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Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 30

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Jacqui Kaplan, a high school English teacher from Sandy Hook, Connecticut;
  • Joseph Carlstein, a graduate student from Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and
  • John Liu, a marketing analyst from Santa Monica, California. John is a one-day champ with winnings of $7,801.

Jeopardy!

HISTORIC AMERICANS // SHE’S GOT THE POWER // UTOPIA // WHERE TO GO WHEN… // 1980s CATCHPHRASES // SPEAKING REVERSIBLY

DD1 – $800 – HISTORIC AMERICANS – At his death in 1915 this school founder was laid to rest in a tomb built by students, on a hill overlooking the Tuskegee campus (Joseph doubled to $4,000.)

Scores at first break: John $200, Joseph $5,200, Jacqui $1,200.

Scores entering DJ: John $1,800, Joseph $5,600, Jacqui $2,800.

Double Jeopardy!

THAT’S A REALLY BIG DITCH! // FRENCH AUTHORS // “B” IN SCIENCE // NO, NOT THE DOG // SONGS // BEFORE & AFTER

DD2 – $2,000 – THAT’S A REALLY BIG DITCH! – This canyon sinks about 8,000 feet below the rim to the Snake River below on the Oregon-Idaho border (John dropped $2,000 from his score of $7,000 vs. $5,600 for Joseph.)

DD3 – $1,200 – NO, NOT THE DOG – Charles Darwin sailed around the world in this ship from 1831 to 1836 (Joseph added $2,400 to his total of $7,600 vs. $5,000 for John.)

John missed his lone DD opportunity while Joseph was correct on both of his, allowing Joseph to lead into FJ at $10,000 vs. $8,000 for Jacqui and $7,000 for John.

Final Jeopardy!

ARTIFACTS – Roughly, 180 of these were made & 50 remain; the man who created them was given a pension by the Archbishop of Mainz in 1465

Joseph and John were correct on FJ. Joseph added $6,001 to win with $16,001.

Final scores: John $13,999, Joseph $16,001, Jacqui $2,000.

Missing the layup: For a clue about automaker CEO Mara Barra’s timetable for going all-electric, after John missed with Ford, his opponents didn’t take a guess with General Motors.

Wagering strategy: By betting nearly everything from a close third place in FJ, John forced himself to be correct to have a chance to win, while with a much smaller bet, he could have won if both opponents missed without having to be correct himself.

Pedantry corner: In the FJ clue, they really didn’t need a comma between “Roughly” and “180”. Placing a comma there suggests the items were made in a rough manner.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Booker T. Washington? DD2 – What is Hell’s Canyon? DD3 – What is Beagle? FJ – What are Gutenberg Bibles?