Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 5

 Today's players in Second Chance are:

- Randall Rayford, a solar project developer from Houston, Texas;

- Michael Cavaliere, a consultant from New York, New York; and

- Matt Harvey, a healthcare administrator from Providence, Rhode Island.

Jeopardy! 

BLACK HISTORY YEAR // THIS & THAT// WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON'T TELL ME // LINES IN CLASSIC NOVELS // NYMING -NYMS // OUR MAN ON THE FIELD

DD1 - 800 - LINES IN CLASSIC NOVELS - The very long opening line of this novel includes the phrase "It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair" (Michael dropped 1,600.)

Scores at first break: Matt 1,000, Michael 1,200, Randall 0.

Scores entering DJ: Matt 4,200, Michael 3,600, Randall 2,400.

Double Jeopardy! 

COUNTRY OVERLAPS // 20th CENTURY POP CULTURE // FAMOUS OBJECTS // ALLITERATION // THE OCEAN // OUR WOMAN IN THE FIELD

DD2 - 1,600 - THE OCEAN - A halocline is a zone of ocean water in which this measurement changes rapidly with depth (Matt dropped 4,000.)

DD3 - 800 - FAMOUS OBJECTS - Carbon-14 dating tests in 1988 said the fabric of this had been made roughly between 1260 & 1390, not much earlier (Matt added 4,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Matt 16,200, Michael 13,200, Randall 7,600.

Final Jeopardy!

CHILDREN'S BOOKS - A 2020 edition of this beloved 1911 novel came with a glossary of horticultural terms & a location guide

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Matt bet the least from the lead, so will maintain first position into Monday's second game of the two-game final. Michael remained in second, while Randall went all-in and dropped to 0.

Scores for game one: Matt 10,000, Michael 6,600, Randall 0.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "A Tale of Two Cities"? DD2 - What is salinity?  DD3 - What is the Shroud of Turin? FJ - What is "The Secret Garden"?