Sting like a B as in Becky

     I was hoping to see Eli Barrieau play today but it's okay. We'll see him tomorrow when his opponents must be Mary Beth Hammerstrom and Maryanne Lewell. I kinda like his chances.

Becky Giardina

Patrick Dillon

Anne Baxter

     I swept the easy Movies with Structure. And did I really get two triple-stumpers, in Sounds Like Football?: "The profit you get back on an investment" and "Folded pastry." Later in the round I completed a sweep of Flashin' Some Fashion, and I got this triple-stumper in Science Survey: "This roughly 3-pound organ converts glycogen to glucose." At the first break:
Patrick 800 (4 right and one wrong)
Anne 3000 (7 right and one wrong)
Becky 1200 (2 right)
     Anne found the Daily Double of the round in Flashin' Some Fashion.
Patrick 1800 (2 right)
Anne 1800 (2 right and 2 wrong)
Becky 3600 (3 right)
     Anne wagered it all, to applause, on this clue: "Popular in the 20s and again in the 60s, this French-named hat will be there with bells on." I'm sorry but there's supposed to be an image here. Something's wrong with my desktop computer so I'm blogging from McDonald's, and I forgot to take the picture before I left. If it's important to you I can edit this post later. Anyway, Anne and I got it instantly. Lucky for her she is a French teacher!
     At the end of the round:
Patrick 0 (2 wrong)
Anne 4000 (One right)
Becky 5200 (2 right)
     I swept the breezy Celebrity Relatives.
     Anne found the first Daily Double of Double Jeopardy in Let's All Chant.
Patrick 0
Anne 9200 (6 right)
Becky 7600 (2 right)
     Anne wagered 1500 after much consideration, on this clue: "Priests chant the name of the god Ptah in the last scene of this opera." Anne got too cute in my opinion when she said, apparently sarcastically, "Oh I love opera." But she and I came up with a correct response.
     Patrick found the next Daily Double, in Front to Back, Back to Front. Mr. Trebek had given the less-than-a-minute warning with 5 clues left, and there was one on the board after this.
Patrick 10000 (7 right)
Anne 15100 (5 right and one wrong)
Becky 12400 (5 right)
     Tough decision, but Patrick wagered 2200 on this tough clue: "Beastly home & Mideast currency." Patrick didn't get it either, and we didn't see the last clue.
     The Final Jeopardy category was The 2012 Olympics. This was the clue: "NBC reported that in the first days of Olympic coverage, this sport seen in recent books & on film was the most watched on cable." I got this instantly. Patrick missed it and lost 6800. Becky got it right and doubled her score! Anne missed it and lost 9701. So Becky took a risk but she wins, and we'll see her in the finals! She was not near as excited as I like to see contestants, and Mr. Trebek noticed she wasn't smiling too.
     My Coryat today was 24800 (29000 without negs).

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