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Throwback Thursday - September 17, 2015 (2011 NHBB)

September 17, 2015, 10:40 am
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So, this is a new segment we're going to be doing here at TJ!F; one of us is going to post a picture that's been taken along the way here over the past few years working on The Jeopardy! Fan!

This one's from the 2011 National History Bee and Bowl and, of course, is of Roger Craig and Jeanie!


Here's Jeanie's travelogue from those events!:

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Enjoy!

--Andy
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Quick Recap - September 17, 2015

September 17, 2015, 3:04 pm
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So, our first "regular" #JeopardyLivePanel of Season 32 will be taking place on Sunday, September 20 at 8:00 PM Eastern (7pm Central) - make sure to tune in!

More information about the #TournamentOfPanelists final will be unveiled over the next few days!

Today's contestants:
Natalie Lips, an office assistant from Lincoln, NE
Bobby O'Neill, a senior fraud investor from Andover, MA
Audrey Watkins-Fox, a mortgage co-ordinator from Lockport, NY (2-day champ, $33,000)



Scores going into Final:

Natalie $16,600
Bobby $2,400
Audrey $800

Final Jeopardy categories: CONTEMPORARIES

Final Jeopardy clue: On an 1851 visit to Europe, Mathew Brady had hoped to meet this man who inspired him, but he died just as Brady set sail

(Andy: I now am 3/4 this season in Final Jeopardy.)

Audrey 800 + 800 = 1600
Bobby 2400 - 0 = 2400 (Who is James Cook?)
Natalie 16600 - 3400 = 13200 (Who is Napoleon?)

So Natalie will be back tomorrow to defend and close out the week! See you then!

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Quick Recap - September 18, 2015

September 18, 2015, 4:02 pm
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Today's contestants:

Tina Uihlein, a table games dealer from Ballwin, MO
Eric Matheis, a lecturer from New York, NY
Natalie Lips, an office assistant from Lincoln, NE (1-day champ: $13,200)


There was an (ante)penultimate wager on the final Daily Double. With a $1200 clue on the board, Natalie chose to bet just $2,000 in a 20700-10400-6600 situation (I probably would have bet $2,600.)

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Natalie 22700
Eric 10400
Tina 6600

Final Jeopardy! category: ALPHABETS

Final Jeopardy! clue: It’s the only letter of the Greek alphabet whose English spelling could also be identified as a number in Roman numerals

Tina 6600 + 2000 = 8600
Eric 10400 + 2800 = 13200
Natalie 22700 + 500 = 23200 (2-day champ, $36,400)

Remember to tune in to #JeopardyLivePanel on Sunday night at 8:00 PM Eastern right here at thejeopardyfan.com!

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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#JeopardyLivePanel Season 2 Episode 1 (September 20, 2015 8pm Eastern)

September 20, 2015, 4:30 pm
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Quick Recap - September 21, 2015

September 21, 2015, 3:49 pm
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Remember to tune into our #JeopardyLivePanel #TournamentOfPanelists final on September 24 at 9:30 PM Eastern!

Today's contestants:

Gordon Reid, a project manager from Fort Worth, TX

Sue Corbett, a writer from Newport News, VA

Natalie Lips, an office assistant from Lincoln, NE (2-day champ: $36,400)


Gordon's already expressed an interest in coming onto Season 2 Episode 2 of #JeopardyLivePanel; that's happening Sunday Sept. 27 at 8 PM Eastern!



For the second game in a row, Natalie played a very late Daily Double. For the second game in a row, Natalie underbet. This one nearly cost her a lock game!

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Natalie $20,000
Gordon $10,600
Sue $3,200

Final Jeopardy! category: WORLD OF BOOKS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Mussolini considered this book written during the Renaissance “the statesman’s supreme guide"

Sue 3200 - 1200 = 2000
Gordon 10600 + 10548 = 21148
Natalie 20000 + 1201 = 21201 (3-day champ,$57,601)

(Andy's opinion: I know I'm cheering for Mai tomorrow after watching Natalie's betting in her run so far!)

