Here are today’s contestants: Elliott, a writer, whose grandmother did “not great” on Art Fleming’s Jeopardy!; Madeline, a digital marketing manager, worked at the Metropolitan Museum in New York; and Brian, an attorney, babysat for a bag of flour. Brian … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 25

Introducing today’s contestants: Jack, a law student, sang karaoke with the spirit of Abe Lincoln; Maggie, a prospect researcher, uses improv training in parenting; and Brian, an attorney, saw his old workplace on “Tiger King”. Brian is a three-day champ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 22

Today’s contestants are: Stephanie, a PR specialist, had Plácido Domingo in her car; Robert, a civilian investigator, has fun treading water at craps; and Brian, an attorney, plays Jeopardy! with lawyers using archived clues. Brian is a two-day champ with … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 21

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Sarah, an art journalist and critic, met Alex on the subway (and has visual proof); Hannah, a payment operations manager, was hit by cars on three continents; and Brian, an attorney, plays the bass clarinet. Brian … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 20

Please welcome today’s contestants: Lisa, a safety engineer, found living at the airport “fun in retrospect”; Brian, an attorney, won a law school “beauty pageant”; and Donesh, a strategist, won a Halloween party as Little Orphan Annie. Donesh is a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 19

Here are today’s contestants: Helen, a medical device program manager, had a computer babysitter; Donesh, a strategist, has a Tibetan monk do his star chart; and Jennifer, an associate professor, has a shoe pantry. Jennifer is a one-day champ with … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 18

Introducing today’s contestants: Gautham, a journalist, was the FCC reporter for the Wall Street Journal; Jennifer, an associate professor, is a big David Bowie fan; and Lucy, an illustrator, has a prized collection of letters from her grandparents. Lucy is … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 15

Today’s contestants are: Liz, a teacher, made a bet involving Jeopardy! and naming her child; Brett, a freelance sportswriter, whose baseball knowledge inspired a stage show; and Lucy, an illustrator, rescued her first dog at age four. Lucy is a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 14

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Cameron, a real estate agent, showed why you don’t want to come down with horse flu; Josiah, a risk management professional, runs the “$8 Game Show”; and Lucy, an illustrator, met her husband working at Ben … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 13

Please welcome today’s contestants: Lucy, an illustrator, works at a veterinary emergency clinic; Dusty, a former movie executive, helped give us Jennifer Lawrence; and Tanay, a business operations associate, has a lucky wallet with a dedication to his teachers. Tanay … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 12

Here are today’s contestants: Julia, a lawyer, suggests her profession sings about as well as it acts; Tanay, a business operations associate, gave a thesis as an anniversary present; and Jim, an assistant professor of English education, had problems with … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 11 – hosting debut of Ken Jennings

Introducing today’s contestants: Jim, an assistant professor of English education, has more books than he can ever read; Cliff, a software engineering manager, can make a heart with his fingers; and Yoshie, an executive assistant, knows the secret to calligraphy … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 8 – Alex Trebek’s final episode

Today’s contestants are: Tracy, a data scientist, has a fear of peacocks, which are “terrible”; Natalie, a government analyst, is a craft beer connoisseur; and Yoshie, an executive assistant, knows “it’s great to be alive in Colma” rather than underground. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 7

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Yoshie, an executive assistant, is good at crossword puzzles; Jared, an anesthesiologist, suffered revenge in the form of packing peanuts; and Manisha, an attorney, got into the law thanks to “General Hospital”. Manisha is a one-day … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 6

Please welcome today’s contestants: Manisha, an attorney, “missed nothing” when she couldn’t see David Sedaris; Molly, a college student, has a prized Stevie Wonder album; and Brayden, a policy intern, has a coin collection. Brayden is a five-day champ with … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 5

Here are today’s contestants: Teal, a lawyer, got a grant to study psycholinguistics; David, a high school English teacher, had done well in quiz bowls with his now-lost pen; and Brayden, a policy intern, works on criminal justice reform. Brayden … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 4

Six-day champ Lisa trailed much of the way but made the lead when she was correct on DD2. Lisa then found DD3, bet only $400 and missed, but even that small amount cost her first place going into FJ as … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 1 (encore from Feb. 6, 2017)

Here are the contestants for game one of the 2011 Tournament of Champions final: Buddy, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas, wants the prize money for a new house; Tom, a writer from Seattle, Washington, would like to buy … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Dec. 31 (encore from Nov. 14, 2011)

Here are the contestants for the first semifinal game of the 2011 Tournament of Champions: Erin, a junior at Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts, whose success on the show was announced to 6,000 at an arena; Tom, a writer from … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Dec. 30 (encore from Nov. 9, 2011)

Here are today’s contestants: Sarah, a middle school Latin teacher from San Luis Obispo, California, whose job surprised Alex by still existing; Jove, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, has a used valve on a necklace; and Dave, Base Commander … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 29 (encore from Dec. 9, 2009)