Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! LITERARY VILLAINS // STANDING ON A BOARD SIDEWAYS // ALPHABETICALLY NEXT // THE MORNING AFTER // HANGOVER CURES // HAIR OF THE DOG DD1 – $800 – THE MORNING AFTER – An October 9, 1871 headline declared this city was “utterly destroyed… both North and South Sides smoking ruins” (Gwen lost $1,500 from her score of $2,400.) Scores at first break: Stephen $3,000, Gwen $1,300, Govind $1,000. Scores going into DJ: : Stephen $4,600, Gwen $2,500, Govind $2,000. Double Jeopardy! WORLD TRAVEL // BIBLICAL FIRST NAMES // POP CULTURE // THOSE DARN NEBRASKANS // TOUGH SCIENCE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 15

Here are today’s contestants: Jeopardy! 11-LETTER WORDS // THE TITLE TV CHARACTER’S BUDDIES // IN THE COOKIE JAR // HERE’S YOUR REPORT CARD // “B” IN GEOGRAPHY // A PLEASURE TO HAVE IN CLASS DD1 – $600 – HERE’S YOUR REPORT CARD – Put out by the Air Force in 1995, a report on a 1947 incident here is subtitled “Facts vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert” (Long moved into second by doubling to $3,200.) Scores at first break: Stephen $6,600, Long $4,000, Jessica $2,400. Scores going into DJ: : Stephen $9,600, Long $5,800, Jessica $3,400. Double Jeopardy! LITERARY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 14

Please welcome today’s contestants: Jeopardy! ‘TIS SHAKESPEARE // ADVERTISING ICONS // FILL IN THE BLANKET // BLOSSOM // THE BIG BANG THEORY // CALL ME “CAT” DD1 – $400 – ‘TIS SHAKESPEARE – These are Richard III’s “beastly” last 5 words (At -$800, Karen wagered $500 and was correct. Not sure I remember the last time I saw someone in the red who could have gotten on the plus side with a DD, but chose not to.) Scores at first break: Stephen $3,800, Roy $3,400, Karen $700. Scores going into DJ: : Stephen $8,000, Roy $3,800, Karen $700. Double Jeopardy! … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 13

Here are the players for last contest in the two-game final to determine the winner of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! COLLEGE SPORTS STUFF // THE LONG-AGO 20th CENTURY // CAN WE “DIS”CUSS // A BUSINESS, MAJOR // ONE-SYLLABLE BODY PARTS // LET’S GET DIRTY DD1 – $1,000 – ONE-SYLLABLE BODY PARTS – Macrophages destroy old or damaged cells when blood passes through this organ (Jackson lost $1,600 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Jackson $3,400, Maya $1,400, Justin $2,400. Scores going into DJ: : Jackson $3,600, Maya $2,400, Justin $3,000. Double Jeopardy! FIRST WORDS // 4-LETTER … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 9 – High School Reunion final day

Here are the contestants for the first of two games to determine the winner of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! MOUNTAIN HIGH, VALLEY LOW // FAMOUS PAIRS // LIABLE IN THE BIBLE // TV REALITY & COMPETITION SHOWS // NATIVE AMERICANA // WE ARE PRO-ANTONYMS DD1 – $600 – LIABLE IN THE BIBLE – These paired cities, “going after strange flesh, are… suffering the vengeance of eternal fire” (Justin doubled to $3,600.) Scores at first break: Jackson $3,600, Maya $400, Justin $5,600. Scores going into DJ: : Jackson $4,800, Maya $2,000, Justin $9,000. Double Jeopardy! IT HAPPENED IN ASIA … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 8 – High School Reunion day 13

Introducing the contestants for day 12 of the High School Reunion tournament, the third and last game of the semifinal round: Jeopardy! MARCH MADNESS // AMERICAN COMPOSERS // “Y” ON THE MAP // THIS IS HOW I WIN // MERMAIDS // ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER DD1 – $1,000 – “Y” ON THE MAP – Site of a historic 1945 conference, this city on the Crimean Peninsula is known for its many health resorts (Caleb wagered “all of the dollars I am legally allowed to” and doubled to $3,200.) Scores at first break: Caleb $4,400. Maya $600, Tim $6,200. Scores going … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 7 – High School Reunion day 12

Here are the contestants for day eleven of the High School Reunion tournament, game two of the semifinal round: Jeopardy! HOW OFTEN DOES IT HAPPEN? // BOOK SEQUELS // HISTORY // QUOTABLE TV SHOWS // A LOT OF HOT AIR// “A”DJECTIVES DD1 – $600 – HISTORY – Between 1776 & 1783, Thomas Paine wrote “Crisis” papers, each signed with these 2 words from a familiar early pamphlet (Justin declared “You know what I’m gonna do” and doubled to $2,800.) Scores at first break: Justin $3,000, Stephanie $1,200, Claire $1,600. Scores going into DJ: Justin $6,200, Stephanie $4,000, Claire $2,600. Double … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 6 – High School Reunion day 11

