Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy for Thursday, October 13, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: THE OSCARS
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 2005 he lost for Best Actor but won for directing, at 74 becoming the oldest winner ever in that category
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Amanda Watson, a medical student from Tulsa, Oklahoma![]() |
Bhaskara Marthi, a researcher from Sunnyvale, California![]() |
Susan Cole, a legislative librarian from Bowie, Maryland (1-day total: $20,600)![]() |
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]Who is Clint Eastwood?[/spoiler]
Eastwood won for directing Million Dollar Baby.
The oldest Best Director nominee is John Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) at 79 years 184 days.
Oldest winners in other major categories:
Best Actor: Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond), 76 years 317 days
Best Actress: Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy), 80 years 292 days
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners), 82 years 75 days
Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage To India), 77 years, 93 days.
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Susan $9,400
Amanda $9,200
Bhaskara $5,600
Final Results:
Bhaskara $5,600 + $5,000 = $10,600
Amanda $9,200 + $2,001 = $11,201
Susan $9,400 + $9,000 = $18,400 (2-day total: $39,000)
Daily Double locations:
1) MATH $1000 (15th pick)
Amanda 3800 -2000 (Bhaskara 1400 Susan 1200)
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2) WORLD HISTORY $800 (7th pick)
Susan 9200 -3000 (Amanda 5600 Bhaskara 1600)
3) TRANSPORTATION $1200 (30th pick)
Susan 11400 -2000 (Amanda 9200 Bhaskara 5600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: CIRCUS PERFORMERS $400
Game Stats:
Susan 14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer
Amanda 11,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
Bhaskara 5,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer
Susan Cole, stats to date:
38 correct
8 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
32.11% in first on buzzer (35/109)
Average Coryat: $16,500
Susan Cole, to win:
3 games: 59.01%
4: 34.83%
5: 20.55%
6: 12.13%
7: 7.16%
Avg. streak: 3.440 games.
Anyone else think it odd that Susan only bet enough to ‘tie’ if Amanda had bet it all? With the ‘new’ tiebreaker policy that could have been a major faux pas.
I did notice that and was surprised by it. Especially considering a trailer’s propensity to bet it all, I definitely don’t think it was the correct play.