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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 9

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Grace Batiste, a marketing manager originally from Chicago, Illinois;
  • Spencer Janes, a program manager originally from Longmeadow, Massachusetts; and
  • TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California. TJ is a five-day champ with winnings of $100,723.

Jeopardy!

IRISH HISTORY // THAT’S SOME RHYME // ORIGIN OF THE IDIOM // ALL SORTS OF SCIENCE // CLEANUP // ON AISLE 7

DD1 – $800 – ORIGIN OF THE IDIOM – When John Dennis saw a play that used a sound effect he created without permission, he complained they had done this (TJ lost $1,000.)

Scores at first break: TJ -$1,400, Spencer $2,200, Grace $1,400.

Scores entering DJ: TJ $800, Spencer $4,200, Grace $2,600.

Double Jeopardy!

ALLITERATIVE GEOGRAPHY // SUPREME COURT DECISIONS // ELEGIAC VERSE // RANKS & TITLES // ANAGRAMMAR // “ALL” TV & MOVIES

DD2 – $1,200 – SUPREME COURT DECISIONS – In 1958’s Cooper v. Aaron, the court unanimously said that Arkansas had to abide by this ruling from 4 years earlier (On the first clue of the round, TJ added $2,000.)

DD3 – $800 – RANKS & TITLES – Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi in “The Karate Kid”, himself learned from Fumio Demura, one of these, “teacher” in Japanese (Grace added $1,000 to her third-place score of $4,200.)

Late in the game TJ was searching hard for DD3 but didn’t find it, helping Spencer hold his lead into FJ with $17,000 vs. $14,400 for TJ and $5,200 for Grace.

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD ORGANIZATIONS – Passing on in 2025, Aliza Magen, who helped track down terrorists in the 1972 Munich attack, became this agency’s top-ranking woman

Spencer and Grace were correct on FJ, with Spencer adding $12,000 to win with $29,000.

Final scores: TJ $5,201, Spencer $29,000, Grace $10,200.

That’s before their time: Once again, the players had a dreadful time in a pop music category, but one didn’t need to know the Warren Zevon song to guess that the Waring item that rhymes with “gender” is “blender”.

Wagering strategy: Instead of sizing his FJ wager to be small enough to shut out Grace, TJ made an overbet from second place, which resulted in him finishing third and giving Grace a chance to win if Spencer had missed FJ.

Undervalued clue of the day: Yes, it’s the Beatles, but a deep cut from the White Album written and sung by Ringo probably shouldn’t be in the top row.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is stolen my thunder? DD2 – What is Brown v. Board of Education? DD3 – What is sensei? FJ – What is the Mossad?