Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! ALSO A MAGAZINE TITLE // LOW TECH // THE COMPOSER CONDUCTS // 5 FOR THE ROAD // I RAN // SO FAR AWAY DD1 – 1,000 – LOW TECH – A French word for “hook” gives us the name of this craft that uses a hooked needle (Vince added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Vince 4,000, Ilhana 3,000, Elliott 1,600. Scores entering DJ: Vince 5,600, Ilhana 3,400, Elliott 2,200. Double Jeopardy! SNAKES IN A BOOK // “AMERICAN” ORGANIZATIONS // TOUGH 10-LETTER WORDS // THE AIR THAT I BREATHE // 1970s MOVIES // THOSE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 14

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! LENDING YOU A POKER HAND // RHYMING PHRASES // OH, THE PLACES YOU “CAN” GO! // DUCK SOUP // IT HAPPENED IN CONGRESS // 50 GREATEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME DD1 – 800 – OH, THE PLACES YOU “CAN” GO! – “The accent is on the ‘Can”‘, said the woman announcing the name of this newly chosen, yet-to-be-built capital in 1913 (On the first clue of the game, Long added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Long 4,000, Kat 2,400, Nicole -200. Scores entering DJ: Long 6,600, Kat 5,000, Nicole 1,000. Double Jeopardy! WISTFUL … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 13

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! POP CULTURE VS.// AIRLINE LOGOS // INITIALS OF HISTORIC PEOPLE // SOME VERY MOVING WORDS // LIFE IN THE 1920s // GENIUS: MLK/X DD1 – 1,000 – LIFE IN THE 1920s – In a 1925 speech she said, “We have got to free women from enforced, enslaved maternity” (Donna dropped 2,500.) Scores at first break: Sriram 2,000, Donna 4,400, Dan 1,400. Scores entering DJ: Sriram 4,800, Donna 4,900, Dan 2,200. Double Jeopardy! FICTIONAL CHARACTERS // OCEANOGRAPHY // MUSICIANS OF THE 1960s // HOMES // INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS // RHYMING SYNONYMS DD2 – 1,200 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 12

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! WORLD LEADER BIRTHPLACES // ENDS IN “X” // NUMERICAL TELEVISION // CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES // POETRY // SEC & THE CITY DD1 – 400 – CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES – This toy with a sister named Yam was the first toy advertised on TV, back in 1952 (Patrick added 4,000.) Scores at first break: Emma 800, Jesse 2,400, Patrick 5,200. Scores entering DJ: Emma 1,600, Jesse 4,600, Patrick 11,000. Double Jeopardy! 21st CENTURY SCIENCE // _ OF _ // AMERICAN HISTORY // LET’S HAVE A WORD // SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT LYRICS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 9

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! A REGIONAL TREASURE// SIMPLE SPANISH// MILITARY SLANG // A WILD MOOSE CHASE // THE MOURNING NEWS // SUPER BOWL STARS DD1 – 800 – SIMPLE SPANISH – In Spanish it means “loud”; in music, it describes some female parts in choruses (Alex added 2,000.) Scores at first break: Alex 3,400, Ed 0, Suzanne 3,200. Scores entering DJ: Alex 6,000, Ed 1,400, Suzanne 4,600. Double Jeopardy! THINKING ABOUT THE ROMAN EMPIRE // SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE, BUT ISN’T // MEDICAL SPECIALTIES // PASTOR BROWN’S CHURCH NEWSLETTER CROSSWORD // SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 8

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! U.S. NATIONAL PARKS // LITERATURE BINGO // AHHH, THE FRENCH // WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? // SPORTS PROFESSORS // THE “ICK” DD1 – 1,000 – WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? – Vladimir Nabokov was an avid collector of these, called babochkas or “bow ties” in his native Russian (Justin dropped 2,300.) Scores at first break: Justin 1,400, Lisa 4,600, Taylor 4,000. Scores entering DJ: Justin 400, Lisa 6,600, Taylor 5,600. Double Jeopardy! IT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY // ANTHROPOLOGISTS // QUOTING THE OLD TESTAMENT // DO ME A FLAVOR // V SHOWS BY CHARACTER // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 7

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE 1970s // 2 BOOKS IN 1 // ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO // FAMOUS PAIRS // AVENGERS, WHO SAID IT? // 13-LETTER WORDS DD1 – 1,000 – FAMOUS PAIRS – Depending on whose journal you read, it was either in October or November of 1871 when they first met at Lake Tanganyika (Deb dropped 2,300.) Scores at first break: Deb 1,700, Crystal 800, Matt 5,000. Scores entering DJ: Deb 3,500, Crystal 1,600, Matt 5,600. Double Jeopardy! AROUND THE ATLANTIC // LAYERS // IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE! // AT THE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 6

