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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 15

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are:

  • David Bederman, an attorney from Los Angeles, California;
  • James Tyler, a senior editor from Blandon, Pennsylvania; and
  • Diandra D’Alessio, a technical writer from Montreal, Quebec.

Jeopardy!

AROUND THE WORLD // JACKSON // CHEMISTRY TEST // POP MUSIC // SAFE MODE // “F”8

DD1 (video) – 800 – AROUND THE WORLD – Once you come ashore from this gulf, you can enjoy the delights of Haiphong (On the first clue of the game, Diandra added 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Diandra 4,800, James 1,400, David 4,000.

Scores entering DJ: Diandra 7,000, James 4,000, David 4,000.

Double Jeopardy!

DEALING WITH THINGS DIPLOMATICALLY // POP CULTURE // WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? // MISCELLANEOUS KNOWLEDGE // ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES // THOSE WORDS PACKED SOMETHING TO EAT

DD2 – 2,000 – ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES – This 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner by John Patrick Shanley is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964 (Diandra added 3,000.)

DD3 – 800 – DEALING WITH THINGS DIPLOMATICALLY – The 6th century Peloponnesian League was a coalition of city-states led by this one big on the military (Diandra added 5,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Diandra 24,600, James 12,800, David 7,600.

Final Jeopardy!

LANDMARKS – The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall

Everyone was incorrect on FJ, with Diandra dropping 1,001 to advance with 23,599.

Final scores: Diandra 23,599, James 0, David 0.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is the Gulf of Tonkin? DD2 – What is “Doubt”? DD3 – What is Sparta? FJ – What is the Gateway Arch?