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Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 27

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Julia Schan, a stay-at-home mom from Pleasanton, California;
  • Drew Wheeler, a high school social studies teacher from Athens, Georgia; and
  • Kevin Laskowski, an Episcopal priest from Falls Church, Virginia. Kevin is a two-day champ with winnings of $39,400.

Jeopardy!

PICTURE THE FILM // ONE GOOD “TURN” // QUOTING THE KING JAMES BIBLE // SLOGANS // SEAS // THE DAY

DD1 – $1,000 – SLOGANS – In the 1980s this investors newspaper billed itself as “the daily diary of the American dream” (Drew added $500.)

Scores at first break: Kevin $600, Drew $2,900, Julia $200.

Scores entering DJ: Kevin $3,400, Drew $3,500, Julia $1,600.

Double Jeopardy!

ON THE TIMELINE // “E” BOOKS // BIOLOGY // 4-SYLLABLE WORDS // FOOD & DRINK // THE WORLD OF TV

DD2 – $1,600 – “E” BOOKS – This nonfiction Pulitzer winner is subtitled “Poverty and Profit in the American City”; the title happened to many families (Kevin dropped from first to third by losing $3,000 from his score of $7,800.)

DD3 – $1,200 – 4-SYLLABLE WORDS – Also a math term; the police sometimes set one up to secure an area (Julia remained in first place after dropping $1,000 from her total of $9,600.)

In a close game, Julia managed to avoid making as many costly mistakes as her opponents and came out on top into FJ at $8,600 vs. $6,800 for Kevin and $6,300 for Drew.

Final Jeopardy!

STATE SONGS – Its 15 official state songs include 2 that mention moonshine and 3 played in 3/4 time

Kevin and Drew were correct on FJ, so Kevin’s late move into second place at the very end of DJ made the difference in his victory with $13,599, for a three-day total of $52,999.

Final scores: Kevin $13,599, Drew $8,700, Julia $3,599. Note that if Drew had bet his entire $1,800 on DD1 instead of $500, there’s a very good chance he would have finished ahead of Kevin into FJ and won the game.

Clue selection strategy: After DD2 was discovered, the remaining three untouched categories were all played top-down with DD3 still on the board. DD3 eventually fell to Julia who used it to make a small bet and maintain her lead, while her opponents who chose not to shop for it didn’t get the chance to make a move to the front with it.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Wall Street Journal? DD2 – What is “Evicted”? DD3 – What is perimeter? FJ – What is Tennessee?