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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 10

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Kat Donahoe, a chemist from Modesto, California;
  • Dave Widmayer, a trivia host and chemist from Portland, Oregon; and
  • Andrew Hayes, a law student originally from Tupelo, Mississippi. Andrew is a one-day champ with winnings of $25,200.

Jeopardy!

CALIFORNIA HISTORY // MY SPORT IS MY NICKNAME // MYSTERY LOVES COMPANY // RHYME TIME // GAMES // GOING TO PIECES

DD1 – $800 – CALIFORNIA HISTORY – Midwest transplants included Robert Stroud, known as this–inaccurately, as he couldn’t bring his canaries from Leavenworth (Dave added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Andrew $1,200, Dave $3,600, Kat $400.

Scores entering DJ: Andrew $2,400, Dave $4,800, Kat $2,200.

Double Jeopardy!

THERE’S NO A IN COUNTRY // A BRIEF MEDICAL TALK // THE SINGLE LIFE // LATIN CLASS // ECONOMICS // “WITH” OR “WITHOUT”

DD2 – $1,600 – THERE’S NO A IN COUNTRY – North of the Arctic Circle, Mount Kebne rises nearly 7,000 feet as the tallest peak in this nation (Andrew added $3,000 to his leading score of $5,600.)

DD3 – $1,200 – LATIN CLASS – On Daniel Day-Lewis’ Latin filmography: “Novem” (“Nine”), “Per Sinister Meus” (“My Left Foot”) & “In Nomine Patris” (this)(Dave improved by $4,200 to $12,600 vs. $8,600 for Andrew.)

Dave regained first place from Andrew on DD3 and widened the advantage into FJ at $20,200 vs. $13,000 for Andrew and $5,400 for Kat.

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD MUSEUMS – Located on Cromwell Road & home to more than 2.8 million objects, it bears in part the name of a cousin of a British Queen

Only Andrew was correct on FJ, adding $7,201 to win with $20,201 for a two-day total of $45,401.

Final scores: Andrew $20,201, Dave $14,399, Kat $2.

Triple Stumper of the day: In RHYME TIME, no one knew a sturdy nightstand is a stable table.

Overpriced clue dept.: In “WITH” OR “WITHOUT”, $2,000 for knowing the movie with James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo, “Rebel Without a Cause”.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Birdman of Alcatraz? DD2 – What is Sweden? DD3 – What is “In the Name of the Father”? FJ – What is the Victoria and Albert Museum?