Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! HAPPY 80th, UNITED NATIONS! // MUSICAL THEATER // ON A FIRST NAME BASIS // WAR BOOKS // 3 OF THE SAME LETTER // SOME CLOWNS MEAN WELL DD1 – $600 – HAPPY 80th, UNITED NATIONS! – Since 1948 more than 4,400 of these U.N. personnel have given their lives in the line of duty (Emmanuel added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Tom $4,000, Kary $2,000, Emmanuel $1,600. Scores entering DJ: Tom $9,000, Kary $2,200, Emmanuel $3,000. Double Jeopardy! THE 18th CENTURY // “OI”! // GOOD AS GOLD // WHO SPEAKETH IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE? // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 22

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! WORLD LANDMARKS // CRUDITÉS // WORDS FOR THE PEOPLE // THIS, THAT & THE OTHER THING // MOVIE PREQUELS // AUTUMN LEAVES DD1 – $600 – WORDS FOR THE PEOPLE – This word for the rabble is classified 4F; Fs are half its letters (Tom doubled to $8,800.) Scores at first break: Dargan $1,200, Elyse $600, Tom $12,000. Scores entering DJ: Dargan $3,800, Elyse $600, Tom $15,600. Double Jeopardy! THE PRESIDENT’S PRESENTS // CELEBRITIES // STARTS WITH A DOUBLED VOWEL // SCIENCE // IN DA CLUB // GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’ DD2 – $1,200 – GET … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 21

Here are today’s contestants: – Dave Keder, a tutor from Durham, North Carolina; – Cindy del Rosario, a hospice and palliative nurse from Denver, Colorado; and – Delaney O’Dea, an undergraduate student from Santa Monica, California. Delaney is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,600. Jeopardy! THAT GUY’S THE WORST // AROUND THE BATHROOM // MISSING LINKS // BIBLE BITES // THEY CALL HIM BOSS // INTERNET CELEBRITIES DD1 – $600 – THAT GUY’S THE WORST – This fifteenth century Walachian prince was such a thug that his nickname refers to his favorite way of killing people (Dave added $2,000 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 16

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! GEOGRAPHY WITH VAMPIRE WEEKEND // THAT’S ALL, FOLK TALES // STOCK SYMBOLS // STARTS WITH A PREPOSITION // BROADWAY // LEFTIES DD1 – $800 – STARTS WITH A PREPOSITION – The general vibe of a place, or a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch (Chris added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Chris $4,400, Delaney $4,200, Tafari $1.600. Scores after round one: Chris $5,600, Delaney $5,600, Tafari $4.600. Double Jeopardy! INTO THE WOODS // NONFICTION // MOVIE ROLE, TV ROLE // THE HOLE TRUTH // 12-LETTER WORDS // BLACK HISTORY WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 15

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! CREEPY THINGS IN GOOSEBUMPS TITLES // WORLD HISTORY // 3-LETTER MUSICAL GROUPS // TRANSPORTATION // OCCUPATIONAL VERBS // DESSERT DD1 – $800 – TRANSPORTATION – Traveling between the host city & Osaka, the first one of these began operating in 1964, just in time for the Tokyo Olympics (Chris added $2,200.) Scores at first break: Allegra -$1,400, Evan $3,400, Chris $3,200. Scores entering DJ: Allegra $800, Evan $6,000, Chris $6,200. Double Jeopardy! THEIR FIRST FILM TOGETHER // THE “END” // SPA TREATMENTS // GEOMETRY // CIRCUM-FRANCE // A CUTE ANGEL DD2 – $1,200 – CIRCUM-FRANCE – A … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 14

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! SEASON OF CHARADE // ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES // ARTISTS BY CONCERT TOURS // U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS // CHAD ROULETTE // “I” IS THE ONLY VOWEL DD1 – $400 – ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES – The opening of this novel describes Castle Caladan, which “served the Atreides family as home for twenty-six generations” (Spencer added $2,000.) Scores at first break: Spencer $5,400, Dave $2,800, Aimée $2,400. Scores entering DJ: Spencer $7,600, Dave $6,200, Aimée $3,200. Double Jeopardy! OH FUN! OPERA! // COOKING TERMS // GROUP PROJECT // RECENT TECHNOLOGY // THE MIDDLE AGES // AN ACTOR’S LIFE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 10

