Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! THE SCENIC SOUTHWEST // LETTER PERFECT // IN THE AIR TONIGHT // FOODSTOCK // TRADEMARKED SOUNDS // FISH OUT OF WATER DD1 – $600 – FISH OUT OF WATER – They’re the southernmost Major League baseball team (Ben took the lead by doubling to $6,800.) Scores at first break: Ben $6,800, Peter $4,000, Liz $400. Scores going into DJ: Ben $10,200, Peter $6,000, Liz $800. Double Jeopardy! THE BOOK OF ROMANS // HERE’S A BIT OF EVERYTHING // SECRETARIES OF STATE // TRIPLE “A” // GERMAN LITERATURE // FISH OUT OF WATER ON TV DD2 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 13

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! HISTORIC CANADA // HOW ARE YOU FEELING? // SAY THE ROMAN NUMERAL // DINING OUT // DOGGIE BAG // LEFTOVERS DD1 – $400 – DOGGIE BAG – Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved dogs included a Dorgi named Candy, a mix of these 2 breeds (Ben remained in first place after losing $7,000 from his score of $8,200.) Scores at first break: Kat $800, Laura $1,000, Ben $5,600. Scores going into DJ: Kat $1,000, Laura $400, Ben $2,400. Double Jeopardy! ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES // LOST WITH THE TITANIC // ACTING THE OSCAR-WINNING PART // IN THE DICTIONARY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 12

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! BAD BOYS IN BOOKS // ARCHITECTURALLY SPEAKING // I GOT THE RECEIPTS // A PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAME // WHALES // TIME FOR A “LITTLE” MUSIC DD1 – $1,000 – BAD BOYS IN BOOKS – “You’ve been brought up bad… Fagin will make something of you”, says this rascal to Oliver Twist (Robbi added $1,200 to his leading score of $4,200.) Scores at first break: Robbi $5,400, Mark $1,400, Kat $2,200. Scores going into DJ: Robbi $7,400, Mark $3,200, Kat $4,600. Double Jeopardy! NO, PRIME MINISTER // ADAPTERS // ONE HOT MoMA // THE I.V. LEAGUE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 11

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! RECENT EVENTS // MOOSE-ELLANEOUS // À LA THE FRENCH COOKING STYLE // THE NATION IN QUESTION // MUSIC’S MISSING LINKS // “SELF-E”s DD1 – $1,000 – RECENT EVENTS – Jeff Bezos’ 400-foot yacht had big problems getting out of this Dutch city with a shipping & shipbuilding tradition (Rachel doubled to $2,800.) Scores at first break: Rachel $2,800, Robbi $1,800, P.J. $3,000 Scores going into DJ: Rachel $6,200, Robbi $4,400, P.J. $4,200. Double Jeopardy! THAT’S ANCIENT HISTORY! // THE MAIN CITY IN THE MOVIE // AIR TRAVEL // NOVELS BY QUOTE // A RIVER RUNS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 10

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! NORWAY IS FAMOUS FOR… // AMERICANA // LANDING ON PLANET FRANCHISE // DE-COMPOSING // GOOD “E” // TWO SHOES DD1 – $1,000 – DE-COMPOSING – On March 25, 1918 the sun set on this “Moonlight” composer in Paris (Brian dropped $1,000 from his score of $3,000.) Scores at first break: Brian $2,400, Brandie $1,600, Rachel $1,000. Scores going into DJ: Brian $8,000, Brandie $2,800, Rachel $1,000. Double Jeopardy! YOU TOTALLY RULED! // LIFE & DEATH IN LITERARY TITLES // SCIENCE // THE SECRET OF ACRONYM // POP CULTURE // ANIMALISTIC WORDS DD2 – $1,600 – … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 7

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! WORD PUZZLES // ANCIENT CITIES // AT THREE & FOURS // BIG AMERICAN LANDOWNERS // LIT-POURRI // NOT MAKING IT TO THE END OF THE MOVIE DD1 – $1,000 – ANCIENT CITIES – This town named for a Greek hero was one of several destroyed by a 79 A.D. disaster (Cameron doubled to $2,400.) Scores at first break: Brian $4,200, Eliza -$400, Cameron $0. Scores going into DJ: Brian $7,000, Eliza $200, Cameron $2,800. Double Jeopardy! STATE OF THE ART MUSEUM // SPEECHES // LATIN WORDS & PHRASES // BE ARTHUR // GOLDEN GIRLS // & … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 6

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! BIBLE BOOKS BY QUOTES // SCRAMBLED STATE CAPITALS // 3-LETTER WORDS // IN THE MEDICINE CABINET // IT’S “NATIONAL” // TV EATS DD1 – $800 – IN THE MEDICINE CABINET – Acidophilus tablets are sold as this type of supplement that increases friendly bacteria in the gut (Brian added $1,600 to his score of $3,400.) Scores at first break: Brian $5,000, Brandon $3,400, Teresa -$800. Scores going into DJ: Brian $7,800, Brandon $4,800, Teresa -$600. Double Jeopardy! SCHOOL OF MUSIC // DOUBLE MEANINGS // LITERARY BAD DAY FOR THE PLANET // LAKES & RIVERS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 5

