Here are today’s contestants as we continue the semi-finals of the Teachers Tournament: Meggie, middle school humanities from New York, encourages making mistakes; Amanda, 7th grade science from Florida, sees a lot of space launches in Cocoa Beach; and Jenna, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jun. 2 – Teachers Tournament day seven

Here are today’s contestants as we start the semi-finals of the Teachers Tournament: Jong Ho, high school math from Illinois, has unverified claims about some math competition accomplishments; Will, 8-12 band & choir from Virginia, had his life changed by … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jun. 1 – Teachers Tournament day six

Here are today’s contestants for day five of the Teachers Tournament, in which $14,001 and $16,402 are the scores to beat for the last two wild card spots: Jong Ho, high school math from Illinois, brought a student to tears … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 29 – Teachers Tournament day five

Here are today’s contestants for day four of the Teachers Tournament: Mary Kate, high school science from Illinois, comes from a long line of teachers; Matt, high school history from New Hampshire, picked up rocks in the outfield; and Ben, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 28 – Teachers Tournament day four

Here are today’s contestants for day three of the Teachers Tournament: Lauren, high school health from Washington state, had “Lord of the Rings” influence her life; Will, grade 8-12 band and choir, teaches using “dad jokes”; and Jenna, high school … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., May 27 – Teachers Tournament day three

Here are today’s contestants for day two of the Teachers Tournament: Meggie, middle school humanities from New York, doesn’t love one mystery student; Katie, high school science from Massachusetts, is a teacher because she didn’t want Friday classes in college; … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., May 26 – Teachers Tournament day two

Here are today’s contestants as we begin the Teacher’s Tournament, recorded in February of 2020: Ivory, high school social studies from Mississippi, falls down in class; Peter, 7th grade English from New York, was inspired to teach by his father; … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 25 – Teachers Tournament day one

Introducing today’s contestants: Charles, a management consultant from Pennsylvania, is keeping his phone safe; Morgan, a physician from Wisconsin, went to Croatia before the baby; and Shawn. a civil engineer from Louisiana, appreciates his teachers and parents. Shawn is a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 22

Introducing today’s contestants: Shawn. a civil engineer from Louisiana, wants a 2017 Porsche Panamera, which isn’t all that fast but he has a family; Michelle, a voting rights attorney from Maryland, has played the violin since age three; and Nathan, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 21

Introducing today’s contestants: Rachel, a compliance specialist from Washington, D.C., visited Big Bend National Park; Nathan, a restaurateur and sommelier, lives for danger; and Ben, a television director from Michigan, pushes the buttons on the local news. Ben is a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., May 20

Introducing today’s contestants: Megan, a writer-editor from California, got proposed to at the zoo; Ben, a television director from Michigan, will get better at golf in 30 or 40 years; and Jesse, a public policy director from New York, looks … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 18

Here are the contestants for this encore episode from November 30, 2004: David, a college student from Minnesota, is a Trebekkie; Nancy, a realtor from California, adopted a daugher from China; and Ken, a software engineer from Utah, hasn’t quit … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 15 – encore of last game of Ken’s original run

Here are the contestants for this encore episode, with a new introduction by Ken Jennings: Julia, a fundraiser from New York, would probably do well for herself on “To Tell the Truth”; Ken, a software engineer from Utah, thanks Fuzzy … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 4 – encore from June 2, 2004

Introducing today’s contestants: Quemars, a field organizer from California. caught a historic ball at Dodger Stadium; Ashleigh, a marine resource management specialist from Massachusetts, did a lot of different stuff in a post-college job; Jesse, a public policy director from … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 1

Introducing today’s contestants: Jesse, a public policy director from New York, finally learned to ride a bike; Kevin, an attorney from Illinois, sings with a very special choir; Sarah, a writer-mom from Texas, has a possibly haunted nutcracker collection. Sarah … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 30

Introducing today’s contestants: Anastasia, an investigator from New York, has an internal affairs-type role; Alwin, a consultant from Washington, D.C., has a lot of “win”-ning in his family; Sarah, a writer-mom from Texas, loves London fish markets. Sarah is a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 29

Introducing today’s contestants: Mina, a surgeon from New Jersey, is an expert tournament Scrabble player; Alison, an elementary school teacher from Illinois, is a princess; Sarah, a writer-mom from Texas, was set up with her future husband on Halloween without … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 28

Introducing today’s contestants: Matt, a speechwriter from Washington, D.C., will climb Mount Rainier; Lauren, a sustainability analyst from California, collects copies of 1984 (Orwell’s, not Van Halen’s); Sarah, a writer-mom from Texas, had her daughter three months early. Sarah is … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 27

Introducing today’s contestants: Sarah, a writer-mom from Texas, wrote a young adult novel at age 19; Shawn, a library associate from Louisiana, ate a burrito next to Ferris Bueller; Tim, an accountant from Massachusetts, was an Eagle Scout. Tim is … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 24

Introducing today’s contestants: Tim, an accountant from Massachusetts, ate a big cheeseburger; Molly, an engineering program manager from California, runs and eats donuts; Sharon, an administrative assistant from Alberta, whose apparently cat-related story I missed due to a technical problem. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 23