Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STOCK PHOTOS, KINDA // WE’VE GOT TODAY’S HITS // NEW YORK GOVERNORS // FADS // KIDDY LIT // THAT’S SO CRINGE DD1 – $800 – KIDDY LIT – This beloved book about a stuffed animal is subtitled “Or, How Toys Become Real” (On the first clue of the game, Alison added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Alison $2,200, Sarah $4,400, Brian -$600. Scores entering DJ: Alison $4,600, Sarah $5,200, Brian $200. Double Jeopardy! AMERICAN BIRDS // FAKE MOVIES IN MOVIES // THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT // WHERE’D YOU “GO”? // DROP IN… // ANYTIME DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 12

Here are today’s players: Jeopardy! THE MANHATTAN PROJECT // “T.P.” // UNREAL ESTATE // DOUBLE LETTERS IN THE MIDDLE // ABBREVIATED TELEVISION // A YEAR ENDING IN 4 DD1 (video) – $1,000 – THE MANHATTAN PROJECT – On July 4th, 1929, Governor FDR dedicated a new building with this name, the infamous headquarters of Manhattan Democrats (Alison added $2,000.) Scores at first break: Lee $600, Brian $2,200, Alison $5,600. Scores entering DJ: Lee $800, Brian $2,400, Alison $9,000. Double Jeopardy! THE MANHATTAN PROJECT // MUSICIANS’ MEMOIRS // FOOD TALK // WOMEN IN ANCIENT TIMES // COLORFUL GEOGRAPHY // SOME TIMELY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 11

Here are today’s players as Jeopardy! resumes regular games for the first time this season: Jeopardy! SLANGIN’ WITH MR. JENNINGS // MUSIC TERMS // MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL // FLAG TIME! // ASK FORGIVENESS // NOT PERSIMMON DD1 – $1,000 – MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL – In the 1950s this NL team temporarily changed its name so as not to be associated with communism (Daniel doubled to $3,200.) Scores at first break: Lucas $200, Lee -$1,800, Daniel $3,800. Scores entering DJ: Lucas $3,600, Lee $0, Daniel $4,600. Double Jeopardy! THE 6 MOTHERS-IN-LAW OF HENRY VIII // IT’S A FACT // ’70s TV … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 10

Here are today’s players in game three of the first-to-two final of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament: Jeopardy! WORD CITIES // VAN LIFE // WORDS THAT GO UP TO 11 // LOOKS LIKE WE’RE IN BUSINESS // MUSICAL GENRE MASTERS // LITERARY LINES DD1 – 800 – LITERARY LINES – From “Hamlet”, “This above all:” this phrase (Victoria dropped $2,800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Amy 3,400, Victoria 2,600, Andrew 1,400. Scores entering DJ: Amy 4,200, Victoria 5,800, Andrew 3,200. Double Jeopardy! ANCIENT HISTORY // REBOOTS & REMAKES // NOBEL PRIZES // THE MEASURE OF A MAN // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 9

Today’s players in game two of the first-to-two final of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! “A” TO “A” COUNTRIES // PARENTING // ACHES & PAINS // WORKING HARD , HARDLY WORKING // POP CULTURE IS SPRINGING OUT ALL OVER // SLANGUAGE DD1 – 800 – WORKING HARD, HARDLY WORKING – This traditional term for Japan’s famously hard-laboring male office workers references both wages & gender (Amy doubled to 8,800.) Scores at first break: Amy 3,800, Victoria 3,800, Andrew 1,800. Scores entering DJ: Amy 8,800, Victoria 6,800, Andrew 3,000. Double Jeopardy! NOVEL TITLE CHARACTERS // COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES // CONSONANT-VOWEL … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 8

Today’s players in the first-to-two final of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! IN THE PAST // ALLITERATIVE LIT // WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? // FARMING HISTORY // SPORTS // YOU’RE A FINAL”IST” DD1 – 800 – IN THE PAST – In ancient Rome the conflict of the orders refers to the struggle between these 2 social classes with names that start with “P” (Victoria doubled to 8,400.) Scores at first break: Amy 3,000, Victoria 9,200, Andrew 1,200. Scores entering DJ: Amy 6,200, Victoria 10,600, Andrew 2,600. Double Jeopardy! ON THE MAP // SCULPTURE // THINGS PEOPLE SAY // IN … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 5

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! EUROPEAN CAPITALS // ANATOMICAL ETYMOLOGY // QUASI-RELATED PAIRS // A CATEGORY MADE OF STEEL // CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS // YOU CAN’T SPELL… DD1 – 800 – YOU CAN’T SPELL… – …this word meaning to belittle without “spar” (Victoria doubled to 5,200.) Scores at first break: Matt 2,200, Sam 2,200, Victoria 2,000. Scores entering DJ: Matt 4,800, Sam 3,800, Victoria 6,000. Double Jeopardy! HISTORICAL QUOTES // TRAIN TALES // A BEACON IN THE NIGHT // PHOTOGRAPHERS // 90s MOVIE FUN // “C-U” LATER DD2 – 1,200 – TRAIN TALES – This title … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 4

