Warning: This page contains spoilers for the December 27, 2022, game of Jeopardy! — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please note that the game airs as early as noon Eastern in some U.S. television markets.
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Children’s Books) for Tuesday, December 27, 2022 (Season 39, Game 77):
Its title character is told “By the time you are real, most of your hair has been loved off…your eyes drop out & you get…shabby”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Scott Handelman, a math & computer science teacher from Lincoln, Nebraska
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Maggie Frank-Hsu, a writer from San Diego, California
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Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (8-day total: $219,300)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
With his win yesterday, Ray Lalonde has moved into the top 20 all-time in terms of regular play winnings; he also became the 26th player since Sky’s the Limit was introduced in 2003 to win eight games. The previous 25 players are 18-7 when going for win #9; on which side will Ray end up? I’m sure Maggie Frank-Hsu or Scott Handelman want to play Giant Killer today!
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Correct response: What is The Velveteen Rabbit?
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The Velveteen Rabbit is a famous 1922 work of literature by Margery Williams, about a stuffed rabbit’s desire to become Real. The famous discussion about being Real took place between the title Velveteen Rabbit and the Skin Horse (who originally belonged to the child’s uncle) in the work. According to the Skin Horse, “Real isn’t how you are made. It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.”
This is definitely the sort of clue that could potentially trip up a contestant with some knowledge, but not enough—I would not be surprised to see responses of Pinocchio either on stage or from the home audience.
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