Born in 1932 & the son of a percussionist in the CBS Radio Orchestra, he’s been nominated for 53 Oscars

Find out the Final Jeopardy Answer for the episode airing on Tuesday, April 18 2023!

Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: The Oscars 

Today’s contestants are Daniel Ciarrocchi, Deb Bilodeau and Jeremy Felton.

Today’s Final Jeopardy

Born in 1932 & the son of a percussionist in the CBS Radio Orchestra, he’s been nominated for 53 Oscars

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: John Williams

Final Jeopardy Explanation

John Williams has been nominated for 53 Oscars, winning five of them. He is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney.

He has also won 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

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