Friday, April 26, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 26

 Here are today's contestants:


- Matt Mawhinney, a democracy entrepreneur originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida;

- Dan Byrne, a consultant from Lilburn, Georgia; and

- Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Amy is a two-day champ with winnings of $37,695.


Jeopardy! 


HUSBANDS & WIVES // JAPANESE CITIES // LAWFUL QUOTATIONS // PLURALIZE, PLEASE // FORE & AFTER // THE LIGHTNING ROUND


DD1 - $800 - HUSBANDS & WIVES - Powhatan & Virginia's governor both gave their permission for this pair to marry (Amy added $1,000.)


Scores at first break: Amy $3,000, Dan $3,200, Matt $1,200.


Scores entering DJ: Amy $5,400, Dan $6,600, Matt $800.


Double Jeopardy! 


POETRY FOR THEE // BURIED AT ARLINGTON // SCIENCE STUFF // POP CULTURE INITIALS // "R" 2 "D" 2 // BEEP, BOOP, BEEP


DD2 - $1,200 - SCIENCE STUFF - The hormones raging in you a right now were secreted by this system of ductless glands (Matt doubled to $4,000.)


DD3 - $1,200 - BURIED AT ARLINGTON - Interred in 1993, this Howard University law school grad led the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund early in his career (Amy took first place by adding $1,500 to her score of $5,800.)


Amy took first place on DD3 and continued to build her lead from there, showing the way into FJ with $17,700 vs. $10,200 for Dan and $4,000 for Matt.


Final Jeopardy!


U.S. GEOGRAPHY - At 14,410′, it’s one of North America’s highest volcanoes; a Puyallup name for it can be translated to “bring the water”


Amy and Dan were correct on FJ, with Amy adding $2,800 to win with $20,500 for a three-day total of $58,195.


Final scores: Amy $20,500, Dan $20,399, Matt $2.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who were Pocahontas and John Rolfe? DD2 - What is endocrine? DD3 - Who was Thurgood Marshall? FJ - What is Mount Rainier?

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