Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 4

 Here are today's contestants:

- David Fang-Yen, an attorney from Portland, Oregon;

- Alexandra Field, a public health program associate from Atlanta, Georgia; and

- Erica Doornek, a federal employee originally from Glasgow, Montana. Erica is a three-day champ with winnings of $52,201.

Jeopardy!

MEDIEVAL TIMES // ON THE FAIRY TALE MENU // ADVERTISING MASCOTS // ALSO THE BOSTON SOMETHING // FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES // HOW ABOUT A MUSIC QUIZ?

DD1 - $600 - MEDIEVAL TIMES - Per one historian, this activity over time "became less about knocking your opponent off his horse & more of a points-based sport" (David added $1,000.)

 

Scores at first break: Erica $4,800, Alexandra $2,600, David -$200.

Scores entering DJ: Erica $8,600, Alexandra $3,800, David $1,800.

Double Jeopardy!

FORMER WORLD CAPITALS // A DESTRUCTIVE FORCE OF NATURE // BALLET & OPERA // 2-WORD PALINDROMES // LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS // "O" MY

DD2 - $1,200 - A DESTRUCTIVE FORCE OF NATURE - This 1883 event had the force of a 200-megaton bomb & cooled Earth's temperature by about a degree for months (Erica added $1,600.)

DD3 - $1,600 - 2-WORD PALINDROMES - To earn total revenue of thirty with expenses of twenty (Alexandra added $5,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Erica $20,200, Alexandra $14,400, David $1,000.

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE - In Act III, Scene I of a play, "Exeunt King Claudius" & another man; then there’s an entrance & these 6 words are spoken

Only Erica was incorrect on FJ. Erica made the unconventional play from the lead in a non-runaway game of wagering $0, and it paid off when Alexandra made a small bet from second, expecting Erica to make the standard cover wager. Erica's $20,200 score held up, making her champ with a four-day total of $72,401.

Final scores: Erica $20,200, Alexandra $16,395, David $1,067.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is jousting? DD2 - What is the eruption of Krakatoa? DD3 - What is net ten? FJ - What is "to be or not to be"?