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! HISTORICAL AMERICAN CURRENCY // 2 ACTORS ONE TV SHOW // LAKES & RIVERS // THE “ARE” YOU BREATHE // IT’S GIVING… // TOOLS DD1 – 1,000 – THE “ARE” YOU BREATHE – “Ruffles And Flourishes” is one of these short pieces of music played prior to “Hail To The Chief” for the president (Mira dropped 3,000.) Scores at first break: Kate 4,400, Mira 0, Jesse 200. Scores entering DJ: Kate 4,400, Mira 200, Jesse 2,600. Double Jeopardy! BRITISH LITERATURE // NOTHING BUT MAMMALS // SOME LAZY WORDS // TRICKS OF THIS SHOW BIZ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 5

Today’s players in the second game of this two-game Champions Wildcard final are: Jeopardy! JUST PLAYING // A LONG SESSION OF MONOPOLY // ETCH & SKETCH // A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION // THE GAME OF LIFE // BUILDING IN LAGOS DD1 – 1,000 – A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION – Part of biliary surgery, the operation to remove this, now one of the most common, was first done by Dr. Langenbuch in 1882 (Juveria dropped 1,000.) Scores at first break: Juveria 3,600, Andy 600, Michael 0. Scores entering DJ: Juveria 6,200, Andy 2,000, Michael 2,800. Double Jeopardy! TALKING ABOUT TOLKIEN // WE’VE GOT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 2

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! MOUNTAIN HIGH // FROM THE FRENCH // BONDS OF COMMONALITY // RAP WORDS & PHRASES // NONFICTION // I LIKE THE CUT OF YOUR JOB DD1 – 1,000 – RAP WORDS & PHRASES – Thug Passion, a cocktail that’s one part Alizé & one part Cristal, is referenced on this rapper’s 1996 album “All Eyez On Me” (Michael added 1,800.) Scores at first break: Juveria 1,000, Andy 3,000, Michael 5,000. Scores entering DJ: Juveria 2,400, Andy 3,800, Michael 7,200. Double Jeopardy! FOLLOW THE WORLD LEADER // BRAINY QUOTES // 2-LETTER WORDS // I’M … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 1

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE ENGLISH PAST // PLATFORMING // SILENT H // A SQUARE MEAL // THE STATE’S MOST POPULOUS COUNTY // QUESTIONABLE MOVIES DD1 – 800 – SILENT H – From the Dutch for “permission”, it’s a leave of absence granted to a member of the military (Ron dropped 3,200.) Scores at first break: Michael 4,400, Erin 0, Ron 1,000. Scores entering DJ: Michael 7,400, Erin 600, Ron 2,800. Double Jeopardy! THE ENGLISH PAST TENSE // OPERA // BUSINESS & FINANCE HISTORY // TECH TALK // AROUND THE WORLD // STARTS WITH SOFT “G” DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 31

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! VAN HALEN // HOT FOR CREATURE // COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES // CHAINS // 4-LETTER INTERJECTIONS // HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS DD1 – 600 – COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES – The land donated to start this ACC sports powerhouse was home to the estate John C. Calhoun (Juveria dropped 1,000.) Scores at first break: Juveria 6,000, Alec 1,200, Robbi 0. Scores entering DJ: Juveria 7,400, Alec 1,200, Robbi 1,600. Double Jeopardy! POPE FICTION // FIRST NAME’S THE SAME // TELEVISION // ENGINEERING // AROUND THE WORLD // STARTS WITH SOFT “G” DD2 – 1,600 – STARTS WITH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 30

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE COUNTRY THAT BORDERS BOTH // WHERE THERE’S A WILL // WOMEN IN SPORTS // 19th CENTURY AUTHORS // GOING TO THE DOGS // IT ENDS WITH “U” DD1 – 400 – 19th CENTURY AUTHORS – The riverboat in Frontierland at Disneyland is named for him (Andy added 3,800.) Scores at first break: Lloyd 1,000, Andy 2,600, Martha 3,800. Scores entering DJ: Lloyd 3,400, Andy 8,400, Martha 4,200. Double Jeopardy! MYTH AROUND & FIND OUT // TV THEME SONGS // LOST IN SPACE // “D.D.” // HISTORIC NAMES // BOOZE CLUES DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Mon., Jan. 29

