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

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! SPACE CUISINE // SO YOU GOT YOUR “M.A.” // CARTOON CRITTERS // FIRST NAME VERBS // FRIENDS // IN HIGH PLACES DD1 – $1,000 – FIRST NAME VERBS – To give, like a wish (Erin won $1,000 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: James $2,400, Justin $2,200, Erin $3,000. Scores going into DJ: James $4,200, Justin $3,000, Erin $5,400. Double Jeopardy! A CENTURY AGO: 1923 // 2 BOOKS IN ONE // “B” IN MUSIC // A GAME OF CARDS // CITY FOLK // 7-LETTER WORDS DD2 (audio) – $1,200 – “B” IN MUSIC … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 11

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! WORD PUZZLES // EDIBLE ETYMOLOGY // THE HIGH “C”s // INTERNATIONAL SUPERMODELS // MOMENTOUS DATES // KANDER & EBB MUSICALS DD1 – $400 – MOMENTOUS DATES – On January 3, 1521 the Catholic Church excommunicated this man (James won $1,000 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Alex $5,200, Dileri $0, James $2,400. Scores going into DJ: Alex $8,200, Dileri $1,600, James $3,200. Double Jeopardy! QUOTABLE BOOKS // LAKES & RIVERS // STITCH INCOMING // WALLPAPER // POP CULTURE-POURRI // HOMOPHONES DD2 – $1,600 – QUOTABLE BOOKS – In 1958’s “The Dharma Bums”, he … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 10

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! I’VE GOT YOUR ATOMIC NUMBER // HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE // SEEING RIGHT THROUGH YOU // EAGLES // HOTEL CALIFORNIA // TAKE IT “E-Z” DD1 – $600 – SEEING RIGHT THROUGH YOU – The subtitle to this H.G. Wells novel is “A Grotesque Romance” (Tom fell further into the negative column by losing the “maximum allowed by law” of $1,000.) Scores at first break: Alex $2,600, Tom $200, Raquel -$400. Scores going into DJ: Alex $6,600, Tom $800, Raquel $3,800. Double Jeopardy! A BRIDGE TOO FAR // COUNTRY SINGERS IN COUNTRY SONGS // ANCIENT ARTIFACTS // WE LIVE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 7

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! MYTH MYSTERY // A TV SERIES // SO I’M READING THIS BOOK // ANTIQUES // ROAD// “SHOW” DD1 – $800 – ROAD – Lively Las Ramblas is a main street in this city & links Plaça de Catalunya to the city’s Old Harbor (Carol lost $2,600 from her score of $2,800.) Scores at first break: Anji $1,800, Alex $2,200, Carol $400. Scores going into DJ: Anji $2,600, Alex $5,400, Carol $200. Double Jeopardy! GEOGRAPHIC ANAGRAMS // THE MAIN INGREDIENT // SCIENCE // 10-LETTER ADJECTIVES // NAMES IN HISTORY // SOME “HARD” SONGS DD2 – $1,200 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 6

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! BORN ON THE 5th OF JULY // ALL SHAPES & SIZES // U.S. CITY OF THE BOOK // OPPOSITES // ART & ARTISTS // WORLD OF FOOD DD1 – $1,000 – U.S. CITY OF THE BOOK – “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”: Go South! (Kate lost $201 from her score of $800.) Scores at first break: Kate $199, Aubrey $1,000, Anji $1,800. Scores going into DJ: Kate $1,799, Aubrey $200, Anji $2,000. Double Jeopardy! NATIONS’ LAST MONARCHS // RHYMING PHRASES // MEMOIRS // RELIGION // MATH ABBREVIATIONS & SYMBOLS // WHO ARE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 5

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! HAPPY JULY 4th! // WORDS THAT END WITH DOUBLE LETTERS // LADY “A” // WHERE’S MY FOOD? // WESTMINSTER-WINNING DOG BREEDS // A BIBLICAL BURIAL DD1 – $800 – WHERE’S MY FOOD? – This dessert of sponge cake, ice cream & meringue that’s finished in the oven was create to honor an 1867 land purchase (Elliott lost $1,500 from his score of $2,200.) Scores at first break: Elliott $600, Kate $4,200, Chuck $800. Scores going into DJ: Elliott $300, Kate $6,000, Chuck $600. Double Jeopardy! U.S. FESTIVALS // SCIENCE // LET’S GO TO THE SPORTS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 4

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! RIOTS IN HISTORY // A JOB IN TELEVISION // CAR GO FAST // “NEG” BAIT // LIKE A VERSION // TOUCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME DD1 – $800 – TOUCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME – Finally touched with goodness, this literary character says, “I will live in the past, the present, and the future!” (Elliott added $5,000 to his leading score of $9,200.) Scores at first break: Ilena $1,400, Elliott $4,800, Sarah $0. Scores going into DJ: Ilena $2,800, Elliott $15,200, Sarah -$400. Double Jeopardy! BOOKS BY CHAPTERS // WORDS WITHIN WORDS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 3

