Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 17 – Please welcome today’s contestants:
– Lee, a teacher from Raleigh, NC, whose band plays in the “disco country fatback” style;
– Amanda, a librarian from Iron Mountain, Mich., who collects shot glasses; and
– Gilbert, a university administrator from Princeton, NJ, who has been thanked by three presidents for his humanitarian relief efforts. Gilbert is a five-day champ with winnings of $84,201.
Lee impressively ran two categories about presidential birthplaces and historic years, helping him build enough of a lead to have it wrapped up going into FJ with $21,200 vs. $9,400 for Gilbert and $6,600 for Amanda.
DD1 – THE “IS” STORM – This adjective is from the Greek for “equal-legged” (Gilbert won $1,000)
DD2 – WORLD CAPITALS – This capital is just a 3-hour voyage across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires (Gilbert lost $4,000)
DD3 – IN THE “D” TALES – The full title of this novel includes “El Ingenioso Hildalgo” (Lee won $4,000)
FJ – SPECIAL DAYS – A 1954 act amended a 1938 one by striking out this word & replacing it with “Veterans”
Lee and Gilbert were correct on FJ, with Lee adding $1,200 to win with $22,400. Gilbert will likely return for the next Tournament of Champions.
Triple Stumper of the day: The players didn’t pick up on the hint in a clue about wealthy Pennsylvania families, as the mention of Carnegie didn’t lead them to Mellon.
This day in Trebekistan: Alex continued to be obsessed with the idea of Gilbert promising a share of his winnings to his children and put the jinx on Gilbert by imagining a $32,000 payment to the kids if Gilbert won as much as Ken Jennings.
Correct Qs:
DD1 – What is isoceles?
DD2 – What is Montevideo?
DD3 – What is “Don Quixote”?
FJ – What is Armistice?