Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STRINGING YOU ALONG // 4 TIMES THE FUN // KEY OR PEELE // “ETTE” TU // WHODUNNIT?// MAGAZINES’ FIRST COVERS DD1 – $800 – 4 TIMES THE FUN – Feudal Japanese society was divided into 4 distinct classes: merchants, artisans, farmers & these warriors (David doubled to $4,000.) Scores at first break: Jen $3,400, David $1,800, Dana $2,000. Scores entering DJ: Jen $4,400, David $5,000, Dana $4,400. Double Jeopardy! I SERVED IN 2 PRESIDENTS’ CABINETS // 8-LETTER WORDS // PHYSICAL SCIENCE // TIME TO BUY SOME STUFF // FORMER CAPITALS // OSCAR, MEET TONY DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 23

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! ON THE MAP // POWERS THAT “B” // FOOD // MISSING MOVIE TITLE ADJECTIVES // SPOKE // HUB DD1 – $1,000 – SPOKE – In an 1863 speech before the Prussian parliament, he claimed, “Politics is not an exact science” (Santhosh added $2,000.) Scores at first break: Jen $1,400, Santhosh $4,200, Sarah $1,000. Scores entering DJ: Jen $3,400, Santhosh $7,800, Sarah $3,400. Double Jeopardy! TREES & FLOWERS // LITERARY TITLE MATH // MUSIC // TV PETS // LATIN LOVERS NEEDED // 20th CENTURY WOMEN DD2 – $1,200 – 20th CENTURY WOMEN – Discouraged by health … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 20

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! BIRTHSTONES // ART & ARTISTS // BUGGING OUT // FIX THE PROVERB // MEMORY // CATS’ SONGS DD1 – $600 – BIRTHSTONES – An ’80s song rhymed, “Take your baby by the wrist, & in her mouth” this February stone (Jen lost $600.) Scores at first break: Chris $3,800, Jen $1,200, Fr. Steve $2,400. Scores entering DJ: Chris $3,800, Jen $1,000, Fr. Steve $7,400. Double Jeopardy! U.S. POLITICAL HISTORY // FROM THE TV SHOW’S THEME SONG // LITERARY EPITAPHS // DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGE? // U.K. CITIES // TOUGH VOCAB DD2 – $1,200 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 19

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! PRINCES & PRINCESSES // VANCOUVER, B.C. // COMPLETES THE SONG TITLES // RAIN CHECK // 7-UP // SAY IT “AINT” SO DD1 – $400 – VANCOUVER, B.C. – The first sea voyage by this group set sail from Vancouver in 1971 in protest of nuclear testing in Alaska (Aiden doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Aiden -$600, Chris -$400, Sam $2,600. Scores entering DJ: Aiden $3,000, Chris $200, Sam $3,600. Double Jeopardy! GIVE US YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS // THE HISTORICAL HOOSEGOW // CONSTELLATIONS // NFTs & IPOs // PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES // LITTLE BLACK … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 18

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! HISTORICAL DECISIONS // PHILADELPHIA // OUT THERE IN RADIO LAND // HODGEPODGE // ABOUT THE AUTHOR // “IZE” & “EERS” DD1 – $800 – OUT THERE IN RADIO LAND – Robert Plant made a pledge to Portland’s KBOO after hearing a DJ promise never to play this song if listeners donated (Will doubled to $6,400.) Scores at first break: Aiden $0, Alisa $0, Will $7,400. Scores entering DJ: Aiden $2,600, Alisa $400, Will $12,000. Double Jeopardy! FIRST LADIES’ FIRST NAMES // PLACING SOME GEOGRAPHY // SHORT-TITLED FILMS // CONVERSATIONAL VOCABULARY // MYTHOLOGICAL BROMANCE // SUPER … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 17

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! 1964 FIRSTS // FUN WITH U.S. STATE CAPITAL NAMES // 3-LETTER VERBS // ALL LIES ON ME // BOXING // FAMILIAR FURNITURE DD1 – $600 – FUN WITH U.S. STATE CAPITAL NAMES – The only capital with 3 sets of double letters in its name, it was visited by de Soto in the 16th century (Sam added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Evan $-$200, Sam $2,000, Aiden $2,600. Scores entering DJ: Evan $1,200, Sam $2,400, Aiden $2,800. Double Jeopardy! WORKING FROM “HOME” // TRANSLATE THE DOC TALK // GONE COUNTRY // CHASING RAINBOWS // STAGE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 16

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STATELY PRECEDERS // AQUATIC ANIMALS // A LITTLE FOOD, A LITTLE WINE // SENDING OUT AN “S” TO “S” // THE ARTS // NEW YORK’S HOTTEST CLUB IS… DD1 – $800 – THE ARTS – In a Mozart opera from 1791, wild beasts are tamed by this instrument (Evan added $1,200.) Scores at first break: Mark $3,000, Evan $5,000, Hilary $2,200. Scores entering DJ: Mark $4,000, Evan $8,000, Hilary $2,400. Double Jeopardy! 21st CENTURY FILM // COUNTRIES’ NORTHERNMOST POINTS // ONLY ONE VOWEL // WE HAVE HISTORY // IN THE MEDICINE CABINET // FOR YOU … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 13