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)

One year ago: Practically blogging standing up
Two years ago: No Longer Computing
Three years ago: Nice, Nice, Baby
Four years ago: The Premiere, it's here!
Five years ago: A fiendish final clue, for two
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Quick Recap - September 22, 2015

September 22, 2015, 3:15 pm
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Will Natalie displace the Dark Lord, Darren Harris-Fain (and move Michael Bilow to the bubble)?

Also, Mai has already been on #JeopardyLivePanel!

Today's contestants:
Dylan Parson, a student from Slippery Rock, PA
Mai Kulkarni, an operations manager from Macon, GA
Natalie Lips, an office assistant from Lincoln, NE (3-day champ,$57,601)


     I started to track my Coryat, but an animated conversation with Andy over, um, "creative differences" caused me to drop it. (It was not acrimonious; don't worry!) We are both passionate, so no need to ever worry about that. For one thing, he likes pictures from the Jeopardy! site and I like the ones from the TV. I wanted you to weigh in and he thought you wouldn't care about the pictures. And so on. Maybe you notice something else different today.
     I don't know what Natalie wore yesterday, but I like today's shirt. And after yesterday she started to create some buzz in Lincoln. Even my dad said he saw something in the paper about it. And the TV writer tweeted about it yesterday.
     He interviewed me when I was on the show, so I reminded him that I exist. ;-) I don't know why he hasn't interviewed her.
     Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Natalie 9000
Mai 5000
Dylan 11700

     Final Jeopardy category: Presidential Elections

     Final Jeopardy clue: The only election year since 1952 in which neither major-party candidate had been president or vice president.

     It was a triple-stumper, and in fact I had to ask on Twitter what the correct response was. I'm between apartments and there's no DVR here. That's not easily Googled, and I still don't know the right response!

(Andy here. I've added in the correct response. I got Final to bring my streak to 6, and 6/7 on the season. It was a tough game today!)

Natalie 9000-9000 = 0
Mai 5000-3001 = 1999
Dylan 11700-6301 = 5399

     (That means Dylan is your winner.)

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)

One year ago: LIVE PANEL: September 22, 2014 8:30 PM Eastern (Season 31 Week 1)
Two years ago: No Longer Computing
Three years ago: It Takes Two, Baby
Four years ago: The Premiere...It's Here!
Five years ago: Interview with Ryan Chaffee, Part One





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Quick recap - September 23rd

September 23, 2015, 3:18 pm
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     Today's contestants:
Barbara Gao
Austin Yates
Dylan Parson

















     I noticed Barbara's beauty queen pose (and didn't like it) as she was being introduced. Still, I was surprised when she said something in her interview about competing in beauty pageants! Once again, I am blogging without a DVR. And once again, I didn't catch scores! I had to look elsewhere since I knew no one would help me: (Thanks guys.)
     The final, in Historical Legislation: "In 1820 Jefferson called this bill'the knell of the union,' saying 'a geographic line...will never be obliterated.'"
Dylan: 13500 + 5700
Austin: 10600 + 8000
Barbara 7800 + 7800
     So, Dylan will be back tomorrow!

One year ago: A New England state of mind
Two years ago: Don't love this man
Three years ago: It takes two, baby
Four years ago: The Premiere...It's Here!
Five years ago: Interview with Ryan Chaffee, Part Two



   



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Throwback Thursday - September 24, 2015 (2007 TRASHionals)

September 24, 2015, 8:16 am
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Here's the second of our Throwback Thursday posts! This one has "broken the rules" slightly in the fact that it was from before the beginning of The Jeopardy! Fan - but I think it's an interesting picture nonetheless!

This one was taken back was when I was still playing quiz bowl for Brock University and I attended TRASHionals in 2007! There are 11 people facing the camera in the picture; 10 of them have been on Jeopardy (I hope that this becomes 11 eventually, obviously).

Those 10 people have won, as best as I can count:
- 31 regular season games
- 2 Tournaments of Champions
- $1,273,606 in total (+ a Tahoe, Jaguar, and 2 Camaros)

Which Jeopardy! luminaries can you name?
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Quick Recap - September 24, 2015

September 24, 2015, 3:47 pm
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We're just a few hours now from our Final Panel of the 2015 #JeopardyLivePanel #TournamentOfPanelists!
Our final Panel has: The OG, The Jeopardy! Villain, The Kids Week Alum, The Establishment, The Quest-er, The KJL, The Dark Lord, and The Teacher!

