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

Today’s players in the first game of the two-game Champions Wildcard finals are: Jeopardy! THE 1600s // A DAY AT THE RACES // DINING OUT IN NEW YORK // OOH, LOOK, SHINY THINGS! // “SMOKE”// MIRRORS DD1 – $800 – THE 1600s- After hoarding food rations, he & his son were kept at bay, literally, by mutineers who set them adrift in 1611 (Lucy added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Sam $4,600, Josh $800, Lucy $2,200. Scores going into DJ: Sam $4,600, Josh $5,000, Lucy $4,400. Double Jeopardy! IN CRISIS MODE // YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE LEFT THE COUCH // ROCK … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 18

Today’s players in the third Champions Wildcard semifinal are: Jeopardy! THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS // “B” GIRLS // DUST TO DUST // COUNTDOWN // SORT THROUGH THE WORD PROBLEM // ANIMALS IN ITALIAN DD1 – $800 – DUST TO DUST – In a poem named for him, Rudyard Kipling calls this man a “limpin’ lump o’ brick-dust” (Lucy dropped $2,400.) Scores at first break: Joe $400, Daniel $800, Lucy $3,000. Scores going into DJ: Joe $2,800, Daniel $3,200, Lucy $3,200. Double Jeopardy! THE MOUNTAIN WEST // SUMMER OLYMPIC CITIES // WORLD WRITERS // WEEDER’S DIGEST // ASTROLOGY TIME // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 17

Today’s players in the second Champions Wildcard semifinal are: Jeopardy! THIS GLAND IS YOUR GLAND // A PREQUEL TO WHICH MOVIE? // BRITISH SPELLING BEE // I DIDN’T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS // KICKIN’ AZTEC // & TAKIN’ NAMES DD1 – $600 – & TAKIN’ NAMES – Matoaka, Amonute & Rebecca Rolfe (hey, things happened fast in the 17th century) (Kendra added $2,600.) Scores at first break: Josh $1,400, Kendra $2,400, Dane $1,600. Scores going into DJ: Josh $1,000, Kendra $4,600, Dane $4,400. Double Jeopardy! O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?// IN THE BASEBALL TEAM’S LINEUP // THE LITERARY CHARACTER … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 16

Today’s players in the Champions Wildcard semifinal are: Jeopardy! WE WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK // BACK TO SCHOOL, SPORTS STAR // LET’S GET MEDICAL // WHO SAID THIS? // AWARDS & HONORS // LIKE A ROCK DD1 – $600 – WHO SAID THIS? – In a 1974 national TV address he conveyed, “Our long national nightmare is over…” (Lawrence added $2,200.) Scores at first break: Sam $2,200, Lawrence $5,000, Joe $600. Scores going into DJ: Sam $4,000, Lawrence $6,000, Joe $4,600. Double Jeopardy! LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES // PRE-FAME CELEBS IN ADS // CRAFTMANSHIP // VOCABULARY // ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT // FELONIOUS MONKS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 13

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! SPOOKY LITERATURE // LET’S PLAY SPORTSBALL // WORDS FROM 2 LETTERS // AARON BURR // GOT MILK? // THE JEOPARDY WORLD ORCHESTRA DD1 – $600 – LET’S PLAY SPORTSBALL – The guy who invented this sport in 1895 called it mintonette, but the over-the-net exchanges soon got it a new name (Steve dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Steve $1,400, Valerie $1,000, Josh $3,600. Scores going into DJ: Steve $5,400, Valerie -$400, Josh $5,200. Double Jeopardy! PRESIDENTS’ EXECUTIVE ORDERS // HAPPIER MOVIE ENDINGS // “L” ON EARTH // GEOMETRY // RANK-LY SPEAKING // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 12

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! STATE THE ITEM // SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE // A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER // THE CALIFORNIANS // SURELY YOU JOUST // TAKE MY “Y”, PLEASE! DD1 (video) – $800 – THE CALIFORNIANS – Whoa, this guy moved to Cali in 1852, got a near-monopoly in its railroads & founded a university? Nice (Sam added $2,600.) Scores at first break: Sam $7,000, Robert $2,600, Karla $1,000. Scores going into DJ: Sam $8,600, Robert $6,600, Karla $2,000. Double Jeopardy! AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL // BASEBALL MOVIE HAIKU // OTHER RED, WHITE & BLUE FLAGS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 11

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! NOT SO RECENT SCIENCE // NASCAR GEOGRAPHY // COMPOSERS & THEIR KIN // HERALDRY // MOIST THINGS // GO __ DD1 – $800 – HERALDRY – The white at the top of the Canadian territorial coat of arms represents polar regions; the wavy blue line–this trade route (Morgan added $2,500.) Scores at first break: Morgan $3,200. Joe $2,000, Robert $200 Scores going into DJ: Morgan $11,300, Joe $3,400, Robert $200 Double Jeopardy! NICE SIDE WHISKERS! // BRANDO // I WROTE THAT LINE // GAS // FOOD // LODGING DD2 – $1,600 – BRANDO … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 10

