Government & Public Awareness | Final Jeopardy! | JEOPARDY!

[@MultiMegaman64]

Got this one right away

[@ellengrace4609]

It was the first thing that occurred to me but I wasn’t confident so I tried to come up with something else. Having nothing else, I went with it and was surprised it was correct. 😂

[@scramboyant8358]

Knew it right away, but I would be fighting the urge to write down "Who is YO MAMA?"

[@nutkizzle]

You could always cross it out.

[@47Jaspers]

I can't imagine many people would write to him, but you'd think Mr Zip would also have such a privilege

[@judithmoore7892]

Mr. Zip was a clever thought!

[@BogMan7L]

He came to my mind, too.

[@nancyblockcolsky1387]

Yes, but I’m not sure Mr. Zip was around in 1944.

[@mauricesnell5886]

Keeping up with the holiday season, this was a good Final Jeopardy! category.

[@Dexaan]

Nailed it.

[@josephosheavideos3992]

Incidentally, the reason there is a zip code (47579) for Santa Claus is that there is a town by that name in southern Indiana, near Evansville.

[@ellengrace4609]

I thought they meant Santa has his own personal zip code, so it would be different than that town’s zip code.

[@Sylvander1911]

In Canada (with a different format for our Postal Codes - Letter Number Letter (Space) Number Letter Number) Santa Claus (North Pole) has the Postal Code H0H 0H0

[@dianamateo5443]

Got it! Yay!

[@leesalawitch1386]

Got it! My family and I attended an 80th birthday party for the "question" at Ft. Vancouver, WA this summer.

[@TheSequelWasBetter]

Interesting that at 45 seconds, you can see Jenna Hayes lean over to start writing her question; but in the very next shot (as the thinking music ends), she is already standing upright. I wonder why the cut was done.

[@krisweinschenker598]

Guessed right. Didn't realize Smokey was that old

[@judithmoore7892]

Smokey the Bear a.k.a Smokey Bear came to mind instantly, but I did wonder if people wrote to him. I think Rosie the Riveter and Uncle Sam were around before 1944, but better to say something than leave it blank.

[@TheSjuris]

Rosie came from WWII.

[@corybeaver1909]

I guessed Smoky Bear & I got it right!

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Jenna with $18,200 had an important wagering decision here. She could either play against Laura with $5200 or Harry with $13,200. She chose Harry, however her wager was a little off; she only had to wager $8201 to beat him if they both got it right, but she wagered $9000. However it would not have mattered since Laura got it right and ended with $10,200. But if Jenna had wagered $7999 she would have won. By the way all 3 answered were good guesses, but like Laura I got it right!

[@traciechakraborty3829]

wtg, Laura! You're doing Memphis proud!

[@briantravelman]

She got lucky again

[@AWall925]

I was with Jenna

[@corybeaver1909]

I thought there would be a new Jeopardy champion because i knew the only way Laura would remain champ is for her opponents to get it wrong & wager big, which I didn't see happening. But it did!

[@lepoblak]

Saw the champion in 3rd place and was like, yeah, she's not winning. And the answer was also easy, but then the other two didn't know and then it all came down to the leads wager. 🙃 I was shocked Laura won in the end. It was an exciting final, that's for sure. 😃

[@mahasw777]

I got this one right away.

[@jacobnyhart6862]

They've (the park service) always made a big stink about his name being "Smokey Bear", not "Smokey The Bear". They even ran an ad campaign many years ago about his name. I'm honestly surprised they accepted the answer with "The" in the name given how anal they can be with answers.

[@ladyhawke7034]

Final Jeopardy clue: 4/5 stars Clue ++++ Fairness ++++ Fun factor ++++ General Knowledge +++

[@frankpeter6851]

Final Jeopardy clue index

[@StaxRL]

spoiler blocker

[@AaronDC83]

I said McGruff the Crime Dog. So close, yet so very far.

[@joeldick6871]

I said Smokey

[@saulchapnick1566]

A perfect final Jeopardy, with a slightly challenging clue, where the third place underdog clinched it.

[@donhailer4994]

Wow, from third to first. Congrats!

[@L.D.Intheditch]

I thought it was Uncle Sam too.

[@ELPINGAZO]

Got it right away. But only because no other came to mind.

[@KJ-of6lf]

Remember hearing Paul Harvey rest of the story about him.

[@jad1079]

Seemed like Smokey The Bear was the easy, obvious answer. I'm surprised two contestants got it wrong.

