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Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Nov. 29

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Nick Peitrowicz, a diplomatic security service special agent from Arlington, Virginia
  • Susan Beachy, a news researcher from Queens, New York; and
  • Laurel Day, a project manager originally from Austin, Texas. Laurel is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,801.

Jeopardy!

“LAND” HO! // BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS // ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES // CAUGHT SNACKING // THE BILLBOARD HOT 100: APRIL 9, 1983 // 8-LETTER WORDS

DD1 – $800 – 8-LETTER WORDS – Latinate noun for the world of teachers & educators (Nick was initially ruled incorrect, but that was later reversed, so he added $500.)

Scores at first break: Laurel $600, Susan -$600, Nick $6,000.

Scores entering DJ: Laurel $1,800, Susan $1,400, Nick $6,900.

Double Jeopardy!

AMERICAN HISTORY // A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THEM // SUCH A “FOX”! // SHEIK // RATTLE // ROLE

DD2 – $1,200 – AMERICAN HISTORY – The first third party movement in the U.S., it was formed in 1826 to oppose a certain secret order (Laurel lost $1,200.)

DD3 – $1,200 – RATTLE – Also called the Circum-Pacific Belt, it’s home to about 90% of the world’s earthquakes (Nick added $1,100.)

Susan gained the lead on the last clue of DJ worth $2,000 and entered FJ at $11,800 vs. $10,800 for Nick and $3,800 for Laurel.

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD AIRPORTS – This city’s international airport opened in 1942, just in time to be the destination of a flight at the end of a movie

Everyone was incorrect on FJ, which was really more of a classic film clue than the topic suggested by the category. Susan dropped the least, wagering $2,500 to come away with the win at $9,300.

Final scores: Laurel $0, Susan $9,300, Nick $7,799.

That’s before their time: Everyone took an incorrect guess at the turntable speed for antique records, 78 rpm.

Wagering strategy: Since Susan chose not to go for a bet big enough to cover double of Nick’s score, she might have considered a wager of less than $1,000, to force Nick to be correct with a non-zero wager to defeat her.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What Is pedagogy? (The response the writers were going for is academia.) DD2 – What is the Anti-Masonic Party? DD3 – What is the Ring of Fire? FJ – What is Lisbon?