Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! LOOKIN’ BACK TEXAS // MOTHER’S MILK // DO THE WRITE THING // SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA KNOW STUFF // “OLD” SONGS // WOE-POURRI DD1 – $1,000 – DO THE WRITE THING – In 1910 German pen-trepreneurs trademarked this brand name for writing instruments of “peak” quality (Matt lost $2,000 from his leading score of $4,400.) Scores at first break: Matt $3,400, Jan -$1,000, Rob -$800. Scores entering DJ: Matt $4,400, Jan $800, Rob $1,000. Double Jeopardy! COUNTRIES THAT START WITH A VOWEL // LITERATURE // CHANGE AN E TO AN I // SAME LAST NAME … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 11

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STARTS WITH “S” // HERE’S YOUR INVITATION // U.S. COINS // DID YOU EAT YET? // LEONARDO DiCAPRIO MOVIES BY CHARACTER // EUROPEAN BODIES OF WATER DD1 – $800 – HERE’S YOUR INVITATION – Invitations for the “laying the first stone of” this went out in 1825 &, 146 years later, for its opening in Lake Havasu City (Jackie lost $1,000.) Scores at first break: Jackie $600, John $2,600, Matt $2,000. Scores entering DJ: Jackie $1,600, John $5,000, Matt $3,600. Double Jeopardy! WOULD HAVE BROKEN THE INTERNET // IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS // YOU … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jun. 10

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION // LOGO-A-GO-GO // QUASI-STUPID ANSWERS // “IN- & “-OUT” // BIRD SONG // LET’S TALK ABOUT POLLUTION DD1 – $600 – THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION – When a mob of colonials pelted British soldiers with snowballs, they opened fire, killing 5 in an act dubbed this bloodletting (Jackie doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Nikhil $2,600, Ted $1,000, Jackie $4,000. Scores entering DJ: Nikhil $4,800, Ted $2,200, Jackie $7,000. Double Jeopardy! WORLD GEOGRAPHY // SCIENTIFIC RHYME TIME // THE RENAISSANCE // THAT FOOD IS PEOPLE! // GRAMMY FOR BEST SPOKEN WORD // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jun. 9

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! LONDON LITERARY LANDMARKS // HODGEPODGE // CYBERCRIME // HITS ACROSS THE DECADES // COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES // SHAPED LIKE DD1 – $800 – LONDON LITERARY LANDMARKS – In this Twain tale Tom Canty is welcomed to the splendor of the Guildhall while the real royal is mocked trying to get in (Elizabeth lost $1,000.) Scores at first break: Nikhil $2,000, Elizabeth $1,200, Brian $200. Scores entering DJ: Nikhil $4,200, Elizabeth $1,200, Brian $800. Double Jeopardy! VOLCANOES ARE SO HOT RIGHT NOW // MYTHOLOGY // WEIGHTS & MEASURES // TV CREATORS // AMERICA IN THE 1920s // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jun. 6

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! AMERICAN AUTHORS // RHYMING EXPRESSIONS IN OTHER WORDS // DEEP-SEA DIVING // SEVENS // THE WINNING SHOT // ONIONS DD1 – $600 – AMERICAN AUTHORS – This novelist died in 1851 & is buried about a quarter-mile walk from the Baseball Hall of Fame (Sarah lost $2,800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Joey $1,200, Sarah $1,400, Nikhil $3,000. Scores entering DJ: Joey $1,600, Sarah $1,000, Nikhil $4,200. Double Jeopardy! SPIRED UP // SMOOTH SINGERS // WOMEN ON STAMPS // WEIRD SCIENCE // FRENCH HISTORY // MEET ME IN THE “A.M.” DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 5

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! REELIN’ IN THE YEAR // BEASTLY TELEVISION // GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES // PUTTING THE BRAND BACK TOGETHER // GIVE US THE SHORT VERSION // JEOPARDY! STRONG DD1 – $1,000 – GIVE US THE SHORT VERSION – Cut the lizard-related part off & you’re left with this 4-letter shortened word, the “terrible” part (On the first clue, Stella added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Stella $5,400, Jay -$400, Joey $200. Scores entering DJ: Stella $7,200, Jay $1,400, Joey $2,200. Double Jeopardy! REALITY, FICTIONALIZED // SCIENCE STUFF // THE SAME LETTER 3 TIMES // COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 4

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! ALL KINDS OF PHRASES // 21st CENTURY NEWS // A DOUBLE SHOT OF WHISKEY // ME & JEFF DANIELS GOT A HISTORY // DOWNTOWN NEAR FIFTH STREET // EVERYBODY’S AT THE “BAR” DD1 – $800 – A DOUBLE SHOT OF WHISKEY – Glenfiddich & Glenlivet are famous scotches of this type, meaning produced from the barley of just one distillery (Geoff doubled to $4,000.) Scores at first break: Geoff $6,200, Peter $1,000, Stella $2,800. Scores entering DJ: Geoff $7,400, Peter $2,400, Stella $2,800. Double Jeopardy! THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM // 20th CENTURY POETRY // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jun. 3

