Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! UP ABOVE // POP MUSIC // WHAT THE DICKENS! // JAILHOUSE ROCK // DAD, GUM IT // WE’LL SPOT YOU A LETTER DD1 – 600 – WHAT THE DICKENS! – This title character becomes a successful author & marries Dora Spenlow (Amy added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Amy 3,400, Tim 1,800, Scott 1,400. Scores going into DJ: Amy 5,000, Tim 1,800, Scott 3,200. Double Jeopardy! SCULPTURE // ROBIN WILLIAMS MOVIE QUOTES // THE NAME OF THE LAW // THAT’S MISLEADING // BRIDGE ON THE RIVER // KAUAI DD2 – 1,200 – ROBIN … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 16

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE // SPORTS! // GOBS OF GODS // LET’S TAKE A BATH // FINISH THE TERRIBLE RHYME // IN COGNITO DD1 – 800 – POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE – Wish you weren’t here! Our raft is nearing the drop of this tallest Venezuelan cataract! See you next fall! (Henry added 1,000.) Scores at first break: Leah 5,400, Kit 400, Henry 600. Scores going into DJ: Leah 7,000, Kit 4,200, Henry 800. Double Jeopardy! SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS // STAGE NAME’S THE SAME // CANADIAN ARTISTES // BRIDE’S HEAD REVISITED // SAINTS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 15

Please note that until the show returns to regular play, since the players are really earning points and not dollars, I will no longer list the score amounts in terms of dollars. Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! ANCIENT TIMES // CANNES PALME D’OR WINNERS // INSECTS // ALSO A BEVERAGE // A WORLD OF CRAFTS, NO WAR // TALK CLEANLY TO ME DD1 – 600 – TALK CLEANLY TO ME – From the Latin for “clean”, it’s a 6-letter adjective for virgin, hey! still not touched for the very first time (Nick dropped 2,600.) Scores at first break: … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Nov. 14

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE AUTO MAN EMPIRE // SONGS IN MUSICALS // OLD NAMES FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS // DESCRIBING THE ARTWORK // DOGS & CATS LIVING TOGETHER // LETTER & WORD DD1 – $800 – DESCRIBING THE ARTWORK – We’re not sure if you’d call that teal or azure the young man with a feathered cap is wearing in this 1770 work (Stuart added $3,000.) Scores at first break: Emily $1,400, Stuart $800, Fred $3,000. Scores going into DJ: Emily $3,800, Stuart $6,200, Fred $6,000. Double Jeopardy! THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE // WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Mon., Nov. 13

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! WHERE’S THAT? // MULTIPLY BY THE CLUE’S VALUE // DESIGNERS // INTERNAL RHYMES // GOLF // GREENS DD1 – $1,000 – GREENS – The name of this element comes from the Greek for “light green” (Dennis dropped $1,500.) Scores at first break: Alan $0, Dennis $1,300, Kate $400. Scores going into DJ: Alan $3,400, Dennis $4,900, Kate $2,200. Double Jeopardy! SHIPS // SOUND THE TRUMPET // THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS // TYPING TEST // LITERARY E-MAIL ADDRESSES // DROP A LETTER DD2 – $1,600 – SHIPS – On July 24, 1969 the USS Hornet … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Nov. 10

Welcome back to the writers, as this is the first episode recorded after the end of the WGA strike. Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! CLASSICAL MUSIC // FAMOUS FORMER TEACHERS // A LITTLE LEGALESE // POTPOURRI // OPERATION // ALTERED STATES DD1 – $1,000 – A LITTLE LEGALESE – Libel & slander are both forms of this 10-letter term often found before “of character” (Jen added $2,600.) Scores at first break: Charlie $3,000, Jen $1,600, Matt $1,400. Scores going into DJ: Charlie $3,800, Jen $7,000, Matt $4,600. Double Jeopardy! MATH SYMBOLS // OSCAR-WINNING SCREENPLAYS // CHANGING WHITE HOUSE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 9

Today’s players in the last game of the two-game Champions Wildcard finals are: Jeopardy! FAN MAIL TO HISTORIC FIGURES // THE “A” TEAM // I PITY DA FOOD! // ON THE OLD MAP // METALLICA // L____O DD1 – $800 – FAN MAIL TO HISTORIC FIGURES – Will you sign my copy of the “Domesday Book” you commissioned, my king? It’s a first edition from 1086 (Jilana added $3,200.) Scores at first break: Emily $3,600, Jilana $3,200, Aaron $4,600. Scores going into DJ: Emily $6,200, Jilana $7,200, Aaron $4,800. Double Jeopardy! A “C” IN ANATOMY // “THE” MOVIE // ENCYCLOPEDIA … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 8

