Saturday, January 27, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 26

 Today's players in Champions Wildcard are:


- Ittai Sopher, a news producer & journalist from New Orleans, Louisiana;

- Michael Menkhus, a data analyst from Kansas City, Missouri; and

- Tamara Ghattas, an editor from Chicago, Illinois.


Jeopardy! 


TOUCH SOME GRASS // "C" IN THE MIDDLE // THAT'S JUST TEARABLE! // FULL-COURT PRESS // 2-3 ZONE // COACHING BASKETBALL


DD1 - 800 - FULL-COURT PRESS - In 1803 the National Intelligencer covered the court case between James Madison & this "midnight appointee" (Michael added 2,600.)


Scores at first break: Tamara 1,800, Michael 6,600, Ittai 3,600.


Scores entering DJ: Tamara 5,000, Michael 8,000, Ittai 3,000.


Double Jeopardy! 


HISTORIC BATTLES // DASHIELL HAMMETT // GAS EVERYWHERE // WHAT'S IN A NAME // THE TV SPIN-OFF SOURCE // SILENT-CONSONANT WORDS


DD2 - 1,600 - WHAT'S IN A NAME - The name of this ocean liner was a Roman province that included what is now Portugal & western Spain (Tamara added 4,500.)


DD3 - 1,600 - SILENT-CONSONANT WORDS - Relevant or suitable, it comes from a French phrase meaning "to the purpose" (Tamara dropped 7,000.)


Scores entering FJ: Tamara 8,500, Michael 20,800, Ittai 5,400.


Final Jeopardy!


LEADING LADIES: NEXT IN LINE - Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, her


Only Ittai was correct on this meaningless FJ, as Michael wagered 0 to advance with 20,800.


Final scores: Tamara 8,500, Michael 20,800, Ittai 6,001.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Marbury? DD2 - What is Lusitania? DD3 - What is à propos? FJ - Who is Lady Gaga?

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