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! A SELF-HELPING OF BOOKS // BEAR WITH US // SPORTY IDIOMS // ANIMATED FILMS IN OTHER WORDS // THE CLASH // LONDON CALLING DD1 – $600 – SPORTY IDIOMS – When you’re going all out in any effort, you’re employing this basketball defense (Will dropped $600.) Scores at first break: Will $3,200, Mark $1,200, Bethany $1,400. Scores entering DJ: Will $5,200, Mark $2,600, Bethany $2,400. Double Jeopardy! BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS // STARTS WITH “K” // A SHORT COURSE IN CHEMISTRY // TV CHARACTERS // MOUNTAINS // JOB-POURRI DD2 – $1,600 – MOUNTAINS – This … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 12

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! GEOGRAPHY// HOLY SOMETHING! // BOOKS FOR KIDS // NAMES IN THE DICTIONARY // THE ENVIRONMENT // TV RERUNS DD1 – $800 – GEOGRAPHY – In its own language, the official name of this landlocked country of Transcaucasia is Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun (Ben dropped $800.) Scores at first break: Will $2,200, Ben $600, Kristen $400. Scores entering DJ: Will $4,800, Ben $2,000, Kristen $2,000. Double Jeopardy! PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOSERS // FILMANTHROPY // ENDS IN “EAU” // AMAZING ANIMALS // THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS // A FEW COLORFUL WORDS DD2 – $1,600 – PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOSERS – Twice … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 11

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! 1890s AMERICA // 4 OF THE SAME CONSONANT // HAVE A DAY! // CELEBRITIES WHO READ ALOUD // THE MAFIA // ISLANDS IN THE SEA DD1 – $800 – CELEBRITIES WHO READ ALOUD – Patrick Stewart had a Dickens of a time performing this classic as a one-man show & as an audio book (Adam dropped $2,000 from his score of $3,000.) Scores at first break: Adam $400, Mary Catherine $1,800, Will $2,800. Scores entering DJ: Adam $3,000, Mary Catherine $5,400, Will $5,000. Double Jeopardy! ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY // UNCUT JAMS // PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 10

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! LET’S HIT HIGHWAY 101 // POP GOES THE CULTURE // ALSO KNOWN AS // GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES // PARENTING // “MOM’ & “DAD” DD1 – $800 – LET’S HIT HIGHWAY 101 – Knowing this state capital is at the south end of Puget Sound is geography 101 (Amanda lost $1,000 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Rachel $1,200, Adam $2,200, Amanda -$800. Scores entering DJ: Rachel $2,800, Adam $4,800, Amanda $800. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC GROUPS OF 3 // FROM THE ITALIAN // “HY” FIVE // LITERARY BIOGRAPHY // CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 9 (season premiere)

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! A DATE IN HISTORY // IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS // A WORD FROM YOUR DOCTOR // ALSO A FISHING TERM // A THING FOR FEATS // WE CRACK OURSELVES UP DD1 – $600 – A DATE IN HISTORY – In the summer of 1989, this not-yet-famous couple went on a movie date in Chicago & saw a Spike Lee film (Davey added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Davey $2,400, Steve $400, Rachel $600. Scores entering DJ: Davey $4,000, Steve $2,400, Rachel $3,800. Double Jeopardy! CANALS // “I” + 4// ANAGRAMMED ADJECTIVES // TOO MUCH OF SOMETHING … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 26 – season finale

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! FACTS ABOUT WORLD WAR I // THEY COME IN PAIRS // WORDS IN A DICKENS TITLE // PUTTING THE “T” IN TV // SCIENCE: MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH // ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS DD1 – $600 – WORDS IN A DICKENS TITLE – Type of fund that invests in diversified securities (Davey lost $1,000.) Scores at first break: Davey $2,400, Krista $200, Phil -$800. Scores entering DJ: Davey $2,200, Krista $1,600, Phil -$800. Double Jeopardy! AMERICAN RIVERS // LITERARY HATERADE // ANAGRAMMED ADJECTIVES // RECENTLY ON BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 // I’M GIVING A PARTY // … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Thur., Jul. 25

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! MEDALISTS IN PARIS // IT BORDERS BOTH COUNTRIES // TELE VISION // DANGER BIRD // THEY CALL ME… // MELLOW YELLOW DD1 – $800 – IT BORDERS BOTH COUNTRIES – Ecuador & Bolivia (Neilesh added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Neilesh $3,000, Wendy $3,200, Davey $2,200. Scores entering DJ: Neilesh $6,200, Wendy $4,200, Davey $3,000. Double Jeopardy! AMERICAN HISTORY // HODGEPODGE // MY ART IS FULL // 4-LETTER WORDS // HOLLYWOOD FAMILIES // NOVEL CHANGE A LETTER DD2 – $1,600 – MY ART IS FULL – In 1796 this artist may not have finished painting … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 24