Today’s players in game one of the two-game Champions Wildcard finals are: Jeopardy! DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSÉ? // BANDS IN OTHER WORDS // CRITTERS // DEATH // TAXES // LATIN PHRASES DD1 – $800 – DEATH – The London space called this “Green” has a memorial to those, such as Margaret Pole, who were beheaded there (Emily added $1,600.) Scores at first break: Emily $3,800, Jilana $1,000, Aaron $800. Scores going into DJ: Emily $6,800, Jilana $7,600, Aaron $1,600. Double Jeopardy! ALBERT CAMUS // DUDE-ER-ONOMY // MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTINGS // GOVERNMENT & POLITICS // YOU’RE GETTING VERY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Nov. 7

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! IT’S GONNA BLOW! // CALL OUT THE BOB SQUAD // MESSAGE IN A BATTLE // HAIKU ABOUT THE POET // HIGH-SCORING SCRABBLE WORDS // KISS MY GRITS! DD1 – $800 – MESSAGE IN A BATTLE – The English crushed the Highland clans at Culloden Moor in 1746; message to this would-be king: Stop pretending! (Dave dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Dave $3,800, Jilana $1,000, Brian $800. Scores going into DJ: Dave $5,600, Jilana $1,800, Brian $1,600. Double Jeopardy! TO THE EXOPLANETS! // AT THE ANCIENT ROMAN CINEPLEX // A “LA” CARTE // … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Mon., Nov. 6

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! HOSPITALS // BIG-SCREEN ELVIS // FAMOUS PAIRS // THE THIRD WORD // ONLY PARTLY TRUE // ESPAÑOL DD1 – $800 – FAMOUS PAIRS – Their first map appeared in an 1872 issue of the “Railway Guide” (Leah added $1,000.) Scores at first break: T.J. $3,400, Leah $2,800, Aaron $3,400. Scores going into DJ: T.J. $4,600, Leah $3,400, Aaron $6,200. Double Jeopardy! THE COMETS // THINK ABOUT… PUP MUSIC // ART HEISTS // GOING THROUGH THE EMOTIONS // THIS CATEGORY DOESN’T STINK // IT JUST SOUNDS QUESTIONABLE DD2 – $1,600 – THIS CATEGORY DOESN’T … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Nov. 3

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! MYTHING IN ACTION// FICTION-ALE// ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ CHILDREN // GROWING PAINS // WOOD // COMPLETES THE PROVERB DD1 (video) – $800 – ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ CHILDREN – Last name of John who, before his death in 2013 at 91, was the oldest living child of a president (Emily dropped $3,200.) Scores at first break: Dave $3,600, Emily $1,000, Yoshie $600. Scores going into DJ: Dave $4,200, Emily $4,600, Yoshie $1,200. Double Jeopardy! FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE // KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES // CLIFFS NOTES: DRAMA // SOUSED // MISNOMERS // O-E-O-E DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 2

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! MEN & WOMEN OF SCIENCE // NAME THAT TUNESTER // GROOVY // BYE, GEORGE! // YEAH, WE WENT THERE // 6-SYLLABLE WORDS DD1 – $1,200 – 6-SYLLABLE WORDS – Title for Sir Francis Drake, due to a specific feat he accomplished in 1580 (Dana added $3,000.) Scores at first break: Dana $1,800, Nancy $1,400, Dave $3,600. Scores going into DJ: Dana $5,000, Nancy $2,800, Dave $5,600. Double Jeopardy! A FISH CALLED… // RWANDA // MOVIE COMEDIES // GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN // I’M ON THE CASE // GO “OME” DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 1

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN // SOURCE OF THE LATE NIGHT BIT // SHOW ME THE MONKEY // HMMM, I WONDER // SEXY STUFF // “E”ASY DOES IT DD1 – $800 – HMMM, I WONDER – Appropriately, Champ is the name of this lake’s version of Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster (Aaron added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Aaron $4,400, Hari $2,800, Katie -$400. Scores going into DJ: Aaron $7,600, Hari $4,800, Katie $0. Double Jeopardy! THE TOPIC OF CAPRICORNS // THE WORLD SERIES // FRANK GEHRY // NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM // MONSTER … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 31

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! LET’S FACE IT // IT’S IN YOUR MIND // NON-NAUGHTY WORDS // THE JOKERS // TRIANGLES // 5 RHYMES DD1 – $1,000 – THE JOKERS (they played The Joker) – A 2013 Oscar-winning actor; his surname is also the name of Apollo’s mother (T.J. dropped $2,200.) Scores at first break: T.J. $800, Sarah $3,000, Jay $800. Scores going into DJ: T.J. $3,200, Sarah $1,400, Jay $1,200. Double Jeopardy! BRING OUT YOUR FRED // SHAKESPEARE REWRITES THE BEATLES // CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND // FOUND IN ROY G. BIV // ORGANIC CHEMISTRY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 30

