Thursday, July 4, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 4

 Here are today's contestants:


- Josh Martin, a corporate pilot from Springfield, Missouri;

- Christine Roberts, a digital marketing coordinator originally from Holland, Pennsylvania; and

- Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California. Isaac is a one-day champ with winnings of $19.185.


Jeopardy! 


HISTORY, AMERICAN STYLE // SAME ROLE IN THE FRANCHISE // WORDS WITH SILENT CONSONANTS // HIT THE GRID-Y // GAME-POURRI // PLAY TIME


DD1 - $600 - PLAY TIME - TV's "Hollywood Game Night" had an episode punningly called "50" these "of Grey" (Issac dropped $3,400 on a true DD.)


Scores at first break: Isaac $800, Christine $2,000, Josh $2,400.


Scores entering DJ: Isaac $3,400, Christine $2,000, Josh $4,200.


Double Jeopardy! 


SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPYRUS // 3 E's ONLY// PACIFIC ISLANDS // LATIN MUSIC // KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS // WELL, WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT RESPONSE


DD2 - $1,600 - SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPYRUS - Written more than 4,000 years ago, the Diary of Merer found near the Suez gulf is called this, rhyming with mss. from around Qumran (Isaac added $3,000 to his leading score of $10,600.)


DD3 - $1,600 - PACIFIC ISLANDS - 1,332-foot Mount Lamlam is the highest point on this U.S. island, the largest of the Marianas (Josh improved by $5,000 to $11,200 vs. $13,600 for Isaac.)


Isaac began pulling away in the first part of DJ, but Josh gained ground on DD3 to make a game of it, entering FJ at $14,400 vs. $21,200 for Isaac and $6,400 for Christine.


Final Jeopardy!


TECH TALK - In 1992, Jean Polly told new web users to do this & later explained they "need some skill ... never know if there are going to be sharks"


Isaac and Josh were correct on FJ, with Isaac adding $7,601 to win with $28,801 for a two-day total of $47,986.


Final scores: Isaac $28,801, Christine $4,400, Josh $15,199.


Triple Stumper of the Day: No one knew the "Mission: Impossible" role played by Jon Voight and Peter Graves is Jim Phelps.


Ken's Korner: After no one knew a clue related to "a role-playing game in Roblox", Ken said, "No Roblox players here?", as if he was surprised that three people he had never met before didn't play a particular game.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is charades? DD2 - What is Red Sea Scrolls? DD3 - What is Guam? FJ - What is surf the web?

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