Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 16 – Please welcome today’s contestants:

– Jill, a retired technical trainer from West Virginia, was one of the first women in the Mountaineer marching band;
– John, a microbiologist from Ohio, tried out for a semi-pro soccer team; and
– Anneke, a design consultant from Utah, was a swing and blues dancer/DJ. Anneke is a four-day champ with winnings of $104,497.

Anneke rallied from last to first by running a DJ pop culture category, but followed that with misses on the last two DDs, allowing Jill to hold the lead into FJ with $14,200 vs. $9,800 for Anneke and $7,400 for John.

DD1 ($600) – ENGLISH ROYAL FIRSTS – In 2017 Elizabeth II celebrated 65 years — the first jubilee named for this gemstone, inspiring a blue 5-pound stamp (Jill won $1,800)

DD2 ($1,200) – POLI SCI – This 1994 Harrison Ford film title was part of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s argument about limitations to free speech (Anneke lost $3,000)

DD3 ($1,200) – CIVIL WAR POETRY – Whitman mourned Lincoln in “When” these flowers “Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” (Anneke lost $1,000)

FJ – PEOPLE & PLACES – In 1790 Thursday October Christian became the first child whose birth was recorded on this remote island

Only John was correct on FJ, picking up $4,600 to win with $12,000.

Judging the writers: “People & Places” is the best category title they could come up with for that FJ clue?

Triple Stumper of the day: Jill seemed to know the response to the clue about “76”, but started saying “1776” then gave up on the opportunity to correct herself.

This day in Trebekistan: Among the things Alex thinks are funny – “A Number Between 1 & 100” and testing an anti-choking maneuver on dogs.

Correct Qs:
DD1 – What is sapphire?
DD2 – What is “Clear and Present Danger”?
DD3 – What are “Lilacs”?
FJ – What is Pitcairn?