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Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Nov. 1

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Sam Cameron, a finance manager from Fargo, North Dakota;
  • Julie Phillips, an attorney from Alexandria, Virginia; and
  • Greg Jolin, a system specialist & accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire. Greg is a one-day champ with winnings of $24,001.

Jeopardy!

THAT’S SO 19th CENTURY // ALSO A COOKING VERB // ONLY MURDERS IN BUILDINGS // LOGOS // STYLING HAIR // RESTING IN FOREST LAWN CEMETERY

DD1 – $1,000 – ALSO A COOKING VERB – To become pale or white with fear (Greg added $2,000 to his leading score of $6,000.)

Scores at first break: Greg $4,800, Julie $2.200, Sam $1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Greg $7,800, Julie $3,000, Sam $4,400.

Double Jeopardy!

ON THE MAP // REPTILES // CLASSICAL MUSICIANS // AMONG THE TOP BRITISH BABY NAMES // PRIME NUMBERS ON TV // 6-LETTER SYNONYM PAIRS

DD2 – $1,200 – PRIME NUMBERS ON TV – Her real name turns out to be Jane Ives, & she developed powers due to involvement in the government’s MK-Ultra program (Sam dropped $5,000 from his total of $12,400 vs. $11,800 for Greg.)

DD3 – $1,600 – ON THE MAP – This country at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula borders Saudi Arabia & Oman (Greg added $6,000 to his score of $12,200 vs. $11,000 for Sam.)

Greg had another strong first round, then Sam rallied to take a small lead but had a setback on DD2, after which Greg drew away into FJ at $23,000 vs. $13,000 for Sam and $6,600 for Julie.

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORY & THE MOVIES – This 1935 Best Picture Oscar winner tells of a 1789 event near the isolated Pacific volcano of Tofua

Only Greg was correct on FJ, adding $3,001 to win with $26,001 for a two-day total of $50,002.

Final scores: Greg $26,001, Julie $2, Sam $2,999.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one could identify the machine with a scooping device that’s used to deepen harbors and waterways, which is also a cooking term, a dredge.

Clue selection strategy: in third place late in DJ and in need of a double-up with DD3 on the board, Julie chose a top-row clue. Greg then gained control and immediately went to a $1,600 clue to find DD3, helping him secure the lead.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is blanch? DD2 – Who is Eleven? DD3 – What is Yemen? FJ – What is “Mutiny on the Bounty”?