Here are today’s contestants: 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 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 9

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! DATING PROFILES FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM // I’LL BE HERE ALL WEEK // SHIFT THE STRESS // LET’S FIX THAT CAR // YOU COME AT THE QUEEN // YOU BEST NOT MISS DD1 – $800 – YOU COME AT THE QUEEN – Oops, this royal missed! Already imprisoned, she plotted to kill Elizabeth I, but Liz found out in 1586 & was so not thrilled (TJ added $1,000.) Scores at first break: TJ $2,400, Josh $400, Chris $5,000. Scores entering DJ: TJ $1,600, Josh $1,000, Chris $7,800. Double Jeopardy! ROWING ON THE RIVER // IN DECIPHERABLE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 8

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! A BLAST FROM THE PAST // LIFE IS BUT A TV STREAM // PAGE BOYS // GOING FROM QUITTING TO RETIRED // HERE’S YOUR HAT… // WHAT’S YOUR HURRY? DD1 – $800 – GOING (alphabetically) FROM QUITTING TO RETIRED – This adjective describes a quest that’s doomed to fail (TJ added $1,000.) Scores at first break: TJ $4,800, Slade $1,000, Claudine $3,400. Scores entering DJ: TJ $8,200, Slade $2,800, Claudine $4,600. Double Jeopardy! THE 16th CENTURY // WORDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD // U.S. CITIES // THE GRAMMY FOR BEST COMEDY ALBUM // FAMOUS WOMEN // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 7

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STUFF HAPPENED IN OCTOBER // ADVERTISING // 3-LETTER NAMES // HOCKEY // POSSESSIVE PHRASES // WE GOT THE BEACH DD1 – $800 – POSSESSIVE PHRASES – Pay TV programming wizard Jerry Harvey pioneered this version of films in a 1974 “Wild Bunch” screening honoring the Peckinpah vision (TJ added $1,000.) Scores at first break: TJ $200, Brian $600, Kate $2,000. Scores entering DJ: TJ $2,400, Brian -$600, Kate $4,800. Double Jeopardy! PRE-21st CENTURY FANTASY LITERATURE // AWARDS & HONORS // CROSSWORD CLUES “F” // A COUNTRY BUT NOT A COUNTRY // BAND OF SISTERS // FEEDING … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 6

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! MONOPOLY SPACES // DOUBLE-LETTER ENDINGS // MOTTO ZONE // WE LOVE YOU, JUDY // BRAVE // THE ELEMENTS DD1 – $1,000 – THE ELEMENTS – Oak Ridge National Laboratory predictably has a webpage for this superheavy element, no. 117 on the periodic table (TJ lost $500 from his leading score of $2,800.) Scores at first break: TJ $3,300, Roberto $1,600, Ellie -$400. Scores entering DJ: TJ $8,100, Roberto $1,200, Ellie $800. Double Jeopardy! CIVIL WAR GENERALS // TV TITLE OVERLAPS // LAKE LIVING // SAFE WORDS // GODS & GODDESSES // ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 3

Here are today’s contestants: 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 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 2

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! IT HAPPENED IN PHILLY // AN ARTIST’S LIFE // ABOUT A BOY // YOUR HOUSE IS SMART // HOMOPHONES // ENTER-TRAIN-MENT DD1 – $1,000 – IT HAPPENED IN PHILLY – In 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft these, which would get adopted on Nov. 15, 1777 (Lisa added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Curtis $1,800, James $1,000, Lisa $4,800. Scores entering DJ: Curtis $3,400, James $3,000, Lisa $6,800. Double Jeopardy! WORLD HERITAGE SITES // OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL NEVER GO! // 2010 IN POP CULTURE // THE PATIENCE OF JOB // THAT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 1

