Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 19

 Today's contestants are:


- Elizabeth Devereaux, a middle school teacher from Lawrence, Kansas;

- Morgan Halvorsen, a chief copy editor from Silver Spring, Maryland; and

- Rob Kim, an attorney from Portland, Oregon.


Jeopardy! 


YOU BETTER BELIZE IT // THE ASIAN GAMES // MAY DAY! MAY DAY! // FOWL PLAY // SOUNDS LIKE BIG BUSINESS // SCRAMBLING TO FIND A JOB


DD1 - $600 - MAY DAY! MAY DAY! - May 1, 2004: Latvia, Slovakia & 8 other states join this (Elizabeth won $2,400.)


Scores at first break: Rob $0, Morgan $1,200, Elizabeth $5,800.


Scores going into DJ: Rob $1,400, Morgan $2,000, Elizabeth $7,600.


Double Jeopardy! 


PHYSIOLOGY// SUPER TROUPERS // MAILED IT! // WHAT COULD IT "B"? // FUN & GAMES // PHRASES & IDIOMS


DD2 - $1,200 - MAILED IT! - RFD, short for this, began in 1896; previously, about 65% of Americans lived in the "R" area & had to pick up mail at the P.O. (Elizabeth dropped $5,000.)


DD3 - $1,200 - PHYSIOLOGY - The superior this brings blood from the head, neck, arms & chest to the heart, specifically to the right atrium (Rob added $2,000.)


Scores going into FJ: Rob $9,800, Morgan $5,200, Elizabeth $9,400.


Final Jeopardy!


HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY - Of Spain’s colonial possessions in the Americas, this 3,400-square-mile one in the Antilles never gained independence, but did change hands


Only Rob was correct on FJ, adding $9,001 to win with $18,801.


Final scores: Rob $18,801, Morgan $1,000, Elizabeth $2,400.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is the European Union? DD2 - What is Rural Free Delivery? DD3 - What is venae cavae? FJ - What is Puerto Rico?

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