The Final Jeopardy question (12/19/2024) in the category “Super Bowl History” was:
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
New champ Eric Weldon-Schilling, a bar manager & sommelier from Houston, TX, won $21,000 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Neal Bowling, a journeyman lineman from Mackinaw, IL; and Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, TN.
Round 1 Categories: U.S. History – 500 Questions – 3-Letter, 3-Letter – “B” Movies – Poetic Women – Potent Potable Rhyme Time
Neal found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “U.S. History” under the $800 on the 13th pick of the round. He was in last place with $400, $1,800 less than Laura’s lead. Neal bet $1,000 and guessed John Jay. That was WRONG.
During his tenure as Chief Justice of the United States, he swore in 5 presidents, including Andrew Jackson show
WHO IS JOHN MARSHALL?
Laura finished in the lead with $6,400. Eric was second with $3,400 and Neal was last with $400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: A Word in a Shakespeare Play Title – Boomers – The Science Fare – Write for TV – Go Jump in the Ocean – Initials From Greek God to Roman God
Neal found the first Daily Double in “A Word in a Shakespeare Play Title” under the $1,200 clue with 8 clues left after it. He was in second place with $6,000, $3,600 less than Laura’s lead. Neal bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
Sir, please come back to the restaurant– instead of the customer copy, you kept the slip marked this “copy” show
WHAT IS MERCHANT?
Eric found the last Daily Double in “Initials From Greek God to Roman God” under the $1,600 clue with 1 clue left after it. He was in last place with $5,400, $6,400 less than Neal’s lead. Eric bet $4,600 and he was RIGHT.
H to J: These chief goddesses had their jealous moments in both civilizations show
WHO ARE HERA AND JUNO?
Laura finished in the lead with $13,600. Eric was second with $10,000 and Neal was last with $9,800. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO ARE THE NEW YORK JETS?
Super Bowl III: The New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Although the Jets never made the Super Bowl after that, Joe Namath’s guarantee that the Jets would win guaranteed the game a place in history. In this video, its place is the No. 10 Best Super Bowl of All Time.
“Joe Willy”, as Joe Namath is referred to, is the short form of Joseph William, his given name. Namath was also known as “Broadway Joe”, a nickname he got when teammate Sherman Plunkett saw Joe’s 7/19/1965 Sports Illustrated cover.
Neal thought it might be the Cleveland Browns. He lost $7,000 and finished with $2,800.
Eric went with the Giants. He bet and lost his whole $10,000.
Laura wrote down Houston. She lost $2,400 but won the game with the remaining $11,200. Laura Faddah is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
POETIC WOMEN ($800) In “First Fig” she wrote, “My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night”
GO JUMP IN THE OCEAN ($1200) Also known as the Ganga Trough, the Swatch of No Ground is a haven for whales in this alliterative bay
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “FAMOUS NAMES”
In 2001 he published a book called “Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall”; in 2002, “Existencilism” show
WHO IS BANKSY?
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