Jeopardy Episode for 5/2/2014

On tonight's episode of Jeopardy, trend setter Julia Collins-a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois tries to once again hold onto her title, against two new components. Elissa Burr, from Annendale, New Jersey, is a childrens book author. LaWanda London is a library assistant from Brown Rock, Texas, and both ladies are hoping to unseat Julia as champion tonight.

Getting straight into the Jeopardy round of play the contestants dealt with these categories: Eye on Health, Like, Totally!, Which NYC Borough, Cohen-cidentally, Writ in Water, and Spider Man.

Julia started out with Like, Totally for $200, which no one was able to guess. It referenced the term used to most commonly describe a large woman as “Full” figured. LaWanda and Julia split the next two clues, winning $400 and $600 respectively. Julia also grabbed the $1000 dollar clue in this category and Elissa took the $800 dollar clue with an answer about 60 Minutes always using the disclaimer that the show will be seen in it's, “Entirety.”

Not particularly fond of the Like, Totally category, the three ladies moved on to Cohen-cidentally where Julia was able to grab the $200 dollar clue about Alexandra Cohen using this moniker for her public life, Sasha Cohen. Elissa grabbed the $400 dollar clue about Sacha Baron Cohen and Elissa snagged the $600 dollar clue as well. The $800 and $1000 dollar clues both went unanswered as none of the contestants felt confident enough to answer.

Moving on to Spider-Man for $200 Julia was able to grab the video about creator “Stan Lee” making cameo appearances in the films. Julia was also able to grab the $400 dollar clue about Emma Stone playing Peter Parker's girlfriend and the $800 dollar clue about Harry Osborne the heir apparent to OsCorp. Elissa missed the $600 dollar clue, which Julia was able to steal. Elissa said after hearing a quote from the moving, With Great Power Comes, This. She said responsibility and Julia was able to take the clue with What Is Great Responsibility. Elissa did come back to take the $1000 dollar clue however, with “What is the Green Goblin,” referencing the Willem Defoe character that was portrayed in all three Spider-Man movies that starred Toby McGuire.

Which NYC Burough was up next and once again the three ladies each took one or more clues here. Elissa grabbed the first clue for $200 about Manhatten and how it was purchased from the Native American's for around $24 dollars. She also got the $400 dollar clue about the home of the Yankees being the Bronx. On a miss by Elissa, LaWanda was able to grab the $600 dollar clue about Brooklyn. However, LaWanda missed the $800 dollar clue that Julia was able to grab about LaGuardia and JFK both being in Queens. Elissa snagged the $1000 dollar clue about Staten Island.

The Writ on Water category proved to be an interesting one as Elissa picked up the $200 dollar clue. Julia snagged the $400 dollar clue about the sinking of the Lexington, and no one wanted to try for the $600 dollar clue about the Mediterranean Sea. The $1000 dollar clue in this category was taken by Julia about Marc Antony following his girlfriends ship after an opening came that allowed her to slip away; and the $800 dollar clue was lost to the timer when it buzzed for the end of the round.

The last category to be covered was the Eye on Health category. Julia took the $200 dollar clue about cataracts and other eye problems being caused by diabetes, and she also got the $400 dollar clue about 20/20 vision being normal, with the first number being the number of feet away a person is from the eye chart to read clearly. Landing on the Daily Double for the $600 dollar clue, Julia wagered $1600 and took the clue about the Omega-3 fatty acids in fish that are helpful for strengthening the eyes. no one guessed the $1000 dollar clue about AMD or Age related Macular Degeneration. The $800 dollar clue for this category was lost to the time buzzer.

After the break the Double Jeopardy round got under way with these categories: Dear Diary, The 4 R's, English Literature, Aretha Franklin, Queen of, and Seoul.

LaWanda started things off with Dear Diary, which she promptly took the $400 dollar clue for with Anne Frank, who named her diary “Kitty” when it was given to her in 1942. Julia snatched up the next two clues to add $2000 to her total. Elissa missed on the $1600 dollar clue which neither Julia nor LaWanda risked answering. The $2000 dollar clue also went unanswered and referenced Joseph Gerbils who famously said, “Eleanor Roosevelt wouldn't shoot her mouth off if she were his wife.”

