Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 24

 Here are today's contestants:


- Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

- Paul Drake, a front desk lead originally from Grand Blanc, Michigan; and

- Mark Lashley, a professor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mark is a one-day champ with winnings of $17,601.


Jeopardy! 


U.S. MILITARY ACTIONS // CELEBRITY MEMOIRS // HIKING GEAR // ETYMOLOGIES // THE RITE STUFF // MOVEMENT


DD1 - $600 - CELEBRITY MEMOIRS - Arnold Schwarzenegger aptly titled his 2012 autobiography this, the title of his 1990 film (Mark dropped $1,000.)


Scores at first break: Mark $1,000, Paul $4,000, Amy $2,400.


Scores entering DJ: Mark $4,600, Paul $5,800, Amy $6,000.


Double Jeopardy! 


NEAR THE EQUATOR // ESSAYS // ART & ARTISTS // ENGINEERING MARVELS // MUSIC FROM 10 YEARS AGO // FEEL "OLD" YET?


DD2 - $1,200 - ESSAYS - In jail Mahatma Gandhi would often read a copy of this 1849 Thoreau essay for inspiration (Mark dropped $2,000 from his leading score of $9,400.)


DD3 - $800 - NEAR THE EQUATOR - The largest living monitor lizard shares its name with this island in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago (Amy lost $4,000 from her total of $16,000.)


Mark missed the first two DDs, then Amy had a chance to build a runaway lead on DD3 but she also missed. So the game was wide open going into FJ with Amy at $13,200, Paul with $9,400 and Mark at $8,600.


Final Jeopardy!


HISTORIC TRANSPORTS - Decorated with an illustration of the Montgolfiers’ craft, the smoking room aboard this could be accessed only via an airlock


Everyone was correct on FJ. Amy added $5,700 to win with $18,900.


Final scores: Mark $9,401, Paul $17,201, Amy $18,900.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "Total Recall"? DD2 - What is "Civil Disobedience"? DD3 - What is Komodo? FJ - What is the Hindenburg?

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