Friday, April 12, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 12

 Here are today's contestants:


- Brian Phillips, an IT technician originally from Spring Valley, New York;

- Sarah Avery, an assistant reporter of judicial decisions from Ellington, Connecticut; and

- Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California. Alison is a one-day champ with winnings of $28,600.


Jeopardy! 


STOCK PHOTOS, KINDA // WE'VE GOT TODAY'S HITS // NEW YORK GOVERNORS // FADS // KIDDY LIT // THAT'S SO CRINGE


DD1 - $800 - KIDDY LIT - This beloved book about a stuffed animal is subtitled "Or, How Toys Become Real" (On the first clue of the game, Alison added $1,000.)


Scores at first break: Alison $2,200, Sarah $4,400, Brian -$600.


Scores entering DJ: Alison $4,600, Sarah $5,200, Brian $200.


Double Jeopardy! 


AMERICAN BIRDS // FAKE MOVIES IN MOVIES // THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT // WHERE'D YOU "GO"? // DROP IN... // ANYTIME


DD2 - $1,600 - WHERE'D YOU "GO"? (ends with "go") - A city in Colorado was named for this Mexican state that borders Chihuahua (Alison doubled to $14,000 vs. $5,200 for Sarah.)


DD3 - $1,200 - DROP IN... - (Drop "in") from a word involving respiration to get this word meaning healthy (Alison added $2,000, improving to $18,000.)


Alison started quickly in DJ, opened a sizable lead by doubling up on DD2 and wasn't challenged from there, breezing into FJ at $25,600 vs. $8,400 for Sarah and $6,600 for Brian.


Final Jeopardy!


AUTHORS' AFTERLIVES - After his death his son Michel reworked & published manuscripts like one about a meteor made of gold heading for Earth


Alison and Brian were correct on FJ, with Alison adding $7,500 to win with $33,100 for a two-day total of $61,700.


Final scores: Alison $33,100, Sarah $3,599, Brian $8,401.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "The Velveteen Rabbit"? DD2 - What is Durango? DD3 - What is hale? FJ - Who was Verne?

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