Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Jan. 16
Here are today's Champions Wildcard contestants:
- Eamonn Campbell, a lawyer originally from Manchester, Vermont;
- Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington; and
- Joey DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jeopardy!
DAMS // 10-LETTER VOCAB // WHERE'S THE BEEF? // HISTORY // LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH // EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH
DD1 - 600 - HISTORY - Before a papal tribunal in 1633, he stated, "I abjure, curse & detest the aforesaid errors" (On the first clue of the game, Joey added 1,000.)
Scores at first break: Joey 3,000, Mehal 3,400, Eamonn 2,600.
Scores entering DJ: Joey 6,200, Mehal 6,600, Eamonn 2,800.
Double Jeopardy!
SHORT STORIES // COMMON BANDS // TRAVEL USA // THE JETÉ SET // MAKE MINE MATH // "MORE" OR "LESS"
DD2 - 1,600 - TRAVEL USA - Te U.S. Space & Rocket Center in this Alabama city displays one of the world's largest collections of space memorabilia (Mehal doubled to 15,600.)
DD3 - 800 - "MORE" OR "LESS" - The Pope endorsed neither candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election but said voters should choose this (Joey added 11,000.)
Scores entering FJ: Joey 24,000 , Mehal 19,600, Eamonn 9,600.
Final Jeopardy!
TREES - Order Arecales, this tree gets its name from Roman times, a leaf from one was placed in a victor’s hands after a contest was won
Everyone had the same incorrect response to FJ. As expected, Joey and Mehal bet 0, while Eamonn bet everything.
Final scores: Joey 24,000, Mehal 19,600, Eamonn 0.
Triple Stumper of the day: Fans of British band The Zombies might be able to provide the name of the Southern belle in the Faulkner-penned tale "A Rose for Emily".
Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Galileo? DD2 - What is Huntsville? DD3 - What is the lesser of two evils? FJ - What is palm? (Everyone said laurel.)