Here are today’s exhibition match contestants: Jeopardy! SOUNDS LIKE AN ACTOR’S NAME // THEY DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD // NEWSPAPER TERMS // “IME” ON IT // THE VICE PRESIDENCY: AMERICA DECIDES // GIMME SOME BACKUP DD1 – 600 – SOUNDS LIKE AN ACTOR’S NAME – Sounds like a Batman: 3-letter term meaning “to prohibit” + a company with a duck symbol (Adriana dropped 1,000.) Scores at first break: Adriana 2,400, Isaac 3,600, Drew 1,600. Scores entering DJ: Adriana 3,200, Isaac 8,200, Drew 3,000. Double Jeopardy! CONVERSATIONAL ESPERANTO // BIRD “E”s // AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 14

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: After four games in the first-to-three final, Neilesh has two wins, while Adriana and Isaac each have one victory. Jeopardy! THAT HAPPENED IN 2024 // 2-WORD CITIES // YOUR STOCK IS CLIMBING // 20th CENTURY BOOKSHELF // RECENT HORROR MOVIES // MATHEMATICAL OVERLAPS DD1 – 800 – MATHEMATICAL OVERLAPS (another category where you had to jam words together to form something that doesn’t exist) – Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington & all the rest of the state cover a total of 2,489 square miles (Neilesh doubled to 2,400.) Scores at first break: Adriana 1,200, Isaac … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 13

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: After three games in the first-to-three final, Neilesh leads over Adriana by a count of two victories to one, with Isaac looking for his first win. Jeopardy! 17th CENTURY FACTS // DIFFERS BY A LETTER // MONOGRAM MADNESS // LOUNGE WEAR // BANGERS // THE NEW YORKER AT 100 DD1 – 1,000 – 17th CENTURY FACTS – In 1626 this Dutch colonial governor got big into the Manhattan real estate market, paying 60 guilders for, well, Manhattan (Neilesh added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Adriana 2,400, Isaac 5,800, Neilesh 2,600. Scores entering DJ: … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 12

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Adriana and Neilesh each have one victory after two games of the first-to-three final. Jeopardy! 20th CENTURY NOTABLES // LET ME TELL YOU A STORY // UTENSILS // HODGEPODGE // COMPETITION SHOWS // FILL OUT THE “NDA” DD1 – 600 – 20th CENTURY NOTABLES – Gloria Steinem said this 1972 Democratic candidate for pres. “first took the ‘white-male-only’ sign off the White House” (On the first clue of the game, Adriana added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Adriana 5,400, Isaac -400, Neilesh 2,600. Scores entering DJ: Adriana 7,200, Isaac 2,800, Neilesh 4,800. Double … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 11

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Adriana has one victory after Friday’s opening game of the first-to-three final. Jeopardy! CLINKY DRINKS // LITERARY QUOTATIONS // FROM “C” TO “Y”// COLONIAL AMERICA // INTERNATIONALLY SCHOOLING YOU // TV SHOW CHANGE A LETTER DD1 – 800 – COLONIAL AMERICA – The Jamestown colony was on land in the territory of this leader whose empire spanned more than a dozen tribes (Neilesh doubled to 4,800.) Scores at first break: Adriana 400, Isaac 4,200, Neilesh 4,800. Scores entering DJ: Adriana 4,400, Isaac 4,800, Neilesh 7,000. Double Jeopardy! BEFORE, DURING & AFTER // LIFE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 10

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE // FLIGHTS OF FANCY // 12-LETTER WORDS // LANDMARKS // POLE // POSITION DD1 – 800 – LANDMARKS – Its name is Quechua for “old peak” (Adriana lost 1,800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Adriana 1,600, Isaac 2,000, Neilesh 2,400. Scores entering DJ: Adriana 3,400, Isaac 2,800, Neilesh 3,800. Double Jeopardy! HEART WORM-ING MOVIES // CEOs // POETRY-POURRI // ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER // INTO AFRICA // 10/10 WINDS DD2 – 1,200 – INTO AFRICA – This capital on the Congo River shoreline was the … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 7

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! STOCKING THE CABINET // THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE // LEGENDARY TWEETS // KIND OF BLUE POP CULTURE // LIBRARY GLOSSARY // ENDS IN “FF” DD1 – 800 – THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE – The name of this territory means “our land” in an Inuit language (Drew B. lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Drew B. -400, Drew G. 1,600, Neilesh 800. Scores entering DJ: Drew B. 800, Drew G. 4,800, Neilesh 2,000. Double Jeopardy! ENGLISH LIT // YOU NEED TO SEE A SPECIALIST // THE ARTS // NEWISH WORDS & PHRASES // WELL, WELL … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 6