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! VENN DIAGRAM INTERSECTIONS // WELCOME TO THE BIG URBAN AREA // BUSINESS // NUMBERS IN THE NEWS // SPORTS ROOKIES // COMPOUND WORDS DD1 – $800 – WELCOME TO THE BIG URBAN AREA – Due south of Egypt, this capital with about 6 million people began as an Egyptian army camp in 1821 (Bryan lost $3,200 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Bryan $600, Courtney $0, Ilena $600. Scores going into DJ: Bryan $2,200, Courtney $1,200, Ilena $0. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC GREATS // SERENITY NOW! // SCIENCE & NATURE // LET’S GET “DOWN” // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jun. 30

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! AT THE FARMERS MARKET // FUN WITH AIRPORT CODES // LIT-POURRI // PRIDE OF THE MUSEUM // 21st CENTURY TELEVISION // “I” BEFORE “EE” DD1 – $600 – LIT-POURRI – This enduring title character was introduced in an 1881 magazine called Giornale per i bambini (Tenysa lost $1,000 from her score of $3,000.) Scores at first break: Bryan $3,200, Alicia $0, Tenysa $2,400. Scores going into DJ: Bryan $4,600, Alicia $3,000, Tenysa $4,000. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC SHORTS // WORLD “L” // THE HYPOCRITIC OAF // THE LAW // WRITING: MUSIC // BEFORE & AFTER PEOPLE DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 29

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! GET KOALA-FIED // THE NAME OF THE DAME // PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WORDS // GOOGLE EASTER EGGS // OPEN DOOR // POLICY DD1 – $800 – OPEN DOOR – Legend says the Emperor Door at the Hagia Sophia was made from the timbers of this, mentioned in Genesis (Chris lost $1,400 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Chris $0, Vic $200, Bryan $4,000. Scores going into DJ: Chris $1,200, Vic $600, Bryan $6,600. Double Jeopardy! GEOGRAPHY “B” // PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS // CONSTANTINOPLE // RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES // ANIMATED MOVIE CHARACTERS // PREFIXES … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 28

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! SOME THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK // ONLY FANS // AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES // WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF? // STARTS WITH “Z” // IT CAME FROM NEW JERSEY DD1 – $1,000 – STARTS WITH “Z” – DNA research has shown that this California red wine grape may have come from an ancient source in Croatia (Donna added $1,000 to her leading score of $4,800.) Scores at first break: Donna $3,400, Erin $1,800, Chris -$400. Scores going into DJ: Donna $5,200, Erin $6,000, Chris -$600. Double Jeopardy! COUNTRY, PLEASE // WAR FILMS // BANKING “A” “B” “C”s … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jun. 27

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! FIRST LADIES’ RHYME TIME // HERE COMES THE SUMMER // 7-LETTER WORDS // UNITED KINGDOM ELECTION CONSTITUENCIES // LOVELY RITA // METER MADE DD1 – $1,000 – UNITED KINGDOM ELECTION CONSTITUENCIES – Bordering Dover & Folkestone & Hythe, this district on England’s east coast has a few ancient “Tales” to tell (On the last clue of round one, Caroline added $1,600 to her leading score of $4,600.) Scores at first break: Donna $200, Ryan $2,200, Caroline $2,600. Scores going into DJ: Donna $3,800, Ryan $2,800, Caroline $6,200. Double Jeopardy! NAMES OF THE 1990s // WAR … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jun. 26

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! REMEMBER BASEBALL? // BOOKS & AUTHORS // ANIMAL CHANGE A LETTER // WHO REIGNED IN ENGLAND WHEN… // I LEARNED IT ON SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK // KIDS OF THE 70s, REJOICE DD1 – $1,000 – WHO REIGNED IN ENGLAND WHEN… – Michelangelo finished painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling after 4 years…contractors, am I right? (Ron lost $2,800 from his score of $4,200.) Scores at first break: Ben $2,800, Donna $1,200, Ron $4,000. Scores going into DJ: Ben $5,000, Donna $2,600, Ron $2,400. Double Jeopardy! AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS // QUI”ZZ”ICAL // ON BROADWAY // A CHEMISTRY TEST // MUSICAL … Continue reading Jeopardy recap for Fri., Jun. 23

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! STATE EMBLEMS // MOVIE TITLE CONNECTIONS // 20th CENTURY HAPPENINGS // MED. ABBREV. // “CHAIN” // OF FUELS DD1 – $1,000 – STATE EMBLEMS – Illinois has a state microbe to honor Peoria’s 1940s role in first mass-producing this antibiotic (Dan doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Ben $4,400, Dan $2,600, Andrea $3,200. Scores going into DJ: Ben $8,000, Dan $6,800, Andrea $3,200. Double Jeopardy! GOING DUTCH // 12-LETTER WORDS // WRITING ON THE WALLS // TRUMPET TOOTIN’ // LET’S “T” UP THE MAP // VAMPIRE-POURRI DD2 – $1,600 – 12-LETTER WORDS – An unlucky … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 22