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT // REMEMBER RERUNS? // THE WORLD OF MIDDLE-EARTH // GOODNESS & MERCY // SHALL FOLLOW ME // ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE DD1 – $600 – ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE – He worked to develop a flu vaccine before coming up with one for polio, declared safe on April 12, 1955 (Brian doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Crystal $2,400, Brian $1,000, Amanda $1,000. Scores going into DJ: Crystal 4,000, Brian $4,400, Amanda $3,000. Double Jeopardy! WATERFRONT PROPERTY // PAINT ME A PICTURE // SPORTS MEDICINE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 4

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND’S NON-CONSECUTIVE WORLD // HORRORS! // HOW DOES IT FASTEN? // ROCKS & MINERALS // YOU’RE GONNA SING // LIKE A BIRD DD1 – $1,000 – ROCKS & MINERALS – In 2019 a giant raft of this rock measuring more than 50 square miles was found floating in the Pacific near Tonga (Crystal failed to “throw up” the correct response, losing $2,000 from her score of $4,600.) Scores at first break: Sharon $1,600, Crystal $1,400, Dan $3,800. Scores going into DJ: Sharon $3,400, Crystal $2,600, Dan $5,400. Double Jeopardy! THE SUPERLATIVE EARTH // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 3

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! HEALTH & MEDICINE // THAT, OR A GOLF THING // VERMONT // SONGS FROM ’60s MUSICALS // HEY, BIG SPENDER // SWEET CHARITY DD1 – $600 – SONGS FROM ’60s MUSICALS – With a 10-word title, “Comedy Tonight” & “The House Of Marcus Lvcus” (Sharon added to table limit of $1,000.) Scores at first break: Sharon $2,400, Brittany -$800, Jen $3,400. Scores going into DJ: Sharon $6,200, Brittany -$400, Jen $5,200. Double Jeopardy! OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON’T WANT TO GO! // POLITICS TALK // LAST LINES OF MOVIES // TO THE, TOWER // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 31

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! SPOUSAL SUPPORT // 5 CONSONANTS IN A ROW // STATE MOTTO TRANSLATIONS // CELEBRITY MEMOIRS // A SALT // A DEADLY WEAPON DD1 – $1,000 – SPOUSAL SUPPORT – Though Ring Lardner called this duo the prince & princess of their generation, their lives weren’t exactly “This Side of Paradise” (Lisa dropped $3,800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Lisa $3,000, Jacob $2,000, Sharon $2.200. Scores going into DJ: Lisa $200, Jacob $4,000, Sharon $4,800. Double Jeopardy! THE HISTORIC 1950s // WORLD PLACE NAMES // THE GREATEST SNOWMAN // A RELIGIOUS SERVICE // “EI”, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 30

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! EUROPEAN NATIONAL NICKNAMES // WRITERS & POETS // COMMON BONDS // A REAL LONG SHOT // A DISASTER ARIA // Ps OUT! DD1 – $800 – EUROPEAN NATIONAL NICKNAMES – Hungarians know their country not as the land of the Huns, but as the land of this nomadic people who settled there in the 9th c. (Lisa doubled to $2,000.) Scores at first break: Lisa $4,400, Jordan $1,400, Iris $2,800. Scores going into DJ: Lisa $5,400, Jordan $4,000, Iris $6,200. Double Jeopardy! SCIENCE INITIALS & ACRONYMS // DALÍ GOES HOLLYWOOD // TREE-NAMED PLACES // SYNONYMS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 29

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! GEOMETRICAL GEOGRAPHY // FANCIFIED BEASTLY IDIOMS // “M”USIC CLASS // ’80s MOVIE COMEDIES // 3 MEN // A BABY DD1 – $800 – A BABY – The Apgar score is a 5-part test of appearance, pulse, grimace, activity & this function (Lisa lost the window maximum of $1,000.) Scores at first break: Nicole $2,200, Mara $1,600, Lisa $2,400. Scores going into DJ: Nicole $5,800, Mara $3,400, Lisa $2,800. Double Jeopardy! WHEN IN ROME // WRITERS OF THE CLOTH // TOUGH TOUGH-GUY TV // WORDS FROM GREEK & LATIN // WORLD HISTORY // BEFORE & AFTER … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 28

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! THE STATUE OF LIBERTY // YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOWL // BRITISH TO AMERICAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR // FANTASY SPORTS // I LED WHAT CABINET DEPARTMENT? // NUMBER “ONE” MOVIE DD1 – $800 – THE STATUE OF LIBERTY – The statue’s internal flexible skeletal system was designed by this Frenchman, known for his iron work (With strong encouragement from Ken, Kevin went all-in for $1,000 and missed.) Scores at first break: Tamara $2,000, Nicole $2,800, Kevin $400. Scores going into DJ: Tamara $2,400, Nicole $5,800, Kevin $3,000. Double Jeopardy! WHAT A BUNCH OF CARICATURES! // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 27

