Andy here with the recap for Thursday!
Today's players:
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Ari was introduced as "a comedy writer".
J! round categories:
A VISIT WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
THEY OWN IT
BROADWAY TITLE NOUNS
CAIRO
THE BALD & THE BEAUTIFUL
THE "IRON" AGE
I think I'd rather have "A Visit With George Stroumboulopoulos", to be honest!
Patti seemed be very methodical in her clue selection. Jennifer and Ari got in much more often, though! At the end of 15 clues, the scores were:
Jennifer $4,800
Ari $2,200
Patti $0
Patti describes herself as a "Jeopardy! mom" in the respect that she would drive her kids to tryouts! (I guess her kids finally said "Mom, you should try!"
Ari was involved with a comedy wrestling show. Alex seemed genuinely disappointed that there was no mud involved!
Shockingly, the Daily Double wasn't in Stephanopolous; meanwhile, Jennifer seemed to want to let Ari get back into the game, as she decided she had no interest in hunting the Daily Double down in CAIRO! Ari did get it under $1,000! Scores:
Jennifer $8,800
Ari $2,800
Patti $1,000
Ari bet just $2,000. His clue: The Citadel, one of Cairo's top landmarks, is a 12th century fortress built by this Muslim warrior. Ari's correct response put him put him at $4,800 (and left $800 on the table!) Scores at the end of the round:
Jennifer $9,200
Ari $4,800
Patti $1,000
DJ! round categories:
THAT WRITER KILLS ME!
LAKES & RIVERS
"K" ROCK
DOUGH NATION
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
THE IRON AGE
LAKES & RIVERS $800 had the first Daily Double. Patti played it! Scores:
Jennifer $9,200
Ari $4,800
Patti $1,400
Patti bet just $1,200. Her clue: At Paducah, Kentucky, the Tennessee River meets this other one named for a state. Her correct response put her at $2,600 -- and like her fellow challenger, left $800 on the table.
Considering she's a self-titled Jeopardy! mom who's been watching for over two decades (considering she'd drive her kids to tryouts in the late 80s), you'd think she'd have a better grasp on what to do strategy-wise!
Meanwhile, Ari seemed to want to find the Daily Double. He would hunt. Jennifer would just knock out the lower clue, and Ari would continue to hunt. However, Jennifer's top-to-bottom eventually uncovered the final Daily Double, at DOUGH NATION $1600. Scores:
Jennifer $18,400
Ari $8,400
Patti $3,000
Jennifer bet $500. Her clue: Venezuela uses this monetary unit named for a 19th century national hero. She eventually came up with the correct response and her score went to $18,900!
The game came down to the final THAT WRITER KILLS ME $2000 clue (Catherine Earnshaw). Jennifer got it to cement a runaway (that said, even had Ari bet more on his Daily Double, he still would have been short).
Scores going into Final:
Jennifer $19,300
Ari $8,800
Patti $3,000
FJ! category: SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
FJ! clue: 1891 this European said "Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses"
Patti 3000 - 2500 = 500
Ari 8800 - 2700 = 6100
Jennifer 19300 - 700 = 18600
Of course, Ari went for the laughts on his response. Here it was!
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Jennifer's won 3 games and is at $57,000! She'll be back tomorrow to defend!
ToC update:
1. John Pearson (November 2013 Teacher's Champion)
2. Jim Coury (May 2013 College Champion)
3. Terry O'Shea (February 2014 College Champion)
4. Julia Collins $428,100 (20 wins)
5. Arthur Chu $297,200 (11 wins)
6. Ben Ingram $176,534 (8 wins)
7. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
8. Jared Hall $181,001 (6 wins)
9. Sandie Baker $140,200 (6 wins)
10. Andrew Moore $137,803 (6 wins)
11. Jerry Slowik $121,800 (5 wins)
12. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
13. Rebecca Rider $101,600 (5 wins)
14. Sarah McNitt $89,398 (5 wins)
15. Rani Peffer $68,701 (5 wins)
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16. Mark Japinga $112,600 (4 wins)
17. Mike Lewis $102,800 (4 wins)
18. Molly LaLonde $53,300 (4 wins)
19. Carlos Ross $89,774 (3 wins)
20. Adam Holquist $76,299 (3 wins)
21. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)
22. Salvo Candela $66,195 (3 wins)
23. Neal Pollack $60,798 (3 wins)
24. John Anneken $60,112 (3 wins)
25 Jennifer Blanton $57,000
26. Tim Anderson $56,001 (3 wins)
27. Stuart Anderson $51,601 (3 wins)
28. Bill Tolany $44,200 (3 wins)
Today's players:
Ari was introduced as "a comedy writer".
