Daily analysis, December 5

J! was preempted in my area due to coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death. Thanks to my mom for providing the details.

Not that I missed all that much. Carlos is a crusher.

Carlos Ross: 25,200
Cecilia Cuevas: 2,100
Tahne Aarnes: 9,200

Just don’t bet too much, Carlos and Tahne. (They didn’t.)

The Final Jeopardy! clue for December 5, 2013:

20th CENTURY ARTS
PRETENDING TO BE A TREE IS AN EXERCISE IN A KEY TEXTBOOK OF THIS SYSTEM THAT SPREAD FROM RUSSIA TO BROADWAY & THEN TO HOLLYWOOD

Correct response: What is the Stanislavsky system (a.k.a. method acting)?