WOW! Alex opened off the show immediately by making reference to the fact that ties no longer exist and would be settled by a tiebreaker clue, obviously in reference to the ending of yesterday’s game!
Today’s contestants:
Claudia Stucke, a former writer & high school English teacher from Decatur, GA |
Joshua Wennrich, a U.S. Air Force munitions officer from Canton, NY |
Melissa Spencer, an adjunct physics instructor & stay-at-home mom from Des Moines, IA (1-day total: $13,600) |
Claudia’s interview went really long! (This episode is going to fuel the trolls who refuse to believe that there is a difference between “game time” and “interview time” and think that Claudia’s interview cut into game time.)
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Melissa $10,500
Claudia $9,800
Joshua $8,800
Final Jeopardy! category: CLASSIC CHILDREN’S BOOK CHARACTERS
Final Jeopardy! clue: The name of this character who lives in a forest is a shortening of an Italian word for a newborn
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]Who is Bambi? (Joshua said Winnie the Pooh. Melissa said Gretel.)[/spoiler]
Joshua 8800 – 8000 = 800
Claudia 9800 + 9000 = 18800 (1-day total: $18,800)
Melissa 10500 – 8101 = 2399
(My thought process started with the Hundred Acre Wood, but quickly moved to the world of Felix Salten. My rudimentary knowledge of Italian confirmed that I had the correct response.)
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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The Mbundu word for deer is “mbambi”, and this or a similar African word probably came to America with the slaves. This is probably the origin of the name Bambi, rather than Bambi being short for “Bambino”.
The question didn’t ask about its etymology, it simply was asking “what character’s name happens to be a diminutive for the Italian word for newborn”.
During double jeopardy the clue and answer were incorrect. It showed a dabbling duck and they called it a diving duck. The dabblers dont dive and that duck was not diving. It appeared to be a female mallard or black duck. An example of a diving duck would be a scaup or ring neck duck who actually dive and swim under water. Dabblers as teh one shown only put their heads under water.
Thank you for this information; however, I do not have any ties with the show (as per the disclaimer on every page of this website) and would not be able to possibly pass this concern along.