Monday, December 25, 2023

Jeopardy! recap for Mon. Dec. 25

 Today's players in the last game of this Second Chance final are:


- Iris Masucci, a pharmacist from Rockville, Maryland, who carries over 2,400 from the previous game;

- Jason Carpenter, a stand-up comic from Santa Rosa Valley, California. who earned 16,200 on Friday; and

- Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, who has a huge advantage from game one with 51,200.


Jeopardy! 


BATS ENTERTAINMENT // GETTING POSSESSIVE // HOBBIES // LET ME PHRASE IT THIS WAY // RIDE INTO... // THE MANGER ZONE


DD1 - 1,000 - HOBBIES - It's a period in British history, or a hobby involving refurbishing old cars (Jason dropped 2,000.)


Scores at first break: Juveria 2,800, Jason 400, Iris 800.


Scores going into DJ: Juveria 5,000, Jason 3,800, Iris 1,800.


Double Jeopardy! 


I'VE SEEN HER TYPE BEFORE // SCIENCE & NATURE // '80s NO. 1 HITMAKERS // AGES, EPOCHS & ERAS // AFRICAN AMERICANA // OLD YOU "SO" 


DD2 (video) - 1,600 - SCIENCE & NATURE - This plant, whose name means "beautiful woman", produces beautiful but poisonous berries (Juveria added 5,000.)


DD3 - 800 - AGES, EPOCHS & ERAS - This "Age" began in the 1930s with the advent of a new type of engine, though it didn't take off for a decade or so (Juveria added 800.)


Scores going into FJ: Juveria 19,600, Jason 15,800, Iris 7,000.


Final Jeopardy!


FAMOUS NAMES IN AMERICA - The name of this animal that died in 1885 after being struck by a train that subsequently derailed lives on as an adjective


Only Jason was correct on FJ. Juveria wagered $0 and finished to two games at a very impressive 70,800. Unfortunately, those points are not converted to dollars, as Juveria's reward is $35,000 and a ticket to Champions Wildcard.


Final scores for game two: Juveria 19,600, Jason 25,800, Iris 2,400.


Combined two-game scores: Juveria 70,800, Jason 42,000, Iris 4,400.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is restoration? DD2 - What is belladonna? DD3 - What is the Jet Age? FJ - Who was Jumbo?

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