Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 12

 Here are today's contestants:


- Enzo Cunanan, a student from Orlando, Florida;

- Connor Townsend, an attorney from Chelsea, Michigan; and

- Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana. Adriana is a ten-day champ with winnings of $225,700.


Jeopardy! 


THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MATHEW BRADY // NATURE // REGIONAL FOOD // YOU'LL NEED SOME PROTECTION // NAME THE DISNEY PRINCESS // "D" FACTO

DD1 - $600 - NATURE - You heard this 8-letter word a lot in relation to the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse; Mazatlán, Mexico was in the path of it (Enzo lost $1,200 from his score of $1,800.)


Scores at first break: Adriana $3,600, Connor-$800, Enzo $2,600.


Scores entering DJ: Adriana $7,600, Connor $2,000, Enzo $4,000.


Double Jeopardy! 


RIVERS OF EUROPE // DREAMY SHAKESPEARE QUOTES // DON'T WANT TO FIGHT // GEMSTONES // NUMERICALLY NAMED MUSICIANS & BANDS // VOWEL SWITCHEROO


DD2 - $1,200 - DREAMY SHAKESPEARE QUOTES - The ghost of the Duke of Buckingham, one of this man's many victims, tells him to "Dream on, of bloody deeds and death" (Enzo took the lead by adding $4,000 to his total of $6,800 vs. $7,600 for both opponents.)


DD3 - $1,600 - RIVERS OF EUROPE - This river of central Germany follows Frankfurt in the city's full name (Adriana added $1,000 to her score of $14,400 vs. $10,800 for Enzo.)


Adriana had a fight on her hands from both opponents, but after Enzo took first place on DD2, Adriana controlled the action from there, scoring on DD3 and leading into FJ with $20,600 vs. $16,400 for Enzo and $9,600 for Connor.


Final Jeopardy!


FAMOUS NAMES - Vying with Eiffel, this engineer wanted to create big; an admiring account said the Obelisk of Luxor is too short to be a spoke


Adriana and Enzo were correct on FJ, with Adriana adding $12,400 to win with $33,000 for an eleven-day total of $258,700.


Final scores: Adriana $33,000, Connor $7,000, Enzo $31,400.


Tough category of the day: The players missed three in VOWEL SWITCHEROO, including one about a "gentleman" this from "Glass Menagerie" and a room for Merlots, caller and cellar.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is totality? DD2 - Who is Richard III? DD3 - What is Main? FJ - Who was Ferris?

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