Moving on the Queen of for $400 LaWanda took that clue which talked about the Queen of Mean and two lovely celebrity ladies. Julia took the $800 dollar clue about the Queen of Cups being in a set of Tarot cards. Both Julia and LaWanda missed on the $1200 dollar clue about the city in Ohio being called the “Queen of the West,” by Longfellow. LaWanda came back though to grab the $1600 dollar clue about the Queen of Soap Opera and she also snagged the $2000 dollar clue about Anne Rice and her Queen of the Damned character.

English Literature was up next with Elissa snagging the $400 dollar clue about “Dracula” being about a female vampire. LaWanda came back to grab the $800 dollar drug addiction book, “Opium,” and then went on to land on the Daily Double for the $1200 dollar clue. She wagered $1000 and got the answer of Tahiti right, which referenced a man who left his wife to move there and paint. On a role now, LaWanda also got the $1600 dollar clue about Virginia Wolfe's 1922 Jacobs Room. Julia was able to swoop in for the $2000 dollar clue about “Women in Love.”

Aretha Franklin was up next with Julia grabbing the $400 dollar clue about Aretha's contribution to R.E.S.P.E.C.T., and “Sock it to me.” She also grabbed the $800 clue about Aretha being inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame. When the $1200 dollar clue went unanswered, the contestants moved on to The 4 R's.

Julia snagged the $400 dollar clue for that category with Harper's Ferry, where you can visit John Brown's Fort. Elissa took the $800 dollar clue about Australia's “Great” 'Barrier Reef.' She also took the $1200 dollar clue about SOP or Standard Operating Procedures. On a roll she also grabbed the $1600 dollar clue about the SETI Institute researching the existence of Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Julia came back to grab the $2000 dollar clue about the cause of stroke where blood vessels in the brain leak into the brain itself, which is called Cerebral Hemorrhage.

Going back to Aretha Franklin for $1600 LaWanda picked this clue up with Jumping Jack Flash, which Aretha Franklin worked on the Title Track for. And Julia grabbed the $2000 dollar clue to finish this category with Chain of Fools.

The last category was all about Seoul, South Korea. Elissa missed on this $400 dollar clue, which Julia grabbed with 1988, which is the year that Seoul hosted the Olympics in which Greg Louganis won 2 Gold Medals. Julia was also able to grab the $800 dollar clue about Japan, who once owned South Korea. LaWanda snuck in to grab the $1200 dollar clue about Hyundai being headquartered in Seoul. The $1600 dollar clue went to LaWanda as well with Gangum, which is both a type of song and a trendy district in Seoul. Elissa took a try at the $2000 dollar clue, but missed it. Neither Julia nor LaWanda wanted to risk it.

The Final Jeopardy round was all about Business History. The clue read as follows: In 1945 this product added a plaid design to it's “Snail” dispenser. All three contestants got the correct answer of Scotch Tape, and Julia added another $21,900 to her 10 day total making her earnings an impressive, $220, 610 dollars.

Jeopardy Episode for 5/1/2014

On tonight's episode of Jeopardy the impressive Julia Collins once again worked to hold onto her title as Jeopardy Champion. She's a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois and has been winning up a champion streak for eight days now. On her nineth show, tonight, she'll see if she can add to her total winnings against two new contestants. Michelle Flaherty is a shelter advocate and caregiver from Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, amd Marlon Morris, who is a sales representative from Maywood, Illinois.

During the Jeopardy round of play the contestants took on these categories: Playing At The Casino, Multiple Meanings, Law Enforcement T.V., Scrambled Mammals, That's “Super”, and NY Times: Cooking.

Julia started out with NY Times Cooking for $200, which she correctly answered about a “Pesto” sauce made with pine nuts, garlic basil and olive oil. Julia also took the $400 dollar clue about homemade truffles. Michelle grabbed the $600 dollar clue about homemade mayonnaise.

Michelle moved on to Playing At The Casino for $200 and won that one as well about splitting two eights in the game of Blackjack. Julia won the $400 dollar clue about Roulette in Europe, and moved back to Cooking for $800, which she also guessed correctly about the Mandolin used in slicing up vegetables or fruits. The $1000 dollar clue about bundling your herbs for soups or stews, was left unanswered but was referred to as Boutique Gardni.