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! & WE’RE “OFF” // BOOK CHARACTERS // FASHION DESIGNERS // CONNECT 4 // EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION // THE CELEB’S DINING ESTABLISHMENT DD1 – $800 – CONNECT 4 – Julian, Dinaric, Bavarian, Maritime (Geoff lost $2,000.) Scores at first break: Geoff $800, Kyle $2,200, Abbi $800. Scores entering DJ: Geoff $1,800, Kyle $5,600, Abbi $1,600. Double Jeopardy! UNCANNY VALLEY // ART & ARTISTS // HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO // A LATIN TURN OF PHRASE // TOO WEAK // NOTICE DD2 – $2,000 – ART & ARTISTS – One of her favorite views to paint was … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 2

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! 20th CENTURY AMERICA // IN THE WORDS OF THE POET // DON’T MISS THE BOAT // THE SHAPE OF YOU // TV SETTINGS // FROM OTHER LANGUAGES DD1 – $800 – IN THE WORDS OF THE POET – “All our woe, with loss of Eden, till one greater man restore us, and regain the blissful seat, sing heav’nly muse” (Heather added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Geoff $1,600, Heather $3,200, Chad $200. Scores entering DJ: Geoff $3,400, Heather $2,400, Chad $0. Double Jeopardy! NATIONS FOUND IN STATE // MAMMALS // MUSIC-POURRI // FILM FRANCHISES // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 30

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! MORTAL MATTERS // FRUIT // WORDS FOUND IN JUICY BY BIGGIE // GHOSTING // THE GREAT SQUALL // OF CHINA DD1 – $600 – OF CHINA – Acupuncture’s origins lie in correcting the disharmony between these 2 cosmic principles (From the lead, Geoff doubled to $7,200.) Scores at first break: Thomas $400, Anne $2,000, Geoff $7,200. Scores entering DJ: Thomas $3,000, Anne $4,000, Geoff $8,400. Double Jeopardy! LEADING FROM THE FRONT // ON THE MAP // RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES // BLENDED WORDS // CELEBRITY WOMEN // UH OH, HERE COMES “A.I.” DD2 – $1,600 – LEADING … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 29

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! FIRSTS // EUROPE // GOING TO THE DOGS // BUSINESS “&” BUSINESS // ENTERTAINING WOLVERINES// HAT CHAT DD1 – $800 – EUROPE – This monolith is a nature reserve for about 230 Barbary macaques (On the first clue, Tyler added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Tyler $2,000, Alice $2,800, Thomas $2,400. Scores entering DJ: Tyler $2,600, Alice $5,400, Thomas $3,200. Double Jeopardy! 19th CENTURY AMERICANS // DOUBLE VOWELS & DOUBLE CONSONANTS // CRIME FICTION // FESTIVALS // A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE // NOTHING GOOD ON TV DD2 – $1,200 – A TIME TO EVERY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., May 28

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! SOMETIME IN THE LAST 300 YEARS // BONSAI // FACTS & THE CITY // YOU CAN GO WITH THIS, YOU CAN GO WITH THAT // GOLF OF AMERICA // THERE’S NO I, BUT THERE’S “M-E” DD1 – $800 – FACTS & THE CITY – You can likely find a good coffee in this South American capital at the base of 2 mountains, Guadalupe & Monserrate (Tyler doubled to $3,200.) Scores at first break: Judith $1,800, Tyler $2,400, Jackie $600. Scores entering DJ: Judith $3,200, Tyler $3,600, Jackie $3,400. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC ALASKA // LITERARY HODGEPODGE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., May 27

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! IN THE STARS // NAME CHANGERS // YOU GET A P+ // CULTURE, IN THE POPULAR SENSE // SOUND // ADVICE DD1 – $800 – NAME CHANGERS – This U.S. president was born with the surname Blythe; he later took the name of his stepfather (Judith lost $1,600 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Jim $3,400, Judith $4,400, Miles $400. Scores entering DJ: Jim $6,600, Judith $5,000, Miles $2,800. Double Jeopardy! IT HAPPENED ONE LEAP YEAR // GERMAN NOBEL LITERATURE LAUREATES // ONE VOWEL, 3 TIMES // YOU SEEM DISTANT // FROM THE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 26

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! SURGERY // SPORTS MASCOTS // EPONYMOUS CAPITAL CITY AIRPORTS // DEFINITIONS OF LEGAL TERMS // “GREEN” DAY // WANNA BE AN AMERICAN IDIOM DD1 – $1,000 – WANNA BE AN AMERICAN IDIOM – Its original sense had to do with dissolving metals to determine gold content; now it means an ultimate proof (Jim added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Brendan $3,200, Jim $200, David $2,600. Scores entering DJ: Brendan $5,200, Jim $3,800, David $4,000. Double Jeopardy! REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST // MAGICIANS // “S” IS FOR SMALL // COUNTRY, MUSIC // A LITERARY CATEGORY // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 23

