Jeopardy! discussion thread for Mon., Jan. 6
Here are today's Second Chance contestants:
- Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi;
- Steve Miller, a retired medical transcriptionist from Eugene, Oregon; and
- Jonquil Garrick-Reynolds, a theatrical wardrobe technician from Ottawa, Ontario.
Jeopardy!
HISTORIC HISTORY // ALBUMS // PALINDROMIC WORDS // KICKIN' BRASS // FLAGS! // SOY WHAT?
DD1 - 800 - HISTORIC HISTORY - The 1973 Arab-Israeli War occurred during these 2 periods, one Jewish & one Islamic, both of which involve fasting (Drew added 3,000.)
Scores at first break: Jonquil 2,200, Steve 2,200, Drew 7,800.
Scores entering DJ: Jonquil 2,600, Steve 3,400, Drew 11,600.
Double Jeopardy!
ALLITERATION ON THE MAP // A LITTLE LOVE POETRY // STARS OF STAGE & SCREEN // MANUAL EVENTS // RECENT SCIENCE NOBLE PRIZES // SOY QUE?
DD2 - 800 - ALLITERATION ON THE MAP - Mustang & Padre Islands lie between this Texas town & the Gulf of Mexico (Steve added 8,200.)
DD3 - 2,000 - MANUAL EVENTS - See junipers & pines as you never have before at Kokufu-ten, a major exhibition of skills in this art (Drew added 5,000.)
Scores entering FJ: Jonquil 9,800, Steve 18,400, Drew 33,400.
Final Jeopardy!
21st CENTURY BUSINESS - An early version of this app was called Matchbox, but that name was too similar to another company that offered the same service
Everyone was correct on this very easy FJ. Drew added 3,401 to advance with 36,801.
Final scores: Jonquil 9,800, Steve 33,401, Drew 36,801.
Judging the writers: A clue today referring to playing the piano was written as, "If you can do this real good..." I assume this was intended as a mockery of people with poor grammar, similar to SCTV's "He blowed up good! He blowed up real good!"
Correct Qs: DD1 - What are Ramadan & Yom Kippur? DD2 - What is Corpus Christi? DD3 - What is bonsai? FJ - What is Tinder?