Thursday, November 12, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 12

 Here are today's contestants:


- Pete Haskin, a graduate student from Montpelier, Vermont;

- Lilah Sturges, a writer and software developer from Portland, Oregon;

- Will Goree, a teacher from Austin, Texas. Will is a one-day champ with winnings of $44,200.


Jeopardy!


TRANSIT STATIONS OF THE CROSS // TEAMWORK IDIOMS // INSULTS IN SHAKESPEARE // NO-MANAGRAMMED SUPERHEROES// ONE OF 6 // GAMES & HOBBIES


DD1 - $800 - TRANSIT STATIONS OF THE CROSS - From this city's Waverley Station, it's about a 15-minute walk to the Palace of Holyrood ("Holy Cross") House (Lilah lost $1,200 on a true DD.)

 

Scores at first break: Will $4,600, Lilah $0, Pete -$1,200.


Scores entering DJ: Will $6,800, Lilah $1,000, Pete $400.


Double Jeopardy!


HELLO, DARKNESS // DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES // NAMED FOR WHAT? // LITERARY MUSIC // INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS // IN YOUR DREAMS


DD2 - $2,000 - LITERARY MUSIC - Lana Del Rey's "Body Electric" alludes to a poem by this man, called "My Daddy" in the lyrics (With $11,600 and a comfortable lead, Will added $5,000.)


DD3 - $1,200 - NAMED FOR WHAT? - Robin Williams' love of video games led to this name for his daughter (Pete lost $8,000 on a true DD vs. $18,200 for Will.)


Scores entering FJ: Will $15,600, Molly $9,000. Ethan $2,200.


Final Jeopardy!


MOUNTAIN LORE - In 1923 Pope Pius XI declared this 11th century man the patron of mountaineers & the people of the Alps


Only Ethan was correct on FJ. Will chose to wager $0 even though he could have bet enough to cover a possible double-up by Molly without increasing his chances of losing the game. Will's $15,600 win gave him a two-day total of $44,200.


Final scores: Will $19,400, Lilah $7,800, Pete $1,570.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Edinburgh? DD2 - Who was Whitman? DD3 - What is Zelda? FJ - Who was Saint Bernard?

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