Friday, November 26, 2021

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Nov. 26

 Please welcome today's contestants:


- Greta, a communications consultant, knows how to clear weeds and bury people; 

- Chris, a composer & lyricist, is a big fan of Manchester United; and

- Amy, an engineering manager, is a tarot reader. Amy is a seven-day champ with winnings of $257,800.


Jeopardy! round


RIGHT FROM THE GECKO


FESTIVALS


5 LETTER, 4 VOWELS


STORY TIME


LONG-RUNNING TV SHOWS


CAR REPAIR (anagrams of automakers)


Scores going into DJ: Amy $9,000, Chris $2,000, Greta $5,200.


DD1 - $1,000 - STORY TIME - Ludovico's technique is applied rather violently to make Alex non-violent in this novel (Greta won the table limit of $1,000.)


Double Jeopardy! 


L'HISTOIRE FRANCAISE


THE MOVIES


U.S. RIVERS


YOU CAN QUOTE ME


MUSEUMS


"INNER" KNOWLEDGE


Both of Amy's opponents dropped to $0 on their DD opportunities, leaving Amy with an easy runaway at $23,400 vs. $4,000 for Chris and $3,200 for Greta.


DD2 - $1,600 - L'HISTOIRE FRANCAISE - He became king of the Franks in 768, the Lombards in 774 & then in 800, he took the Roman crown (Chris lost $4,000 on a true DD vs. $9,000 for Amy.)


DD3 - $2,000 - YOU CAN QUOTE ME - Ben Franklin's "Advice to a Young Tradesman" begins, "Remember that" this 3-word phrase--tick-tock! (Greta lost $5,600 on a true DD vs. $15,400 for Amy.)


Final Jeopardy!


FICTIONAL LANGUAGES - Lapine is the name of the language created for this 1972 book beloved by children


Everyone was correct on FJ. Amy added $14,000 to win with $37,400 for an eight-day total of $295,200.


Odds and Ends


Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the current host of ":Let's Make a Deal" is Wayne Brady.


Pavlov alert: There was a clue about the actress who could "not be ignored", Glenn Close. Another clue about Close used substantially the same hint late last month.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "A Clockwork Orange"? DD2 - Who was Charlemagne? DD3 - What is "time is money"?  FJ - What is "Watership Down"?


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