Julia then moved on to the $200 clue about That's Super, and took it in reference to the Super Bowl. Michelle grabbed the $400 clue about Super Glue and moved back to Playing At The Casino for $600. Michelle also grabbed the $800 dollar clue in the same category, as well as, the $600 dollar one. Marlon guessed Texas Hold 'Em on the $1000 dollar clue, but the right answer was Let It Ride. The 5-card stud based card game, deals three cards to the player and allows the Dealer's 2 cards to be Community cards. Michelle went on to Law Enforcement TV for $200 and took that clue as well, with NCIS about Mark Harmon.

After a short round of getting to know more about the players, we went back to Law Enforcement TV, where the $400 clue went unanswered but referenced the FBI profilers in Criminal Minds. Julia took the $600 dollar clue in the same category about the show Blue Bloods, and then went back to That's Super for $600. Julia took that clue with Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Michelle grabbed the $800 dollar clue about the Super Ego and went back to LE TV for $800 and answered correctly with Law and Order: SVU. Michelle rounded out the category with the $1000 dollar clue about The Bridge.

The last clue in the That's Super category took two knocks when Marlon and Julia both answered incorrectly. It referenced Antares, the brightest star in the Scorpius Cluster as a Red Super Giant, not a Super Nova or a Red Dwarf.

The contestants then moved on to Scrambled Mammals where, Marlon picked up $200 for the first clue about turning Paroled into Leopard. Marlon then moved on to Multiple Meanings where Michelle snagged the $200 clue. She went back to Scrambled Mammals for the $400 dollar clue, which Julia picked up by turning Tuna Organ into Orangutan. Julia went back to Multiple Meanings for $400, which Michelle grabbed with the word Trim. Michelle went for the $1000 dollar clue in Scrambled Mammals, but no one could turn Upper Icon into Porcupine. The $800 dollar clue for the same categoy also proved difficult as no one could turn Edible Stew about a Gnu, into Wildebeest. Feeling sort of at a loss Michelle snagged the Daily Double on the $1000 clue for Multiple meanings. Michelle risked $2000 of her total $6000, and guessed the Long-billed game bird or to shoot from a hidden position, correctly. She took the clue with the “What is Snipe,” answer.

The Double Jeopardy round started with a familiar category: Playing At The Casino, 19^th Century France, Pointy On The Map, Authors' Fictional Places, Khan Test, and On The “Q...T” ( Each answer must start with a Q and end with a T.)

Marlon started big with the $1600 dollar clue for Playing At The Casino. Michelle incorrectly guessed Faith Hill for the clue, which left the door open for Julia to give the right answer of “Who is Shania Twain.”

Julia moved on to Authors' Fictional Places for $400. When the clue went unanswered, Julia then moved to 19^th Century France for $400. Julia grabbed that clue about Napoleon Bonaparte, and Marlon made a misstep on the $800 dollar clue by guessing A 1000 Leagues Under the Sea instead of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Julia however was able to steal that clue with the correct answer. Continuing in the same category, Julia got the $1200 clue, and landed on the Daily Double for the $1600 dollar clue. She wagered a nice $1500, and got it right with Algiers, to take an effective lead over Michelle.

Michelle answered back, however, by taking the $2000 dollar clue in the 19^th Century France category about the Dance Hall, the Moulin Rouge. She then went back to Playing At The Casino for $400. After a rare miss by Julia, Michelle was able to grab the $800 clue as well, referencing Green Day and David Copperfield. Michelle also grabbed the $1200 dollar clue about Houie Lewis and “The News.” And Marlon came back to get the $2000 dollar clue about Lewis C.K. Who headlined in Las Vegas.

Moving on to Pointy On The Map, Michelle incorrectly guessed on the $400 dollar clue, which neither Julia nor Marlon tried to answer. She came back though, to grab the $400 clue in the Khan Test category. Moving to the Fictional Places category, Julia grabbed the $800 clue for Lake Wobegone. Julia also snagged the $1200 dollar clue and Michelle came along to get the $1600 dollar clue.

