Thursday, March 31, 2022

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 31

Today's contestants are:


- Christian, a senior intelligence analyst, has spoken seven different languages and "Brooklynese";

- Evan, a chemistry teacher, figured out how to get port wine bottles into the U.S.; and

- Jackie, a pension calculation developer, shortened her mom's bucket list by getting on the show. Jackie is a four-day champ with winnings of $115,100.


Jeopardy! 


MAP QUEST // IN MEMORIAM 2021 // BUSINESS NAME ORIGINS // COMPOSERS // COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES // EVERYTHING FROM A TO A


DD1 - $800 - COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES - This Illinois school was founded in 1851 to serve Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan & part of Minnesota (Evan improved by $2,000 to a total of $4,400.)


Scores going into DJ: Jackie $9,200, Evan $5,600, Christian -$1,400.


Double Jeopardy! 


THE VERB IN THE NOVEL TITLE // TIME FOR YOUR MEDICINE // ON TV IN THE YEAR 2000 // WHERE THE STREETS HAVE A NAME // SHE'S ONLY A BIRD // IN THE GILDED AGE


DD2 - $1,600 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE A NAME - The name of this street in Jerusalem is Latin for "sorrowful way" (Jackie won $2,000 from her score $18,400 vs. $10,400 for Evan.)


DD3 - $2,000 - TIME FOR YOUR MEDICINE - 4-letter word for a boring person or a slow administration of a liquid like a saline solution (Evan added $5,000 to his score of $11,600 vs. $20,400 for Jackie.)


Jackie was in good position most of the way, while Evan had a chance to take the lead on DD3 but didn't bet enough to do so, as Jackie led into FJ at $20,000 vs. $17,400 for Evan and $1,000 for Christian.


Final Jeopardy!


HISTORIC PLACES - Following a raid at this establishment in 1969, protesters confronted police by forming a Rockette-style kickline


Only Evan was correct on FJ, adding $3,000 to win with $20,400.


Odds and ends


Strategy corner: Evan's DD3 situation was one where he should have considered going all-in or, if he hated the category, going very small. With his $5,000 wager, if he had missed he would have a very difficult time getting back within one-half of Jackie's score, so might as well go all the way and try for the lead.


That's before our time: No one could identify a photo of comedy veteran Jackie Mason, or knew the music company named for founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss was A&M Records. (Side note: today is Alpert's 87th birthday.)


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Northwestern? DD2 - What is Via Dolorosa? DD3 - What is drip? FJ - What is Stonewall Inn?


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