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Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 10

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Leslie Oakerson, a financial services manager from Red Bank, New Jersey;
  • Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California: and
  • Ian Morrison, an airline ramp agent originally from Aurora, Colorado. Ian is a one-day champ with winnings of $22,009.

Jeopardy!

FINISH HIM! // A STONE CATEGORY // PRESIDENTIAL DOIN’S // TV REBOOT CAMP // A QUICK WORKOUT // THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY

DD1 – $600 – PRESIDENTIAL DOIN’S – Gave the “Atoms for Peace” speech at the U.N., came up with a doctrine after the Suez crisis (Paolo lost $1,200 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Ian $2,800, Paolo $1,000, Leslie $3,000.

Scores entering DJ: Ian $4,000, Paolo $2,400, Leslie $3,600.

Double Jeopardy!

HOPE GEOGRAPHY IS YOUR 4-TE // SHE WROTE THAT // FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLOSSARY // IN CONCERT // MEDIA ANNIVERSARIES // ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER

DD2 – $2,000 – SHE WROTE THAT – “He is jubilant as a flag unfurled–/Oh, a girl, she’d not forget him./My own dear love, he is all my world,–/& I wish ” I’d never met him” (Paolo was still in front after dropping $3,300 to $6,300.)

DD3 – $1,600 – FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLOSSARY – I: “A line connecting points of equal pressure” (Paolo improved by $2,100 to $10,800 vs. $2,000 for Ian.)

Paolo controlled the early part of DJ to open a sizable lead, then Ian got back into it late to make it a contest. Into FJ it was Paolo with $14,800, Ian at $10,000 and Leslie with $1,200.

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC PHRASES – In 1914, Belgium’s queen gave this phrase a political meaning, saying one had descended between her and Germany

Paolo and Leslie were correct on FJ. Paolo added $5,201 to win with $20,001.

Final scores: Ian $2,009, Paolo $20,001, Leslie $2,200.

That’s before their time: No one knew the “untouchable” lawman played on TV by Robert Stack is Eliot Ness.

Judging the producers: Categories like that Downton Abbey one are the best reason to watch the show on a delayed basis, so you can skip over them. If you’re watching live, they provide an opportunity to go do something else until DJ starts.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who is Eisenhower? DD2 – Who was Dorothy Parker? DD3 – What is isobar? FJ – What is Iron Curtain?