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Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 2

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are:

  • Dane Reighard, a writer & editor from Los Angeles, California;
  • Emily Seaman Hoy, an attorney from Houston, Texas; and
  • Burt Thakur, a project engineer from Palm Springs, California.

Jeopardy!

GEOGRAPHY “B” // FIGHTERS // ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED? // A BUG’S LIFE // NATIVE AMERICANS // A CATEGORY ABOUT NOTHING

DD1 – $800 – ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED? – “The isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not” (Dane added $1,200.)

Scores at first break: Burt -$600, Emily $3,200, Dane $4,000.

Scores going into DJ: Burt $1,600, Emily $4,800, Dane $3,200.

Double Jeopardy!

SOUTH AFRICA // THEY PLAYED WYATT EARP // SIGNS & SYMBOLS // EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY // HODGE PODGE // PROVERB VS. PROVERB

DD2 (video) – $1,600 – SOUTH AFRICA – The majestic Victorian City Hall in East London, South Africa held the first hearing of the post-apartheid TRC, this commission (Burt dropped $2,000.)

DD3 – $1,600 – HODGE PODGE – James Boswell recounted this British man of letters’ affection for his cat Hodge, for whom he bought oysters (Dane lost $2,000.)

Scores going into FJ: Burt -$600, Emily $3,200, Dane $4,000.

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS – Both issued in April, 80 years apart, the first proclamations by these 2 Presidents each declared natl. days of mourning

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Dane dropped $5,000 to advance with $5,800.

Final scores: Burt $0, Emily $3,600, Dane $5,800.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “The Tempest”? DD2 – What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission? DD3 – Who was Dr. Samuel Johnson? FJ – Who were Andrew Johnson and Harry Truman?