JEOPARDY! Not all of the viewers bought Tuesday’s Final Jeopardy.
Recently, some fans have accused writers of failing to find a middle ground between the triple-stumpers and triple-gets.
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Daniel Ciarrocchi, the returning champ, faced Jeremy Felton, a chemist and winemaker from Cary in North Carolina.
Daniel, a Baltimore-based writer who won yesterday’s rare episode of the show, is now the man to beat.
There were three new participants and one returning winner in the game show.
Ben Chan, the three-day champion, abruptly left after contracting COVID-19. He will be returning on May 15’s episode to go for win four at that time.
Daniel, who shared with delight that he called Jeopardy as a child. Daniel, who grew up calling Jeopardy!
Deb, dressed in an elegant leather jacket to match her relaxed clue-selection style, won a $3K Daily Double late and was almost on the runaway.
She had $16,500, Daniel $8,300, and Jeremy $8,000.
Final Jeopardy under “The Oscars” read: “Born in 1932 & the son of a percussionist in the CBS radio orchestra, he’s been nominated for 53 Oscars.”
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‘EASIEST EVER?’
All were correct when they answered: “John Williams?”
The Star Wars composer is the most Oscar-nominated person alive, having also scored the theme music to Jaws, and Schindler’s List to name just a few.
Deb tacked on a $101 safe to maintain her large lead. She won a total of 16,601.
Although fans appreciated her appearance, not everyone felt that the final clue was up to Jeopardy! standards.
What is the easiest Final Jeopardy? ever?” Reddit users asked: “Have you ever?”
Another person wrote: “The Walt Disney hint from last week is incredibly simple to me.”
A third said, “It’s been a few weeks since four Final Jeopardys that were tough and one Final Jeopardy randomly laid out.”
Randy Newman is a great guess, as his Hollywood discography has a huge number of albums. “I don’t believe this was as simple as some posters suggest,” said a fourth.
Final Jeopardy that is FLUCTUATING! CLUES
Final Jeopardy fans have complained that clues have become increasingly difficult. There have been five triple stumpers this month alone.Jeopardy.comIt’s surprisingly easy.
Final Jeopardy on April 10 read: In 1966, his year of death, he discussed plans for an experimental community prototype in Florida.
Walt Disney’s answer was accurate and no one thought this quiz episode ended in a fantasy.
“I’m a bit perplexed by Final Jeopardy today, not because there was a problem with it, but that clue felt like it should have been on the $200 space in the Jeopardy round, not an FJ answer,” one person wrote on Reddit.
Another user commented, “Even the 5-year-old of my cousin knows what happens at the end.”
That said, recent 3-day champ Brian Henegar took to a Reddit AMA- or “Ask Me Anything- and discussed one of his Final Jeopardy clues.
On April 8th’s episode Under “Fashion History” it read: “These decorative items get their name from their origin in the port city of Strasbourg, on the border of France & Germany.”
No one was correct with “rhinestones,” at the time which even host Ken Jennings, 48, admitted was tough.
He explained to them that Strasbourg is the port of the Rhine River, and this is why rhinestones are named. It’s a bit tricky.”
Brian told internet users “On the third game (with the rhinestone FJ!), Ken mentioned that he stared at that clue for five minutes before it hit him.”
One fan said: “Very intriguing.” This should give the authors a good idea that the puzzle is too hard.
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