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! U.S. METROPOLITAN PARTNERS // CATS: THE NON-MUSICAL // FINNISH HIM! // WHAT’LL IT “B”? // CHANGE A LETTER // THE WWE DD1 – $800 – CHANGE A LETTER – To leave a lover in the lurch takes on a change to become highland wear (Michael added $4,000 to his score of $4,800 vs. $6,600 for Alec.) Scores at first break: Alec $3,400, Tamara -$1,000, Michael $2,600. Scores going into DJ: Alec $7,000, Tamara $800, Michael $8,800. Double Jeopardy! THE FOG OF WAR // BEFORE & ACTORS // AT REST IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY // U.S. COLLEGES // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 24

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! THAT’S COLD! // ON THE “J.V.” SQUAD // WITH A SCULPTURE ON TOP // 5-LETTER LITERARY CHARACTERS // POST // APOCA-LIPSTICK DD1 – $800 – WITH A SCULPTURE ON TOP – Commissioned by brewer Carl Jacobsen, a sculpture of this fairy-tale figure sits atop a rock in Copenhagen harbor (Melissa moved to a closer third by adding $1,000 to her score of $1,400.) Scores at first break: Melissa -$600, Alec $4,400, Daisy $2,400.Scores going into DJ: : Melissa $3,200, Alec $7,200, Daisy $3,400. Double Jeopardy! HISTORIC NAMES // SCIENCE // PULITZER PRIZES // TV SHOW LINGO … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 23

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! POSSESSIVE LIT // LONG-LIVED CRITTERS // AROUND THE HOUSE // 4-LETTER SPORTS TERMS // APPLY THE RAINBOW COLOR // AT “LAST” DD1 – $800 – APPLY THE RAINBOW COLOR – The highest point in South Carolina, the 3,560-foot Sassafras Mountain is part of this Appalachian range (Melissa dropped $1,500 from her score of $3,000.) Scores at first break: Melissa $1,500, Karen $4,200, Zach $200. Scores going into DJ: : Melissa $3,500, Karen $6,200, Zach $2,000. Double Jeopardy! 1963// MAKING MUSIC // MOVE THAT T FROM FRONT TO BACK // RESILIANCE // PLATEAUS // HANS, SOLO … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 22

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! MADE IN PENNSYLVANIA // TO THE MOUNTAINTOP! // THE 1980s // A.K.A. // IT’S A JOKE // 4-LETTER “V”ERBS DD1 – $800 – TO THE MOUNTAINTOP! – The Gouter Route is the most popular path from Chamonix up this “roof of Europe” (Charlotte won the table limit of $1,000.) Scores at first break: Melissa $2,200, Brandon -$800, Charlotte $2,800. Scores going into DJ: : Melissa $3,600, Brandon $4,200, Charlotte $4,600. Double Jeopardy! TV & MOVIE CITIES // BOOKS: THE FUTURE IS NOW // 2-WORD TERMS // THE LIFE SCIENCES // ETYMOLOGY // I LOVE A … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 21

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! STATE OF THE AIRPORT // GIFTS FOR THE SPORTS FAN? // QUITE THE FISH STORY // “ME” // MYSELF // & EYE DD1 – $1,000 – STATE OF THE AIRPORT – Cheboygan County, Grosse Ile Municipal (Kelly doubled to $2,400.) Scores at first break: Kelly $3,000. Melissa $600, Jeff $3,400. Scores going into DJ: : Kelly $3,000. Melissa $5,200, Jeff $6,800. Double Jeopardy! UNESCO’s INTANGIBLE CULTUREAL HERITAGE // PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS // ALPHABETIC HOMOPHONES // SHORT STORY, SHORTER // WALK, THE LINE // CRY UNCLE DD2 – $2,000 – CRY UNCLE – In a letter to … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 20

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! CITY OF THE PREMIERE // SHOE KNOW IT // TV, YOU SAY! // “TRI” ME // OUT & ABOUT THE UNIVERSE // SPEAK YOUR TRUTH DD1 – $1,000 – SPEAK YOUR TRUTH – Verb meaning to verify an article pre-publication; before .org, it’s a nonpartisan project to evaluate what politicians say (Mark lost $2,400 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Stephen $600, Mark $0, Kelly $3,200. Scores going into DJ: : Stephen $3,000, Mark $800, Kelly $5,200. Double Jeopardy! THE CARIBBEAN // SONGS FROM MOVIES // ETYMOLOGY // IRISH AUTHORS // SHAPE UP … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 17

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! COMIC INFLUENCES // WORLD UNIVERSITIES // LOVE, IN SO MANY WORDS // HEAR “YE”, HEAR YE // THE LEADER BEFORE THE LEADER // WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I? DD1 – $800 – LOVE, IN SO MANY WORDS – In a play, this character says, “Ah, credulity of love! Roxane will think each word inspired by herself!” (Sarah broke a tie for first with Stephen by adding $3,000 to her score of $4,600. Scores at first break: Stephen $4,000, Andrew $0, Sarah $2,400. Scores going into DJ: : Stephen $8,000, Andrew -$400, Sarah $9,000. Double Jeopardy! … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 16