Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 30

 Today's players in Champions Wildcard are:


- Robbi Ramirez, a writer from Orlando, Florida;

- Alec Chao, a management & program analyst originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and

- Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario.


Jeopardy! 


VAN HALEN // HOT FOR CREATURE // COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES // CHAINS // 4-LETTER INTERJECTIONS // HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS


DD1 - 600 - COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES - The land donated to start this ACC sports powerhouse was home to the estate John C. Calhoun (Juveria dropped 1,000.)


Scores at first break: Juveria 6,000, Alec 1,200, Robbi 0.


Scores entering DJ: Juveria 7,400, Alec 1,200, Robbi 1,600.


Double Jeopardy! 


POPE FICTION // FIRST NAME'S THE SAME // TELEVISION // ENGINEERING // AROUND THE WORLD // STARTS WITH SOFT "G"


DD2 - 1,600 - STARTS WITH SOFT "G" - In part this herb's name is from the Chinese for "human being" & its roots make it look like one (Robbi added 8,400.)


DD3 - 800 - POPE FICTION - Andrew Greeley's "Novel of Papal Election" has this colorful title, the signal that a new pope has been chosen (Robbi added 4,600.)


Scores entering FJ: Juveria 18,200, Alec 10,000, Robbi 22,600.


Final Jeopardy!


NAMES IN HISTORY - The scientific name of Jamaica’s ackee fruit honors this captain who brought it to England in 1793


Juveria and Alec were correct on FJ, with Juveria adding 7,000 to advance with 25,200.


Final scores: Juveria 25,200, Alec 20,000, Robbi 8,600.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Clemson? DD2 - What is ginseng? DD3 - What is "The White Smoke"? FJ - Who was Captain Bligh?

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