Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 6 – Today’s contestants are:
– Salome, a freelance writer from Alabama, did the old “watch an earlier showing of Jeopardy! to impress the family later by knowing everything” trick;
– Brendan, a policy researcher from Massachusetts, whose sister taught him to read; and
– Emma, a user experience librarian from Illinois, does crossword puzzles with her left hand to slow down and make fewer mistakes. Emma is a three-day champ with earnings of $97,002.
Super-competitive game in which Brendan took the lead on the last clue of DJ with $19,200 vs. $19,000 for Emma and $16,400 for Salome.
DD1, $1,000 – BUSINESS NAMES – This toy company that expanded into global play & entertainment was named for founding siblings Henry & Hillel Hassenfeld (Brendan won $2,800 on a true DD.)
DD2, $1,600 – PEOPLE IN HISTORY – As Chief Justice he presided over the Roe v. Wade & Pentagon Papers cases (Brendan won $5,000 from his leading total of $8,200.)
DD3, $800 – RIVERS THAT FLOW NORTH – This “colorful” river flows north, forming 440 miles of the North Dakota-Minnesota border & then on into Canada (Emma won $6,000 from her score of $9,000 vs. $13,200 for Brendan. This late in the game, the best move for Emma would have been to bet the farm.)
FJ – AMERICAN MUSIC LEGENDS – Steinbeck called him “just a voice and a guitar” but said his songs embodied “the will of a people to endure and fight against oppression”
Brendan and Salome were correct on FJ, as Emma added an incorrect first initial. Brendan picked up $19,000 to win with $38,200.
Triple Stumper of the day: Alex was astonished that no one knew the Mojave River runs through California.
This day in shilling: The producers are perfectly fine with having a clue about GEICO, which ran two ads during the show and had its name plastered on the lecterns at the end.
Correct Qs:
DD1 – What is Hasbro?
DD2 – Who was Burger?
DD3 – What is the Red River of the North?
FJ – Who was Woody Guthrie? (Emma was ruled incorrect for putting an “A.” before the last name.)