Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 24

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
  • Paul Drake, a front desk lead originally from Grand Blanc, Michigan; and
  • Mark Lashley, a professor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mark is a one-day champ with winnings of $17,601.

Jeopardy!

U.S. MILITARY ACTIONS // CELEBRITY MEMOIRS // HIKING GEAR // ETYMOLOGIES // THE RITE STUFF // MOVEMENT

DD1 – $600 – CELEBRITY MEMOIRS – Arnold Schwarzenegger aptly titled his 2012 autobiography this, the title of his 1990 film (Mark dropped $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Mark $1,000, Paul $4,000, Amy $2,400.

Scores entering DJ: Mark $4,600, Paul $5,800, Amy $6,000.

Double Jeopardy!

NEAR THE EQUATOR // ESSAYS // ART & ARTISTS // ENGINEERING MARVELS // MUSIC FROM 10 YEARS AGO // FEEL “OLD” YET?

DD2 – $1,200 – ESSAYS – In jail Mahatma Gandhi would often read a copy of this 1849 Thoreau essay for inspiration (Mark dropped $2,000 from his leading score of $9,400.)

DD3 – $800 – NEAR THE EQUATOR – The largest living monitor lizard shares its name with this island in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago (Amy lost $4,000 from her total of $16,000.)

Mark missed the first two DDs, then Amy had a chance to build a runaway lead on DD3 but she also missed. So the game was wide open going into FJ with Amy at $13,200, Paul with $9,400 and Mark at $8,600.

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC TRANSPORTS – Decorated with an illustration of the Montgolfiers’ craft, the smoking room aboard this could be accessed only via an airlock

Everyone was correct on FJ. Amy added $5,700 to win with $18,900.

Final scores: Mark $9,401, Paul $17,201, Amy $18,900.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “Total Recall”? DD2 – What is “Civil Disobedience”? DD3 – What is Komodo? FJ – What is the Hindenburg?