Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 20

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants:

  • Jen Feldman, a high school teacher from Brooklyn, New York;
  • Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and
  • Joey DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Jeopardy!

REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. // MUSEUMS // FARM TOOLS & MACHINERY // BRITISH SITCOMS // THIS & THAT // BACK WORDS & FORWARD

DD1 – 1,000 – MUSEUMS – Sir Aston Webb designed this London museum of decorative arts (Joey lost 1,600 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Joey 0, Drew 4,200, Jen 1,400.

Scores entering DJ: Joey 800, Drew 7,200, Jen 2,400.

Double Jeopardy!

FRENCH GEOGRAPHY // 18th CENTURY WRITING // BROADWAY // PSYCHOLOGY // LET’S TALK ABOUT POLITICS // STARTS WITH “D”

DD2 – 1,200 – 18th CENTURY WRITING – Pancjloss & Cunegonde are characters in this satire that mocked optimism by portraying a world of folly & danger (Jen added 5,000.)

DD3 – 1,200 – PSYCHOLOGY – Like “helicopter parents”, this term from a sports-minded Danish psychologist describes parents who sweep obstacles away from kids (Drew added 4,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Joey 9,200, Drew 26,800. Jen 12,600.

Final Jeopardy!

COLD WAR CRAFT – A U.S. Navy website says its journey from New London to Norway in 1957 opened up Arctic Waters previously ruled by the Soviets

Only Joey was correct on FJ. Drew bet 0 to advance.

Final scores: Joey 9,811, Drew 26,800, Jen 10,000.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the “3 little words” that the crowd wants the coach to do on 4th-and-inches, “go for it”.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is the V&A (the Victoria and Albert Museum)? DD2 – What is “Candide”? DD3 – What are curling parents? FJ – What is the Nautilus?