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! TOUCH SOME GRASS // “C” IN THE MIDDLE // THAT’S JUST TEARABLE! // FULL-COURT PRESS // 2-3 ZONE // COACHING BASKETBALL DD1 – 800 – FULL-COURT PRESS – In 1803 the National Intelligencer covered the court case between James Madison & this “midnight appointee” (Michael added 2,600.) Scores at first break: Tamara 1,800, Michael 6,600, Ittai 3,600. Scores entering DJ: Tamara 5,000, Michael 8,000, Ittai 3,000. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC BATTLES // DASHIELL HAMMETT // GAS EVERYWHERE // WHAT’S IN A NAME // THE TV SPIN-OFF SOURCE // SILENT-CONSONANT WORDS DD2 – 1,600 – … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Fri., Jan. 26

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! START TALKING, SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER // DRINKING VESSELS // BACKWORDS & FOREWORDS // HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS // ON MY HISTORIC CV // QUESTIONABLE SCIENCE IN POP SONGS DD1 – 1,000 – HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS – Important landmarks on this pioneer route included Chimney Rock in Nebraska & Fort Hall on the Snake River (Alec added 2,000.) Scores at first break: Johanna 1,000, Connor -800, Alec 3,200. Scores entering DJ: Johanna 2,400, Connor 3,000, Alec 3,000. Double Jeopardy! MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION // WHIRLED CAPITALS // FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY // NICKNAMES // PEOPLE WHO ARE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 25

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! LOVE STORY // OUR SONG // BAD BLOOD // SHAKE IT OFF // WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER // THE ERRORS TOUR DD1 – 800 – SHAKE IT OFF – Drop “it” from a word for a hollow space to get this South American rodent (Lloyd dropped 1,200.) Scores at first break: Dillon 1,400, Lloyd 3,200, Kelly 1,800.Scores entering DJ: Dillon 1,600, Lloyd 6,200, Kelly 4,000. Double Jeopardy! BALD IS BEAUTIFUL // ONE-TERM PRESIDENTS // ISLAND COUNTRIES // ART & ARTISTS // BUSINESS TRAVEL // FROM THE LATIN DD2 – 1,200 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 24

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! YOUNG PEOPLE’S NONFICTION // CONSTELLATIONS // SQUEAKER OF THE HOUSE // A “FAST” CATEGORY // THESE STARS SOUND LIKE CARS // 3-LETTER, 3-LETTER DD1 – 800 – 3-LETTER, 3-LETTER – Melatonin disruption plays a role in this time zone desynchronization (Xanni added 3,400.) Scores at first break: Robbi 1,400, Lynn 3,400, Zanni 7,800. Scores entering DJ: Robbi 3,800, Lynn 4,000, Zanni 11,400. Double Jeopardy! U.S. CITIES // GREEK CUISINE // POETS & POETRY // GO IVth & RULE // MOVIES IN REWIND // RHYMING VERB PAIRS DD2 – 800 – RHYMING VERB PAIRS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 23

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! WHAT A “DAY”// LETTERS OF THE LAW // WORD ORIGINS // THE JOB IS THE MOVIE TITLE // IT’S GETTING COLD IN HERRE // SO PUT ON ALL YOUR CLOTHES DD1 – 400 – IT’S GETTING COLD IN HERE – On Feb. 3, 1996 the Star Tribune & the Pioneer Press headlined a big stat for these 2 adjoining cities: -60 degrees (Daniel added 3,000.) Scores at first break: Holly 2,600, Daniel 4,200, Ron 200. Scores entering DJ: Holly 3,200, Daniel 9,600, Ron 1,200. Double Jeopardy! SHORT STORIES // TEMPERA-MENTAL ARTISTS // THIS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 22

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! AMERICA BEFORE 1800// THE BOOK TITLE ANIMAL // LET’S PLAY A GAME // BRITISH TV // MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS // FROM S TO Y DD1 (video) – 600 – AMERICA BEFORE 1800 – Reconstructed in the 1930s, the original Governor’s Palace in this colonial capital was built from 1706 to 1722 (Erin doubled to 6,400.) Scores at first break: Bryan 1,000, Erin 2,200, Rachel 3,600. Scores entering DJ: Bryan 1,800, Erin 8,600, Rachel 5,400. Double Jeopardy! ASIAN CAPITAL CITIES // MUSICAL THEATER // AGRICULTURE // NEWER WORDS & PHRASES // EXISTENTIALISM … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 19