Our local TV station screwed up today and did not show the answer to Final Jeopardy.
The category was “Presidents and First Ladies”. The station did show the “answer” which was,as best as I can remember, The only foreign born First Lady was married to this man, who was in the diplomatic corps from the age of 14.
The music started to play, then suddenly the station went to a commercial. This repeated itself, first part then the same damn commercial.
I am currently watching their news program, wondering if it’s possible enough other people were upset that they called the station, and the answer will be given. So far nothing though.
Anyone else see this, and can you give me the solution?
Probably Louisa Adams, married to John Q, who was US ambassador to, I believe, Imperial Russia. Can’t remember where she was born right offhand, though.
EDIT: According to Wiki, she was born in London, England.
The J! Archive shows this A&Q as being used at least twice:[ul][]Presidents & First Ladies for $2000 in 2006[]and First Ladies for $100 in 1989[/ul]Aside from any joke about same occupation and different value, one could say that “foreign-born” includes anyone born before July 4, 1776. Previously, Jeopardy! answered that she was “born abroad”.
Probably was. Jeopardy! is a syndicated show, so there isn’t a network feed (like for a football game or any prime time show) for the airings. And the whole show was shown in our neck of the woods without interruption.
The J! Archive shows this A&Q as being used at least twice:[ul][li]Presidents & First Ladies for $2000 in 2006[*]and First Ladies for $100 in 1989[/ul][/li][/QUOTE]
And in Final Jeopardy in Battle of the Decades: The 80s Game 1, which was the show that reran last night.
The J! Archive shows this A&Q as being used at least twice:[ul][li]Presidents & First Ladies for $2000 in 2006[*]and First Ladies for $100 in 1989[/ul]Aside from any joke about same occupation and different value, one could say that “foreign-born” includes anyone born before July 4, 1776. Previously, Jeopardy! answered that she was “born abroad”.[/li][/QUOTE]
It’d also trip me up to wonder about someone born in a territory but not a state like Regan (simultaneously makes you wonder just how OLD Regan was and just how NEW Arizona is).
This brings to mind a question I have about the show, but not one important enough to start its own thread. I know we have some posters who have been on the show, so maybe they’ll know:
What happens if, say, someone is in the middle of questioning an answer, and starts sneezing? Do they allow the contestant to resume the answer, and edit it as if it never happened?