Friday, February 9, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 9

 Today's players in Champions Wildcard are:


- Patrick Curran, a consultant from Washington, D.C.;

- Jesse Matheny, a customer success specialist originally from Huntington, Indiana; and

- Emma Hill Kepron, a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba.


Jeopardy! 


WORLD LEADER BIRTHPLACES // ENDS IN "X" // NUMERICAL TELEVISION // CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES // POETRY // SEC & THE CITY


DD1 - 400 - CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES - This toy with a sister named Yam was the first toy advertised on TV, back in 1952 (Patrick added 4,000.)


Scores at first break: Emma 800, Jesse 2,400, Patrick 5,200.


Scores entering DJ: Emma 1,600, Jesse 4,600, Patrick 11,000.


Double Jeopardy! 


21st CENTURY SCIENCE // ____ OF ____ // AMERICAN HISTORY // LET'S HAVE A WORD // SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT LYRICS // ADD A LETTER: GEOGRAPHY EDITION


DD2 - 1,600 - ____ OF ____  - A member of the House of Lords, Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley holds the title 9th this (Jesse added 4,000.)


DD3 - 2,000 - LET'S HAVE A WORD - An armored glove, or a double file of armed men you'd rather not have to "run" (Patrick added 2,500.)


Scores entering FJ: Emma 6,800, Jesse 17,800, Patrick 22,200.


Final Jeopardy!


NOVEL CHARACTERS - It’s this character who’s spoken of in the line “Reader, I forgave him at the moment & on the spot”


Only Emma was correct on FJ, but Jesse wisely made the smallest wager, which enabled him to hang on and advance with 13,700.


Final scores: Emma 13,593, Jesse 13,700, Patrick 8,799.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who is Mr. Potato Head? DD2 - What is Duke of Wellington? DD3 - What is gauntlet? FJ - Who is Rochester?

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