Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS // “BAD” ENTERTAINMENT // ALSO A NEW WAVE BAND // COMMON BONDS // IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE! IT’S A NEBULA! // I SAID WHAT I SAID! DD1 – $600 – “BAD” ENTERTAINMENT – In a 2015 No. 1 hit, “‘Cause baby now we’ve got” this, “You know it used to be mad love” (Brett doubled to $2,800). Scores at first break: Alex $2,200, Clare $600, Brett $4,800. Scores entering DJ: Alex $6,600, Clare $600, Brett $7,000. Double Jeopardy! AROUND THE WORLD // INSTRUMENTS YOU CAN PLAY // FROM A TEEN’S … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 17

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! YESTERDAY’S NEWS // ALLITERATION // WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THAT POTATO? // MID-ATLANTIC TRAVEL // VIRGINIA & MARY-LAND // NEW JERSEY DD1 – $600 – YESTERDAY’S NEWS – During the American Revolution, one German state made about 13 years of tax revenue by renting out soldiers known as these (DD1 was found very late in the round, and Alex doubled to $13,600.) Scores at first break: Jack $2,800, Alex $4,800, Jamie $400. Scores entering DJ: Jack $4,200, Alex $14,400, Jamie $1,200. Double Jeopardy! WRITERS IN BOOKS // IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK // AROUND … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 14

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! FEETNOTES IN HISTORY // US & STEM // MUSICAL CHAIRS // AMERICA PARKS // YES, WE HALVE THAT // BEASTLY VERBS DD1 – $600 – AMERICA PARKS – This airport in Wash. named for 2 cities has one of the largest parking garages in the U.S.–13,000 spaces, 8 stories high (James added $1,000.) Scores at first break: James $1,600, Jack $3,800, Liz $2,200. Scores entering DJ: James $2,000, Jack $7,600, Liz $4,400. Double Jeopardy! THAT’S QUITE A ‘STACHE! // A BIT OF LIT // HAND ME A MALLET // SCIENTIFICALLY TITLE MOVIES // NATIONAL ANTHEMS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 13

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! WATER EVERYWHERE // BESTSELLING FICTION // EAT LIKE A BRIT// MOVIE TITLE ROLES // U.S. FESTIVALS // IT’S FROM THE GREEK FOR… DD1 – $800 – BESTSELLING FICTION – John Updike put his most famous character to bed in this 1990s bestseller that won a Pulitzer Prize (Kristen added $1,000.) Scores at first break: James $3,200, Kristen $1,000, Brian $3,000. Scores entering DJ: James $4,600, Kristen $800, Brian $5,000. Double Jeopardy! REVOLUTIONARIES // HISTORIC ACTORS & ACTRESSES // A MYTH BUSTER // TECH OF THE TIME // AS SEEN ON TV // BIG “W” DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 12

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! CHILL BEATS // FOREVER STAMPS // IT’S HYPHENATED // 3-NAMED PEOPLE // RIPPED // FROM THE HEADLINES DD1 – $600 – FOREVER STAMPS – A stamp celebrating the 50th anniversary of this observance went on sale in April 2020 (James doubled to $2,800.) Scores at first break: Harvey $2,400, Emily $2,800, James $5,800. Scores entering DJ: Harvey $3,600, Emily $5,600, James $7,400. Double Jeopardy! STATE CAPITOLS // ALLITERATIVE BOOKS // THE BUSINESS OF SHOW // LIGHT HEADED // YIKES, YOU GOT A “V” IN MATH // FORWARDS & BACKWARDS DD2 – 2,000 – ALLITERATIVE BOOKS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 11

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! PARTS OF THE BOOK // AROUND THE GLOBE // LIKE PULLING TEETH // BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUES // GO GREEN // 3 CONSONANTS, 3 VOWELS DD1 – $600 – AROUND THE GLOBE – The name of this South American capital refers to a feast day honoring the Virgin Mary (Harvey added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Laura $1,000, Harvey $7,200, Sabrina $600. Scores entering DJ: Laura $1,800, Harvey $11,200, Sabrina $1,600. Double Jeopardy! PARTS OF THE BOOK // AUSTRALIAN HISTORY // A NOTE OF COMMAND // CELEBRITY MENTORS // TAKE ME TO CHURCH // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 10

Here are today’s contestants as the show returns to regular play: Jeopardy! NACHO BUSINESS // ANIMALS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS // “G-U” GOT GAME // STAR WARS // ROGUE ONE// SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION DD1 – $800 – ANIMALS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS – Nutkin & his brother Twinkleberry (Omar lost $1,000.) Scores at first break: Laura -$400, Omar $1,400, Roger $4,000. Scores entering DJ: Laura $1,800, Omar $800, Roger $3,000. Double Jeopardy! EUROPEAN CAPITALS // ALPHANUMERICS // I’M A HOOSIER, BABY // BIBLE B BOYS // EARTH SCIENCE // A HEART IN MY SONG DD2 – 1,600 – EUROPEAN CAPITALS – These … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 7