Today's contestants:


Amanda Fieiras, a registered nurse from Chicago, IL
Kyle Baum, an MBA candidate from Wildwoold, MO
Dylan Parson, a student from Slippery Rock, PA (2-day champ, $24,599)



Amanda spoke of doing the "polar plunge" in Madison, WI -- Alex managed to get Amanda to admit that she was "young and dumb" when it happened!

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Amanda $15,200
Dylan $13,200
Kyle $1,300

Final Jeopardy! category: FOREIGN PHRASES

Final Jeopardy! clue: This French phrase refers to part of the Order of the Holy Ghost; its knights became known for serving superb dinners

Kyle 1300 - 1300 = 0
Dylan 13200 - 8000 = 5200
Amanda 15200 - 11201 = 3999

Only one minor quibble on the betting from me. Dylan should have bet $4,000!; Congrats to Dylan for winning his third, though!

I didn't get this Final - no complaints about it. Great question in my opinion, and I learned something today!

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)

One year ago: Sports Jeopardy debuts
Two years ago: The Daily Fail
Three years ago: Hungry Like The Wolf
Four years ago: The Premiere...It's Here!
Five years ago: TRIVIA BOOK GIVEAWAY!


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Tournament Final! #JeopardyLivePanel #TournamentOfPanelists (Sept. 24, 2015 9:30 PM Eastern)

September 24, 2015, 6:00 pm
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The fan polling opens at 9 PM Eastern on September 24, 2015 and closes at 7:45 PM Eastern on September 27, 2015. The winner will be announced on #JeopardyLivePanel at 8 PM Eastern on Sunday, September 27!



Your finalists are:
Steve Bahnaman
Arthur Chu
Josh Frumkin
Aria Gerson
Darren Harris-Fain
Jennifer Morrow
Colin O'Grady
Ben Wiles

(Note: You may be required to be logged into Google prior to visiting the page in order to vote)
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Quick Recap - September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015, 2:58 pm
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     Today's contestants:

Laura Varriale, a government attorney from Madison, WI
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC

Dylan Parson, a student from Slippery Rock, PA(3-day champ, $29,799)


Final Jeopardy category: European Cities

Final Jeopardy clue: "National Geographic says the site of this city is 'the largest wetland in the Mediterranean." 

Scores:
Laura 7800 - 7388
Dylan 8600 + 8598
Matt 20600 + 600

We have a new champ!

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)

One year ago: Thud.
Two years ago: Fortune Favors The Bold, Once Again
Three years ago: Hungry Like The Wolf
Four years ago: The Premiere...It's Here!
Five years ago: TRIVIA BOOK GIVEAWAY!

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#JeopardyLivePanel Season 2 Episode 2 (September 27, 2015 8:00 PM)

September 27, 2015, 5:01 pm
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The start of the panel will see the unveiling of the #JeopardyLivePanel #TournamentOfPanelists final results!

Remember to use #JeopardyLivePanel on Twitter to interact with the panel!



This week's panel is currently scheduled to include:
Jason Keller
David Kendall
Jeanie Kenkel
Natalie Lips
Gordon Reid

Next week's contestants:
Samantha Budesa, Cookeville, TN
Vicki Eastus, Brooklyn, NY
Cam Hoang, Minneapolis, MN
Matt Jackson, Washington, DC
Tony Langford, Roswell, GA
Dennis Lloyd, Madison, WI
Alan Sherman, Mountain View, CA
Jedediah Smith, Denver, CO
Lindsay Townes, Detroit, MI
Ezgi Ustandag, Durham, NC
Greg Vinton, North Platte, NE
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Quick Recap - September 28, 2015

September 28, 2015, 4:21 pm
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Welcome back to a new week of recaps here at The Jeopardy! Fan! Our next #JeopardyLivePanel is scheduled for Sunday night, October 3, at 8 PM Eastern! Set your calendars and tune in! Also congratulations to the top 3 in the #TournamentOfPanelists - Arthur Chu, Steve Bahnaman, and Aria Gerson!

