Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 18

 Here are today's contestants:


- Sam Neuman, a global communications specialist from New York City;

- Chris Lindsay, an attorney from Carmel, California; and

- Aiden Orzech, a teacher from Thornhill, Ontario. Aiden is a two-day champ with winnings of $49,599.


Jeopardy! 


PRINCES & PRINCESSES // VANCOUVER, B.C. // COMPLETES THE SONG TITLES // RAIN CHECK // 7-UP // SAY IT "AINT" SO


DD1 - $400 - VANCOUVER, B.C. - The first sea voyage by this group set sail from Vancouver in 1971 in protest of nuclear testing in Alaska (Aiden doubled to $2,000.)


Scores at first break: Aiden -$600, Chris -$400, Sam $2,600.


Scores entering DJ: Aiden $3,000, Chris $200, Sam $3,600.


Double Jeopardy! 


GIVE US YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS // THE HISTORICAL HOOSEGOW // CONSTELLATIONS // NFTs & IPOs // PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES // LITTLE BLACK BOOKS


DD2 - $1,600 - GIVE US YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS - Ozone-depleting chemicals made up of atomic numbers 17, 9 & 6 (Aiden lost $3,000 from his score of $5,000 vs. $5,600 for Sam.)


DD3 - $1,200 - CONSTELLATIONS - This constellation appears on the flag of Australia & on a few other national flags in the region (Sam improved his leading score to $9,800.)


Sam increased his lead on DD3 but then both opponents gained on him, resulting in a three-way race in FJ with Sam at $10,200, Chris with $5,800 and Aiden at $5,200.


Final Jeopardy!


THE MOVIES - Hewlett-Packard’s first big customer was Walt Disney, who purchased special sound equipment for the making & showing of this film


Chris, who was well back most of the game, was the only one correct on FJ to complete a come-from-behind win by doubling to $11,600.


Final scores: Aiden $0, Chris $11,600, Sam $8.780.


Triple Stumper of the day: No one could identify a photo of Kate Bush.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Greenpeace? DD2 - What are CFCs? DD3 - What is Southern Cross? FJ - What is "Fantasia"?

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