Jeopardy! discussion thread for Wed., Mar. 26

Here are today's contestants:

  • Melanie Hirsch, a lawyer from Silver Spring, Maryland;
  • John Rindone, a policy advisor from Brooklyn, New York; and
  • Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Josh is a three-day champ with winnings of $54,001.

Jeopardy!

FROM THEIR NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARY // KID LIT // DOUBLE TALK // BE MY TV SHOW GUEST // HAT TRICKS // CAN I GET AN AMENDMENT?

DD1 - $1,000 - FROM THEIR NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARY - 1977: "Dead of heart attack in Paris"; "most exciting opera singer of her time" (Josh lost $1,800 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Josh $0, John $0, Melanie $4,200.

Scores entering DJ: Josh $2,400, John $400, Melanie $6,800.

Double Jeopardy!

"I" ON THE MAP // BIG SCREEN BASEBALL BRIEFLY // FOSSIL FUELED // LION AROUND // FAMOUS PRO-SEMITES // COMPOUND WORDS

DD2 - $1,600 - FOSSIL FUELED - North Carolina chose as its state fossil the teeth of this giant prehistoric shark (Melanie lost $3,500 from her score of $11,200 vs. $5,200 for Josh.)

DD3 - $1,600 - LION AROUND - Stage directions in this Shaw play based on a Roman story mention a huge thorn in a paw (Melanie lost $2,500 from her total of $10,100 vs. $5,200 for Josh.)

Melanie led most of the way, but her advantage diminished after missing both DDs in DJ. Josh was able to rally and the game was tied into the last clue of DJ, which was missed by Josh, giving Melanie first place into FJ at $12,000 vs. $11,600 for Josh and $2,600 for John.

Final Jeopardy!

SEAFARING BRITS - In 1804, an officer of HMS Warrior formally charged this captain with "calling me rascal, scoundrel, and shaking his fist in my face"

Surprisingly, everyone gave the same incorrect response to FJ. As it played out, missing that last clue of DJ likely won the game for Josh, as from second he made a mid-size wager while Melanie went for the big cover bet from the lead. Josh dropped $6,399 to win with $5,201 for a four-day total of $59,202.

Final scores: Josh $5,201, John $1,000, Melanie $799.

That's before their time: For a clue about the original Shaft, the players didn't know they were talkin' about Richard Roundtree.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Callas? DD2 - What is megalodon? DD3 - What is "Androcles and the Lion"? FJ - Who was Bligh? (Everyone said Nelson.)