Monday, January 20, 2025

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 20

 Here are today's Champions Wildcard contestants:


- Jen Feldman, a high school teacher from Brooklyn, New York;

- Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and

- Joey DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina.


Jeopardy! 


REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. // MUSEUMS // FARM TOOLS & MACHINERY // BRITISH SITCOMS // THIS & THAT // BACK WORDS & FORWARD


DD1 - 1,000 - MUSEUMS - Sir Aston Webb designed this London museum of decorative arts (Joey lost 1,600 on a true DD.)


Scores at first break: Joey 0, Drew 4,200, Jen 1,400.


Scores entering DJ: Joey 800, Drew 7,200, Jen 2,400.


Double Jeopardy! 


FRENCH GEOGRAPHY // 18th CENTURY WRITING // BROADWAY // PSYCHOLOGY // LET'S TALK ABOUT POLITICS // STARTS WITH "D"


DD2 - 1,200 - 18th CENTURY WRITING - Pancjloss & Cunegonde are characters in this satire that mocked optimism by portraying a world of folly & danger (Jen added 5,000.)


DD3 - 1,200 - PSYCHOLOGY - Like "helicopter parents", this term from a sports-minded Danish psychologist describes parents who sweep obstacles away from kids (Drew added 4,000.)


Scores entering FJ: Joey 9,200, Drew 26,800. Jen 12,600.


Final Jeopardy!


COLD WAR CRAFT - A U.S. Navy website says its journey from New London to Norway in 1957 opened up Arctic Waters previously ruled by the Soviets


Only Joey was correct on FJ. Drew bet 0 to advance.


Final scores: Joey 9,811, Drew 26,800, Jen 10,000.


Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the "3 little words" that the crowd wants the coach to do on 4th-and-inches, "go for it".


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is the V&A (the Victoria and Albert Museum)? DD2 - What is "Candide"? DD3 - What are curling parents? FJ - What is the Nautilus?

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