Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants:
– TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California;
– Mike Dawson, a technology manager from Portland, Oregon; and
– Lisa Ann Walter, an actor, comedian and activist originally from Washington, D.C.
Jeopardy!
TRADE IN HISTORY // WOMEN’S SPORTS // BUS-PODGE // CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE // SEIZE THIS CATEGORY BY THE HORNS // REDACTED
DD1 – 800 – BUS-PODGE – A former Greyhound bus depot in Anniston, Alabama is part of the national monument dedicated to these activists (Mike doubled to 2,000.)
Scores at first break: Lisa Ann 800, Mike 2,600, TJ 1,000.
Scores entering DJ: Lisa Ann -200, Mike 4,800, TJ 1,400.
Double Jeopardy!
HERE’S THE MATH YOU ASKED FOR // 15-LETTER WORDS // LAKE NEWS // CHOICES // LEGAL THIS & THAT // RED ACTED
DD2 – 1,600 – 15-LETTER WORDS – This word for a small comment that displays prejudice was coined in a 1970s essay called “offensive mechanisms” (TJ doubled to 10,800.)
DD3 – 1,200 – LAKE NEWS – In 2017 the New Yorker called this lake in a same-named African country the site of the most complex humanitarian disaster (TJ improved by 2,000 to 11,200 vs. 1,600 for Mike.)
TJ hit both DDs in DJ, but made a mild wager on DD3, so Mike was able to keep the game alive into FJ at 8,000 vs. 15,600 for TJ. Celebrity Jeopardy! winner Lisa Ann ended DJ at -2,600.
Final Jeopardy!
U.S. STATES – This border state produced about half of the gunpowder for the union
Both players were incorrect on FJ. TJ dropped 401 to advance with 15,199.
Final scores: Lisa Ann -2,600, Mike 0, TJ 15,199.
Triple Stumper of the day: Paramount+, which just paid a ton of money for the streaming rights, shouldn’t be thrilled that no one could identify a photo of a fighter as being part of UFC.
Judging the writers: Putting -PODGE, -POURRI or THIS AND THAT in a category title about a single topic isn’t cute, and it certainly isn’t necessary. It’s just dumb. Seriously, BUS-PODGE???
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who were Freedom Riders? DD2 – What is microaggression? DD3 – What is Chad? FJ – What is Delaware?