Here are the contestants for day ten of the High School Reunion tournament as we start the semifinal round: Jeopardy! HISTORIC NAMES // COLORS OF THE RAINBOW // U.S. SIGHTS // DISNEY MENAGERIE // NOVEL KEYWORDS // COMPLETE THE PANGRAM DD1 – $800 – U.S. SIGHTS – Monsieur Jacques is the mascot of the frog capital of the world, Rayne in this state’s Acadia Parish, & even gets a statue (Jackson won the table limit of $1,000.) Scores at first break: Lucas $600, Jackson $4,400, Avi $-1,800. Scores going into DJ: Lucas $800, Jackson $6,800, Avi $200. Double Jeopardy! ART … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 3 – High School Reunion day ten

Today’s contestants for day nine of the High School Reunion tournament are: Jeopardy! BIRDS NEAR WATER // IN THE SPORT // COURSE DESCRIPTIONS // RANDOM STUFF // U.S. HISTORY // THAT’S D-MINUS WORK DD1 – $600 – U.S. HISTORY – Civil War generals issued a lot of general orders; this man’s No. 9 of April 1865 sent the Army of Northern Virginia home (Caleb nearly doubled up to $10,218.) Scores at first break: Hannah $600, Caleb $10,218, Maggie -$800. Scores going into DJ: Hannah $1,400, Caleb $12,418, Maggie -$400. Double Jeopardy! -POL, -POLI, -POLIS CITIES // HIT ALBUMS // ACTION … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 2 – High School Reunion day nine

Let’s meet the contestants for day eight of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! I’M SORRY, THERE’S MORE MATH // ART SUPPLIES // ONOMATOPOEIA // RECENT MOVIES // CARPE DIEM // UNIONS DD1 – $1,000 – UNIONS – It was a marriage of true minds when this pair wed in France on July 26, 1895; the bride wore a dark blue dress she could use in the lab (Tim was already in the lead and doubled to $6,000.) Scores at first break: Tim $6,000, Dan $1,800, Eesha $2,400. Scores going into DJ: Tim $10,600, Dan $2,400, Eesha $3,000. Double Jeopardy! … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 1

Please welcome the contestants for day seven of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! YOU’RE IN COLLEGE NOW // PEOPLE FROM ISLANDS // HOBBIES & PASTIMES // RAPPERS // 13-LETTER WORDS // THE NOSE KNOWS DD1 – $800 – PEOPLE FROM ISLANDS – Boricua is a word for a person from this island or of its heritage; Lin-Manuel Miranda is a proud Boricua (On the first clue of the game, Lucas bet the “whole shebang”, which in this case meant $1,000, and was “correcto”.) Scores at first break: Lucas $3,200, Anish $2,200, Audrey -$400. Scores going into DJ: Lucas $4,800, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 28 – High School Reunion day seven

Here are the contestants for day six of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! HOME FROM COLLEGE // WHAT’S THAT SCI. ABBREV.? // NONPOTENT POTABLES // DESCRIBING THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT // BEGINS & ENDS WITH “L” // DANIEL RADCLIFFE ON HARRY POTTER DD1 – $800 – HOME FROM COLLEGE – Home in Jersey City, stroll with your high school crush in Liberty State Park on the banks of this river (Rohan doubled his leading score to $8,000.) Scores at first break: Rohan $4,000, Claire $3,200, Rhea $2,200. Scores going into DJ: Rohan $9,200, Claire $4,600, Rhea $3,800. Double Jeopardy! THE … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 27 – High School Reunion day six

Introducing the contestants for day five of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! VERY ARTISTIC // HITS OF THEN & NOW // A GOVERNMENT OFFICE // HOMOPHONES // I LIKE TO SCIENCE! // GET READY FOR THE “G-R-E”s DD1 – $600 – I LIKE TO SCIENCE! – In 1957, long before she had her own institute, she met Louis Leakey, who guided her to Gombe Stream to study chimps (Jackson moved from third to first by doubling to $5,200.) Scores at first break: Jackson $5,200, Ryan $4,600, Isabella $4,400. Scores going into DJ: Jackson $8,800, Ryan $5,400, Isabella $4,400. Double … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 24 – High School Reunion day five

