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Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 1

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Kristen Ramsey, an assistant professor from Storrs, Connecticut;
  • Conner Huey, a student from Bremerton, Washington; and
  • Bryce Wargin, a post market surveillance coordinator from Kansas City, Missouri. Bryce is a one-day champ with winnings of $15,400.

Jeopardy!

THE OLD WEST // ALL PAULS // MASCOT MANIA // FILM CAMEOS // WORDS WITHIN WORDS // SOMETHING TO SNEEZE AT

DD1 – $600 – ALL PAULS – An animated short set to this piece by composer Paul Dukas eventually grew into the film “Fantasia” (Connor lost $600.)

Scores at first break: Bryce $6,200, Conner -$800, Kristen -$400.

Scores entering DJ: Bryce $9,200, Conner -$600, Kristen $3,000.

Double Jeopardy!

GEOGRAPH”E” // NEW TO THE OED // BIOLOGY // I DON’T FEEL SEEN // SONGS FROM THE HIT ALBUM // A LITTLE CAUSE PLAY

DD2 – $1,600 – GEOGRAPH”E” – Independent from 1918 to 1940, this country regained its independence from the USSR in 1991 (On the second clue of the round, Bryce added $3,400 to his score of $10,400 vs. $3,000 for Kristen.)

DD3 – $1,600 – BIOLOGY – This liquid substance with no cells or clotting factors makes up more of the blood than plasma does (Two clues after DD2, Bryce dropped $3,000 from his leading total of $13,800.)

Bryce took the DDs in DJ out of play quickly and managed to expand his early lead into FJ at $18,800 vs. $6,600 for Kristen. Out of the running was Conner at -$600.

Final Jeopardy!

ITALIAN HISTORY – Three mighty city-states roughly forming an equilateral triangle were Venice, Florence, and this one where rhe Viscontis and Sforzas ruled

Both players were correct on FJ. Bryce added $5,000 to win with $23,800 for a two-day total of $39,200.

Final scores: Bryce $23,800, Conner -$600, Kristen $8,790.

That’s after their time: The players missed three album titles from the past 25 years, supporting the idea that in the modern era, the album has taken a distant backseat to individual songs. The only one they got right way was by far the oldest (from 1977).

Ken’s Korner: After Conner had no response to DD1, Ken said to him, “Remember Mickey with the hat?” If a quiz show contestant clearly doesn’t know something the host thinks is obvious, the host should probably just let it go.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”? DD2 – What is Estonia? DD3 – What is serum? FJ – What is Milan?