J! round categories:
A VISIT WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
THEY OWN IT
BROADWAY TITLE NOUNS
CAIRO
THE BALD & THE BEAUTIFUL
THE "IRON" AGE
I think I'd rather have "A Visit With George Stroumboulopoulos", to be honest!
Patti seemed be very methodical in her clue selection. Jennifer and Ari got in much more often, though! At the end of 15 clues, the scores were:
Jennifer $4,800
Ari $2,200
Patti $0
Patti describes herself as a "Jeopardy! mom" in the respect that she would drive her kids to tryouts! (I guess her kids finally said "Mom, you should try!"
Ari was involved with a comedy wrestling show. Alex seemed genuinely disappointed that there was no mud involved!
Shockingly, the Daily Double wasn't in Stephanopolous; meanwhile, Jennifer seemed to want to let Ari get back into the game, as she decided she had no interest in hunting the Daily Double down in CAIRO! Ari did get it under $1,000! Scores:
Jennifer $8,800
Ari $2,800
Patti $1,000
Ari bet just $2,000. His clue: The Citadel, one of Cairo's top landmarks, is a 12th century fortress built by this Muslim warrior. Ari's correct response put him put him at $4,800 (and left $800 on the table!) Scores at the end of the round:
Jennifer $9,200
Ari $4,800
Patti $1,000
DJ! round categories:
THAT WRITER KILLS ME!
LAKES & RIVERS
"K" ROCK
DOUGH NATION
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
THE IRON AGE
LAKES & RIVERS $800 had the first Daily Double. Patti played it! Scores:
Jennifer $9,200
Ari $4,800
Patti $1,400
Patti bet just $1,200. Her clue: At Paducah, Kentucky, the Tennessee River meets this other one named for a state. Her correct response put her at $2,600 -- and like her fellow challenger, left $800 on the table.
Considering she's a self-titled Jeopardy! mom who's been watching for over two decades (considering she'd drive her kids to tryouts in the late 80s), you'd think she'd have a better grasp on what to do strategy-wise!
Meanwhile, Ari seemed to want to find the Daily Double. He would hunt. Jennifer would just knock out the lower clue, and Ari would continue to hunt. However, Jennifer's top-to-bottom eventually uncovered the final Daily Double, at DOUGH NATION $1600. Scores:
Jennifer $18,400
Ari $8,400
Patti $3,000
Jennifer bet $500. Her clue: Venezuela uses this monetary unit named for a 19th century national hero. She eventually came up with the correct response and her score went to $18,900!
The game came down to the final THAT WRITER KILLS ME $2000 clue (Catherine Earnshaw). Jennifer got it to cement a runaway (that said, even had Ari bet more on his Daily Double, he still would have been short).
Scores going into Final:
Jennifer $19,300
Ari $8,800
Patti $3,000
FJ! category: SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
FJ! clue: 1891 this European said "Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses"
Patti 3000 - 2500 = 500
Ari 8800 - 2700 = 6100
Jennifer 19300 - 700 = 18600
Of course, Ari went for the laughts on his response. Here it was!
ToC update:
1. John Pearson (November 2013 Teacher's Champion)
2. Jim Coury (May 2013 College Champion)
3. Terry O'Shea (February 2014 College Champion)
4. Julia Collins $428,100 (20 wins)
5. Arthur Chu $297,200 (11 wins)
6. Ben Ingram $176,534 (8 wins)
7. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
8. Jared Hall $181,001 (6 wins)
9. Sandie Baker $140,200 (6 wins)
10. Andrew Moore $137,803 (6 wins)
11. Jerry Slowik $121,800 (5 wins)
12. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
13. Rebecca Rider $101,600 (5 wins)
14. Sarah McNitt $89,398 (5 wins)
15. Rani Peffer $68,701 (5 wins)
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16. Mark Japinga $112,600 (4 wins)
17. Mike Lewis $102,800 (4 wins)
18. Molly LaLonde $53,300 (4 wins)
19. Carlos Ross $89,774 (3 wins)
20. Adam Holquist $76,299 (3 wins)
21. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)
22. Salvo Candela $66,195 (3 wins)
23. Neal Pollack $60,798 (3 wins)
24. John Anneken $60,112 (3 wins)
25 Jennifer Blanton $57,000
26. Tim Anderson $56,001 (3 wins)
27. Stuart Anderson $51,601 (3 wins)
28. Bill Tolany $44,200 (3 wins)