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For John, BLUF:  Actress Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) appears to have whiffed on a question on Celebrity Jeopardy, but she actually got a bit of it.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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And just like that … Cynthia Nixon loses ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ with embarrassing history clue flub

From The New York Post, by Reporter Lauren Sarner, 30 November 2023, 1:53 p.m. ET.

Here is the lede plus seven:

And just like that … Cynthia Nixon blows it on “Celebrity Jeopardy!”

On the episode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” aired Wednesday, the “Sex and the City” and “And Just Like That…” star lost, with stand-up comedian Heather McMahan beating both Nixon, 57, and fellow celeb participant Cedric the Entertainer, 59.

During the episode, going into the new Triple Jeopardy! round, Cynthia led with $7,100, while Heather had $6,600 and Cedric, $3,200.

The game between Nixon and McMahan was close, but Nixon got the last Daily Double, adding $2,000.

By Final Jeopardy!, it seemed like Nixon would win, as she had $19,700, Cedric had $4,000 and McMahan had $15,600.

The clue under “Unique Buildings” read: “Despite 17.5 miles of hallways, you can walk anywhere in this Virginia building within about 5 minutes, due to its concentric layout.”

Nixon revealed that she scribbled something that looked like “VA Hospital” and tossed up her hands, in apparent confusion.

Cedric and McMahan both correctly guessed, “The Pentagon.”

This topic was discussed on The Grace Curley Show on Thursday, the 30th of November.  I tried to call in to give them the 'gen, but after keeping me holding for about 15 minutes, they dropped me.  Such is life.

It turns out that the building, as originally designed and build was intended to be a Veterans Hospital with the close of World War II.  You could see it in the 1980s, with the large elevators, capable of holding two gurneys and in the gently sloping ramps between floors, allowing equipment to be pushed between levels.  It is just that the conversion never happened.

As Agent Maxwell Smart often said:  "Missed it by that much."

So, while i think her views on the Hamas war on Israel need some more insight, her insight into the Pentagon was very good.

Hat tip to the The Grace Curley Show.

Regards  —  Cliff