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! U.S. GEOGRAPHY // NURSERY RHYME DRAMATIS PERSONAE // BUZZED WORDS // DOG BREED ANAGRAMS // ‘P” IS FOR POP SONG // SANDWICHES WITH GORDON RAMSAY DD1 – $800 – U.S. GEOGRAPHY – In the U.S. this elevated boundary & watershed stretches from New Mexico to Montana (On the first clue, Zach added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Zach $4,400, Hannah $1,400, Curtis $1,600. Scores entering DJ: Zach $6,200, Hannah $1,600, Curtis $5,400. Double Jeopardy! WORLD HISTORY // SPACE STUFF // OLDEN LIT // THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES // POPE CULTURE JEOPARDY! // “BE” REAL DD2 – $1,600 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 30

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! THE 20th CENTURY // FICTIONAL FEMALES // PROPOSITIONAL PHRASES // WRITING MATERIAL // 5,5 // SECOND CHANCE QBs DD1 – $800 – WRITING MATERIAL – Magazines were once differentiated as either shiny “slicks” or these, cheaply made with rough wood (Prasad improved by $3,000 to $9,200.) Scores at first break: Prasad $5,200, Zach $800, Rebecca $600. Scores entering DJ: Prasad $11,400, Zach $2,000, Rebecca $2,200. Double Jeopardy! SCIENCE & NATURE // A WORLD OF MOUNTAINS // I MARRIED MY CO-STAR // NEAR & FAR PHRASES // CAVEAT // MENTOR DD2 – $1,600 – A WORLD OF MOUNTAINS – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 29

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE // WORN ON THE STREET // MOVIE ROLE IN COMMON // WHICH -VERSE ARE WE IN? // HISTORY // 1-“S”YLLABLE WORDS DD1 – $800 – WHICH -VERSE ARE WE IN? – Unable to serve in the military due to poor eyesight, he glorified American warriors in the Ryanverse (Vickie doubled to $7,200.) Scores at first break: Vickie $7,800, Yasmine $1,800, Prasad $2,000. Scores entering DJ: Vickie $9,800, Yasmine $3,200, Prasad $4,000. Double Jeopardy! ARCHAEOLOGIST’S GLOSSARY // TV SHOWS BY FAMILY // COVER ME // ALLITERATION // LONELY ISLAND // I’M ON A BOAT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 26

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! PORT IS IN SESSION // SONG LYRICS OF THE AUGHTS // PRISONS // COOKING WITH CAYENNE // BOOK CHARACTER INSPO // FOREIGN BODIES DD1 – $600 – BOOK CHARACTER INSPO – The boar-shevik Snowball from “Animal Farm” was based on this man who got got in 1940 (Steven added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Steven 4,200, Erik $1,600, Vickie $1,000. Scores entering DJ: Steven $2,800, Erik $2,800, Vickie $4,200. Double Jeopardy! TRUMAN CAPOTE’S BLACK-&-WHITE BALL // PLANT FACTS // THAT’S MY PHILOSOPHY // WORD ORIGINS // BEASTLY HISTORY // BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 25

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! A PHRASE IN HISTORY // COUNTRY MUSIC // 4-LETTER HOMOPHONES // STREET SMARTS // FELLAS IN NOVELLAS // STEWS OF THE WORLD DD1 – $600 – A PHRASE IN HISTORY – Conquistador Cortés told the Aztecs, “We Spaniards suffer from a disease of the heart that only” this substance “can cure” (Steven added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Steven $3,400, Natalie $3,600, Jadeon $1,400. Scores entering DJ: Steven $6,800, Natalie $5,600, Jadeon $2,200. Double Jeopardy! GEOGRAPHIC NAME GAME // “V”OCABULARY // FILMS OUT OF HISTORY // ON THE SILK ROAD // MARINE BIOLOGY // DO YOU … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 24

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! THE ANSWER IS 42! // ____ING BOOK TITLES // “G” TO “G” // THE PRE-FAME CELEBRITY AT WORK // AROUND ALABAMA // NAVY SEALS DD1 – $1,000 – THE ANSWER IS 42! – The first of their kind, they were printed in Mainz, Germany in the 15th century with Latin text in 42-line columns (Steven doubled to $7,200.) Scores at first break: Steven $7,200, Hester $3,400, Justin $1,600. Scores entering DJ: Steven $11,200, Hester $3,200, Justin $2,400. Double Jeopardy! ANCIENT HISTORY // COMPOSERS // EW, DAVID! // 9-LETTER WORDS // DISCOVERY // A SONG ON YOUR … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 23