Have you guys caught those commercials about classic Jeopardy! episodes airing on "Crackle"? It's poorly explained in my opinion, but the reference is to this page. I've begun to track my Coryats on those episodes, and I encourage you to join me! I'm putting the label "Crackle" on every post that has those Coryats.
I'm leaving tonight for the Build Your Blog Conference in Salt Lake City. I'll remind you but I plan to document the experience at my other blog. At first I was going in order to learn things (I still have so many questions!) and get ideas from other bloggers. Now I'm thinking of networking and finding some monetization opportunities. Hence the creation of a Facebook page. Now you know I'll do anything to watch every Jeopardy! episode in person and attend the pub quiz each time too (shy of actually moving out there).
I notice that the show airs at 6:30 in Salt Lake City, which means I can watch Jerome Vered again even though I've seen this one too and Andy is covering it.
It helps that today I didn't have to watch this episode first - I already did, from the studio audience! This is the first time I've watched an episode on TV that I've seen from the audience. So I don't have a Coryat today. (Do you suppose these episodes will rerun during the summer hiatus?)
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| Phoebe Juel |
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| Frank Spangenberg |
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| Mark Lowenthal (This guy looks like my Uncle Johnny today. I didn't notice it in the studio.) |
You know how Mr. Trebek said at the top of the show that Richard Cordray won't receive $5000 and that he paid his own way to L.A.? Contestant coordinator Maggie flew up the audience stairs at that point and asked Richard if that was okay that Trebek said that. Richard said yes. :-) I didn't know who he was til then!
Speaking of Maggie, I saw her hug Frank, and he looked like a giant. Look at him next to Phoebe at the end of today's show!
Okay, what is Grandson of Wood?
Mark found the first Daily Double of the game in The Country Due South.
Phoebe 400 (2 right)
Mark 800 (2 right)
Frank 0
Mark wagered 1000 on this clue: "Of Sofia, Bulgaria." Mark got it right!
I didn't know the answer to this one in Pro Sports Teams, but someone in the audience sure did: "This team began play in 1995 & acquired its first superstar, Vince Carter, in 1998." He put his palms up while nobody rung in, like, "Come on guys!" I know how he feels! (See below.)
At the first break:
Phoebe 1400 (2 right)
Mark 5600 (4 right)
Frank 400 (One right)
I couldn't come up with this question in Boom "Box" from the audience but I was jumping out of my chair: "Red Smith & Frank DeFord are giants of this place." I had just checked out one of the latter's books from the public library. I thought reading sportswriting would improve my blog writing! This was a triple-stumper, and the last clue of the round.
Phoebe 3400 (4 right and one wrong)
Mark 6400 (2 right)
Frank 2400 (6 right and one wrong)
Phoebe found the first Daily Double of Double Jeopardy, in Civil War Generals.
Phoebe 5000 (2 right)
Mark 8000 (One right)
Frank 4400 (3 right)
Phoebe wagered 2000 on this clue: "A Texas fort is named for this Confederate general who led the Texas brigade of the army of northern Virginia."
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| Sorry; I had my phone plugged in and I was unwilling to move it! |
Mr. Trebek pronounced this "Danielyn" (like "Daniel-in") in In the Courtroom during the game and had to re-record it later: "In 2013 a court ruled that Dannielynn Birkhead, child of this late model, was owed $49 million." He still would've gotten it wrong; he said, "What was it supposed to be?" ?!? Phoebe got this right anyway and the next clue was the Daily Double in the same category.
Phoebe 14600 (7 right)
Mark 8000 (One right and one wrong)
Frank 6400 (One right)
Phoebe wagered 2500 on this clue: "Defense witnesses in this comedian's 1964 obscenity trial included game show panelist Dorothy Kilgallen." She got it right.
I was shocked from the audience when this was a triple-stumper in Rhyming Song Titles: "Roy Orbison: 'Know the heartaches I've been through.'" I didn't need the "rhyming" to get it!
At the end of the round, Mr. Trebek said "We have quite a game!"
Phoebe 17100
Mark 10400 (2 right)
Frank 14000 (4 right)
I can tell you from the audience it sure felt like Phoebe was kicking the boys' butts.
The Final Jeopardy category was Countries of the World. This is the clue: "Once a poor British protectorate, in 2012 this peninsular country ranked as the world's richest per capita." Mark was wrong and lost 1400. Frank was wrong too and lost 6801. Phoebe was wrong too - she lost 15000. (I was wrong too.) The studio audience was stunned.
Good on ya, Mark, and we'll see you in the finals!
One year ago: She Could. Go. All. The. Way!
Two years ago: Greer and Clothing in Los Angeles
Three years ago: A fitting champion for Superbowl weekend
