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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 25

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Vickie Talvola, a quantitative trader from Jersey City, New Jersey;
  • Erik Nielsen, a substitute teacher from Hollywood, California; and
  • Steven Olson, a band director from Princeton, Illinois. Steven is a four-day champ with winnings of $74,382.

Jeopardy!

PORT IS IN SESSION // SONG LYRICS OF THE AUGHTS // PRISONS // COOKING WITH CAYENNE // BOOK CHARACTER INSPO // FOREIGN BODIES

DD1 – $600 – BOOK CHARACTER INSPO – The boar-shevik Snowball from “Animal Farm” was based on this man who got got in 1940 (Steven added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Steven 4,200, Erik $1,600, Vickie $1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Steven $2,800, Erik $2,800, Vickie $4,200.

Double Jeopardy!

TRUMAN CAPOTE’S BLACK-&-WHITE BALL // PLANT FACTS // THAT’S MY PHILOSOPHY // WORD ORIGINS // BEASTLY HISTORY // BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES

DD2 – $1,600 – WORD ORIGINS – From Latin for “bad condition”, it’s a 6-letter synonym for a disease or disorder (From the lead, Erik improved by $2,300 to $7,900.)

DD3 – $1,200 – PLANT FACTS – Also a make of car from Toyota, it’s the inner petals of a flower-taken collectively (Vickie doubled up to $18,800 vs. $11,500 for Erik.)

Erik controlled the first part of DJ, then Vickie used her online poker experience and went all-in on DD3 to take a solid lead. Vickie went on to build a runaway at $26,400 vs. $12,700 for Erik, while champ Steven simply never got rolling at $6,400.

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. TOWNS -This Southern town known for big watermelons is the birthplace of the politicians who were governors of its state in 1983, 2003, and 2023

Only Vickie was correct on FJ, adding just $7 to win with $26,407.

Final scores: Steven $1, Erik $12,500, Vickie $26,407.

Wagering strategy: If Erik had gone all-in on DD2 as Vickie did on DD3, he at least would have been able to stay alive into FJ.

That’s before their time: No one knew newspaper publisher Katharine Graham, and a clue’s references to “You know how to whistle” and this “To Have and Have Not” actress didn’t lead them to Lauren Bacall.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Trotsky? DD2 – What is Malady? DD3 – What is corolla? FJ – What is Hope, Arkansas?