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! A BRIEF HISTORY OF THYME // THOMAS AQUINAS, ADVICE COLUMNIST // 3rd GRADERS KNOW THIS STUFF // TRAVEL TEXAS // BODY SHOTS // THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD DD1 – $1,000 – TRAVEL TEXAS – Named for its location on the Rio Grande, this national park is popular with birders as it is home to over 400 species (Lucy added $3,000.) Scores at first break: Phil -$400, Camron $0, Lucy $6,800. Scores going into DJ: Phil $400, Camron $2,400, Lucy $10,600. Double Jeopardy! A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME // I’M STILL STANDIN’ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 9

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! CANADIAN CITIES // THE GENE POOL // DEAD SCIENTISTS SOCIETY // PICK A NUMBER BETWEEN 5 & 477 // THE VIRTUES // 2 WORDS IN ONE DD1 – $600 – DEAD SCIENTISTS SOCIETY – This 19th century Italian physicist lends his name to a law & a number relating equal volumes of gases & molecules (Daniel added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Daniel $2,000, Matt $2,000, Jamie $0. Scores going into DJ: Daniel $4,600, Matt $5,600, Jamie $1,600. Double Jeopardy! THE CRIMEAN WAR // LITERARY POP // THIS OR THAT // SWORDS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 6

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE // MOVIES AS TV NEWS STORIES // I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU // FRANKLY // MADEIRA // I DON’T GIVE A… DD1 – $400 – MADEIRA – The Atlantic Ocean archipelago of Madeira is an autonomous region of this nation (Amanda dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Brendan $4,800, Amanda -$400, Joe $1,200. Scores going into DJ: Brendan $7,000, Amanda $0, Joe $2,200. Double Jeopardy! EX-SOVIET REPUBLICS // ALPHABET POP // LOOK IN THE CABINET // NUN BUT THE BRAVE // ARCHITECTURE TERMS // NUMBERS 4 LETTERS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 5

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! EARTH SCIENCE // PLEASE BEAR WITH ME // WE TRY TO STAY NEUTRAL // SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS // FOOD FOR THOUGHT // 2 VOWELS, ONE CONSONANT DD1 – $600 – WE TRY TO STAY NEUTRAL – Soon after a beating by France at Marignano in 1515, this country decided expansion was out & neutrality was in (Kendra added $1,600.) Scores at first break: Evan $1,000, Kendra $4,200, John $2,200. Scores going into DJ: Evan $4,000, Kendra $6,200, John $5,800. Double Jeopardy! WHERE’S THE PROBLEM? // HOW’S THE KING TAKING IT? // WAXING PHILOSOPHICAL … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 4

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! THIS IS MY COUNTRY // NAME THE CLASSIC SONG // HEY, LAD-“E” // SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS // FOOD FOR THOUGHT // 2 VOWELS, ONE CONSONANT DD1 (video) – $800 – THIS IS MY COUNTRY – 1935-1944–Manuel Quezon (Lawrence added $1,000.) Scores at first break: Lawrence $2,600, Katrina $1,200, Greg $4,000. Scores going into DJ: Lawrence $7.800, Katrina $4,400, Greg $4,600. Double Jeopardy! LITERARY BIOGRAPHY // 20th CENTURY FOX HISTORY // WEAVE GOT SEWING CLUES // THE CONGO RIVER // MEN OF MICHIGAN // 4, 4 DD2 – $1,200 – LITERARY BIOGRAPHY – Taken … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 3

Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! GEOGRAPHY “B” // FIGHTERS // ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED? // A BUG’S LIFE // NATIVE AMERICANS // A CATEGORY ABOUT NOTHING DD1 – $800 – ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED? – “The isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not” (Dane added $1,200.) Scores at first break: Burt -$600, Emily $3,200, Dane $4,000. Scores going into DJ: Burt $1,600, Emily $4,800, Dane $3,200. Double Jeopardy! SOUTH AFRICA // THEY PLAYED WYATT EARP // SIGNS & SYMBOLS // EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY // HODGE PODGE // PROVERB VS. PROVERB DD2 (video) – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 2

Today’s players in the second contest in the two-game weekly finals are: Jeopardy! THE SHIP OF STATE // WEIRD AL PARODIES // THAT’S A VEGAS CASINO // CHEMICAL FORMULAS // BACK TO SCHOOL // WORDS THAT END WITH “E” DD1 – $800 – THE SHIP OF STATE – In the 1860s a paddle-wheeler named this plied the waters of the same-named river around Fort Yuma (Jilana added $2,200.) Scores at first break: Machalle $1,800, Jilana $3,000, Barb $4,200. Scores going into DJ: Machalle $4,600, Jilana $5,800, Barb $5,600. Double Jeopardy! COW COUNTRY // FACTS ABOUT THE BEST PICTURE WINNER // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 29