Today's contestants:

Vicki Eastus, a law school professor and administrator from Brooklyn, NY
Jedidiah Smith, a technical writer from Denver, CO
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC (1-day champ, $21,200)

For some reason, the Jeopardy! site is listing Matt's winnings at $30,000 - but his lectern definitely read $21,200 on Friday!





Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Matt $35,000
Vicki $14,200
Jedidiah $2,000

Final Jeopardy! category: ROCK & ROLL

Final Jeopardy! clue: The group Nazareth took its name from the first line of a 1968 song from this other group

Jedediah 2000 + 928 = 2928
Vicki 14200 - 10000 = 4200
Matt 35000 - 5000 = 30000 (2-day champ, $51,200)

Well, it was certainly Matt's opponents feeling about half-past dead after this game! Will he win #3 tomorrow? Also, thumbs down the J! site for what appears to be a spoiler!

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)




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Quick Recap - September 29, 2015

September 29, 2015, 3:26 pm
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Are you an undergraduate in college or university? Make sure you sign up for the College Online Test on October 6! We'll be talking a bit about it on our next #JeopardyLivePanel as well, October 4 at 8 PM Eastern!

Also, if you're reading this post, you should definitely comment on it - if only to wish our Dear Founder, Jeanie, a happy birthday! :-)

Today's contestants:
Alan Sherman, a freelance political consultant from Mountain View, CA
Cam Hoang, an attorney from Minneapolis, MN
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC(2-day champ, $51,200)

After being very dominant in his first two games, will he win his third? Anything can happen in a game of Jeopardy!...




The opening category -- FRUITS AND VEGETABLES -- looked like it gave our contestants today ptomaine poisoning (see what I did there? eh?)

We had another Daily Double in an "X in Spanish" category - I still feel bad for Kaya and her Daily Double last April! Matt got this one, though - COUNTRIES IN SPANISH (Reino Unido)

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Matt $26,600
Alan $10,200
Cam $3,200

Final Jeopardy! category: EUROPEAN MUSEUMS

Final Jeopardy! clue: In one of her last official acts before abdicating, Queen Beatrix reopened this museum after a 10-year renovation

Cam 3200 + 3100 = 6300
Alan 10200 + 3773 = 13973
Matt 26600 + 3400 = 30000 (3-day champion, $81,200)

Now that he's in the field, do we think that he's a favorite in the Tournament of Champions?

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)



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Quick Recap - September 30, 2015

September 30, 2015, 3:33 pm
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This is going to be a short recap; my baseball team is within outs of clinching a division championship for the first time since I was 10 years old.

Today's contestants:

Samantha Budesa, a billing co-ordinator from Cookeville, TN
Dennis Lloyd, a publisher from Madison, WI
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC(3-day champ, $81,200)





Dennis had his best shot early on, but momentum switched Matt's way after Dennis zeroed his score on a J! round Daily Double. You have to take a shot, though!

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Matt $34,800
Samantha $3,400
Dennis $1,800

Final Jeopardy! category: UNITED NATIONS NATIONS

Final Jeopardy! clue: This nation of 55 million is the only one to provide a Secretary-General but never to have a seat on the Security Council

Dennis 1800 - 1601 = 199
Samantha 3400 - 201 = 3199
Matt 34800 - 10000 = 24800 (4-day champ, $106,000)

That'll move Michael Bilow to the Tournament of Champions bubble!

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)



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Throwback Thursday - October 1, 2015 (2014 Tournament of Champions)

October 1, 2015, 2:09 pm
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Here's the third of our Throwback Thursday posts for this season! This one's of Jeanie from reporting at last year's Tournament of Champions!

Here's my favourite picture of the bunch, of Jeanie, Arthur Chu, and Sarah McNitt:


In fact, it was the cover photo of our Facebook page for a few months (until we actually got a picture of Andy and Jeanie in the same shot in Kansas City!)

Next year's tournament is coming up pretty soon! We're looking forward to it!

You can find more after-party pictures from the 2014 tournament here!
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Quick Recap - October 1, 2015

October 1, 2015, 3:18 pm
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Geez, it's October already? Where did September go?

In any case, Matt Jackson has been making mincemeat of 8 opponents thus far, and picking up some haterade to go with it! Here's what Jennifer Morrow said about those haters, and I agree!




