Today’s players in game one of the two-game Champions Wildcard final are: Jeopardy! COUNTRY ADD A LETTER // NOT REALLY MARRIED // HISTORIC DOCUMENTS // MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS // DOUBLE Y-ed // TRAILER PARK DD1 (video) – 800 – MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS – Ricola ads have featured this Swiss horn (Gary added 2,600.) Scores at first break: Yungsheng 4,400, Tyler 1,600, Gary 6,800. Scores going into DJ: Yungsheng 6,800, Tyler 2,000, Gary 9,400. Double Jeopardy! SAN FRANCISCO, NOW & FOREVER // AN “L” OF A TEAM // WATER WORLD // FLOWERS // FICTIONAL LANGUAGES // WISH I’D SAID THAT! DD2 – 1,200 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Dec. 15

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HISTORY // TENNIS-Y WILLIAMS // LITERATURE // STATE OF THE COLLEGE // IT’S ALL RELATIVE // A PROVERBIAL MESS DD1 (video) – 600 – IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HISTORY – Starting at the Boston Common & ending at the Bunker Hill Monument is this 2-word path (Garrett dropped 1,800.) Scores at first break: Garrett 1,400 Yungsheng 4,200 Andrew 0. Scores going into DJ: Garrett 2,400 Yungsheng 5,400 Andrew 2,000. Double Jeopardy! BROWNIAN NOTIONS // SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT // THE SEA’S BOUNTY // A MATTER OF “LIFE” OR … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Dec. 14

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! SCIENCE // WESTERN TV SHOWS // HOLMES, SHERLOCK HOLMES // NAME THAT CARMAKER // SLANG FOR LIQUOR // LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S… DD1 – 600 – SCIENCE – During an epidemic of this disease in 1796, Edward Jenner discovered the power of vaccines & used it to save lives (Ed dropped 1,000.) Scores at first break: Tyler 3,200, Emma 1,000, Ed 3,800. Scores going into DJ: Tyler 4,800, Emma 2,600, Ed 3,600. Double Jeopardy! FRENCH CONNECTIONS // WHO’S THE MRS.? // YOUR DAY IN “C”OURT // IT WAS AN OLYMPIC YEAR … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Dec. 13

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! HAVE YOU 8? // AUTO RACING // BLACK MYSTERY & CRIME FICTION // ANIMALS // SOUNDS KINDA “IFF”-Y // I’M ABSOLUTELY SURE DD1 – 600 – HAVE YOU 8? – The 8 ranks in this 8-letter biological classification system start with domain & end with species (Gary added 600.) Scores at first break: Gary 800, Julia 2,800, Henry 2,000. Scores going into DJ: Gary 3,800, Julia 4,400, Henry 4,800. Double Jeopardy! YES, I’VE ETON // SEINFELD BEFORE & AFTER // ANATOM”E” // STICKY STUFF // McPEOPLE // WORDS OF PEACE DD2 – 1,600 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 12

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! GOT YOUR NAME TAG? // IT’S THE GENEVA CONVENTION // THE MUSIC OF CANADA // HYDROLOGY // CIRCLE TIME // F-STOP DD1 – 600 – HYDROLOGY – The gradual movement of water through porous openings in rock or soil, it’s also a way to make coffee (Amal added 3,000.) Scores at first break: Amal 7,800, Donseh 3,200, Emma 0. Scores going into DJ: Amal 8,600, Donseh 4,600, Emma 2,200. Double Jeopardy! THE COUNTRY’S UNKNOWN SOLDIER // DIRECTORS’ FIRST FEATURE // THE 7 DEADLY SIN-ONYMS // HOME ON THE RANGE // ART // CRAFTS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 11

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! ORGAN RECITAL // WE’RE TALKING BASEBALL // OLIVE ME // THE IVY LEAGUE // GEOGRAPHIC TITLES // AS EASY AS A-B-C DD1 – 600 – GEOGRAPHIC TITLES – JFK’s thesis, then bestseller: “Why __ Slept” (Jon dropped 2,000.) Scores at first break: Gary 4,000, Carmela 1,600, Jon 800. Scores going into DJ: Gary 1,600, Carmela 3,000, Jon 3,600. Double Jeopardy! ORGAN RECITAL // CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? // WORKING ON A BUILDING // CAR”EER” OPPORTUNITIES // A MUSE ME // WORDS FROM ARABIC DD2 – 2,000- WORDS FROM ARABIC – We’ve hit bottom … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Dec. 8

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! OKLAHOMA! // SUPER BOWL STARS // FIRE PLACE // ON THE “T”ABLE // 4 YOUR CONSIDERATION // A DONUT SHOP DICTIONARY DD1 – 800 – FIRE PLACE – Circa 50 B.C.: This city’s library is torched (by Julius Caesar, some say) (Robin added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Scott 2,400, Yungsheng 2,200, Robin 3,200. Scores going into DJ: Scott 2,000, Yungsheng 4,800, Robin 5,000. Double Jeopardy! GREEK ALPHABET PUZZLERS // AMPHIBIANS // DURING LOU GEHRIG’S CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK // LABOR UNIONS // IT’S RAINING MENSA // STAR WARS BEFORE & AFTER DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Dec. 7