Michelle then chose the On The “Q...T” category for $400, which Julia was able to grab with Quartet. Julia went back for the $2000 dollar clue in Fictional Places and landed on the other Daily Double. She risked a big $3500 to take the lead, and got it right, with “Who is Tom Hardy.” Michelle came along to grab the $800 clue in Q...T, with Quaint. She then went back to Pointy on the Map, for $800. Michelle took that clue, and Marlon grabbed the $1200 dollar clue with the country of India. Marlon went big for the Q...T for $2000, only to run out of time before he could formulate his answer. Julia grabbed the $1600 dollar clue for the same category, but no one was able to answer the $1200 dollar clue about being, “Quiet,” when going angling or fishing. Julia incorrectly guessed Kubla Khan for the $800 dollar clue on Khan Test and Marlon was able to grab it and the $1200 dollar clue about Shaka Khan. Julia snagged the $2000 dollar clue about Shear Khan in the Jungle Book. The $1600 dollar clue about the Sears Tower proved to be a difficult one as no one took a stab at answering it. The timer buzzer went off before the last clue could be read, and the Final Jeopardy round was all about U.S. States.

The Final Jeopardy clue read like this: Other than the letter Q, these two letters appear least in the names of states, each appearing only once. Marlon wagered nothing and ended up with $2200 after getting the final clue wrong. Michelle also got the final clue wrong and dropped down to $4401. Julia on the other hand got the clue right with “Z and J” for Arizona and New Jersey. She wagered a huge $11,700 to make her nine day total $198,710!

Jeopardy Episode for 4/30/2014

On tonight's episode of Jeopardy, Julia Collins-a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois will try to keep up her impress winning streak as she takes on two new contestants to the game. John Odgen is a communications executive from Silver Springs, Maryland, and Mallory Howe, who is an eighth grade History teacher from California; both hope to unseat Julia as the next Jeopardy Champion.

Starting off with the following categories, the contestants had their work cut out for them: Let's Speak Canadian, Between, Dad T.V., How They Died, From “C” to Shining “C” (each correct response should begin and end with the letter C.), and The Art of Norman Rockwell.

Julia got to choose first, and scored first with the $200 dollar clue about The Art of Norman Rockwell. It referenced his collection of more than 300 covers for the popular, Saturday Evening Post. Julia also snagged the $400 and $600 dollar clues, but Mallory was faster on the $800 dollar clue and moved on to Let's Speak Canadian for $200. John snagged the $200 dollar clue and stayed with the same category.

On the $400 dollar clue Julia made a rare misstep by guessing “What is Gas.” as the source that Hydro Bill might bring, John stole that clue with “What is Electricity.” The $600 dollar clue about “Deke”, being a hockey move that fakes a defender off his mark, is short for Decoy, remained unanswered. John came back to grab the $800 dollar clue, and Julia snagged the $1000 dollar clue about a “Tuque,” being a type of hat.

Julia moved back to the $1000 dollar clue for The Art Of Norman Rockwell, and landed on the first and only Video Daily Double for the Jeopardy round. Risking a hefty $1000, she guessed that “DaVinci” sculpted the famous piece of art that Rockwell used for posing his football player in “The Recruit.” Unfortunately for her, it was Michelangelo, who completed the sculpture of Juliano DeMedici.

Moving on to Dad T.V., for $200 Mallory snagged the clue about I Love Lucy, and Julia got the $400 dollar clue with, “What is Happy Days,” Mallory took the $600, $1000 and $800 dollar clues to round out the category.

After the commercial break, Julia snagged the $200 dollar clue in the Between category, about a Baritone voice when a man is singing. John took the $400 dollar clue about President Grant and Julia came back for the $600 dollar clue about Catching Fire, being the sequel to the Hunger Games and the prequel to Mockingjay. Julia also took the $800 dollar clue, and on a stumble by John for the $1000 dollar clue, Mallory was able to score. She called Des Moines as the capital that comes between Denver and Dover.

Moving on, Julia grabbed the $200 dollar clue in How They Died. John grabbed the $400 dollar clue about the beheading of Sir Thomas More. Julia grabbed the $600 dollar clue about the drowning of Percy Shelley. Mallory snagged the $800 dollar clue about the hanging of Mary Suratt, and John got the last $1000 dollar clue about the stoning of Stephen in the Bible.