Today's contestants:

Ezgi Ustundag, a student from Durham, NC
Greg Vinton, a ranch hand from North Platte, NE from z
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC(4-day champ, $106,000)


Amazingly, this one wasn't a runaway for Matt! Might he be less-than-invincible?

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:

Matt $33,000
Greg $17,200
Ezgi $2,000

Final Jeopardy! category: SHAKESPEARE CHARACTERS

Final Jeopardy! clue: 8-letter name shared by a tragic heroine and Uranus’ innermost known moon

Ezgi 2000 - 0 = 2000
Greg 17200 - 15801 = 1399
Matt 33000 + 14001 - 34401 (5-day total: $140,401)

I can think of a few Tar Heels fans I know that might poke some fun at a Duke student not being able to count to 8! In any case...Matt is champ again! Will he make it 6 tomorrow?

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)



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Quick Recap - October 2, 2015

October 2, 2015, 4:03 pm
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Remember to tune in on Sunday at 8 PM Eastern for the next episode of #JeopardyLivePanel!

Will Matt run the table this week?

Today's contestants:

Lindsay Townes, a Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology from Detroit, MI
Tony Langford, a software engineer from Roswell, GA
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC (5-day champ, $140,401)





One thing I noticed, one that people (especially Matt's ToC opposition) should take note: the "tease-out metric" seems to be a really big weak spot for Matt. He just doesn't seem to pick up on them!

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Matt $33,000
Lindsay $6,400
Tony $3,200

Final Jeopardy! category: NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN

Final Jeopardy! clue: U.N. delegate was one role of this woman who wrote, "I could not... be contented to take my place in a warm corner by the fireside"

Tony 3200 +3000 = 6200
Lindsay 6400 +100 = 6500
Matt 33000 -7000 = 26000 (6-day champ, $166,401)

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)



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#JeopardyLivePanel Season 2 Episode 3 (October 4, 2015 8 PM EDT)

October 4, 2015, 4:30 pm
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Use #JeopardyLivePanel on Twitter to interact with tonight's panel!



This week's panel:
Vicki Eastus
Jeanie Kenkel
Jennifer Morrow
Andy Saunders

     This week's contestants:
Amanda Brock - Champaign, IL - (WAND)
Alison Burke - Brooklyn, NY - (WABC)
Ernestine Gardner - South Bend, IN - (WSBT)
Matt Jackson - Washington, DC - (WJLA)
John Kozempel - Philadelphia, PA - (WPVI)
Erik Latshaw - Los Angeles, CA - (KABC)
Sameer Rawal - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - (YESTV)
Emily Rollman - Shawneetown, IL - (WPSD)
Ben Rudd - Minneola, FL - (WFTV)
Susan Thurman - Tucker, GA - (WXIA)
Elicia Woerle - Los Angeles, CA - (KABC)

One year ago: What Bloggers Want
Two years ago: Damian Gits-R-Done
Three years ago: You won at Jeopardy!
Four years ago: Fri-day, Fri-day, Jeopardy! on Friday...
Five years ago: And the winner is...
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Quick Recap - October 5, 2015

October 5, 2015, 3:04 pm
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     Phew. I finally got my cable set up today, and am just familiarizing myself with this new DVR. It's not intuitive, so I hope I've set the series recording right for Jeopardy! I hadn't this morning, I found out this afternoon when the show started. Good thing I could watch live.
     Today's contestants:

Amanda Brock, a biologist from Champaign, IL
Ben Rudd, a client service specialist from Minneola, FL
Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC(6-day champ, $166,401)
     I understand this is not unusual going into Final Jeopardy, in a Matt Jackson game:
Matt: 24200
Ben 10200
Amanda 7600

Final Jeopardy category: Word History

Final Jeopardy clue: "From the Latin for 'buy back,'it once referred to buying a slave's freedom & today can refer to being saved from sin." I said "redemption," and Matt's was accepted. He wagered nothing today, while Amanda added 2000 and Ben lost 5100.

     My Coryat today was 23000.

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)

One year ago: Speechless
Two years ago: Where do you get that gift wrap?
Three years ago: Tag Team
Four years ago: Fri-day, Fri-day, Jeopardy! on Friday...
Five years ago: The most important Meals of the day
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