Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 25

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Justin Brandt, an attorney originally from West Hills, California;
  • Tyler Jarvis, a researcher & PhD student originally from Portales, New Mexico; and
  • Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Amy is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,900.

Jeopardy!

GORGES COUNTRIES // TOP 10 BABY NAMES // ASSAULTS & BATTERIES // REALITY SHOW HOSTS // BRO-POURRI // “A.C.”

DD1 – $800 – BRO-POURRI – These brothers bought James A. Bailey’s business in 1907 (Tyler doubled to $3,600.)

Scores at first break: Amy $2,200, Tyler $5,200, Justin $600.

Scores entering DJ: Amy $5,800, Tyler $6,200, Justin $800.

Double Jeopardy!

BELOW DECK: SAILING NOVEL // VOCABULARY // WORLD HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES // FRENCH HISTORY // LET’S ROCK & ROLL! // D.C.

DD2 – $2,000 – VOCABULARY – Italian gives us this word for an outline of what could happen, also an old word for a screenplay (Amy lost $3,000 from her leading score of $7,800.)

DD3 – $800 – FRENCH HISTORY – Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles of 1768, the Genoese ceded this island to the French (Amy added $2,000 to her leading total of $11,200.)

In a game with four DJ leftovers, Amy lost the lead after missing DD2, regained first place then expanded it on DD3 on her way to a runaway at $18,800 vs. $8,600 for Tyler and $2,000 for Justin.

Final Jeopardy!

STATUES – The 42-foot-high statue of Athena in this state capital is the tallest indoor statue in the United States

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Amy dropped just $5 to win with $18,795 for a two-day total of $37,695.

Final scores: Amy $18,795, Tyler $4,001, Justin $2,000.

Rock is dead dept.: The players only chose three clues from the rock music category before time expired and missed them all, including ones about Chuck Berry’s cosmetics-inspired hit “Maybelline”, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and the “riot grrrl” movement.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who were Ringling? DD2 – What is scenario? DD3 – What is Corsica? FJ – What is Nashville?