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[christiankrenek]

I got it right—worked out what the clue was referencing, then moved into astronomy from there. And I love that Raymond immediately gave Juveria a hug. It’s wonderful to see people lose gracefully and congratulate the winner. :D

[SakuraEtsu]

Wow, I'm impressed! I actually got this one wrong! This show has been dumbed down so much that I Get more right than I do wrong.

[joeldick]

I knew it was Herschel, but I was struggling to come up with the names of the moons because I thought that was what they were asking for.

[geoffroi-le-Hook]

When he discovered the planet, he originally called it George.

[NickTheEnlightened]

This is perhaps the most excited I've been for a final in one of these tournaments in a VERY long time! I am rooting for Roger, but I genuinely love all three of these players and would be happy if any of them won. I could certainly see it lasting a full 4 games!

[kurtjohnson]

I got as close as Astronomy and Shakespeare, but couldn't come up with anyone in that time frame.

[geomodelrailroader]

I knew it was Dr Herschel he and Dr Hubble discovered the outer moons. Two of our greatest observatories are named after them.

[DrivenBeers]

Correct play, correct astronomer, correct satellites... wrong planet.
Edit: the look on her face was priceless! 👍

[jmason]

Wow that was a giant field to pick out of all things astronomy

[justinm.]

I kinda wish there was a “ZergCam” on Juveria when she saw Raymond not get it 😅

[CaptNeeda]

The discoverer of Uranus. I'll be honest, I laughed at that.

[MultiMegaman]

I was going to guess Shakespeare at first, but then I looked at the year: 1787. Then I thought "Who discovered Uranus?" and got it from there

[davidimrie]

So glad that Juveria won today. She and Ray, both from the Greater Toronto Area.

[naomiweaver]

This is so much better than Dumb Jeopardy (the pop culture one).

[GoldenNugget]

My finals predictions are Matt for first, Roger for second, and Juveria for third.

[jesspersephone]

Based on resumes I’d say she’s the dark horse for the finals, but I really hope she can pull off an upset for the ages. From Second Chance all the way to Masters would be quite the tale.

[lashendawest]

Congratulations juveria on advancing to the jit finals

[Dexaan]

I had the right idea, but picked arguably the most famous person in that field even thought the timeframe was off.

[ladyhawke]

Final Jeopardy: 4/5 Stars

Title:
Nothing confusing about it.

Clue: A little busy.

Fairness: 👍
Two contestants correct.

Time: Ok

Fun Factor: OK, but clueless.

[michaelhenehan]

Yet another example of a Final Jeopardy clue that points to the post-Trebec era. Nothing against Ken Jennings, he does a fine job as host. However, these Final Jeopardy clues are either so simplistic that almost anybody with a function brain will know the question, or, the contestants damn near need a PHD in the specific area of discipline to answer correctly. Also, and I will never stop saying this...the clues are horrifically poorly worded.