Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 9

Here are today’s contestants:

  • Jenna LaFleur, a freelancer from Washington, D.C.;
  • Steve Riddell, a business manager from Euless, Texas; and
  • Will Riley, an engineer originally from Houston, Texas. Will is one-day champ with winnings of $16,801.

Jeopardy!

HISTORIC LEADERS // LIT-POURRI // THAT’S PROBABLY ILLEGAL // MILD TV SPOILERS // K2 // YAS QUEENS

DD1 – $600 – THAT’S PROBABLY ILLEGAL – This crime refers to illegally transporting booze or taping & selling that Doobie Brothers concert (Jenna won $2,400.)

Scores at first break: Will $4,000, Steve $2,200, Jenna $1,600.

Scores entering DJ: Will $5,400, Steve $4,400, Jenna $7,600.

Double Jeopardy!

ISLANDS // RUSSIAN COMPOSERS // SCIENCE GLOSSARY // FILM TITLE PAIRS // SAY “LOVE” // MOVING WORDS & PHRASES

DD2 – $1,600 – ISLANDS – In 1902 an eruption of Mount Pelée on this French island destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre (Will doubled to $12,400.)

DD3 – $1,600 – SAY “LOVE” – The June 1915 issue of Poetry Mgazine contained an angry letter from Ezra Pound as well as this poem by T.S. Eliot (Jenna lost $2,000.)

Will’s big bet and correct response on DD2 made the difference in his leading into FJ at $19,600 vs. $14,400 for Jenna and $9,200 for Steve.

Final Jeopardy!

LEGENDS – Legend says that for military aid, Robert Bruce gave half of a symbol of Scotland’s monarchy to the King of Munster, who turned it into this

Only Will was correct on FJ, adding $9,201 to win with $28,801 for a two-day total of $45,602.

Final scores: Will $28,201, Steve $0, Jenna $9,199.

Triple Stumper of the day: The players never knew or successfully managed to forget that George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell played “Batman and Robin”.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is bootlegging? DD2 – What is Martinique? DD3 – What is “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? FJ – What is the Blarney Stone?