarling]

2 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

3/5 with one * 

I don’t know what to bring to the table, so I’ll just bring some peanut M&M’s for everyone to snack on. 

My favorite M&M!

[M. Darcy]

4/5 with one * 

[theartandsound]

WEEK 3 (23 SEP): 4/5, one *.

[secnarf]

1/5 for me, saved by the Washington Monument - I couldn't even think of anything else the clue could possibly be referring to.

[shapeshifter]

59 minutes ago, secnarf said:

1/5 for me, saved by the Washington Monument - I couldn't even think of anything else the clue could possibly be referring to.

— whereas I couldn’t get past the St Louis Arch even though a hazy, oblique image of the Washington Monument was briefly trying to enter the peripheral vision of my mind’s eye.

[Grundoon59]

4/5 with 1*- For Monday, I was in the general ballpark of New England literary types, but I realized that I had no real idea of when any of them died so didn't come up with even a guess.  I knew the Feinstein answer, but the rest were guesses. 

I made a hot dog/baked bean casserole over the weekend - glad to share.  

[Clanstarling]

13 hours ago, secnarf said:

1/5 for me, saved by the Washington Monument - I couldn't even think of anything else the clue could possibly be referring to.

I went with Washington Monument, even though I thought it was probably a trick. Thankfully, it wasn't!

[Browncoat]

4/5 this week.

[opus]

3/5
 

But still a disappointing week because I whiffed on Sitcoms, which is always a bet it all category.

[ams1001]

Week 4: 1/5
YTD: 7/20 (35%) with 1*

I'll bring chicken fajita wraps...the giant tortilla clue made me want some.
(Too bad they're only virtual...)

[possibilities]

3/5 for me.

[secnarf]

3/5 this week! Should have at the very least known The Office, and probably Zion too, but alas will have to settle for 3/5 this week.

[zoey1996]

Week 4 3/5, no*

YTD 9/20, one *

[ProudMary]

Week 4:  3/5 (T, W, Th)

[Prevailing Wind]

Three for me. I thought the last 3 days' FJ were easy-peasy.

[Mindthinkr]

4/5 this week. Frankly I rarely do this well so I’m surprised. 
The frajitas sound good. I’ll bring some guacamole, homemade salsa, grilled spring onions and napoles to go with them. 
 

[Trey]

3/5 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

I felt so stupid for not getting Zion on Monday - I've certainly listened to Rivers of Babylon often enough.

[Shrek]

3/5 this week for me.

[Clanstarling]

Week 4  September 30 – No Asterisks
16.     BIBLICAL PLACES - The name of this, actually a not very tall hill, became a symbol of Jewish national aspiration & was used in spirituals & reggae (Zion)
17.     SITCOMS - The first British sitcom to win a Best Comedy Golden Globe, it was remade in a U.S. version that had almost 15 times as many episodes (The Office)
18.     SCIENCE - Physicist John Wheeler said he coined this term as a faster way to say "completely collapsed objects" (Black Holes)
19.     19th CENTURY NAMES - Shrunken auditory nerves were seen in his autopsy after his 1827 death in Vienna (Beethoven)
20.     LITERARY CHARACTERS - A fragment from a nautical tool found on a Chilean island in 2005 was likely left by the Scot who partly inspired this character (Robinson Crusoe)

4/5 for me this week. :)

(Previously post in the wrong thread...thanks to @shapeshifter for letting me know._

Edited October 5, 2024 by Clanstarling

[SoMuchTV]

Week 4:  3/5

 

[Clanstarling]

I'll join the feast with this:

[helpmerhonda]

3/5 for me

[illdoc]

Week 4: 2/5    Overall: 9/20 1*  I've done 2/5 for 3 of the 4 weeks this season, so I'll bring Certs since they are "Two Two Two mints in one!"

[Prevailing Wind]

I've had a bad day. I need some emotional support rings.

[shapeshifter]

Week 4: 2/5

Wed. Black Hole; Thurs. Beethoven

I whiffed Monday by falling into those crafty clue concocters' camouflaging distractions. 

For Friday:

• LITERARY CHARACTERS - A fragment from a nautical tool found on a Chilean island in 2005 was likely left by the Scot who partly inspired this character (Robinson Crusoe)

…did anyone else reread it 3 times during the think music and still think it meant the book had to have been published *after* 2005? 
No?
Just me?

Assuming a tropical island would have papayas, I offer my favorite food as a dessert to follow all the lovely Mexican dishes offered above:

Edited October 6, 2024 by shapeshifter

[ams1001]

4 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

…did anyone else reread it 3 times during the think music and still think it meant the book had to have been published *after* 2005? 
No?
Just me?

Yes.
Not just you.

 

Edited October 6, 2024 by ams1001

[Bliss]

3/5

[M. Darcy]

4/5!

[DXD526]

1/5 😞 Wednesday only. UO: didn't get Tuesday, as I've never seen The Office, due to thinking Steve Carell is one of the most irritating and least funny people on the planet.