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Matt won the first game of the final yesterday, and needs one more victory to take the title. Jeopardy! SPEECH! // 2024 WORDLES, DEFINED // CANADIANA // ALSO A BOAT // WOMEN IN SPORTS // WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? DD1 – 1,000 – 2024 WORDLES, DEFINED – Part of the NATO phonetic alphabet: _ _ _ V _ (Roger added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Matt 4,200, Roger 1,600, Juveria 3,200. Scores entering DJ: Matt 5,200, Roger 3,400, Juveria 4,600. Double Jeopardy! THE NAME OF THE PLAY // COLLEGE SEALS // THE MAGMA MOVEMENT // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 6

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! ALL THE NON-HUMAN BOOK CHARACTERS // NOTABLE NAMES // FEELING PUNCHY // SPITTING FIRE // RECENT MOVIES // ADD A LETTER DD1 – 600 – FEELING PUNCHY – A powerful punch, it’s likely named for the agricultural practice of cutting dried grass (Juveria dropped 3,400 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Matt 3,000, Roger 4,000, Juveria 1,000. Scores entering DJ: Matt 4,600, Roger 5,200, Juveria -600. Double Jeopardy! EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY // DOCUMENT DUDES // THE DESIRED OPERA CATEGORY // LAYING DOWN THE LAW // REALITY TV // ENDS IN “M” DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 5

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! WORLD HISTORY // OLD MAN (OR WOMAN) RIVER // SIZING UP SIZES// APPS & WEBSITES // THE HERO’S JOURNEY // STARTS WITH A BODY PART DD1 – 800 – OLD MAN (OR WOMAN) RIVER – Quinobequin to the natives, it was called the Massachusetts by explorers, then renamed in 1614 for a then-prince (Raymond lost 3,200 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Raymond 2,000, Juveria 3,600, Ray 600. Scores entering DJ: Raymond 5,200, Juveria 5,200, Ray 1,400. Double Jeopardy! POETICA BOTANICA // IN THE PINK // SCULPTURE // ON TOUR // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 4

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! THE ROCKPILE OF HISTORY // AROUND THE USA // SHORT BUT SWEET // POTPOURR-ONLY-E // MOVIES AT THE MALL // IF YOU’RE SAPPY & YOU KNOW IT DD1 – 800 – AROUND THE USA – “Queen City of the Wabash”, this city will literally have you on “high ground” (Emily added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Matt 1,800, Luigi 6,800, Emily 4,200. Scores entering DJ: Matt 2,200, Luigi 8,800, Emily 5,400. Double Jeopardy! IN YE OLDE 18th CENTURY BOOKSHOPPE // STARS & CONSTELLATIONS // FACTS ABOUT FACTS // BEGINS WITH “K” // CRYPT-O! … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 3

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! EYEWITNESS U.S. HISTORY // BOOKS & AUTHORS // BILLBOARD BILLS, BILLYS & A BILLIE // SOCIAL TYPES // USE YOUR WORD WORDS // NOT TODAY, SATIN! DD1 – 600 – SOCIAL TYPES – Random House says this 2-word term for one who travels a lot for business was suggested by a Mad Max film title (Jaskaran doubled to 3,600.) Scores at first break: Roger 2,600, Jaskaran 1,800, Shane 4,000. Scores entering DJ: Roger 4,400, Jaskaran 5,000, Shane 5,000. Double Jeopardy! THE COUNTY LINE // SYMBOLISM IN ART // METEOROLOGY // CREATORS & CREATIONS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 28

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! THE 15th CENTURY // OF (GREEK) MYTHICAL PROPORTIONS // “X” MARKS THE BRAND // STATE THE FACTS // POP CULTURE 2000 // LOOK & SEE THE DOUBLE VOWELS DD1 – 1,000 – THE 15th CENTURY – The structure called this, after the old city of Tokyo, was built; over centuries, it expanded greatly, then contracted (Juveria lost 1,400 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Seth 3,400, Jackson 2,600, Juveria 1,400. Scores entering DJ: Seth 4,200, Jackson 5,200, Juveria 2,600. Double Jeopardy! BRITISH ISLES GEOGRAPHY // TALES OF ADVENTURE // BODY HUMAN … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 27

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! MONTHS THAT START WITH FEB // SECOND LETTER “Y” // A NOVEL PROFESSION // TELEVISION // WARRIORS // COME OUT & PLAY DD1 – 800 – A NOVEL PROFESSION – Oliver Mellors, working on the Chatterley estate (On the first clue of the game, Ben lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Ben 800, Claire -200, Shane 5,600. Scores entering DJ: Ben 3,200, Claire 800, Shane 9,000. Double Jeopardy! POETS GO TO THE CINEMA // 4-LETTER CITIES // CONTEMPORARIES // SOLD! AT AUCTION // ALL ABOUT ANIMALS // ALLITERATION DD2 – 2,000 – ALL … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 26