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! REAL MEN OF SCIENCE // WATERY SONGS // HOUSE PARTY // OUT OF CON TEXT // I JUST WANT A LOVER LIKE ANY OTHER // WHAT DO I “GET” DD1 – 600 – OUT OF CON TEXT – This 1849 work says, “Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is… prison” (Kate dropped 1,000.) Scores at first break: Ed 2,600, Kate 200, Patrick 4,000. Scores going into DJ: Ed 4,400, Kate 2,200, Patrick 7,200. Double Jeopardy! HODGEPODGE // DOUBLE TALK // CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS // AFRICAN … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Dec. 6

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! PURPLE PROSE & POETRY // A PARANORMAL CATEGORY // TO “L” WITH SCIENCE // SPORTS STUFF // ALSO A SUPERHERO // FEEDBACK: SANDWICH DD1 – 600 – TO “L” WITH SCIENCE – Any of a hydrophobic group of organic compounds, including fats & oils (Andrew added 1,400.) Scores at first break: Laura 1,600, Andrew 2,600, Matt 1,800. Scores going into DJ: Laura 4,400, Andrew 3,600, Matt 2,600. Double Jeopardy! ROME IS WHERE THE ART IS // A SONG IN THAT MOVIE // ALMOST ASSASSINATED // THEY COME IN THREES // FLAGS // FROM … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 5

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! CHILDREN’S LITERATURE // BRITISH BANDS // I THINK WE LEFT SOMEONE OUT // A GREEN THUMB // GIVE THE “DEVIL” // HIS ‘DO DD1 – 600 – CHILDREN’S LITERATURE – An out-of-control dog meets his match in John Grogan’s him “and the Kittens” (Kristen dropped 1,600.) Scores at first break: Julia 600, Finn 2,400, Kristen 2,400. Scores going into DJ: Julia 3,000, Finn 3,600, Kristen 1,800. Double Jeopardy! MATH // WORDS IN U.S. CAPITALS // MOVIE DIRECTORS // MASSAGE IN A BOTTLE // A BIRD IN THE HAND // 2 IN THE BUSH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 4

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! LANDMARKS FOR SALE // A RED-HOT LATIN LAWYER // MACBETH’S WITCHES ON FOOD NETWORK // CROSSWORD CLUES “H” // NURSERY RHYME PHOBIAS // AEROSMITH DD1 – 600 – A RED-HOT LATIN LAWYER – This Latin word, still used today, originally meant “he pledged”; today, it’s a sworn written statement (Garrett added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Garrett 7,200, Bryce -400, Brianne 1,200. Scores going into DJ: Garrett 7,800, Bryce 2,800, Brianne 2,600. Double Jeopardy! EVE 6 // FUN WITH GEOMETRY // OK CORRAL ME // ONE OF THESE KINGS IS NOT LIKE THE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Dec. 1

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! ECON 101 // I MARRIED A BEATLE // WHO IS THEON OF SMYRNA? // THAT’S “CORN”Y // WELL, I’M WARM-BLOODED // CHECK IT & SEE DD1 – 600 – ECON 101 – A strongly free-market school of economics is named for the university of this Midwestern city (Tyler added $1,600.) Scores at first break: Tyler 3,800, Clara 4,000, Alisa 1,800. Scores going into DJ: Tyler 6,200, Clara 6,800, Alisa 3,800. Double Jeopardy! ISLANDS & PENINSULAS // WE SELL FUN // IF IT AIN’T BAROQUE // HATS // QUOTABLE QUOTES // Y_O_Y DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 30

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD // DISCOGRAPHIES // A, B OR C // LUCK OF THE DRAW // READING RAINBOW // A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS DD1 – 800 – READING RAINBOW – In a children’s classic by Scott O’Dell, San Nicolas Island is better known as this title place (Henry dropped 3,400.) Scores at first break: Rhone 4,800, Nell 1,200, Henry 0. Scores going into DJ: Rhone 7,800, Nell 2,400, Henry 1,800. Double Jeopardy! MAKING WAVES // FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF // METRICKY PROBLEMS // BARRE TENDERS // BEN FRANKLIN’S BARTENDER’S DICTIONARY // LET’S … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 29

Today’s players in the last game of the two-game Champions Wildcard final are: Jeopardy! WRITERS’ WORDS // SECONDS // SLINGING ARROWS // A CAPITAL IDEA? // THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY // FOREIGN LANGUAGE DD1 – 600 – SECONDS – Henry VIII secretly married this second wife in 1533, after she got pregnant (Nick added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Jen 800, Dennis 4,000, Nick 3,600. Scores going into DJ: Jen 1,600, Dennis 7,200, Nick 5,800. Double Jeopardy! REMEMBER THE MANE // NAME THAT 1990s YEAR // LETTER HISTORIES // FLOWER POWER // PEACE, LOVE & UNDERSTANDING // 4 N … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Tue., Nov. 28