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES // STARS WE LOST LAST YEAR // ALL APOLOGIES // STATE HOLIDAYS // MOUTH TO MOUTH // CLASSIC POEMS’ ENDINGS DD1 – $1,000 – CLASSIC POEMS’ ENDINGS – “Noble six hundred!” (On the last clue of the round, Neilesh added $1,000 to his leading score of $8,000.) Scores at first break: Neilesh $5,000, Sean $1,200, Monica $400. Scores entering DJ: Neilesh $9,000, Sean $3,600, Monica $2,000. Double Jeopardy! THAT’S AN EXECUTIVE ORDER // THE II // SONGS FROM THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK // FOOD HISTORY // WORLD CITIES // 3 “O”s DD2 – $1,200 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 22

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! BRITISH HISTORY // THE OLYMPICS // RODENTS // IT’S SOME KIND OF LAW // RATED “PG” // 40 DD1 – $800 – BRITISH HISTORY – The name of this venue built in 1599 fit its circular shape, a “wooden O”, some would say (Neilesh dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Jay $2,200, Dave $1,200, Neilesh $200. Scores entering DJ: Jay $2,600, Dave $3,400, Neilesh -$800. Double Jeopardy! REAL BOOK TITLE LOCALES // FANNY PACK // CLASSICAL MUSIC // OLD HOLLYWOOD POWER COUPLES // A LITLE WORD MATH // FORT-Y DD2 – $1,200 – CLASSICAL MUSIC … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 19

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! AMERICA ON STAMPS // THAT’S “AA”WESOME // GEOLOGY // AN ASIAN CAPITAL IDEA // THEY MAKE THAT // THE OSCAR & RAZZIE WINNER DD1 – $600 – GEOLOGY – An attraction at Carlsbad Caverns is one of these long formations known as the Sword of Damocles (Micah dropped $1,600 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Jay $3,200, Micah $600, Meredith -$800. Scores entering DJ: Jay $3,400, Micah $2,400, Meredith $1,200. Double Jeopardy! SOME HATS, SOME CATTLE // POP CULTURE GRAB BAG // HISTORY // WORLD HERITAGE SITES // IN THE BOOKSTORE // NUDE, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 18

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! CYBERTALK // THE FOLKIE ERA // STATES BY SUPER-SENATOR // ARRESTING LITERATURE // 2 x 3 // 6-POURRI DD1 – $600 – CYBERTALK – It’s the diplomatic word for the standards governing an exchange of data between computer systems (Nella dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Jay $3,800, Nella $600, Zach $3,800. Scores entering DJ: Jay $6,400, Nella $0, Zach $3,800. Double Jeopardy! U.S. PLACE NICKNAMES // LE CINÉMA // EDUCATION // 3 CONSECUTIVE LETTERS // WORLD HISTORY // OPERA HEROINES DD2 – $1,200 – U.S. PLACE NICKNAMES – “The Weather Capital of the World”, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 17

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! DISTRACTIONS // AMERICAN HISTORY // GILLS, GILLS, GILLS // CLASSIC TELEVISION // ON THE GO // FROM SCREEN TO STAGE DD1 – $800 – GILLS, GILLS, GILLS – Gills aren’t part of the name of these fish, subclass Dipnoi, but they actually have them & use them (Isaac lost $3,000 from his score of $3,400 vs. $7,600 for Jay.) Scores at first break: Isaac $800, Jay $6,000, Erika -$600. Scores entering DJ: Isaac $400, Jay $7,800, Erika $600. Double Jeopardy! DISS-TRACK-TIONS // BRITISH AUTHORS // TRIAL BY JURY // LEFTOVERS // NATIONAL FLAGS // STARTS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 16

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! “I” ON HISTORY // TV SHOWS BY CHARACTER // COLLEGE IN NEW ENGLAND // FROM THE DUTCH // GOOD AFTERNOON // EXTREME WEATHER DD1 – $1,000 – COLLEGE IN NEW ENGLAND – Founded in 1948, this university was named for the first Jewish justice on the U.S. Supreme Court (Isaac added $1,400 to his score of $3,800.) Scores at first break: Isaac $2,400, James $3,400, Brenna $1,200. Scores entering DJ: Isaac $6,600, James $2,800, Brenna $3,000. Double Jeopardy! THE WORLD IN 1776 // FRUITS & VEGETABLES // ONE-WORD SONG TITLES // FASHION IN BOOKS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 15

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! WHO’S SPEAKING IN THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS // SET THE TABLE // U.S. COINS // TRANSPORTED TO CHICAGO THROUGH THE MAGIC OF ENTERTAINMENT // THE ONLY VOWEL IS “Y” // LAKES & RIVERS DD1 – $1,000 – SET THE TABLE – If you head to this country, take a peek at its Table Mountain, which overlooks Table Bay (Isaac dropped $2,600 from his score of $5,600.) Scores at first break: Isaac $3,000, Mike $3,800, Ashley -$1,000. Scores entering DJ: Isaac $6,600, Mike $5,800, Ashley -$1,000. Double Jeopardy! DOOM SCROLLING // GARDENING GLOSSARY // ART AROUND … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 12