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! ITALIAN WORDS & PHRASES // HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU // ELEMENTAL NAMES // OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS // A HALF HOUR OF TELEVISION // ENGLISH CLASS DD1 – 800 – ELEMENTAL NAMES – According to a study published in 2016, this venomous pit viper was responsible for 39% of snake bites on U.S. kids (Isaac lost 3,200 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Issac 2,800, Mark -200, Amy 2,600. Scores entering DJ: Issac 5,000, Mark 1,200, Amy 4,000. Double Jeopardy! U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL // MOVIES AFTER YOU PRESS PLAY // LIT-POURRI … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 5

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! BLACK MYSTERY MONTH // IT’S HYPHENATED // CELEBRITY PODCASTS // SENATORS // ANY DAY OF THE WEEK // BIG “C”ITIES DD1 – 1,000 – ANY DAY OF THE WEEK – On “American Gods”, Ian McShane was Odin, also known as Mr. this guy (Ryan doubled to 2,000.) Scores at first break: Adriana 2,000, Ryan 4,000, Will -600. Scores entering DJ: Adriana 4,400, Ryan 5,200, Will 200. Double Jeopardy! MY CONDIMENTS TO THE CHEF! // POETS & POETRY // SCIENTISTS // MOVIE & SONG TITLE // ONCE UPON A FEBRUARY // HERE’S 2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 4

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND // KID STUFF // JUST TAKE THE W // VOYAGING THROUGH HISTORY // NICKNAMES // BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME DD1 – 800 – VOYAGING THROUGH HISTORY – Magellan’s flagship on his epic journey had this Spanish name that honored the Father, Son & Holy Spirit (Amar doubled to 2,800.) Scores at first break: Drew 4,800, Amar 2,400, Lucas 2,800. Scores entering DJ: Drew 5,400, Amar 3,800, Lucas 3,800. Double Jeopardy! ANAGRAMMED NUCLEAR PHYSICS // BRAND NAMES // WETLANDS // 5-SYLLABLE WORDS // SUBTITLES OF BOOKS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 3

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! WORLD FACTS // “H.R.” // LUCKY 13 // THE THEATER // OF EQUAL MEASURE // PLAYING SPORTBALL DD1 – 1,000 – WORLD FACTS – Central Asia is made up of 5 countries, all former Soviet republics, including these two “T” ones (Mark doubled to 3,600.) Scores at first break: Mark 4,800, Allison 1,600, Kevin 600. Scores entering DJ: Mark 7,000, Allison 2,600, Kevin 2,200. Double Jeopardy! WHAT AN ARTIST DIES IN ME // ETYMOLOGY // WAY, WAY BACK IN THE DAY // ON THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK // NATURE // PLAYING NON-SPORTS “BALL” … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 31

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! U.S. CITIES // HOMONYMBLE ON YOUR FEET // FITNESS // IN THE AIR // PRE-BOOTS // LET’S PUT 2 THINGS TOGETHER DD1 – 600 – IN THE AIR – These avians can rotate their wings to generate lift while flapping both up & down, enabling them to hover in the air (Mehal added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Mehal 2,200, Ryan 2,600, Will 1,000. Scores entering DJ: Mehal 4,200, Ryan 4,000, Will 2,200. Double Jeopardy! COUNTS & COUNTESSES // FILMMAKERS // ASIAN HISTORY // COMMUNICATION // AUTHORS // STARTS & ENDS WITH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 30

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! PARTS OF SPEECH // AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK // 3 OF A KIND // ERNEST HEMINGWAY // MOVIES WITH SUBTITLES // THE REST IS HISTORY DD1 – 1,000 – ERNEST HEMINGWAY – Ernest was an ambulance driver in World War I, just like his hero Frederic Henry in this novel (Neilesh added 1,000 to his leading score of 4,400). Scores at first break: Greg 600, Weckiai 2,800, Neilesh 6,200. Scores entering DJ: Greg 1,400, Weckiai 3,000, Neilesh 10,600. Double Jeopardy! BODIES OF WATER // HOW FAR IS IT? // RELIGIOUS WORDS & … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 29

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! WORLD WAR II FACTS // FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES // NOISES // POP MUSIC MISSING LINKS // LITERARY SWINE // UNCLE KEN’S CASA DE PRE-OWNED VEHICLES DD1 – 800 – WORLD WAR II FACTS – Force K6, made up of Muslims from the Punjab, was among British units evacuated from this French seaport in spring 1940 (Amy dropped 1,000). Scores at first break: Amy 800, Grant 600, David 1,800. Scores entering DJ: Amy 2,200, Grant 2,800, David 3,000. Double Jeopardy! A WINGED CATEGORY // FROM TV SHOW TO FILM // LET’S KEEP … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 28

