Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy for Tuesday, October 18, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: FUNNYMEN
Final Jeopardy! clue: He’s won 4 Emmys, 3 Grammys, an Oscar & 3 Tonys, & 3 of his films rank on AFI’s list of Funniest Movies of All Time
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Anne Exler, a librarian from Underhill, Vermont |
Jeremy Zarowitz, an energy trader from Oak Park, California |
Shannon Dillmore, a genomics research manager from Raleigh, North Carolina (1-day total: $20,631) |
Who is Mel Brooks?
I bet Mel Brooks will be absolutely tickled to be the subject of this Final Jeopardy! as he’s been a huge fan of the show for a very long time. The 2000th episode of the original NBC network run of Jeopardy! had Mel Brooks appear, in character, as the 2000 Year Old Man! I can’t find it on YouTube today, but footage definitely exists.
Instead, here’s footage of a 2014 category:
The three films from AFI’s list? Blazing Saddles (#6), The Producers (#11), and Young Frankenstein (#13).
Here’s the full “100 Years 100 Laughs” list.
 Alex & Johnny & Sarah & Kelly & Jimmy! |
 Trebek/Gilbert 16 (Support the #Jeoparty this year!) |
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Shannon $18,000
Anne $14,200
Jeremy $11,400
Final Results:
Jeremy $11,400 + $3,800 = $15,200
Anne $14,200 – $12,000 = $2,200 (Who is Woody Allen?)
Shannon $18,000 + $10,431 = $28,431 (2-day champion: $49,062)
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Scores after the opening round:
Shannon $5,400
Anne $5,000
Jeremy $200
Daily Double locations:
1) PLANET EARTH $600 (1st pick)
Shannon 0 +1000 (Jeremy 0 Anne 0)
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2) DOME, DOME ON THE RANGE $1600 (2nd pick)
Jeremy 1400 +2000 (Shannon 5400 Anne 5000)
3) 2-WORD COUNTRIES $800 (10th pick)
Shannon 9400 +5000 (Anne 7000 Jeremy 5800)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: U.S. HISTORY $200
DJ! round: DOME, DOME ON THE RANGE $2000
Game Stats:
Shannon 13,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.36% in first on buzzer
Anne 14,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 0 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer
Jeremy 11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Shannon Dillmore, stats to date:
38 correct
5 incorrect
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,600)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
32.11% in first on buzzer (35/109)
Average Coryat: $10,900
Shannon Dillmore, to win:
3 games: 37.89%
4: 14.36%
5: 5.44%
6: 2.06%
7: 0.78%
Avg. streak: 2.610 games.
Am I the only one who thinks that Shannon Dillmore is a dead ringer for Colin Firth?
I’ve definitely seen that in a few spots on the Internet over the past couple of days!