Today’s players in the first game of the two-game Champions Wildcard final are: Jeopardy! WOMEN IN SCIENCE // CAT’S A RISING STAR // THE 23rd PSALM // PICK A SIDE // I WANT MY “BABY” BACK, “BABY” BACK // RIBS DD1 – 1,000 – WOMEN IN SCIENCE – With her husband George, Gladys Dick found the cause of this childhood disease named for its red skin rash & came up with a cure (Jen added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Jen $3,200, Dennis $2,800, Nick $2,600. Scores going into DJ: Jen $7,600, Dennis $4,600, Nick $3,200. Double Jeopardy! SUPREME COURTSHIP … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Nov. 27

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! TIPS FROM THE ANCIENTS // FAMOUS GINGERS // SIGN O’ THE TIMES // IN EXPLICABLE // I’D LIKE A DRINK // IT’S THE COCKATIEL HOUR DD1 – 800 – TIPS FROM THE ANCIENTS – Completes the Hippocratic injunction “to help, or at least, to do…” (Danielle added 2,200.) Scores at first break: Fred 2,400, Danielle 1,400, Dennis 3,000. Scores going into DJ: Fred 4,800, Danielle 7,400, Dennis 6,200. Double Jeopardy! NASHVILLE, GEOGRAPHIC // FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS // POSSESSIVE BOOK TITLES // AN AMERICAN IN PARIS // CHESS // “A”DJECTIVES DD2 – 1,600 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Nov. 24

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE “A” LIST // BIBLICAL ZOO // WATCHAMACALLIT // THEY COME IN SEVENS // PUT ME IN // COACH DD1 – 1,000 – BIBLICAL ZOO – After crossing this, Miriam led a chorus of “the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea” (Jen added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Jen 2,800, Ed 5,000, Amy 1,400. Scores going into DJ: Jen 2,800, Ed 7,000, Amy 6,600. Double Jeopardy! NORDIC LITERATURE // CARTOON THEME SONGS // NAME THAT REBELLION // MODERN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES // _ OF _ // OXYMORONS DD2 – 800 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 23

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! “B”OOKS // SPORTSTALK // THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH // PASTA SHAPES // BUILDING TERMS // ONAMATOPOEIA DD1 – 800 – “B”OOKS – The title of this bestseller by Ann Patchett refers to a smooth style of opera singing (Nick dropped 1,000.) Scores at first break: Nick 0, Deanna 2,200, Kit 2,800. Scores going into DJ: Nick 5,000, Deanna 3,800, Kit 2,400. Double Jeopardy! BELGIUM // SORRY ABOUT THAT // TITLE ROLE ACTORS // 18th CENTURY TECHNOLOGY // COMPANY NAME ORIGINS // “TAG”, YOU’RE IT DD2 – 1,600 – COMPANY NAME ORIGINS – James … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 22

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! A DROP IN WHICH OCEAN?// CAR TUNES // SPEAK OF THE DEVIL // CHICKEN SOUP // 2B OR NOT 2B // ALL ABOUT ACTING DD1 – 600 – SPEAK OF THE DEVIL – This 17th c. work says, “Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is… saw, and pined his loss” (Sandy added 2,600.) Scores at first break: Nick 1,200, Ed 3,800, Sandy 1,800. Scores going into DJ: Nick 3,400, Ed 4,200, Sandy 5,400. Double Jeopardy! 19th CENTURY SCRAPBOOK // INTERNATIONAL CINEMA SHOWCASE // TEACHING // COMMUNICATION // A PAIN IN … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Nov. 21

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! 1 MAN, 1 CAREER, 1 TEAM // ALL GOD’S CREATURES // WARS BY BATTLE // STUPID ANSWERS // OPUS & OPERA // A LITTLE “DEB”LL DO YA DD1 – 800 – OPUS & OPERA – These are repetitions of a theme with changes; Paganini’s Opus 9 is these on “God Save The King” (Deanna added 2,600.) Scores at first break: Verlinda $2,000, Kevin $1,800, Deanna $2,800. Scores going into DJ: Verlinda $2,400, Kevin $2,400, Deanna $8,200. Double Jeopardy! ETCHED IN STONE // MOVIE SEQUELS // A MATTER OF TASTE // PEOPLE IN THEIR … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Nov. 20

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! CURLS GONE WILD // SPRINGSTEEN LYRICS // PITHY QUOTES // BONES // SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE // MORE TRICKY QUESTIONS DD1 – 1,000 – PITHY QUOTES – The King James Bible’s shortest verse, “Jesus wept”, refers to the death of this man (David added 2,400.) Scores at first break: Danielle 2,000, David 1,800, Carrie 4,400. Scores going into DJ: Danielle 2,400, David 800, Carrie 10,200. Double Jeopardy! NAME THE JAMES // BROADWAY MUSICAL SETTINGS // LIFE OF PI // PALINDROMIC YEARS // MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS // HETERONYMS DD2 – 1,200 – BROADWAY MUSICAL SETTINGS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Nov. 17