Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 5

Here are today's contestants:

- Betty Hume, a retired library reference assistant from Fredericksburg, Virginia;

- Cameron Bays, a law student originally from Saginaw, Michigan; and

- Erica Doornek, a federal employee originally from Glasgow, Montana. Erica is a four-day champ with winnings of $72,401.

Jeopardy!

INSIDE JACKSONVILLE // SHOE KNOW IT // ALL SORTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS // EXCELLENT 1990S SLANG // KIDS' TV // DAD BOD

DD1 - $1,000 - DAD BOD - Dad's gonna be fine but is getting a cholecystectomy to remove this pear-shaped organ just below the liver (Betty lost $1,000.)

 

Scores at first break: Erica $5,200, Cameron $1,400, Betty $800.

Scores entering DJ: Erica $7,400, Cameron $2,400, Betty $3,000.

Double Jeopardy!

LITERARY LANDMARKS // INVERNTOR'S & INVENTIONS // HISTORIC NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES // FROM THYME TO TIME // INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS // RICHARD, SCARY

DD2 - $1,600 - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -   In 2025 this org. celebrated its 50th anniversary achievements like the first landing on a comet, by a lander named Philae (Cameron lost $4,500 from his score of $7,600.)

DD3 - $1,200 - LITERARY LANDMARKS - Tennessee Williams said he hoped he'd die in his townhouse on Dumaine St. in this city, but it happened in a Manhattan hotel  (Betty doubled to $15,600 vs. $13,800 for Erica.)

Betty took a narrow lead with a double-up on DD3, then Erica regained first and managed to hold it into FJ when Betty missed on the last clue of the round. At the end of DJ it was Erica at $17,000 vs. Betty with $16,000 and Cameron at $10,700.

Final Jeopardy!

RELIGION - John Calvin, on this artifact: "Either St. John is a liar, or all those who boast of possessing the holy sudary are"

Only Erica was incorrect on FJ. Betty added $5,000 to win with $21,000. Note that once again Erica made a small wager from the lead, so Betty would have won even if Erica was correct.

Final scores: Erica $16,000, Cameron $10,700, Betty $21,000.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is gall bladder? DD2 - What is European Space Agengy (ESA)? DD3 - What is New Orleans? FJ - What is the Shroud of Turin?