Today's players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are:
- Brandon Blackwell, a writer & TV personality originally from Jamaica, New York;
- Jennifer Quail, a wine-tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan; and
- Alex Jacob, an online trivia league host from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jeopardy!
TRENDING // MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS // EQUINE WORDS // AUTO PARTS 101// CRUISE LINES // PORTS OF CALL
DD1 - 1,000 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - Also known as an etherophone, this boxy electronic instrument was used by The Beach Boys (Brandon added 1,000.)
Scores at first break: Alex 1,800, Jennifer 1,400, Brandon 5,000.
Scores entering DJ: Alex 6,600, Jennifer 1,600, Brandon 6,200.
Double Jeopardy!
DURING JAMES BUCHANAN'S PRESIDENCY // ARCHITECTS // WORLD LITERATURE // MUSIC COLLABS // I'VE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU // THE 3 "R"s
DD2 - 1,200 - DURING JAMES BUCHANAN'S PRESIDENCY - On December 2, 1859 he rode to the gallows on his coffin & remarked, "This is a beautiful country" (Jennifer took the lead, improving by 5,000 to 10,600.)
DD3 - 800 - WORLD LITERATURE - In this Hermann Hesse novel, Harry Haller reads a treatise about his dual inner self, caught between a man & a lupine creature (Brandon doubled to 22,800.)
Jennifer trailed after round one, but started hot in DJ and took first place on DD2. Alex was able to regain the lead, then Brandon found the all-important DD3 and was correct to show the way into FJ at 23,600 vs. 14,200 for Alex and 11,000 for Jennifer.
Final Jeopardy!
OLD WORDS - First appearing in an English dictionary in 1623, mesonoxian means pertaining to this word
Only Jennifer was correct on FJ, doubling to 22,000 and advancing to the next round.
Final scores: Alex 0, Jennifer 22,000, Brandon 18,799.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is theremin? DD2 - Who was John Brown? DD3 - What is "Steppenwolf"? FJ - What is midnight?
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