Today’s contestants for day four of the High School Reunion tournament are: Jeopardy! GREEK LIFE // FASHION // STATE CAPITALS // EIGHT IS ENOUGH // COLLEGE FOOTBALL // POST-GRADUATION DD1 – $800 – GREEK LIFE – In the long run, you’ll know General Miltiades lost only around 200 men & the Persians, 6,400, in the 5th century B.C. Battle of this (Teagan lost $2,000 from her score of $2,400.) Scores at first break: Justin $200, Shriya $4,400, Teagan $2,400. Scores going into DJ: Justin $2,600, Shriya $5,600, Teagan $1,000. Double Jeopardy! ASTRONOMY & SPACE // YOU SEEM UPSET // AUTHORS’ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 23 – High School Reunion day four

Let’s meet the contestants for day three of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! EUROPEAN CITIES // WHO PLAYED ‘EM? // HAVE A NOSH // SCIENCE CRITTERS // WELCOME BACK! // IT’S GREAT TO “CU” DD1 – $800 – SCIENCE CRITTERS – This Russian physiologist trained many breeds of dogs to reflexively salivate at the sound of noises they associated with food (Sreekar added $3,000 to his leading score of $8,600.) Scores at first break: Stephanie $0, Autumn $2,200, Sreekar $5,800. Scores going into DJ: Stephanie $2,800, Autumn $4,200, Sreekar $11,600. Double Jeopardy! COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES // TRAVEL FACTS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 22 – High School Reunion day three

Please welcome the contestants for day two of the High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! SO, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO? // THEY MAKE IT // ADJECTIVES // ON TIKTOK // COLLEGE TOWNS // THE REST OF THE WORLD IN 2018 & ’19 DD1 – $1,000 – ADJECTIVES – Meaning displaying the colors of the rainbow, it comes from the personification of the rainbow (Jack doubled to $9,200.) Scores at first break: Avi -$1,200, Jack $10,000, Alison $3,600. Scores going into DJ: Avi $1,000, Jack $11,200, Alison $4,800. Double Jeopardy! HOME COMING // TRIOS // POP CULTURE HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 21 – High School Reunion day two

Here are the contestants for the first game of the 14-day High School Reunion tournament: Jeopardy! TECH TALK // REUNION SHOWS // LET’S TAKE A SPRING BREAK // BODIES OF WATER // CROSSWORD CLUES “T” // A CRASH COURSE IN JOHN GREEN DD1 – $400 – BODIES OF WATER – Differing by a letter, these 2 rivers both rise in Switzerland; one is about 830 miles long & the other, more than 500 (Maya added $1,800 to her leading score of $5,000.) Scores at first break: Audrey $1,200, Maya $2,000, Rohit $2,200. Scores going into DJ: Audrey $3,000, Maya $7,200, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 20 – High School Reunion day one

Introducing today’s contestants: Jeopardy! IN THE NATION’S CONSTITUTION // AROUND AMERICA // COOK, THE BOOKS // STAY COOL // THE CHAMPION’S LEAGUE // WORD & WORDPLUS DD1 – $600 – AROUND AMERICA – While in this city, belly up to the bar at the saloon called The Horse You Came in on, which has a seat designated “Poe’s Last Stop” (Will won the table limit of $1,000.) Scores at first break: Stephen $1,400, Laura $600, Will $1,000. Scores going into DJ: Stephen $4,000, Laura $2,000, Will $3,000. Double Jeopardy! MEMOIRS OF GOVERNMENT & POLITICS // MYTH CONGENIALITY // SCIENCE // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 17

Today’s contestants are: Jeopardy! AN ANCIENT WONDER OF THE WORLD // CARS BY THE NUMBER // CELEBRITY RELATIVES // THE LETTER AFTER C // THE FORCE WILL BE WITH YOU // ALL WAYS DD1 – $600 – THE FORCE WILL BE WITH YOU – 2 of nature’s 4 fundamental forces are these 2 whose names are antonyms, one binding quarks & one leading to radioactive decay (Stephen doubled to $3,600 and took the lead.) Scores at first break: Stephen $4,600, Ali $1,400, Brad $4,800. Scores going into DJ: Stephen $10,200, Ali $1,800, Brad $4,400. Double Jeopardy! MILITARY MEN // SAME … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 16

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Jeopardy! LANDMARKS // THE CLASS MENAGERIE // ON A STAMP // ACC SCHOOL HISTORY // A DECADE OF NO. 1 HITS TELL A STORY // SERVING T FOR 3 DD1 – $600 – ACC SCHOOL HISTORY – In 1926 this southern school enrolled about 650 full-time students, but of all things, a hurricane nearly put it out of business (Stephen doubled to $4,000.) Scores at first break: Kendra $1,400, Stephen $5,000, Jason $1,600. Scores going into DJ: Kendra $2,800, Stephen $5,600, Jason $6,400. Double Jeopardy! I HAVE AN IDEA // TV PARTY TONIGHT // CRAFTS // … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 15