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! STARS & CONSTELLATIONS // AS HEARD ON TV // BABY TALK // HISTORIC REFUSALS // SPRINKLE, SPRINKLE // ENDS IN A BODY PART DD1 – 800 – STARS & CONSTELLATIONS – If you’re really smart, you should know that this constellation was named for South Africa’s Table Mountain (Larissa dropped 3,600 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Larissa 1,000, Andrew 4,600, Sam -200. Scores entering DJ: Larissa 4,000, Andrew 5,600, Sam 800. Double Jeopardy! BODIES OF WATER // BEFORE THEY WERE CONGRESSWOMEN // MATH TALK // FILM COMPOSERS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 3

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! U.S. HISTORY // FICTION // BUS. ABBREV. // NAMED FOR A PLACE // SONG SIMILES // “J-I-T” WORDS DD1 – 800 – NAMED FOR A PLACE – This word meaning to ramble comes from the name of a winding river in Turkey (Jennifer dropped 3,000 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Amy 4,800, Jennifer 2,400, David 800. Scores entering DJ: Amy 8,400, Jennifer 1,200, David 400. Double Jeopardy! MOUNTAIN HIGH, VALLEY LOW // PHILOSOPHY // ASTRONOMY // AN INVITATION TO THE DANCE // MOVIES & MYTH // 3 TOUGH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 2

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! TAILOR’S VERSION // CURRENT EVENTS // REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS // INTERNATIONAL SPORTS // AUTHORS AT WAR // SAME LAST 3/ FIRST 3 LETTERS DD1 – 800- AUTHORS AT WAR – As a P.O.W., Kurt Vonnegut survived the 1945 Allied firebombing of this German city because he was working underground (Colby doubled to 3,600.) Scores at first break: Lilly 400, Colby 3,600, Sam 2,800. Scores entering DJ: Lilly 2,000, Colby 4,800, Sam 4,600. Double Jeopardy! THE 14TH CENTURY // IN MY FEELINGS // ART & CRIME // LONG WORDS // YOU NAMED … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 1

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! THE ANCIENTS SPEAK // STATE FLAGS // A STANDOUT STAND-UP // PENALTIES & BONUSES // CLASSIC AD SLOGANS & JINGLES // 13-LETTER WORDS DD1 – 800- THE ANCIENTS SPEAK – In “The Lives of the Twelve Caesars”, it’s said that his last words were “What an artist dies with me!” (Dhruv added 2,000.) Scores at first break: Victoria 3,400, Dhruv 5,400, Ben -1,600. Scores entering DJ: Victoria 7,600, Dhruv 5,200, Ben -200. Double Jeopardy! SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY // PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS // BIOLOGY “A”, “B”, “C”s // A WARMING TREND // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 29

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! LGBTQ+ WRITERS & THEIR WORKS // HOP ON THE INTERSTATE // FREE FOR ALL // 2-WORD POP CULTURE // ALPHANUMERICS // DEFINITIONS FROM THE DEVIL’S DICTIONARY DD1 – 600- HOP ON THE INTERSTATE – Columbia is about midway between these 2 same-state Midwest cities that squared off in the I-70 World Series in 1985 (Sam dropped 1,000.) Scores at first break: Sam 200, Chuck 1,000, Monica 3,800. Scores entering DJ: Sam 200, Chuck 2,600, Monica 8,200. Double Jeopardy! BRITISH EXPLORERS // ART TERMS // SCIENCE // ROUND HERE // TOUGH VOCAB … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 28

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! TRENDING // MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS // EQUINE WORDS // AUTO PARTS 101// CRUISE LINES // PORTS OF CALL DD1 – 1,000 – MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS – Also known as an etherophone, this boxy electronic instrument was used by The Beach Boys (Brandon added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Alex 1,800, Jennifer 1,400, Brandon 5,000. Scores entering DJ: Alex 6,600, Jennifer 1,600, Brandon 6,200. Double Jeopardy! DURING JAMES BUCHANAN’S PRESIDENCY // ARCHITECTS // WORLD LITERATURE // MUSIC COLLABS // I’VE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU // THE 3 “R”s DD2 – 1,200 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 27

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! FLAT EARTH // PICK A CARD, ANY CARD // MAMMALS // 4-WORD SYNOPSES // MAGAZINES // SPORTY TALK DD1 – 800 – FLAT EARTH – The Alkali Flat can be found in this New Mexico national park that’s surrounded by a famous missile range (Arthur added 1,000.) Scores at first break: MacKenzie 1,400, Arthur 2,800, David 3,400. Scores entering DJ: MacKenzie 2,200, Arthur 6,400, David 4,200. Double Jeopardy! SUPREME COURT JUSTICES // SHORT SHAKESPEARE // RELIGIOUS RANKS AND TITLES // MUSEUMS SPREAD THEIR WINGS // WORLD STAR // FEELING JITTERY DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 26

