Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 7 – Let’s meet today’s contestants:

– Hope, a librarian from Maryland, was a 10-year-old civil war reenactor;
– Kristin, a college program administrator from Washington state, at 7-years-old cried her way into meeting a penguin; and
– Dana, an educator from California, skydived in the African desert. Dana is a two-day champ with winnings of $32,401.

Kristin was slightly off on back-to-back clues very late in DJ, with Hope picking up the rebound both times. But it wasn’t quite enough to get Hope into first place with $15,800 going into FJ vs. $16,200 for Dana and $12,000 for Kristin.

DD1, $800 – MIXED DOG BREEDS – Small & fluffy: minor apnea (Dana won $800 on a true DD.)

DD2, $1,600 – DRUNK ON LITERATURE – Alcoholic Ben Sanderson decides to drink himself to death in Sin City in this John O’Brien novel (Dana won $1,800)

DD3, $800 – SIZE IT – This HBO drama melds moms with Monterey murder (Hope won $2,000 – she was in third place with $9,800 trailing by $5,800 with time running out, so this was a clear all-in situation.)

FJ – ART – This famous work of art was damaged in 1652 when a door was cut into a wall, removing Jesus’ feet

Everyone was correct on FJ, so Hope’s small bet on DD3 cost her the game. The close scores meant a big payday for Dana, who added $15,401 to win with $31,601 and a three-day total of $64,002.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the regiment in which Teddy Roosevelt was its no. 2 was the Rough Riders.

Judging the judges: For a clue about the phrase “I read you” these 2 ways, looking for “loud and clear”, they reversed themselves to accept “five by five”, in which the fives represent signal strength and signal quality.

Correct Qs:
DD1 – What is a Pomeranian?
DD2 – What is “Leaving Las Vegas”?
DD3 – What is “Big Little Lies”?
FJ – What is “The Last Supper”?