Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! BACK IN THE DAY // THE SPORTING NEWS // THE NEW YORK KNOCKS // NAME THAT PLAY // EUROPEAN VACATION // B MINUS DD1 – $1,000 – BACK IN THE DAY – This U.S. agency began in 1961; its director Sargent Shriver said it had 15,000 volunteers in 50+ countries in less than 6 years (Alex dropped $2,200.) Scores at first break: Brian $1,600, Alex -$1,600, Pam $3,000. Scores going into DJ: Brian $2,600, Alex $1,400, Pam $4,600. Double Jeopardy! THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU // MICKEY’S MANTEL // ALSO A STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATION // THE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 20

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! YOU BETTER BELIZE IT // THE ASIAN GAMES // MAY DAY! MAY DAY! // FOWL PLAY // SOUNDS LIKE BIG BUSINESS // SCRAMBLING TO FIND A JOB DD1 – $600 – MAY DAY! MAY DAY! – May 1, 2004: Latvia, Slovakia & 8 other states join this (Elizabeth won $2,400.) Scores at first break: Rob $0, Morgan $1,200, Elizabeth $5,800. Scores going into DJ: Rob $1,400, Morgan $2,000, Elizabeth $7,600. Double Jeopardy! PHYSIOLOGY// SUPER TROUPERS // MAILED IT! // WHAT COULD IT “B”? // FUN & GAMES // PHRASES & IDIOMS DD2 – $1,200 – MAILED … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Tue., Sept. 19

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! AMERICAN HISTORY // BOOK TITLES IN OTHER WORDS // RESTAURANT HIJINKS // IT BELONGS IN THIS MUSEUM // TALK LIKE A PIRATE // ENEMIES–NOT A LOVE STORY DD1 – $600 – IT BELONGS IN THIS MUSEUM – On Museumstraat, “The Night Watch” & “The Milkmaid” (Matt lost $3,000.) Scores at first break: Elliott $2,600, Deanna $400, Matt $3,200. Scores going into DJ: Elliott $3,200, Deanna $2,400, Matt $2,400. Double Jeopardy! LATIN AMERICA // 21st CENTURY NEWS // SCIENCE // ACTIVISTS // 1990s HITMAKERS // WORD”LE” DD2 – $2,000 – WORD”LE” – Meaning honorable & worthy of … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 18

Today’s players in the second contest in the two-game weekly finals are: Jeopardy! IN YOUR ELEMENT // BUILDING, AMERICA // AGATHA ALL ALONG // SONG BIRDS // CAT LOVERS // FIRE Z DD1 – $1,000 – SONG BIRDS – In the 1960s Fleetwood Mac had an international hit with their song about one of these seabirds; Coleridge put one in a poem (David added $2,000.) Scores at first break: David $4,600, Jill $1,800, Hari $4,000. Scores going into DJ: David $6,400, Jill $3,000, Hari $6,800. Double Jeopardy! MONET MONET // CURRENCY // FROM “B” TO “F” // CELEB LIT BEFORE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 15

Today’s contestants for game one of the two-game weekly finals are: Jeopardy! RECONSTRUCTION // LET’S SEE HOW YOU DO WITH AMERICAN FOOTBALL // THE OHIO UNIVERSITIES // BIOLOGY // THE 2023 TIME 100 // LET’S “SEE” DD1 – $800 – THE OHIO UNIVERSITIES – In 2012 this Ohio univ. opened its May 4 Visitors Center to place a 1970 event in historical, political & social context (Jill added $1,000.) Scores at first break: David $6,800, Jill $600, Hari $800. Scores going into DJ: David $9,400, Jill $2,800, Hari $2,200. Double Jeopardy! RECONSTRUCTION // POP CULTURE // ALLITERATIVE GEOGRAPHY // HIP-HOP … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 14

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! MAMMALS // “I”s IN YOUR STARS // THE STATE OF CONGRESS // I’M JUST A BILL, BILLY OR WILLIAM // STRAIGHT FIRE // 3 CONSECUTIVE CONSONANTS DD1 – $800 – I’M JUST A BILL, BILLY OR WILLIAM – William Thomson is a fine name for a physicist, but after developing the absolute temp. scale, Lord this had a nice ring (Donna added $800.) Scores at first break: Hari $2,400, Donna $5,000, Matt $1,400. Scores going into DJ: Hari $5,000, Donna $7,000, Matt $3,000. Double Jeopardy! TO SIR PAUL, WITH LOVE // “C”s THE DAY // ALSO … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 13

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! THE U.S. IN 1964 // AFTER IN LIVING COLOR // POTPOUR-EVERYTHING // “M”MMMM // AFRICAN CAPITAL HAIKU // THAT’S T-B-D DD1 – $800 – AFRICAN CAPITAL HAIKU – Western port city / It’s named for a president / ’90s Civil War (Cody added $2,400.) Scores at first break: Cody $4,800, David $1,800, Susan $4,200. Scores going into DJ: Cody $6,800, David $4,200. Susan $7,000. Double Jeopardy! QUITE A FOX // THE SPORTING LIFE // INFLUENZA // GEORGIA ON MY MIND // PLAY PEOPLE // STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WORD WITH YOU DD2 – $2,000 – GEORGIA … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 12

