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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 2

Here are today’s contestants:

  • TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California;
  • Alan Rosenberg, a high school teacher from Baltimore, Maryland; and
  • Lisa Mueller, an anthropologist from Rochester, Minnesota. Lisa is a one-day champ with winnings of $17,600.

Jeopardy!

NON-ENGLISH PLACE NAMES IN ENGLISH // RELATIVE-ITY // A POTABLE OF POTENCY // PEANUTS // WAYS // MEANS

DD1 – $800 – NON-ENGLISH PLACE NAMES IN ENGLISH – This city that’s no longer an African capital: lakes (On the first clue, Lisa added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Lisa $2,800, Alan $400, TJ $3,000.

Scores entering DJ: Lisa $2,800, Alan $2,400, TJ $7,200.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORIC LETTERS // PREQUELS & SEQUELS // SHE’S A SAINT // HBCUs // GENERATIONAL TALENTS // CONTRONYMS

DD2 – $1,200 – HISTORIC LETTERS – In 1805 this ex-veep wrote to his son-in-law that he would “seek another country” due to his legal problems (TJ added $2,400 to his score of $12,000 vs. $5,200 for Alan.)

DD3 – $1,600 – CONTRONYMS – Watchful supervision or care, as by a congressional committee, or an inadvertent error or omission (TJ improved by $2,000 to $16,000 vs. $6,400 for Alan.)

TJ led at every break and improved on both DDs in DJ on his way to a runaway at $24,400 vs. $6,400 for Lisa and $6,000 for Alan.

Final Jeopardy!

ANIMALS – This 4-legged celebrity was named by his owner’s employee, who once worked for a diplomat at the League of Nations

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. TJ dropped $9,311 to win with $15,089.

Final scores: Lisa $700, Alan $4,800, TJ $15,089.

Judging the writers: IMO, “celebrity” is not the most precise word to describe the FJ subject, because it makes one think of the world of movies, TV and personal appearances. A sports-oriented word such as “champion”, “athlete” or “superstar” would be more fitting.

Ken’s Korner: He agreed with TJ that a $2,000 DD bet from the lead is “the coward’s wager”. Something for players to keep in mind before they just say “$2,000” without considering if it’s really the amount that gives them the best chance to win.

Bonus clue I’d like to have seen: The last four words in the first “Peanuts” strip in 1950 complete this line: “Good ol’ Charlie Brown…”

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Lagos? DD2 – Who was Burr? DD3 – What is oversight? FJ – Who was Secretariat? Bonus clue: What is “How I hate him”?