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Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 24

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Anna Marie Cunningham, a market research account manager from Sellersville, Pennsylvania;
  • Has Karbalai, a public health advisor from Calgary, Alberta; and
  • Amar Kakirde, a graduate student from Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey. Amar is a two-day champ with winnings of $24,599.

Jeopardy!

LITERARY SIMILES // CROSSWORD CLUES “2” // I’LL JUST NEED TO VERIFY YOUR IDENTITY // DATE OF BIRTH // MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME // YOUR FIRST CONCERT

DD1 (video) – $600 – MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME – (Shown is a photo of a mature woman with Richard Nixon) Maiden name of the political mom seen here (Amar lost $500.)

Scores at first break: Amar $2,100, Has $2,800, Anna Marie $1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Amar $4,500, Has $4,000, Anna Marie $1,400.

Double Jeopardy!

UP IN THE AIR // INDIGENOUS ACTORS & ACTRESSES // AMERICAN HISTORY // GEOGRAPHIC ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER // THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT // RAMBLING WORDS

DD2 – $800 – GEOGRAPHIC ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER – A South American capital city founded by Pizarro & a largely desert country of western Africa (Has dropped $4,400 on a true DD.)

DD3 – $2,000 – THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT – The Houses of Parliament are located in this London borough (Has doubled to $3,200.)

Another tough game in which a miss on an all-in wager by Has on DD2 helped Amar to a runaway into FJ at $15,300 vs. $6,800 for Has and $1,400 for Anna Marie.

Final Jeopardy!

LITERATURE – Preserved in a single manuscript called Cotton MS Vitellius A XV, this epic begins with the word “Hwæt”, often translated as listen

Amar and Has were correct on FJ, with Amar adding $1,500 to win with $16,800 for a three-day total of $41,399.

Final scores: Amar $16,800, Has $10.799, Anna Marie $0.

Musical miscues: No one knew Vermont jam band Phish, or the original lead singer who reunited with Van Halen in 2007, David Lee Roth (although the band being fronted by a deceased Sam Kinison, as Anna Marie guessed, would have been something to see).

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Milhous? DD2 – What are Lima and Mali? DD3 – What is Westminster? FJ -What is “Beowulf”?