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! SCIENCE CLASS // WELCOME TO MIAMI // A LATIN BESTIARY // SOUNDS LIKE FOOD // WORLD OF BARBIE // KIN DD1 – $600 – SCIENCE CLASS – Sedimentary deposits near Lake Superior produce the largest U.S. annual yield of hematite, the main ore of this metal (Jill dropped $1,600.) Scores at first break: Jill $800, Gabriel $1,600, Derek $4,600. Scores going into DJ: Jill $3,400, Gabriel $2,200, Derek $6,200. Double Jeopardy! HONORARY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS // HISTORICAL FILMS // GREEK GEOGRAPHY // RENAISSANCE LITERATURE // MISSISSIPPI LEARNING // STARTS WITH “G” DD2 – $1,600 – GREEK GEOGRAPHY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 11 (season premiere)

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! TALKING ABOUT WOMEN // WORKING WORDS // BREEDS OF SHEEP // MESSIN’ WITH TEXAS // IT GETS OLD // REAL FAST DD1 – $600 – WORKING WORDS – Referring to writers & others who are self-employed & work job to job, it was first used of mercenary knights (Lucas dropped $2,400 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Lucas $1,000, Sharon $600, Monika $1,400. Scores going into DJ: Lucas $5,200, Sharon $5,000, Monika $1,200. Double Jeopardy! ON THE MONEY // BRITISH LITERATURE // NATIONAL ANTHEMS // IF YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOU // ACTORS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 28 (season finale)

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! HISTORIC AMERICANS // BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT // TRIPLE TIME // THE FORBES 2023 BILLIONAIRES // RETITLED MOVIE ADAPTATIONS // ANATOMICAL ANAGRAMS DD1 – $800 – HISTORIC AMERICANS – Soon after he lost his Supreme Court case, this enslaved American was emancipated by the son of his first owner (Lucas added $2,000 to his leading score of $3,200.) Scores at first break: Lucas $5,200, Alicia $1,200, Zach $200. Scores going into DJ: Lucas $5,200, Alicia $2,400, Zach $1,200. Double Jeopardy! WORLD CITIES // PLAY TIME // STARTS WITH “H-I” // THE BAR MITZVAH BOY // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 27

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! CROOKS // RECENT TV SHOWS BY EPISODE TITLE // ALL KINDS OF LITERATURE // WORLD OF RELIGION // I’M BLUE // “DA” OR “BA” OR “DEE” DD1 – $800 – WORLD OF RELIGION – From the Arabic for “struggle”, this word can mean a personal effort against sin, or a holy war in defense of Islam (Alex doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Julie $1,200, Lucas $1,600, Alex $3,400. Scores going into DJ: Julie $2,800, Lucas $5,000, Alex $7,600. Double Jeopardy! BRACE FOR LANDING // DUAL BIOGRAPHIES // PHYSICS // TAKING STOCK // LONG … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 26

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! JUST GOOGLY IT // THAT CAN BE A GREEK LETTER // THE OED DESCRIBES THE ANIMAL // RHYME THE TIME // SOMETHING’S ROTTEN // IN DENMARK DD1 – $800 – THAT CAN BE A GREEK LETTER – Instead of the end, the beginning: this luxury watch brand traces its roots back to 1848 in the Swiss village La Chaux-de-Fonds (Taylor doubled to $3,600.) Scores at first break: Taylor $4,200, Andrew $3,600, Julie $1,200. Scores going into DJ: Taylor $6,200, Andrew $4,400, Julie $3,000. Double Jeopardy! STATE THE 19th CENTURY SENATOR // SOMEBODY WROTE THAT // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 25

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STATES’ HIGHEST POINTS // SPACE MEN & WOMEN // WELCOME TO OUR FRUIT STAND // ALPHABETICALLY FIRST // UNIFORM NUMBERS // THE “END” ZONE DD1 – $800 – ALPHABETICALLY FIRST – Of the 5 books of the Pentateuch, it’s written in the form of a farewell address by Moses (Taylor bet $2,300 and improved his leading score to $4,900.) Scores at first break: Taylor $2,600, Simona $2,400, Ian $2.200. Scores going into DJ: Taylor $7,300, Simona $3,200, Ian $2.400. Double Jeopardy! MUSICAL WORKS // MY WOULD-BE VP // STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS // INTERNATIONAL BOOKS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 24

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY, ISRAEL! // SHAKESPEARE // THAT HOLLOW FEELING // THE ROMAINES OF THE DAY // TRACK & FIELD // HOMOPHONE CONNECTION DD1 – $800 – SHAKESPEARE – Speaker of the line “I prithee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horse, good king’s son” (Ben doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Nik $1,800, Ben $3,000, Taylor $400. Scores going into DJ: Nik $3,000, Ben $3,800, Taylor $3,800. Double Jeopardy! EXPLORERS // INTERNALLY YOURS // OLD HOLLYWOOD SCRIBES // MOTLEY CLUES // STATELY DEMONYMS // ENDS IN “X” DD2 – $1,600 – STATELY DEMONYMS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 21