[@BrakusJPSGameShows]

1:13 The overbet here cost him the win -- a $0 - 2799 bet could have given him the championship. And the leader only had to bet to cover the 2nd place player, but she overbet also, not that it would have mattered. Considering that this Final was a gimme, this was so disappointing to see the other two misanswer *and* miswager this one.

[@BlueCrystalTear]

I put down the same answer as Jenna because of the time period being WWII. I'd have thought she'd have gotten mail back then. Surprised by the correct answer, which I thought was from around eight years later.

[@ecamp6360]

I don't think l Rosie was such a cultural icon at the time. I think that came later, in the 1970s or '80s.

[@DrPeppering]

The big giveaway is the category itself. Uncle Sam or Rosie are not closely associated with any government public awareness campaigns.

[@germanname1990]

I came up with the correct question, but it was out on a limb as I couldn't think of anyone else.

[@WhatAndEver]

I had to think of a PSA icon that kids would admire, and Smokey the Bear popped into my mind. I've known of Santa Claus since I was born, and learned about Smokey the Bear in kindergarten.

[@eugeniawong249]

Most impressive for the reigning champion

[@drewconway7135]

I got the right answer, but the name of this “category” is super awk and niche

[@Bravejoe85]

Only who can prevent forest fires?

[@ohmyjanitor]

Josh

[@PumpkinEscobarForever]

You have selected “you”, referring to me. That is incorrect. The correct answer is: you.

[@mrhorgan]

I was able to figure out Smokey the Bear with the Public Awareness portion of the category, almost went with Uncle Sam but I held back. Really was pulling for Jenna to win but Laura lucked out to my surprise 🫢

[@christopherb5057]

Uncle Sam crossed my mind, but I thought he was around well before 1944.

[@DragoonSV]

Can Laura avoid the 4-day curse on Christmas Day?

[@christycase2324]

I thought it was uncle sam.😅

[@timothybell9348]

my instinct was actually "Mister Zip." The right answer was my second guess but by then it's too late.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Easy 🐻

[@frankpeter6851]

Public awareness?

[@ohmyjanitor]

I guessed Smokey Bear. He was the only national icon that I could think of who would be from that era and would have his own zip code.

[@maryakey9880]

I knew it right away since Smokey Bear was created in 1944.😊

[@theronstanford5644]

What's with the spoiler? "Only YOU".

[@commandZee]

I got it right, but honestly the final jeopardy question this season lack the wit and elegance they used to have. I'm suspicious all the entertainment industry tumult of the recent past have something to do with it. All that aside, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!

[@TonyCrenshawsLatte]

I couldn't remember the name, so I was saying, "Who is the only-you-can-stop-forest-fire bear??" 😂😂😂 (And I got his catchphrase wrong too, lol. It's "prevent," not "stop." 😂😂😂)

[@star-roving]

What were they thinking with that wager?? Smh

[@ackattack1002]

They both Clavin’d themselves…

[@matthewdubay1180]

That makes no sense. Cliff clavin, the fictional character, had a runaway lead, wagered awfully, and answered ubsurdly.

[@ackattack1002]

@ the two wagered poorly. Had they not, they could’ve won handily. Alex Trebek himself used the phrase

[@matthewdubay1180]

@@ackattack1002 Did Alex Trebek come see them after their loss at a local Boston bar?

[@chadho9701]

Spoilers

[@theemmjay5130]

Wow, more people who don't care about spoiling the question than usual in this comment section.

[@Ras137]

Did I hear her name was Jenna Hayes? That's an unfortunate...homonym.

[@jasonmateosky]

Yeah it's a homonym, but it's not "unfortunate" in any way.

[@briantravelman]

The woman on the left has got to be the worst but luckiest champion ever! The lawyer lady had the game in the bag! What was she thinking with that wager? That was just stupid! Just bet ZERO! *shaking my head

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

@@briantravelman Thanks for the mansplaining. Get a life. 🙄

[@JES96]

Jenna had to do what she had to do to cover Harry. She bet slightly more ($9,000) than the recommended cover wager, supposedly $8,201. Harry did the worst wager. He should have bet between $0 and $2,799.

[@briantravelman]

If it was an easy category that would make sense, but a weird category like this

[@GoldenNugget256]

Can we just have a new strong champion for our Christmas present? This woman's been getting very little money than usual.

[@haa_vee]

"This woman" Laura Faddah has won 4 tough games. How many have you won?

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

You're welcome to apply.

[@briantravelman]

Finally someone rational! I don’t care if I get roasted. Do you people not realize she's won every episode by pure dumb luck? This has got to be the worst performing champion ever!

[@ajsy1090]

​@@briantravelman Megan W, Suresh and Ben G were 5+ game champions with less than $100,000 total cash winnings in the past.