Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 12 – Introducing today’s contestants:

– Mike!, a writer-teacher from Massachusetts, uses the J! format in his lessons;
– Ali, a homemaker from Virginia, met her husband through quiz bowl; and
– James, a professional sports gambler from Nevada, got married in a swimsuit, but his bride didn’t. James is a six-day champ with winnings of $325,877.

James was back in complete domination mode here, scoring on all three DDs to enter FJ with $58,148 vs. $13,200 for Ali and $7,400 for Mike.

DD1, $400 – CITY ADJECTIVES – Cantabrigian means from one of 2 notes college cities named this (James won $9,812 from his total of $10,400.)

DD2, $1,200 – MOOLAH – The mint in this Western city produces about half of U.S. coinage & is the USA’s second-largest gold depository (James won $11,814 from his score of $29,212.)

DD3 (video), $2,000 – COLUMBIA PICTURES – There are great beaches at the Walled City founded as this de Indias, meaning “Carthage of the Indes” in English (James picked up $11,022 from his total of $42,746)

FJ – LITERARY ADAPTATIONS – The director of the 2018 TV adaptation of this 1953 classic said, yes, books were harmed in the making of this motion picture

James and Ali were correct on FJ, with James adding $31,010 to win with $89,158 for a seven-day total of $415,035. James now owns the top two one-day winning totals in the show’s history. Meanwhile, Mike needed a near double-up to have a chance at second place and for some reason, only bet $300 that wasn’t even his actual money.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the five-letter word for a special non-circulating coin prized for its fine detail and mirror-like finish is a proof coin.

This day in Trebekistan: Alex brought out his Hannibal Lecter impression and offered James use of his birthday when he runs out of important dates on which to base wagering amounts.

Correct Qs:
DD1 – What is Cambridge?
DD2 – What is Denver?
DD3 – What is Cartagena?
FJ – What is “Fahrenheit 451”?