[30 Helens]

4/5 for me! If not for the “crafty clue concocters' camouflaging distractions” (TM @shapeshifter), I would have had my first perfect week. Boo. But also yay, because anything above a 2 is pretty rare for me.

All that Mexican food above looks delicious! All that’s missing is a refreshing pitcher of Margaritas. (Frozen available upon request.)

Edited October 6, 2024 by 30 Helens

[Phebemarie]

Week 3:  2/5  

Week 4:  2/5

Consistency, thy name is mediocre.  

 

 

 

 

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[Clanstarling]

18 hours ago, Phebemarie said:

Week 3:  2/5  

Week 4:  2/5

Consistency, thy name is mediocre. 

Thanks for catching me up! Were any of week 3 a Final Jeopardy Triple Stumper ? (aka *)

Edited October 7, 2024 by Clanstarling

[Grundoon59]

3/5 for last week - lucky guesses for Zion & Beethoven but remembered when The Office won originally.  I was very much more of a fan of the British version than the American for a long time, but the latter has grown on me since.

Science is never one of my strong suits and I too got confused by Friday's clue.  

 

[Prevailing Wind]

I never watched "The Office" - there was too much stress and nonsense involving the office where I worked; I didn't think it would be entertainment. Some things are just not funny.  LOL I'm so glad I'm retired.

[Clanstarling]

1 hour ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I never watched "The Office" - there was too much stress and nonsense involving the office where I worked; I didn't think it would be entertainment. Some things are just not funny.  LOL I'm so glad I'm retired.

It's great being retired - though I do have trouble remembering what day of the week it is. 😄

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I never watched "The Office" - there was too much stress and nonsense involving the office where I worked; I didn't think it would be entertainment. Some things are just not funny.  LOL I'm so glad I'm retired.

Yes! "The Office" embodied everything about my job that I did NOT want to think about when I was not there. My daughter would watch "The Office" in our little apartment, but I always tuned it out for my own sanity.
I tuned it out so successfully that it did not occur to me for FJ.
I can't watch Abbott Elementary for the same reasons, and just had to Google to find that show's name.
But I do miss the non-office-y, non-hierarchical, rest of the job.

[theartandsound]

WEEK 4 (30 SEP): 5/5.

[Prevailing Wind]

12 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

It's great being retired - though I do have trouble remembering what day of the week it is.

My "pill minder" tells me. LOL

[Clanstarling]

12 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

My "pill minder" tells me. LOL

It tells me too - as does my phone, and calendar. But it's like asking someone what the time is just after they've looked at their watch, unless I have something specific to do on that day (like my grocery shopping day or an appointment).

Edited October 9, 2024 by Clanstarling

[Clanstarling]

Can you believe THREE FJ Triple Stumpers already? What a week!

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

Can you believe THREE FJ Triple Stumpers already? What a week!

So it's not just me.

[Good Queen Jane]

4/5, no * for last week. 

[ams1001]

Week 5: 2/5 with 1*
YTD: 9/25 (36%) with 2*
 

I'll bring some Coca-Cola...Oreos. And some Oreo Coca-Cola to wash 'em down.

 

[possibilities]

2/5 for me, including a *

I can't come into this thread without leaving hungry. All y'all would make great caterers.

[Clanstarling]

Week 5 • October 7 – Three Asterisks
21.     *BRAND NAMES - In 1886 this brand's bookkeeper came up with its name & flowing script logo, saying, "the two Cs would look well in advertising" (Coca Cola)
22.     *WORLD FLAGS - The 12 stars on its flag symbolize perfection, not geographic or political units (European Union)
23.     *WORD ORIGINS - This word for one who cuts a trail comes from a name of a character in an 1840 novel (pathfinder)
24.     MOVIES - More than 25 cast members from this 1990 film drama would later appear on an HBO series with a similar theme (Goodfellas)
25.     WORLD POLITICAL HISTORY - William Whitelaw & John Peyton were also-rans in a 1975 leadership vote with this victor (Thatcher)

zip a dee doo dah for me. :(

a smidge too early - guess I was too eager to post.

Edited October 12, 2024 by Clanstarling

[ProudMary]

Week 5:  2/5 (Th, F)

Oreos, regardless of variety, need milk.(Although I'd like to taste the Oreo Coke!) So here's a nice pitcher of cold milk for dunking the Oreos, and as an added bonus, to throw some shade at Margaret Thatcher.

 

[shapeshifter]

57 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

zip a dee doo dah for me. :(

Ditto:

Week 5: 0/5

Healthy donuts:

[Phebemarie]

Woo Hoo!!!  3/5 this week.  

I will bring some healthy oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips instead of raisins.  

 

[Browncoat]

3/5 this week, but two of those were asterisks.

[Trey]

1/5 plus 1* That was for Monday's Coca Cola.