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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 27

Here are today’s contestants:

  • David Weir, a retired court administrator from Palm Springs, California;
  • Neha Narayan, a research assistant originally from Plainsboro, New Jersey; and
  • Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Josh is a four-day champ with winnings of $59,202.

Jeopardy!

THE BAY AREA // BIBLE FILL IN THE BLANK// PASS THE “OX” // AT THE MALL // HOT TOPIC // DICK’S SPORTING: GOOD

DD1 – $800 – THE BAY AREA – Abu Qir Bay was the site of this 1798 battle, one of the greatest victories of Horatio Nelson (Neha lost $2,200 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Josh $5,800, Neha $0, David -$1,200.

Scores entering DJ: Josh $7,200, Neha $2,000, David $0.

Double Jeopardy!

AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE // GRAINS OF SALT // “-ED” CREATURES // FROM THE GREEK // GOOD READS // CELEBRITY FIRST NAME GAME

DD2 – $2,000 – FROM THE GREEK – If my math is correct, it comes in part from Greek for “earth survey” (Josh lost $3,400 from his score of $12,400 vs. $2,000 for Neha.)

DD3 – $1,600 – GRAINS OF SALT – He was jailed in May 1930 after a march protesting a British tax on salt (Josh added $4,000 to his total of $14,600 vs. $5,600 for Neha.)

Josh never had a seriously anxious moment, leading at every break and entering FJ with a runaway at $21,000 vs. $6,400 for Neha and $3,600 for David.

Final Jeopardy!

LANDMARKS – This landmark features a relief of Agrippa approving the design of an aqueduct as well as Pietro Bracci’s statue of Oceanus

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Josh bet $0, winning with $21,000 for a five-day total of $80,202.

Final scores: Josh $21,000, Neha $5,599, David $799.

Clue selection strategy: Except for one other top-row clue, there was a full category in DJ that went completely untouched until the final six clues with DD3 still on the board.

Jeopardy!’s greatest hits: “The Good Earth” made its third appearance of the season, adding to the over three-dozen times it’s been used in clues going back to 1984.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Battle of the Nile? DD2 – What is geometry? DD3 – Who was Gandhi? FJ – What is Trevi Fountain?