Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 18 – Today’s contestants are:

– Gregory, an institutional development manager from New York, was involved with drag queen invasions;
– Samantha, a graduate student from California, is looking for the Jeopardy! shutdown button; and
– James, a professional sports gambler from Nevada, watched Jeopardy! with his grandmother. James is a ten-day champ with winnings of $697,787.

James doubled up on DD1 and eliminated any possible threats by quickly scoring on both DDs in DJ. James cruised into FJ with $47,825 vs. $9,800 for Samantha and $8,200 for Gregory.

DD1, $800 – NEXT YEAR – Culminating on Aug. 26, 2020, the U.S. will celebrate the 100th anniversary of this egalitarian milestone (James went all-in for $3,000.)

DD2, $1,600 – BATTLE ROYALE – Portugal’s King Sebastian drowned at the 1578 battle of the 3 kings in this country across the Gulf of Cadiz (James was a bit cautious here, winning $6,013 from his total of $15,200.)

DD3 (video), $2,000 – GREEK & ROMAN LIT – From around 170 A.D., the meditations of this Roman emperor reflect on subject like moral and social virtue (James won $9,812 from his score of $24,013.)

FJ – COMIC BOOK SUPERHEROES – During his years with the Justice League of America, this superhero sometimes used the secret identity “C. King”

Surprisingly, only James was correct on FJ, adding $26,308 to win with $74,133 for a eleven-day total of $771,920.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the product used on decks that rhymes with Chex is Trex.

This day in Jamestown: Upon getting FJ right, the champ thanked his wife for “bad movie night”. Note that the movie about the clue’s subject was not a Sony release or that comment probably would have been edited out.

One more thing: Yes folks, after eleven days we’ve reached the point that a $74,133 win feels rather ho-hum. Will we ever be excited by a mere $50,000 victory again?

Correct Qs:
DD1 – What is women’s suffrage (right to vote)?
DD2 – What is Morocco?
DD3 – Who was Marcus Aurelius?
FJ – Who is Aquaman?