Today’s Final Jeopardy question (March 12, 2020) in the “Actor” category was:

Speaking about his role in a 1964 film, he apologized for “the cruelest Cockney accent in the history of cinema”.

New champion Jessica Babbitt, a personal stylist from Austin, TX, won $23,398 yesterday. In game 2 their challengers are: Dewi Harjanto, a computational biologist from Boston, MA; And Waseem Thereforea startup founder from San Francisco, California.

First round categories: Testimonies of historical figures – TV talk – Food and drink in the Bible – Current British royals – This and that – Anagrams of the least

Dewi has found the danger! Round Daily Double in “Food and Drink in the Bible” under the $800 clue, followed by just a $1,000 clue. She was in second place with $4,000, $1,600 less than Jessica's lead. She bet $2,000 and was RIGHT.

In the King James Version, these two words complete Luke 11:3: “Give us our day by day….” show

WHAT IS DAILY BREAD?

Dewi was at the top with $7,000. Jessica came second with $5,600 and Waseem came last with $3,600.

Second Round Categories: Defending Yourself in Court – Science – Before and After – Male Writers – Diving – A Case of Bends

Waseem found the first Daily Double in “Diving” under the $800 clue, followed by 6 clues. At that point he was in third place with $8,200, $3,600 less than Dewi's lead. He bet $4,000 and tried Angler. That was wrong.

There are three basic body positions in most dives: the squat, straight, and this, also a fish species. show

WHAT IS THE PIKE?

Two clues later, Waseem landed the final Daily Double in The Bends under the clue for $1,600. Third with $4,200, he was $7,600 shy of Dewi's lead. He made it a real Daily Double and tried “Dog Desert” just to say something even though he knew it was WRONG.

Yo Quiero Big Bend National Park in Texas is located on the Rio Grande in the northern part of this “dog” desert. show

WHAT IS THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT?

Dewi was at the top with $11,800 and Jessica followed with $10,400. At $0, Waseem was out of the game.

Only ONE of the two contestants is still in Final Jeopardy! I understood it correctly.

WHO IS DICK VAN DYKE?

In Mary Poppins (1964), Dick Van Dyke played Bert the chimney sweep. Fifty-three years later, he apologized at the BAFTA Awards for his “cruel” attempt at a Cockney accent in the role. Van Dyke has said that the British like to tease him about it and that he will “never live with it.” In his own defence, he also said: “I worked with a full English cast and no one said a word, not Julie.” [Andrews]no one said I had to work on it, so I thought I was fine.” At the age of 93, the accomplished actor took on the role of Mr. Dawes Jr. in the sequel to the film “Mary Poppins Returns.” (2018).

Dick Van Dyke was at the top of the Telegraph's list of “16 Worst Movie Accents of All Time.”

Jessica got it right. She bet everything and doubled her score to $23,200.

Dewi went with Sean Connery. She lost her bet of $11,401 and came second with $399. Jessica Babbitt (Alex jokingly called her “Jessica Rabbit”) remains the Jeopardy! Champion with a 2-day total winnings of $46,598.

A triple stumper from each round:

FOOD & DRINK IN THE BIBLE ($400) Part of John the Baptist's unusual diet was these, which some think are insects and others think are beans

MALE WRITERS ($1600) Me, Alex. He, this serial novelist, who at 66 was the oldest World War II correspondent in the South Pacific theater

Further information on page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in European Rivers

Of the 10 countries touched by the Danube, this is the last in alphabetical order and is the only one that does not end with “Y” or “A”. show

WHAT IS UKRAINE?

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