Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! DAMS // 10-LETTER VOCAB // WHERE’S THE BEEF? // HISTORY // LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH // EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH DD1 – 600 – HISTORY – Before a papal tribunal in 1633, he stated, “I abjure, curse & detest the aforesaid errors” (On the first clue of the game, Joey added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Joey 3,000, Mehal 3,400, Eamonn 2,600. Scores entering DJ: Joey 6,200, Mehal 6,600, Eamonn 2,800. Double Jeopardy! SHORT STORIES // COMMON BANDS // TRAVEL USA // THE JETÉ SET // MAKE MINE MATH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 16

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! NOT ON MY WATCH // FICTIONAL FEMALES // _ & _ // POP CULTURE PEOPLE // SPITTIN’ SCIENCE FACTS // DIRECTION TO PERFECTION DD1 – 1,000 – POP CULTURE PEOPLE – In 2024 she made news by using her voice to question OpenAI’s practices after a new ChatGPT voice sounded an awful lot like her (Drew added 600.) Scores at first break: Drew 2,200, Jay 200, Aiden -200. Scores entering DJ: Drew 5,000, Jay 2,400, Aiden 400. Double Jeopardy! THE 19th CENTURY // SHADES OF RED // TEARJERKERS // STATE CAPITALS // FIDDLIN’ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 15

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! MOVIE PROFESSION IN COMMON // AS THEY SAY… // LIT-POURRI // ICELANDIA // THE COLD TRUTH // 1980s MONSTER TRUCKS DD1 – 1,000 – AS THEY SAY… – No backsies with this phrase, iacta alea est in Latin (Evan added 3,000.) Scores at first break: Davey 3,400, Stevie 1,200, Evan 3,600. Scores entering DJ: Davey 3,800, Stevie 2,200, Evan 9,800. Double Jeopardy! WE’RE JUST GONNA CALL HIM HERCULES // FASHIONABLE NAMES // AMERICAN HISTORY // A WILD SONG FOR YOU // BOTANY // CROSSWORD CLUES “O” DD2 – 1,600 – WE’RE JUST GONNA … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 14

Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants: Jeopardy! 2015: 10 YEARS AGO // LATINAS // OTHER USES OF TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS // TV THIS CENTURY // SCIENCE // THAT PHRASE IS MONEY DD1 – 1,000 – SCIENCE – The recoil of a gun is an example of conservation of this, mass times velocity (Paul lost 3,800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Will 1,400, Paul 0, Jen 1,800. Scores entering DJ: Will 2,600, Paul 4,600, Jen 2,800. Double Jeopardy! ARE YOU SURREAL? // ANATOMICAL SONG TITLES // PEOPLE OF THE BOOK // MacARTHUR FELLOWS // THERE IN THE WORLD IS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 13

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Carryover scores from game one: Drew 5,000, Sam 3,400, Enzo 21,800. Jeopardy! THE PRESIDENT’S SIBLING // HITMAKERS // NEW YORK COLLEGES // DELULU FOR “ULU” // PLUG // PLAY DD1 – 800 – PLAY – This play describes Laura Wingfield as having a “fragile, unearthly prettiness” (Drew lost 3,800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Drew 1,600, Sam 1,800, Enzo 1,400. Scores entering DJ: Drew 2,200, Sam 2,200, Enzo 4,600. Double Jeopardy! NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD // TATE EXPECTATIONS // BEGINS WITH A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT // GEOLOGY // MOVIES BY TAGLINE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 10

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! WORLD HISTORY // ALL AROUND THE U.S. // FOIA & FIND OUT // WE SHALL ENDURE // MOVIE LINES // “DIS” IS HOW YOU SAY IT DD1 – 800 – ALL AROUND THE U.S. – Colorado Springs’ website for this nearby attraction dubs it “America’s Mountain” (Sam lost 3,800.) Scores at first break: Drew 1,200, Sam 2,400, Enzo 2,400. Scores entering DJ: Drew 3,200, Sam 400, Enzo 3,600. Double Jeopardy! WORD HISTORY // LITERARY BIOGRAPHY // ALL IN THE FAMILY // OCEANIA // FABRICS & TEXTILES // CLASSIC TV DD2 – 1,600 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 9

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! BEST IF USED BY DEC. 31, 1999 // MAKING SOME BONES ABOUT IT // FLYING IN STATE // SPORTS BY MOVIE // YOUR NUMBER IS UP // NO RYAN, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL DD1 – 600 – BEST IF USED BY DEC. 31, 1999 – After 85 years, complete control of it passed to its home nation on Dec. 31, 1999 (Sam lost 2,600.) Scores at first break: Sam 1,800, Ferdinand 2,400, Lindsay 1,000. Scores entering DJ: Sam 3,000, Ferdinand 5,000, Lindsay 2,600. Double Jeopardy! AROUND THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 8