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! CITIES ON THE LAKE // 2 WORDS, 4 SYLLABLES // OH, “I.C.” // TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION // NONFICTION TV // SOMETHING TO READ DD1 – 1,000 – TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION – In 1942 rails in Utah were removed as war scrap & this commemorative item (OK, a replica) was pulled up after 73 years (Robin added 1,200.) Scores at first break: Ray 2,200, Robin 1,000, Ryan 1,000. Scores entering DJ: Ray 2,800, Robin 5,200, Ryan 3,400. Double Jeopardy! FASCISM // GETTING POSSESSIVE // OLDEN LANGUAGE // YOU SAY YOU WANT AN EVOLUTION // FILM COMPOSERS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 25

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! SOME ART, SOME SCIENCE // QUOTABLE 21st CENTURY FILMS // ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS // I CAN BUY MYSELF FLOUR // SPORT A PHRASE// SEVERANCE DD1 – 600 – QUOTABLE 21st CENTURY FILMS – Alan Arkin: “If I’m doing a fake movie, it’s gonna be a fake hit” (Luigi added 1.200 to his leading score of 6,800.) Scores at first break: Avi 1,400, Amy 3,600, Luigi 3,800. Scores entering DJ: Avi 2,600, Amy 5,200, Luigi 9,600. Double Jeopardy! FORESTS // SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE // PORTMANTEAUS // LOOK MA, NO WHEELS! // CELEBRITIES // HISTORY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 24

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! SAYETH THE BIBLE BOOK // A.P. HISTORY // HOBBIES & PASTIMES // ARE YOU INTO ASTROLOGY? // IT’S COUNTRY MUSIC, Y’ALL // IDIOMS DD1 – 400 – ARE YOU INTO ASTROLOGY? – Think of the 4-letter acronym describing Muhammad Ali & it makes sense this was his sign (Roger added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Maya 600, Roger 400, John 5,400. Scores entering DJ: Maya 2,200, Roger 2,200, John 7,800. Double Jeopardy! PROLOGUES // MOVING WORDS // FLOWERS // OLD STUFF // THEIR OSCAR-WINNING ROLE // “G”EOGRAPHY DD2 – 1,600 – MOVING WORDS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 21

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! ASIAN GEOGRAPHY // MOVIES WITH CHAMPIONS // BABY & TODDLER PRODUCTS // POLITICAL LINGO // A DUAL MEANING // SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES DD1 – 800 – SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES – Historians use “the long 19th century” to refer to the 125-year period between the starts of these 2 European cataclysms (Troy doubled to 5,600.) Scores at first break: Raymond 5,600, Troy 5,600, Jackie 400. Scores entering DJ: Raymond 7,400, Troy 7,400, Jackie 1,600. Double Jeopardy! POSTERS // HEALTH & MEDICINE // 10-LETTER WORDS // YOUR CHARITY AWAITS // THAT’S MY SISTER … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 20

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! AUTHORS NOT AUTHORING // LET’S PLAY SPORTS // CLASSICAL MUSIC // LIQUOR IS QUICKER // LACK OF ENERGY // I’M “DRAGON” TODAY DD1 – 600 – I’M “DRAGON” TODAY – This book’s title character is “Armansky’s star researcher… a pale, anorexic young woman who had hair as short as a fuse” (Rachael added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Emily 2,000, Rachael 2,400, Jonathan 2,400. Scores entering DJ: Emily 2,200, Rachael 3,200, Jonathan 2,800. Double Jeopardy! THE ABCs OF ARCHITECTURE // BROADWAY // RECEDING HEIR-LINES // TOUGH VOCAB // THE ELEMENTS // ISLAND MOUNTAINS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 19

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! ON THE HISTORIC TOP 40 // “ISM”s // THAT’S NOT A THING ANYMORE // GIVING YOU THE CREEPS // SLINGING SLANG // BORDERLINE DD1 – 600 – BORDERLINE – Now a tourist attraction, the demilitarized zone separating these 2 countries was officially abolished in 1976 (Skyler lost 1,500 from his score of 3,200.) Scores at first break: Skyler 2,200, Margaret 4,000, Jaskaran 3,600. Scores entering DJ: Skyler 2,700, Margaret 2,800, Jaskaran 5,600. Double Jeopardy! THE 80s: WHO SAID IT? // LIBRARIES // TV SITCOMS // RUSSIAN LITERATURE // EARTH SCIENCE // TRIPLE “A” … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 18

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: Jeopardy! WE’RE TALKIN’ BASEBALL // THIS & THAT // 2-WORD RHYMES // CLOTHES MINDED // NOVEL TITLE CHARACTERS // THE PRESIDENT IS IN TROUBLE DD1 – 1,000 – 2-WORD RHYMES – Magic phrase that’s also a Kurt Vonnegut book title (Hannah doubled to 8,000.) Scores at first break: Matt 3,200, Hannah 8,600, Doug -200. Scores entering DJ: Matt 6,800, Hannah 9,600, Doug 800. Double Jeopardy! ANCIENT TIMES // SUDDEN “DEATH” // SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES // TAKING LESSONS // ALBUM FILL IN THE BLANK // PHILOSOPHY DD2 – 1,200 – ANCIENT TIMES – To ancient Greek … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 17