Today’s contestants for game one of the two-game weekly finals are: Jeopardy! BEASTLY LITERARY CHARACTERS // MARVEL VILLAINS // NATURAL BIOLOGY // SEOUL FOOD // PEOPLE WHO KNEAD PEOPLE // NEW WORDS IN THE 1600s DD1 – $1,000 – BEASTLY LITERARY CHARACTERS – The title character of this 19th c. tale had “a pretty white star on my forehead. I was thought very handsome” (Jilana added $1,200.) Scores at first break: Machalle $1,600, Jilana $5,000, Barb -$200. Scores going into DJ: Machalle $3,400, Jilana $6,400, Barb $3,400. Double Jeopardy! WE’VE GOT TO STOP MEETING LIKE THIS // GAMES PEOPLE PLAY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 28

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! LAW & ORDER // BRAD TO THE BONE // A SOVIET UNION // FUNERAL OFFICIANTS // TRICKY QUESTIONS // MIXED NUTS DD1 – $400 – FUNERAL OFFICIANTS – In April 2005 Joseph Ratzinger officiated at this man’s funeral (Barb dropped $1,200.) Scores at first break: Barb $2,600, Mark $1,400, Allison -$600. Scores going into DJ: Barb $0, Mark $3,400, Allison $1,600. Double Jeopardy! TITLE WOMEN // “M”USICALS // RIVERS OF AFRICA // THE PIPE ORGAN // LET’S PARTY! (note: this category is a rerun from 2003) // SOUNDS FRACTIONAL DD2 – $1,600 – TITLE WOMEN – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 27

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! CAVES // ABOUT FACE TATTOO // WHO “AR” THEY? // THE HOME SPA // NEXT STOP, VENUS // SHATTERING ALLUSIONS DD1 – $600 – NEXT STOP, VENUS – We’re not sure if it was “ancient” or not, but the first U.S. flyby of Venus was by this space probe in 1962 (Ollie dropped $2,000.) Scores at first break: David $2,400, Michalle $3,200, Ollie $3,400. Scores going into DJ: David $800, Michalle $4,400, Ollie $2,800. Double Jeopardy! AMERICAN ISLANDS // IN THE CORPORATE ARENA // YOU COULD PUT AN EYE OUT // MEDICINE & HISTORY // TRANSLATE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue. Sept. 26

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS // BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY OSCARS // WHAT’S IN THAT CHIP // THAT’S JUST OFFAL // ALL’S WHALE THAT ENDS WHALE // SCHOOL RHYME TIME DD1 – $1,000 – WHAT’S IN THAT CHIP – Mackie’s of Scotland makes chips, err crisps, with hints of this offal dish that Robert Burns once “addressed” (Jilana added $2,600.) Scores at first break: Elaine $4,200, Jilana $4,800, Colin $2,400. Scores going into DJ: Elaine $6,400, Jilana $7,000, Colin $3,000. Double Jeopardy! A PLACE IN HISTORY // SO THAT’S WHAT THOSE LYRICS SAY // INDIANA WANTS YOU // FRENCH LITERATURE// … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 25

Today’s contestants for the second game of the weekly two-game finals are: Jeopardy! SCOTLAND // TV // “C” IN LITERATURE // THAT’S JUST OFFAL // ALL’S WHALE THAT ENDS WHALE // SCHOOL RHYME TIME DD1 – $1,000 – SCOTLAND – The highest point in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park is an ancient volcano that shares its name with this legendary king (Pam dropped $1,000.) Scores at first break: Deanna $2,000, Rob $2,800, Pam $200. Scores going into DJ: Deanna $2,800, Rob $4,600, Pam $4,000. Double Jeopardy! THINKING OF UKRAINE // A CAPITAL OFFENSE // STARS & STRIPES IN ART // DO I … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 22

Today’s contestants for the first game of the weekly two-game finals are: Jeopardy! EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY // WORLD SOCCER // 21st CENTURY BARTLETT’S QUOTATIONS // CHINESE FOOD // FROM “S” TO “Y” // PAST HISTORY DD1 – $1,000 – 21st CENTURY BARTLETT’S QUOTATIONS – At her senator father’s funeral in 2018 she observed, “We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness” (Deanna won $2,400.) Scores at first break: Deanna $4,000, Rob $1,200, Pam $2,800. Scores going into DJ: Deanna $8,200, Rob $2,200, Pam $2,200. Double Jeopardy! WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND // JOHNNY GILBERT GOES COUNTRY // TAKING A STAR … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 21