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Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 1

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Lisa Mueller, an anthropologist from Rochester, Minnesota;
  • James Thajudeen, a librarian from San Jose, California; and
  • Curtis Bogetti, a Ph.D. candidate from Kamloops, British Columbia. Curtis is a one-day champ with winnings of $30,001.

Jeopardy!

IT HAPPENED IN PHILLY // AN ARTIST’S LIFE // ABOUT A BOY // YOUR HOUSE IS SMART // HOMOPHONES // ENTER-TRAIN-MENT

DD1 – $1,000 – IT HAPPENED IN PHILLY – In 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft these, which would get adopted on Nov. 15, 1777 (Lisa added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Curtis $1,800, James $1,000, Lisa $4,800.

Scores entering DJ: Curtis $3,400, James $3,000, Lisa $6,800.

Double Jeopardy!

WORLD HERITAGE SITES // OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL NEVER GO! // 2010 IN POP CULTURE // THE PATIENCE OF JOB // THAT ANIMAL’S GOT A NAME // I NEED SOME “AIR”

DD2 – $1,600 – WORLD HERITAGE SITES – Renowned for its biodiversity, the Socotra Archipelago is aka this other World Heritage Site “of the Indian Ocean” (On the first clue of DJ, James lost $3,000 on a true DD.)

DD3 – $1,600 – THE PATIENCE OF JOB – Profession of Carleton Watkins, using a ton of gear carried by a dozen mules; his work in the 1860s helped get Yosemite protected (On the third clue of DJ, Curtis lost $5,400 on a true DD, leaving Lisa as the only player in the plus column at $6,800.)

James and Curtis both dropped to $0 after missing true DDs on two out of the first three clues of DJ. Soon afterward, Lisa had a lead of over $10K and her opponents couldn’t gain enough to stop the runaway, with Lisa entering FJ at $17,600 vs. $7,600 for James and $6,800 for Curtis.

Final Jeopardy!

WORDS FROM WORLD WAR II – As they lived below the surface of daily life, Jews who hid in Berlin in WWII were called human these, a German-derived word

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Lisa wagered $0 to win with $17,600.

Final scores: Curtis $6,001, James $3,200, Lisa $17,600.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one remembered the acclaimed New Orleans-set HBO drama launched in 2010, “Treme”.

Judging the writers: A clue in HOMOPHONES was, “A Big Mac, & a citizen of a European town of yore”. “Hamburger” was not acceptable, they needed “burger/Burgher”. Feels like a blatant trap set for a contestant to give that incorrect response.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What are Articles of Confederation? DD2 – What is Galápagos? DD3 – What is photographer? FJ – What are U-boats?