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: Jeopardy! LAKES OF AMERICA // GAME TIME // SPECIAL DAYS // “CH” AS IN CHAMP // BROKEN // HELL’S KITCHEN, THE MUSICAL DD1 – 800 – LAKES OF AMERICA – Northwest of Allentown, Beltzville Lake is a popular fishing spot in this mountain range (On the first clue of the game, Alison dropped 800.) Scores at first break: Alison 1,400, Will 3,200, Rishabh -400. Scores entering DJ: Alison 2,200, Will 3,800, Rishabh 2,200. Double Jeopardy! PUTTING THE CULTURE IN AGRICULTURE // A WEAK RESPONSE // LITERARY CHARACTERS // IT’S GOT A MOTOR // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 27

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Carryover scores from game one: Will 5,600, Drew 17,600, Mehal 27,200. Jeopardy! PLACES TO VISIT // IN THE EARTH // THINK PINK // THERE WILL BE MOVIE VENGEANCE // TIME FOR A MEAL BREAK // EDUCATIONAL ANAGRAMS DD1 – 800 – PLACES TO VISIT – This river has been called the “Lifeline of the Southwest”; you can see where it meets the Green River in Canyonlands National Park (Mehal added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Will -1,000, Drew 5,800, Mehal 3,600. Scores entering DJ: Will 1,200, Drew 9,200, Mehal 5,400. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC STATES … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 24

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! OUR COLORFUL WORLD // FOR THE “GRAM” // FROM PAGE TO SCREEN // THE NIGHT SKY // CURLS // JUST WANNA HAVE FUN DD1 – 1,000 – OUR COLORFUL WORLD – This Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. got its name from a stream lined with sparkling flecks of mica (Will lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Will 2,000, Drew 2,000, Mehal 1,600. Scores entering DJ: Will 4,800, Drew 2,800, Mehal 5,200. Double Jeopardy! HISTORY OF BRITAIN // ALLITERATIVE LIT // 9-LETTER WORDS // JANUARY BABIES // NEWS PERSONALITIES // THIS ONE TIME, AT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 23

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! WOMEN THROUGH THE YEARS // LITERALLY LITERATURE // FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 COMPANIES // NOT TO BE CONFUSED // SCHOOL OF MUSIC // IT’S A VERB! IT’S A NOUN! DD1 – 600 – LITERALLY LITERATURE – This 1880s short story ends with “Never a cobra dared show its head –inside the walls” (Mehal added 2,600.) Scores at first break: Marko 1,400, Mehal 5,400, Paul 1,600. Scores entering DJ: Marko 3,000, Mehal 7,400, Paul 2,000. Double Jeopardy! SALTY BODIES OF WATER // INSECTS IN HiGH & LOW CULTURE // ANATOMY // PREFIXED PAIRS // WHATCHA … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 22

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! AUTHORS// STATE ANIMALS // FOUND ON TEMU // WILD CARD WINNERS // THE SHAPE OF THINGS // FROM THE DUTCH DD1 – 600 – STATE ANIMALS – It’s the state animal of Montana & California, but the California one is extinct (Will lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Evan 4,200, Jay -1,000, Will 3,000. Scores entering DJ: Evan 7,800, Jay -400, Will 5,200. Double Jeopardy! 1925 // BEFORE & AFTER // THE BIBLE // SCI-FI ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS // SOME WEAR… // “B” ON THE SEA DD2 – 800 – THE BIBLE – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 21

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. // MUSEUMS // FARM TOOLS & MACHINERY // BRITISH SITCOMS // THIS & THAT // BACK WORDS & FORWARD DD1 – 1,000 – MUSEUMS – Sir Aston Webb designed this London museum of decorative arts (Joey lost 1,600 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Joey 0, Drew 4,200, Jen 1,400. Scores entering DJ: Joey 800, Drew 7,200, Jen 2,400. Double Jeopardy! FRENCH GEOGRAPHY // 18th CENTURY WRITING // BROADWAY // PSYCHOLOGY // LET’S TALK ABOUT POLITICS // STARTS WITH “D” DD2 – 1,200 – 18th CENTURY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 20

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! PAULITICS // THE POWER OF 10 // “B” PICTURES // BATTER UP! // WE HAD IT GOOD BACK THEN // DARLING, YOU SPOKE FRENCH DD1 – 1,000 – WE HAD IT GOOD BACK THEN – The late 1200s was the heyday of this northwest Italian seaport, including a victory over Venice at the battle of Curzola (Marko added 1,200.) Scores at first break: Adam 5,000, Marko 3,800, Will 1.400. Scores entering DJ: Adam 5,800, Marko 4,800, Will 4,600. Double Jeopardy! SWAMPY AMERICA // RHYME TIME // TOTAL DRAMA! // PHYSICAL SCIENCE // MISH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 17