Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 18

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Sam Neuman, a global communications specialist from New York City;
  • Chris Lindsay, an attorney from Carmel, California; and
  • Aiden Orzech, a teacher from Thornhill, Ontario. Aiden is a two-day champ with winnings of $49,599.

Jeopardy!

PRINCES & PRINCESSES // VANCOUVER, B.C. // COMPLETES THE SONG TITLES // RAIN CHECK // 7-UP // SAY IT “AINT” SO

DD1 – $400 – VANCOUVER, B.C. – The first sea voyage by this group set sail from Vancouver in 1971 in protest of nuclear testing in Alaska (Aiden doubled to $2,000.)

Scores at first break: Aiden -$600, Chris -$400, Sam $2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Aiden $3,000, Chris $200, Sam $3,600.

Double Jeopardy!

GIVE US YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS // THE HISTORICAL HOOSEGOW // CONSTELLATIONS // NFTs & IPOs // PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES // LITTLE BLACK BOOKS

DD2 – $1,600 – GIVE US YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS – Ozone-depleting chemicals made up of atomic numbers 17, 9 & 6 (Aiden lost $3,000 from his score of $5,000 vs. $5,600 for Sam.)

DD3 – $1,200 – CONSTELLATIONS – This constellation appears on the flag of Australia & on a few other national flags in the region (Sam improved his leading score to $9,800.)

Sam increased his lead on DD3 but then both opponents gained on him, resulting in a three-way race in FJ with Sam at $10,200, Chris with $5,800 and Aiden at $5,200.

Final Jeopardy!

THE MOVIES – Hewlett-Packard’s first big customer was Walt Disney, who purchased special sound equipment for the making & showing of this film

Chris, who was well back most of the game, was the only one correct on FJ to complete a come-from-behind win by doubling to $11,600.

Final scores: Aiden $0, Chris $11,600, Sam $8.780.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one could identify a photo of Kate Bush.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Greenpeace? DD2 – What are CFCs? DD3 – What is Southern Cross? FJ – What is “Fantasia”?