Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 29

 Today's players in Champions Wildcard are:


- Henry Baer, a software engineer from San Francisco, California;

- Nell Klugman, a museum educator from Brooklyn, New York; and

- Rhone Talsma, a product support specialist from Chicago, Illinois. 


Jeopardy! 


HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD // DISCOGRAPHIES // A, B OR C // LUCK OF THE DRAW // READING RAINBOW // A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS


DD1 - 800 - READING RAINBOW - In a children's classic by Scott O'Dell, San Nicolas Island is better known as this title place (Henry dropped 3,400.)


Scores at first break: Rhone 4,800, Nell 1,200, Henry 0.


Scores going into DJ: Rhone 7,800, Nell 2,400, Henry 1,800.


Double Jeopardy! 


MAKING WAVES // FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF // METRICKY PROBLEMS // BARRE TENDERS // BEN FRANKLIN'S BARTENDER'S DICTIONARY // LET'S HAVE A "BALL"


DD2 - 1,600 - FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF - August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California (On the first clue of the round, Henry doubled to $3,600.)


DD3 - 1,200 - LET'S HAVE A "BALL" - To prevent someone from joining a group by voting against him (Nell added 5,600.)


Scores going into FJ: Rhone 10,600, Nell 12,400, Henry 8,000. 


Final Jeopardy!


A BIT OF BRITAIN - In disarray, it was sold at auction in 1915 to a local Wiltshire man, who would donate it to the British government 3 years later


Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Henry wisely made a modest wager from a close third place and come out narrowly on top with $5,399.


Final scores: Rhone 5,199, Nell 3,599, Henry 5,399.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "Island of the Blue Dolphins"? DD2 - Who was Harding? DD3 - What is blackball? FJ - What is Stonehenge?

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