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! WORLD CITIES // CHECK OUT MY COIN COLLECTION // HALL OF FAMERS // A GAME OF RUTH OR BLAIR // SCRAMBLED EGG LAYERS // VOWEL, CONSONANT, VOWEL DD1 – 1,000 – WORLD CITIES – Though its name means “place of the thunderbolt”, this city in West Bengal is better known as a city of tea (Enzo lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Enzo 800, Zoe 600, Josh 3,800. Scores entering DJ: Enzo 400, Zoe 3,800, Josh 5,200. Double Jeopardy! WHAT HAPPENED WHEN // POTENT QUOTABLES // OPERA SETTINGS // THE FATHER OF // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 7

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! HISTORIC HISTORY // ALBUMS // PALINDROMIC WORDS // KICKIN’ BRASS // FLAGS! // SOY WHAT? DD1 – 800 – HISTORIC HISTORY – The 1973 Arab-Israeli War occurred during these 2 periods, one Jewish & one Islamic, both of which involve fasting (Drew added 3,000.) Scores at first break: Jonquil 2,200, Steve 2,200, Drew 7,800. Scores entering DJ: Jonquil 2,600, Steve 3,400, Drew 11,600. Double Jeopardy! ALLITERATION ON THE MAP // A LITTLE LOVE POETRY // STARS OF STAGE & SCREEN // MANUAL EVENTS // RECENT SCIENCE NOBLE PRIZES // SOY QUE? DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 6

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! HISTORIC AMERICANS // 10, 11 & 12-LETTER WORDS // SCI-FI FILL IN // CLOTHING TIME // NAMED FOR A PLACE // & THE EMMY GOES TO… DD1 – 800 – 10, 11 & 12-LETTER WORDS – Containing a root from Latin for “scales”, it’s a state of balance in physics (Will added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Will 200, Colleen 5,000, Kaitlin 2,800. Scores entering DJ: Will 3,400, Colleen 6,400, Kaitlin 6,000. Double Jeopardy! YOUR 19th CENTURY BEARD TICKLES! // MODELS // SLANG FROM YOUR START-UP JOB // “R” WE THERE YET? // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 3

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! SO SAYETH THE KING JAMES BIBLE // SECONDS // IDIOT IDIOMS // NAME DROPPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD // CLASSY CREATURES // YOU SAY TOBAGO, I SAY TOBAGO DD1 – 800 – SO SAYETH THE KING JAMES BIBLE – “And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with” this group, “and slew them with a great slaughter” (Will added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Will 2,600, Colleen -200, Kaitlin 1,200. Scores entering DJ: Will 6,400, Colleen 1,800, Kaitlin 2,800. Double Jeopardy! THAT’S SOME OPENING ACT // NOVEL TITLE DROP … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 2

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! HAPPY NEW YEAR’S DAY! // STATE PARKS // THE RACE IS ON // POTPOURRI // IT COMES IN BOTTLES // 4-LETTER WORDS WITH AN “X” DD1 – 400 – THE RACE IS ON – Talk about a dynasty–the New York Yacht Club won this race 24 straight times from 1870 to 1980 (Gino added 2,000.) Scores at first break: Colleen 800, Gino 4,200, Josh 3,800. Scores entering DJ: Colleen 3,800, Gino 7,000, Josh 6,200. Double Jeopardy! SHAKESPEARE // TV MUSIC // PEOPLE OF AFRICA // I USE 3 INITIALS // MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 1

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! THE CITIES’ TIME ZONE // QUOTABLE WOMEN // NOT FOR THE MONEY // ANIMAL EXPRESSIONS // NONFICTION // MILITARY CELEBS DD1 – 1,000 – NONFICTION – “King of the Osage Hills” & “For the Betterment of the Bureau” are chapters in this 2017 bestseller (Kaitlin lost 3,600.) Scores at first break: Scott 1,200, Kaitlin 2,400, Mike 200. Scores entering DJ: Scott 2,200, Kaitlin 7,800, Mike 1,000. Double Jeopardy! KNOTTY ENTERTAINMENT // MYTHOLOGY // SINK, SANK, SUNK // MODERN ABBREVIATIONS // SCIENCE TEST // FROM “M” TO “Y” DD2 – 2,000 – MYTHOLOGY – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 31

Here are today’s Second Chance contestants: Jeopardy! A EUROCENTRIC CATEGORY // RHYME TIME // TRANSPORTATION // COLOR MY WORLD // BOOK “OF” // MERMAN DD1 – 2,000 – A EUROCENTRIC CATEGORY – Unter den Linden in Berlin is a tree-lined avenue running westward nearly a mile to this 5-portal monument (Will added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Alex 1,600, Will 2,800, Tekla 1.800. Scores entering DJ: Alex 4,800, Will 3,200, Tekla 2.800. Double Jeopardy! ISSUING A CITATION // ART & ARTISTS // SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER // THE 13th CENTURY // THINKERS & THEIR THOUGHTS // MOOD INDI-GO-GO DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 30