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! A BY-THE-BOOK HOW TO // COFFEE, NOW // SPIDERS & SNAKES // CROSSWORD CLUES “W” // YOU’VE GOT SOME BAGGAGE// JOHN LENNON DD1 – $1,000 – COFFEE, NOW – These 2 words on a bag of coffee mean its supply chain has been independently certified as meeting sustainability labor standards (Toula lost $1,800 from her score of $2,800.) Scores at first break: David $1,600, Nik $0, Toula $1,000. Scores going into DJ: David $4,000, Nik $1,400, Toula $2,000. Double Jeopardy! B.C.-ING YOU // BEFORE & AFTER // SENATORS // A VACATION FROM POP CULTURE // A … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 20

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! PAINTER SELFIES // SAME 2 LETTERS, DIFFERENT PLACE // FASHION OLD & NEW // JULIE & JULIA // 5 ABOUT 4 // ADD AN E AT THE END DD1 – $600 – PAINTER SELFIES – In 1960 his triple-selfie graced the cover of the Saturday Evening Post(David dropped $1,000 from his score of $2,200.) Scores at first break: David $4,600, Sean $1,200, Liz -$1,000. Scores going into DJ: David $6,600, Sean $2,200, Liz $200. Double Jeopardy! TITLES WITH PUNCTUATION // GEOLOGY // MUSICAL MENAGERIE // GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66 // HISTORY // THE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 19

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! THE SONGS OF MAX MARTIN // AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY // COLLEGE TUITION: THEN & NOW // PREFIXES & SUFFIXES // STARS ON THE NATION’S FLAG // SHARK! DD1 – $1,000 – AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY – FAANG: coined in 2017 by Jim Cramer to denote 5 top tech companies at the time (David doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Daniel $4,800, David $5,000, Chelsea $2,400. Scores going into DJ: Daniel $4,600, David $8,600, Chelsea $3,800. Double Jeopardy! AMERICAN HISTORY // AUTHORS’ FIRST MAJOR WORKS // AFRICAN FILMS // 3-WORD RESPONSES // WORLD OF FIRST NAMES … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 18

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! TOM SWIFT TALES // WORLD ROYALTY // 6-LETTER WORDS // FISH PEOPLE // STATE FLAGS // WHAT’S THE NAME OF THAT TV SHOW? DD1 – $1,000 – 6-LETTER WORDS – This poetic name for the land of Robert Burns is in the name of a Canadian province (Daniel lost $1,200 from his total of $3,400.) Scores at first break: Daniel $2,200, Jerry $1,200, Leann $1,000. Scores going into DJ: Daniel $4,600, Jerry $1,600, Leann $2,000. Double Jeopardy! THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY // DOUBLE TALK // WHO’S THAT POET? // I’LL “B” THERE // WITH BELLS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 17

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! FAMILIES IN U.S. HISTORY // MODERN FANTASY LIT // 3,3 // GOOD AFTERNOON // BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES // A TOUCH OF GREY DD1 – $800 – FAMILIES IN U.S. HISTORY – A week after this rich guy IV perished on the Titanic, an inquiry into the disaster began in a hotel with his name on it (Daniel won the table limit of $1,000.) Scores at first break: Ittai $600, Daniel $5,600, Allison $600. going into DJ: Ittai $1,200, Daniel $9,200, Allison $3,000. Double Jeopardy! DYING IN THE CAPITAL CITY // WHO’S WHO IN THE OLD … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 14

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! FROM THE HEADLINES // LIVE CAMS // EAT IT! WEAR IT! OR SIT ON IT! // NONFICTION // “R” SONG // ANIMAL EXPRESSIONS DD1 – $600 – ANIMAL EXPRESSIONS – A call at a frequency inaudible to humans, or a political statement with a hidden secondary meaning (Dennis took the lead by doubling to $6,400.) Scores at first break: Ittai $3,400, Kathy $3,200, Dennis $6,400. Scores going into DJ: Ittai $4,000, Kathy $5,000, Dennis $9,400. Double Jeopardy! FLIGHTSEEING ACROSS AMERICA // FLOWERY POETRY & PROSE // MEDICINE // MOVIE BEFORE & AFTER // RELIGIOUS OBJECTS & … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 13

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STATE INSECTS // THE __ OF CANADA // REVIVAL // TV QUICK TAKES // SLANG // READING WITH JENNA BUSH HAGER DD1 – $800 – STATE INSECTS – This industrious insect important to agriculture was chosen by Nebraska & Missouri (Ittai risked making his grandmother nervous with a true DD and won $1,000.) Scores at first break: Justin $2,600, Ittai $4,000, Mia $2.000. Scores going into DJ: Justin $3,400, Ittai $5,800, Mia $4,200. Double Jeopardy! ROMAN LANGUAGES // DOUBLE-VOWEL PLACES // “HIGH” THERE // KEVIN SENT // WALKING & TALKING // TAKING A RIDE DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 12