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! THINKING ABOUT THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE // THE THEATER // LET’S GET A DRINK // SO NICE, WE NEED THE ANSWER TWICE // NAME THAT TOON // WORDS READ BACKWARDS DD1 – 600 – LET’S GET A DRINK – One origin story of this cocktail involves the early morning hours after a long night in Sausalito (Austin doubled to 3,200.) Scores at first break: Celeste 600, Austin 4,000, Amy 4,800. Scores entering DJ: Celeste 2,400, Austin 5,600, Amy 7,600. Double Jeopardy! PANHANDLE STATES // THE GRAMMYS’ GREAT MOMENTS // MARINE BIOLOGY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 25

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, BY THE NUMBERS // NONFICTION // TURNING 60 IN 2024 // WORDS IN INVITATIONAL // THE LYRICAL STYLINGS OF JOHNNY GILBERT // TIME FOR DESSERT DD1 – 600 – THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, BY THE NUMBERS – Though he won the popular vote, he flunked out of the Electoral College by 5 votes (Matt doubled to 6,400.) Scores at first break: Terry 2,600, Matt 8,200, Alan 1,400. Scores entering DJ: Terry 4,200, Matt 9,600, Alan 2,800. Double Jeopardy! THE OLD TESTAMENT // “HOUSE” OF ENTERTAINMENT // IN THE NATIONAL … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 22

Today’s players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! HISTORIC FIRSTS // CHARACTERS IN BOOK SERIES // TRANSPORTATION // THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THIS // THE CINEMA IN 2023 // 4-LETTER HOMOPHONES DD1 – 800 – THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THIS – Used to determine if a computer can “think”, the Turing test was originally known as this, also the name of a 2014 movie about Turing (Larissa doubled to 9,200.) Scores at first break: Leonard 600, Jason 1,200, Larissa 10,800. Scores entering DJ: Leonard 1,200, Jason 4,200, Larissa 12,000. Double Jeopardy! THE LOCALS // IN … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 21

The players in game one of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: Jeopardy! THE HISTORIC 1990s // FIRST NAMES // MISSION: PLAUSIBLE // WHEATIES ATHLETES // BESTSELLING BOOKS // THE VOCABULARY OF ICE ICE BABY DD1 – 1,000 – THE HISTORIC 1990s – This republic joined Serbia to fight against the secession of Slovenia & Croatia (Andrew dropped 1,000 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Dan 2,400, Pam 4,400, Andrew 0. Scores entering DJ: Dan 3,200, Pam 6.800, Andrew 600. Double Jeopardy! 19th CENTURY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS // THE DIRECTING BROTHERS // UNDENIABLE CHEMISTRY // IT’S A BIG COUNTRY // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 20

The players in game six of the first-to-three 2024 ToC final are: Jeopardy! SPEECHMAKING // NAME THE RIVER // NEWER MACHINES & INVENTIONS // ORGANIZATIONS // SILENCE, LETTERS! // WELCOME TO THE BIG LEAGUES DD1 – 1,000 – SPEECHMAKING – In 1735 attorney Andrew Hamilton spoke in defense of freedom of the press at this man’s trial (Troy doubled to 5,600.) Scores at first break: Yogesh 4,000, Troy 6,600, Ben 1,400. Scores entering DJ: Yogesh 5,400, Troy 9,400, Ben 3,400. Double Jeopardy! BOOKS & AUTHORS // CLASSICAL MUSIC IS IN SESSION // JEOPORTMANTEAU! // DIRECTORS ACTING // UNDERGROUND // MIND … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 19

The players in game five of the first-to-three 2024 ToC final are: Jeopardy! “K”-TOWN // ANNUAL EVENTS // MUSICAL FILMS // 21st CENTURY WORDS // CHOOSE A PROTEIN // & 5 SIDES DD1 – 1,000 – “K”-TOWN – It’s the capital city on the Nile that fits the category (Troy doubled to 3,600.) Scores at first break: Yogesh 6,600, Troy 3,600, Ben 2,400. Scores entering DJ: Yogesh 8,800, Troy 3,600, Ben 4,800. Double Jeopardy! VICE PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES // INTRODUCTORY WORDS // THE BOOK OF MORMONS // STATUES OF THE WORLD // BUSINESS PARTNERS // HORRORS! DD2 – 1,200 – VICE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 18

The players in game four of the first-to-three 2024 ToC final, currently tied at one game apiece, are: Jeopardy! THAT’S SO 18th CENTURY // TYPES OF POEMS // FOOD & DRINK // ON THE WEB // TV DRAMA // CHAMP CHANGE DD1 – 600 – TYPES OF POEMS – A villanelle is a 19-line poem consisting of 5 tercets & a concluding (do the math) one of these (Ben added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Yogesh 3,000, Troy 6,600, Ben 200. Scores entering DJ: Yogesh 6,400, Troy 8,000, Ben 1,800. Double Jeopardy! MAKING A PASS // LOST WORKS // WHAT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 15