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE LAST SUPPER // QUOTABLE CINEMA // THE MAORI // ANATOMY // FABRICS // THE “LONG” & “SHORT” OF IT DD1 – $1,000 – ANATOMY – Familiar to pitchers, the group of muscles called this includes the subscapularis muscle (Cory added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Erick $3,600, Cory $1,000, Brian $2,200. Scores going into DJ: Erick $6,200, Cory $1,400, Brian $5,400. Double Jeopardy! LEONARDO DA VINCI, BUSY GUY // BROADWAY MUSICALS BY CHARACTERS // “A”UTHORS // MICROSCOPY // STREET SMARTS// BAD ENGLISH DD2 – $1,200 – STREET SMARTS – This capital’s Gran … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 27

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY // MOB HITS // TAKE THE “A” TRAINING // MAP HAPPY // THE CAMERA MAN // FASHION STATEMENTS DD1 (video) – $1,000 – SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY- This biologist first gained acclaim for writing in 1937 with her article, “Undersea” in the “Atlantic Monthly” (Tony dropped $2,800.) Scores at first break: Yoshie $1,200, Mason $4,200, Tony $2,000. Scores going into DJ: Yoshie $1,200, Mason $9,600, Tony $2,800. Double Jeopardy! BOOKS & AUTHORS // HALL OF FAMER BY POSITION // JACQUES OF ALL TRADES // LET’S GO LOBSTERING // “HOUSE”// OF REPRESENTITIVES … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 26

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! WAR & PEAS // THE USTA // WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLINER? // NOVEL IDEAS // INVENTED FIRST // “POUND” KEY DD1 – $800 – NOVEL IDEAS – “Cleanliness is next to Fordliness” is a line from this 1932 novel (Jilana added $1,200.) Scores at first break: Steve $3,800, Jilana $4,400, John $0. Scores going into DJ: Steve $6,400, Jilana $4,600, John -$400. Double Jeopardy! GARDENS // GO SEE A MOVIE ABOUT A HORSE // THE METROPOLITAN OPERA // COUNTRIES THAT BORDER INDIA // A CATEGORY FULL OF COR(E)YS // CONTRONYMS DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 24

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THE REALLY OLD COLLEGE TRY // JUST KIDDING // A WOMAN OF THE WORLD // THE NAME OF THE GAME // ALWAYS SAY NEVER // STUPID PROVERBS DD1 (video) – $800 – A WOMAN OF THE WORLD – In 1993, True Path Party leader Tansu Ciller became the first female prime minister of this large Muslim country (Isaac dropped $1,600.) Scores at first break: Isaac $0, Pasquale $2,800, Leah $2,200. Scores going into DJ: Isaac $3,800, Pasquale $2,200, Leah $800. Double Jeopardy! A RIVER RUNS TO IT // “BABY” MOVIES // THE HISTORY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 23

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! WE MADE IT // JUSTIN TIME // SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD // NOT YOUR AVERAGE OPERA // BODY LANGUAGE // HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS DD1 (video) – $2,000 – SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD – A combination of sport, dance & martial art, capoeira is popular in this country where it was created (Dave added $4,000.) Scores at first break: Dave $2,600, William -$200, Kristin $4,800. Scores going into DJ: Dave $11,200, William $1,200, Kristin $4,200. Double Jeopardy! OLDE ENGLAND // AMY POEHLER IS AWESOME // WHAT’S NEXT? // FAMILY DRAMA // HOUSEPLANTS // GOOD … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 20

Today’s players in the second game of the two-game Champions Wildcard finals are: Jeopardy! IT’S OUR TURN TO SACK ROME!!! // ROCKET MAN // ISMs // CULINARY QUOTES // AUNTIE UP// LET’S PLAY CARDS DD1 – $1,000 – AUNTIE UP – Betsey Trotwood is great-aunt & guardian to this Dickens title character (Lucy added $1,800.) Scores at first break: Sam $1,800, Josh $1,800, Lucy $3,600. Scores going into DJ: Sam $4,600, Josh $4,800, Lucy $6,000. Double Jeopardy! PHILOSOPHIES IN A NUTSHELL // PRESIDENTIAL ACTORS? // MUSIC TERMS // HOUSE HUNTERS INTERGALACTIC // AIR APPARENT // “UNK” IN THE TRUNK DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 19