Thursday, January 6, 2022

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 6

 Today's contestants are:


- Geoff, a delivery driver, has non-verbal learning disability (NLD);

- Terry, a professional storyteller, talks not about fables, but real-life experiences; and

- Amy, an engineering manager, got tripped up in a spelling bee by "vorlage". Amy is a 26-day champ with winnings of $950,000.


Jeopardy! round


FLY BY NIGHT


MOVIES BY QUOTE


JOB DESCRIPTION


"MAL"PRACTICE


ANNIVERSARIES


IT'LL BE MY TWEET


Scores going into DJ: Amy $5,400, Terry $4,200, Geoff $5,600


DD1 - $800 - ANNIVERSARIES - In January 2015 1,500 military re-enactors marked the bicentennial of this battle at Chalmette Battlefield (Amy lost $2,000 from her leading score of $4,200.)


Double Jeopardy! 


THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE


PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS


TV SCIENCE


RELIGION


ALSO A COOKING VERB


LITERARY CHARACTERS


After a tight first round, Amy found DD3 with a sizeable lead and a chance to put the game away. But she made a modest wager, so the game remained alive into FJ with Amy at $25,400, Terry with $13,400 and Geoff at $11,600.


DD2 - $2,000 - RELIGION - In 2018 members of this Christian group released a very quiet podcast of a silent meeting of worship (Amy won $4,000 from her total of $17,000 vs. $9,400 for Terry.)


DD3 - $2,000 - THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE - The compromise was repealed in 1854 by this act with a hyphenated 2-state name, spurring Abe Lincoln's return to politics (Amy won $2,000 from her score of $20,600 vs. $11,000 for Terry.)


Final Jeopardy!


HISTORIC BUILDINGS - Begun in the 1070s with stone from Caen, it was meant to dominate both a skyline & the hearts & minds of a conquered populace


Amy and Geoff were correct on FJ, with Amy adding $2,000 to win with $27,400 for a 27-day total of $977,400.


Odds and Ends


Triple Stumper of the day: The players couldn't quite get the full name of the LDS church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


Ken's Korner: He let us know at the opening that Amy is averaging $36,500 per game, third among the "big four" players (Ken, James, Amy and Matt).


One more thing: The episode marked the first-ever appearance of the term "f-bombs" in a Jeopardy! clue.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is the Battle of New Orleans? DD2 - Who are Quakers? DD3 - What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act? FJ - What is the Tower of London?


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