I'm back after at least a week, unless you count my story on last Wednesday's pub quiz at O'Brien's. Maybe it's just me but I think it's well worth a look. And thanks Andy, for working so hard.My Coryat for the last two weekend episodes: Originally 11-21-12, 14800 (18400 without negs). The first time I played, my score was 13600 (16800 without negs). Originally 11-22-12: 29000 (30800 without negs). The first time I watched, I didn't keep track of my score!
This week's contestants:
Tarn Allen
Arthur Chu
Carolyn Collins
Don Gwinn
Maura McKenna
Cesar Perez-Gonzalez
Erik Post
And of course Chip Bell is our two-time champ. Here he is with his opponents:
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| Bill Hammon |
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| Chip |
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| Julie Singer |
Chip 600
Julie 600
Bill 2600
The category was What a Literary Character! Bill wagered 1600 on this clue: "By first names, this title group is Alyosha, Ivan, Dmitri & Smerdyakov." Bill got it right! At the first break:
Chip 600
Julie 2000 (2 right)
Bill 4400 (One right)
I like to see all three contestants so active. At the end of the round:
Chip 3600 (4 right)
Julie 7000 (9 right)
Bill 5400 (5 right and one wrong)
As you can see, Chip's in third place but he didn't have any negs!
Julie found the first Daily Double of Double Jeopardy, in I Got a "Fever".
Chip 5600 (2 right)
Julie 11800 (4 right and one wrong)
Bill 6600 (One right and one wrong)
She wagered 4000 on this clue: "Strawberry & raspberry tongue & a rash can accompany this disease chiefly affecting kids." Strangely, Julie and I both said the same thing, which I thought I made up. So we were wrong.
Julie, a French history teacher, got lucky when she had a handful of France-related clues. She answered one at the right time because the next clue was Daily Double, in Women.
Chip 9200 (3 right)
Julie 11000 (4 right and one wrong)
Bill 6600 (4 right and one wrong)
Julie wagered 3000 on this clue: "The recordings she made with Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in March 1964 were finally made available to the public in 2011." She got it right, and she continued to roll. At the end of the round:
Chip 10400 (One right)
Julie 26000 (7 right)
Bill 4600 (One wrong)
The Final Jeopardy category was British Government. I slam-dunked this one, because my sister and I used to watch Prime Minister's Questions together on CSPAN: "This office is named for a tablecloth imprinted with squares that was once used as an abacus." Bill got it wrong and lost everything. ("Mankini"?)
Some guy just answered "mankini" for his final Jeopardy answer and Trebek couldn't have looked more confused if he tried.
— The Alicianator (@leechee420) January 28, 2014I decided not to watch this episode twice. In other words, I didn't track my Coryat.
One year ago: Scratchy at best
Two years ago: These are a few of my favorite things
Three years ago: We have a winner...
