Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 18

Here are today’s contestants:

– Kamilah Tisdale, a special projects consultant from Trumbull, Connecticut;
– Luke Minton, a technology director from El Paso, Texas; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a three-day champ with winnings of $77,800.

Jeopardy!

SISTER CITIES // BRUSHING UP ON FILM DENTISTS // SHIPS & BOATS // WHAT’S IN THE TIME CAPSULE? // NEWER MEANINGS // THE KENNEDYS’ NOBEL PRIZE DINNER

DD1 – $800 – THE KENNEDYS’ NOBEL PRIZE DINNER – JFK called the 49 Nobel winners the greatest gathering of talent & knowledge at the White House since this man dined alone (On the first clue, Jamie lost $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $5,000, Luke $5,000, Kamilah $0.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $7,400, Luke $7,200, Kamilah $200.

Double Jeopardy!

AMERICAN LITERATURE // THE ASTRONOMY OF ASTROLOGY // HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS // “HIS” & “HERS” // PANIC! // AT THE DISCO

DD2 – $1,200 – PANIC! – Millard Fillmore once belonged to this dim-sounding party that fueled moral panic via anti-immigrant & anti-Catholic views (Jamie won $8,200.)

DD3 – $1,600 – “HIS” & “HERS” – These organic compounds may induce the dilation of capillaries or the constriction of bronchial muscle tissue (Jaime dropped $5,200.)

Scores entering FJ: Jamie $23,200, Luke $14,400, Kamilah $5,000.

Final Jeopardy!

BODIES OF WATER – Bordered by 3 nations, it’s the world’s largest tropical lake & the world’s second-largest freshwater lake

Only Jamie was correct on FJ, adding $5,601 to win with $28,801 for a four-day total of $106,601.

Final scores: Jamie $28,801, Luke $0, Kamilah $1.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Thomas Jefferson? DD2 – Who were the Know Nothings? DD3 – What are histamines? FJ – What is Lake Victoria?