When I first wrote tonight's post I wondered who'd be the first to notice the new design. Before the post could publish, though, someone noticed. :-) It's Cathy! She taped Jeopardy! the same week I did. What do you think of the design? Comments welcome, as always. I thought about giving something away to celebrate, but since the last response was so overwhelming (not), I thought I wouldn't wind up doing much celebrating. I can be talked into it, though... (The giveaway, that is, which will lead to celebrating.)You might think the new design has something to do with the fact that Andy and I didn't cover yesterday's episode. It doesn't. The simple truth is that neither he nor I could do it. It happens sometimes, but rarely! My Coryat yesterday was 17600 (20000 without negs). My Coryat from the weekend rerun was 16600 (22400 without negs). It originally aired 10-3-12. The first time I played, my score was 18600 (25600 without negs). At the time, I said "Yeah, ouchie." That goes double today!
On to today's episode. Yesterday, Sarah McNitt defeated Michelle DeGrothy.
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| Emily Goodlander |
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| Sarah |
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| Danny Jacobs |
I admit I was looking at the design when I had to rewind my second time through - Mr. Trebek actually said the less he talks at the beginning the more time we have to see clues! He's learning!
This Jeopardy round was my kind of board, with State the Senator, I'd Like a Soft Drink and Reality TV. I did go 26/30, and two of my clams were surprisingly in the pop category ("Roy Rogers" and "ginger ale.")! This girl did better than I did:
Guess who got 4 out of the 5 jeopardy questions on soda right?
— Seanna Rowen (@SeannaKay) January 16, 2014Emily found the Daily Double in That Literary Title Guy is Up to Something.
Sarah 1000 (3 right)
Emily 600 (One right)
Danny 200 (One right)
Emily wagered 1000 on this clue: "'Further and further back he cowered, as we, lifting our crucifixes, advanced." Neither Emily nor I got it.
I liked State the Senator so much I was annoyed when the first break came right before the last clue there would've been revealed!
Sarah 4800 (5 right)
Emily -200 (One right)
Danny 1400 (3 right and one wrong)
Here's a timely clue in Reality TV: "Dawg, in 2013, after 12 seasons, he left the 'American Idol' judging table." Do you guys remember American Idol starts tonight? Are you going to watch? He's smokin' but Harry Connick, Jr. has been their worst judge choice yet.
I got this triple-stumper in 6-Letter Anagrams: "A 3-D piece of art, perhaps in marble, & the cunning or shrewd word you are when you respond."
At the end of the round:
Sarah 8600 (5 right)
Emily 2000 (4 right and one wrong)
Danny 2800 (5 right and one wrong)
I only last night learned this word in a crossword puzzle, and it was a triple-stumper in I'm Ready for "Mor": "An accumulation of boulders & other debris carried along & deposited by a glacier." Sarah negged on it.
Emily found the next Daily Double too, in Landlocked Country Fun.
Sarah 10600 (4 right and one wrong)
Emily 4000 (2 right)
Danny 3600 (One right)
Emily wagered 3000 on this clue: "This large landlocked Asian country starts with the same 3 letters as a day of the week." Emily got it immediately.
Even though I'm sure nobody remembers my least-favorite neg in my episode, I have to point out this clue in Singers in Toon: "This Black Eyed Pea dropped it low as Pedro in 'Rio.'" This time I took a guess and it was right. And speaking of the category, I noticed this too:
Jeopardy question asked for “rapper/actress/talk show host” and I swear to god someone rang in and said “Who is Ellen Degeneres?”
— Todd Harper (@laevantine) January 16, 2014Sarah 16600 (5 right)
Emily 7000 (3 right and 2 wrong)
Danny 10400 (6 right and one wrong)
Danny wagered 1500 on this clue: "This planet's lowest point is Diana Chasma, a 1.8-mile-deep rift valley." Danny got it right! He got the last one right too.
Sarah 16600
Emily 7000
Danny 13900
The Final Jeopardy category was 16th Century People. This is the clue: "This non-Brit said in 1532, 'I advised (Henry VIII) that it would be better for him to take a concubine than ruin his people.'" Mr. Trebek seemed to think it was weird that Emily guessed a pope, but all 3 contestants did. It crossed my mind but changed it to something else, also wrong. Maybe I should resurrect the weekly poll along with the new design - I wonder how many people got this! Emily lost 6912, Danny lost 11000 and Sarah lost 4000. So she'll be back tomorrow.
My Coryat today was 28200 (33400 without negs). Two of my negs were worth 2000!
One year ago: Lucky stripes
Two years ago: From Sage to Screen
Three years ago: Crazy like a Fox