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! TITLES // TRIPLE TALK SONGS // THE MIDDLE AGES // AROUND THE HOUSE // “B” & “B” // LAST LINES OF THE CHILDREN’S BOOK DD1 – $800 – LAST LINES OF THE CHILDREN’S BOOK – “But he never knew that it really was his own bunny, come back to look at the child who had first helped him to be real” (Matt added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Brendan $3,600, Angela $1,000, Matt $400. Scores entering DJ: Brendan $5,000, Angela $1,800, Matt $1,200. Double Jeopardy! SUBTITLES // CREATURES OF THE EARTH // OUTDOOR ART // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 22

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! AMERICA: A LOOK BACK // ADJECTIVES // ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON FILM // “J” STORE // THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN THE STATE // SEEK & YE SHALL FIND DD1 – $600 – THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN THE STATE – A city with this name has the highest population in 2 coastal states (Sam dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Brendan $6,000, Romy $800, Sam -$1,200. Scores entering DJ: Brendan $8,400, Romy $1,800, Sam -$600. Double Jeopardy! PEOPLES OF THE WORLD // AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION // GEOLOGIC TIME DIVISIONS AS FRIENDS EPISODE TITLES // FACTS ABOUT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., May 21

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! TAKE ME TO YOUR COMPANY LEADER // TV SHOWS BY EPISODE TITLES // 18th CENTURY AVIATION // NO TIME TO SAY THE WHOLE WORD // AT THE CEMETERY // THAT’S THE END OF THE LINE DD1 – $800 – AT THE CEMETERY – This burial place for the indigent & unidentified takes its name from the Bible (With both opponents in the red, Wendy doubled to $5,200.) Scores at first break: Mitch $400, Brendan $600, Wendy $5,200. Scores entering DJ: Mitch $2,400, Brendan $1,600, Wendy $6,200. Double Jeopardy! ALMA MATERS // GEOMETRY // STARTS WITH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., May 20

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! THIS GENERATION IS SO BOOKED // COMMON BONDS // CANADIAN HISTORY // THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE // “S” TO “P”// AMERICANA DD1 – $800 – CANADIAN HISTORY – Lovers of Latin must have rejoiced when this name was officially adopted in 1713; it’s still on a province (Micah doubled to $2,400.) Scores at first break: Mitch $2,200, Micah $2,400, Catherine $2,200. Scores entering DJ: Mitch $2,800, Micah $4,800, Catherine $4,600. Double Jeopardy! ALL THE KINGS’ MENUS // POTPOURRI // NAME THE 5-LETTER SONG // OUR CHEMISTRY IS PALPABLE // COUNTRY NAMES // GRAMMAR POLICE DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 19

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD // THE SOMETHING OF THE SOMETHING // 3 WORDS, 3 SYLLABLES // ON A STAMP // CONTANED THEREIN // TRASH TALK DD1 – $1,000 – 3 WORDS, 3 SYLLABLES – After debuting on bumper stickers, this 2016 campaign phrase for Hillary Clinton quickly turned into a hashtag (On the first clue of the game, Brandon lost $1,000.) Scores at first break: Brandon -$200, Mitch $2,200, Erin $2,800. Scores entering DJ: Brandon $2,000, Mitch $4,200, Erin $3,000. Double Jeopardy! 20th CENTURY SONG, 21st CENTURY AD // BOOK TITLE TATTLE // PLANTS & … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 16

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! FIRST LINES OF HIT SONGS // BESTSELLING NONFICTION // THE EARLY 21st CENTURY // A BARREL OF MONKEYS // “AMP”ED UP // YOU PUT ME ON THE SUPREME COURT DD1 – $600 – YOU PUT ME ON THE SUPREME COURT (name the president) – Hot dogging it & appointing Felix Frankfurter; he wanted to add 6 more all at once, but it didn’t happen (Nick added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Brandon $3,000, Neeraj $2,600, Nick $3,000. Scores entering DJ: Brandon $2,400, Neeraj $3,600, Nick $5,600. Double Jeopardy! THE DESERT MENU // A CATEGORY GOOD … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 15

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! WE ARE REALLY GOING TO STUMP YOU // ON GUARD // KNIVES OUT // PICTURE THE HIT SONG // 2 E OR NOT 2 E // THAT IS THE QUESTION DD1 – $800 – KNIVES OUT – Referees in this sport carry a knife called a tanto, to symbolize their willingness to commit seppuku if they make a bad call (Brandon added $1,000 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Andrew $3,800, Jen $2,000, Brandon $2,000. Scores entering DJ: Andrew $4,400, Jen $2,800, Brandon $3,600. Double Jeopardy! TRICK OR TREATY // AUTHORS’ HOMES // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., May 14