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STARTS & ENDS WITH “O” // HODGEPODGE // CUPS & GLASSES // F. SCOTT FITZGERALD // THE LAST TYCOON // THIS SIDE OF PARODIES DD1 – $600 – THE LAST TYCOON – Jay Gould was so unscrupulously wealthy he could be the prototypical this, with a criminal & a noble title in the name (Megan dropped $2,000 from her leading score of $3,000.) Scores at first break: Laura $1,600, Megan $1,800, Herb $1,000. Scores entering DJ: Laura $3,400, Megan $1,800, Herb $400. Double Jeopardy! SHOPPING FOR SOUVENIRS // SCIENCE // MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM GEOGRAPHY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Dec. 27

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! BODIES OF WATER // DESTINY’S OTHER CHILDREN // THE 18-SCHOOL BIG TEN // CLEANING UP // THE SIMPSONS CHARACTER WHO SAID… // FROM J TO K DD1 – $600 – DESTINY’S OTHER CHILDREN – There’s a reason you don’t hear much about the 5th century ruler Bleda; this meaner brother & co-ruler offed him in 445 (Brad lost $2,400 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Laura $2,000, Carole $1,200, Brad $800. Scores entering DJ: Laura $4,000, Carole $3,400, Brad $2,400. Double Jeopardy! THE GADSDEN PURCHASE // LITERARY GEOGRAPHY // SCIENCE NEWS // DIFFERING … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Dec. 26

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! ISLANDS & ARCHIPELAGOS // THE NOVEL CHAPTER // TRIPLE JEOPARDY! // I’M SO INDICTED // 5, 5 // FOOT BALL DD1 – $600 – THE NOVEL CHAPTER – “Eliza’s Escape” (Mathieu fell further into the red by losing $1,000.) Scores at first break: Laura $4,200, Mathieu -$2,200, Amber -$200. Scores entering DJ: Laura $8,800, Mathieu -$1,200, Amber $600. Double Jeopardy! THINKING ABOUT THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE // ALL KINDS OF MUSIC // MOLLUSKS // LET’S GO TO THE PARK // HAPPY 100th, ROD SERLING // “A”CRONYMS & “A”BBREVIATIONS DD2 – $1,200 – ALL KINDS OF MUSIC … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Dec. 25

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! 19th CENTURY NOVELS // SCIENCE TIMELINE // AIR TRAVEL // JUST PEACHY // DUMB // WAITER DD1 – $800 – 19th CENTURY NOVELS – Not bad for a title too: Stephen Crane wrote that Henry “wished that he too, had a wound, a” these 4 words (Jenna added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Laura $2,400, Harry $1,800, Jenna $3,600. Scores entering DJ: Laura $2,000, Harry $3,600, Jenna $6,800. Double Jeopardy! NICKNAMES OF HISTORIC WOMEN // INSCRUTABLE WORDS // INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC // WHEN IT’S TIME TO RHYME // READ FLAGS // HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT DD2 – $1,200 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 24

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! WHO? WHERE? WHEN? // BODY PARTS’ BETTER KNOWN NAMES // AT THE PET STORE // “C” FOOD // TELEVISION CITY // WORDS FROM HINDI DD1 – $600 – WORDS FROM HINDI – The name of this relish that accompanies a meal in Indian cuisine goes back to a word meaning “to lick” (Laura moved to the lead, adding $1,400 to improve to $4,000.) Scores at first break: Laura $1,800, Sean $3,000, Jenifer $1,400. Scores entering DJ: Laura $6,200, Sean $3,400, Jenifer $2,000. Double Jeopardy! NAME THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE // PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS // INTERNATIONAL … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 23

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! FOUNTAINS // TV // SMOOTH AS SILK // BUSINESS NAMES // SCIENCE BOOKSHELF // NUMERIC PHRASES DD1 – $1,000 – SCIENCE BOOKSHELF – It’s the structure of DNA & the title of James Watson’s book about the discovery of it (Joe added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Laura $2,400, Joe $2,000, Maria $4,000. Scores entering DJ: Laura $4,800, Joe $3,800, Maria $5,200. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC SONGS OF THE BRITS // COMPUTER TECH // WORLD RELIGION // MR. & MRS. LIT // POP CULTURE PHYSICS // “HOG” CALLING DD2 – $1,600 – WORLD RELIGION – Confucianism … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Dec. 20

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! U.S. HISTORY // 500 QUESTIONS // 3-LETTER, 3-LETTER // “B” MOVIES // POETIC WOMEN // POTENT POTABLE RHYME TIME DD1 – $800 – U.S. HISTORY – During his tenure as Chief Justice of the United States, he swore in 5 presidents, including Andrew Jackson (Neal dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Eric $2,800, Neal -$600, Laura $2,200. Scores entering DJ: Eric $3,400, Neal $400, Laura $6,400. Double Jeopardy! A WORD IN A SHAKESPEARE PLAY // BOOMERS // THE SCIENCE FARE // WRITE FOR TV // GO JUMP IN THE OCEAN // INITIALS FROM GREEK GOD … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Dec. 19