Jeopardy! discussion thread for Mon., Apr. 15

Here are today's contestants:

  • Adam Sieff, an attorney from Los Angeles, California;
  • Joshua Beckett, an ethicist originally from Knoxville, Tennessee; and
  • Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California. Alison is a two-day champ with winnings of $61,700.

Jeopardy!

HISTORIC AMERICANS // BOATS // 3-LETTER SPELLING BEE // PLACES THAT ARE ALSO FIRST NAMES // HODGEPODGE // THE VOICE OF TELEVISION

DD1 - $400 - HISTORIC AMERICANS - Largely of Sac & Fox descent, he served as the first president of the American Professional Football Association (Alison improved by $3,000 to $8,800.)

Scores at first break: Alison $4,400, Joshua $4,400, Adam $0.

Scores entering DJ: Alison $10,000, Joshua $6,800, Adam $0.

Double Jeopardy!

HEALTH OBSERVANCES // IN THE DICTIONARY // A LOVE OF BOOKS // ROAD SCHOLARLY // THAT BAND'S AN INSTITUTION // "P"EOPLE

DD2 - $1,600 - IN THE DICTIONARY - In the singular it's shame; in the irregular plural, wounds like those of Jesus (Alison added $5,000 to increase her leading score to $22,200.)

DD3 - $1,600 - A LOVE OF BOOKS - Roddy Doyle's book "Love" finds 2 old friends reconnecting in this world capital for a revealing evening of drinking (Alison once again added $5,000, improving to $28,400.)

Alison scored on all three DDs and never faced a serious challenge, showing the way into FJ at $26,800 vs. $8,400 for Joshua and $4,800 for Adam.

Final Jeopardy!

GREAT BRITS - From 1689 to 1690 & 1701 to 1702, he served as a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Cambridge University

Alison and Joshua were correct on FJ. Alison added $9,000 to win with $35,800 for a three-day total of $97,500.

Final scores: Alison $35,800, Joshua $9,601, Adam $1,800.

Musical miscues: The players weren't familiar with "One Step Beyond" and "Our House" band Madness, "Truckin'" group The Grateful Dead, or "Love Shack" legends The B-52's.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Jim Thorpe? DD2 - What are stigma and stigmata? DD3 - What is Dublin? FJ - Who was Newton?