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! COLLECT ‘EM ALL! // -OLOGIES // MISHEARD LYRICS // OFFICIAL NICKNAMES // NEVADA // THE “SILVER” STATE DD1 – $800 – OFFICIAL NICKNAMES – For 2020, the centennial year of American women getting to vote, Philadelphia got this altered nickname (Ben added $1,000 to his leading score of $4,400.) Scores at first break: Ben $3,800, Nabeela $1,800, Lee $2,000. Scores going into DJ: Ben $7,400, Nabeela $3,400, Lee $1,600. Double Jeopardy! THE PLOT THICKENS // ALLITERATION // HISTORY IS ELEMENTAL // CELEBS // DISCOVERY AND INVENTION // SHOE GAZING DD2 – $1,600 – THE PLOT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 21

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! LET’S STICK TOGETHER // ARCHITECTS // VOWEL, VOWEL, CONSONANT, CONSONANT // NONPROFITS // AMERICAN HISTORY // RIPLE “A”-RATED FOOD DD1 – $800 – ARCHITECTS – In the 1690s he began designing the twin-domed Royal Hospital for seamen in London (Janie lost $1,500 from her score of $4,400 vs. $6,200 for Ben.) Scores at first break: Ben $3,200, Tym $0, Janie $1,200. Scores going into DJ: Ben $5,600, Tym -$1,000, Janie $3,500. Double Jeopardy! LET’S STICK TOGETHER // CHAPTER & VERSE // LOVE ISLAND U.K. // THAT MUSICAL ACT IS UNREAL! // THERE WILL BE MATH … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jun. 20

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! IT’S A SPECIAL DAY // TV // “F”IVE LETTER WORDS // THE ANIMAL KINGDOM // ON THE STATE’S LONGEST WESTERN BORDER // GETTING AN EYEFUL DD1 – $1,000 – “F”IVE LETTER WORDS – It’s a genus of tree that can be grown as a houseplant such as the fiddle-leaf fig (Ben lost $800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Ben $3,400, Mary Kate $1,200, Jonathan $800. Scores going into DJ: Ben $4,000, Mary Kate $400, Jonathan $2,200. Double Jeopardy! FIRST SPEECHES IN SHAKESPEARE // RANDOM FACTS // WHAT AN IDIOM! // GENERAL ASSEMBLY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jun. 19

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! CONTINENTAL GEOGRAPHY // BIRTHSTONES // 3-LETTER WORDS ENDING IN X // GREASE & ROAM // NIGHT SKIES // FINISH LAST DD1 – $800 – CONTINENTAL GEOGRAPHY – Asia & North America are just 55 miles apart where the Chukchi Peninsula almost meets this Alaskan one (Suzanne lost $1,600 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Suzanne $1,400, Ben $1,800, Erica $1,600. Scores going into DJ: Suzanne $1,400, Ben $3,800, Erica $2,000. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC GROUPS // OPPOSITIONAL BOOK TITLES // GO TELL IT ON THE FOUNTAIN // THAT EUROPEAN LANGUAGE // CUFFING SEASON // THIS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jun. 16

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! THE CZAR // 21st CENTURY HORROR NOVELS // ROLLING STONES LYRICS // DATING/APPS // THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE // BIRD IDIOMS DD1 – $800 – BIRD IDIOMS – This 1843 story has become a metaphor for one who is unpromising initially (Suzanne doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Holly $1,000, Suzanne $4,000, Kiran $2,000. Scores going into DJ: Holly $3,600, Suzanne $5,600, Kiran $2,800. Double Jeopardy! “G”, LOOK AT THAT // AMERICAN CAVES // FACT: NONFICTION // PHYSICS & ENERGY // TV CRIMINALS // ITALIAN WORDS & PHRASES DD2 – $1,600 – ITALIAN WORDS & … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 15

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! GO, CANADA // A NOVEL CATEGORY // 3-, 4- OR 5-LETTER WORDS // RANDOM STUFF // HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES // A CHORUS LINE DD1 – $600 – HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES – The liturgical season of Lent begins on this holy day in the middle of the week (Holly added $1,600 to her score of $3,600.) Scores at first break: Suresh $0, Holly $2,600, Neilay -$800. Scores going into DJ: Suresh $2,000, Holly $5,200, Neilay $800. Double Jeopardy! UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES // GIMME 5 // “M”PIRES // LATINO ACTORS & ACTRESSES // MEDICINE // J … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 14