Finally getting to the From C to Shining C category, Mallory scored early with the $200 dollar clue, calling Chic the French version of fashionable. Julia grabbed the $400 dollar clue about being Catholic. Julia also grabbed the $600 dollar clue about the “Cosmic” universe and John snagged the $800 dollar clue about the catatonic state of some people, especially those with Schizophrenia. After a miss by Mallory, the $1000 dollar clue went to John about the ancient Coptic language of the Egyptians.

The Double Jeopardy round came out swinging with these categories: Poets and Poetry, We “R” The Wold (Each response must start with the letter R.), Let's Agree On A Price, The Middle Ages, Low-tech/High-tech, and National Spelling Bee Winning Words.

The $1200 dollar clue for The Middle Ages fell flat when no one was able to come up with Aristotle and Plato for the clues answer. Julia grabbed both the $1600 and $2000 dollar clues for this category, even referencing a “Doomsday” book.

Moving on to Low-Tech/High Tech, Mallory missed the $400 dollar clue, and neither Julia nor John took a stab at it either. It referenced the two simple steps to reboot your computer: Turn it off, and then turn it on. Julia moved on to Poets and Poetry after that and grabbed the $400 dollar clue about the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Julia also snagged the $800 and $1200 dollar clues, one even referring to the Austalian Outback as, “The Bush.” Taking the $2000 dollar clue for the same category, Julia landed on one of two Daily Doubles, and was surprised to find that her answer for her $3000 dollar wager was right.

After moving on to We R The World, John was on a roll for the category, taking the $400, $800 and $1200 dollar clues. However, he was so sure of his streak that he flat lined on the $1600 dollar clue. Julia swooped in to pick it up with the correct answer, and Mallory grabbed the $2000 dollar clue about Roanoke, Virginia.

John snagged the $800 dollar clue for Low-tech/High Tech about using your Conair blow dryer on an ink cartridge to loosen up the last of the ink. He then moved on to The Middle Ages for $400, which Mallory got right about the island of Greenland. Mallory snagged the last Daily Double on the $1200 dollar clue in the Low-Tech/High Tech category. Risking just $1000, she got the answer correct about using a salad spinner as a Centrifuge for diagnosing Anemia. John got the $1600 dollar clue for the Low-Tech category and moved on to The Middle Ages for $800 to finish out the category. Julia grabbed that clue and went on to Let's Agree On A Price.

She snagged the $400 dollar clue in that category and went on to get the $800 and $1200 dollar clues as well. The $1600 dollar clue went unanswered as none of the contestants could come up with Rules of Engagement. Julia came back to grab the $2000 dollar clue for the Price category as well.

The last clue in the Low-Tech category remained unanswered as well, when no one was able to come up with Air gap to answer the clue.

Holding it off until last the Spelling Bee Winning Words category for $400 went to Mallory who correctly guessed and spelled Luge. Julia was able to get the correct answer for the $800 dollar clue and John grabbed the $1200 dollar clue about the WWII Japanese KAMIKAZE pilots before the timer buzzer went off to end the Double Jeopardy Round.

The Final Jeopardy round centered on Album Covers and the clue read as follows: This band used a picture of the Hindenburg Disaster on the cover for it's Eponymous Debut Album. All three contestants were able to get the answer correct with Led Zeppelin. However, Julia remained Jeopardy Champion, adding $25,700 to her 8 day total of $170, 610 dollars!

Jeopardy Episode for 4/29/2014

On tonight's episode of Jeopardy, Julia Collins-who's a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois, will try once again to defend her title against two new opponents. Nick Lemek, is a Fireman, from Omaha, Nebraska; and Mary Twellman who's a retired teacher from Bowling Green, Missouri.

During the Jeopardy round of tonight's show, the contestants put their knowledge to the test with these categories: The New York Times 'You Never Forget Your First', Army Brats, It's The End “FER” You!, the T.V. Chessboard, Dam Lies, and Statistics.

Picking the New York Times, Julia scored first with “What is Annie” which referenced a 1993 sequel that fell flat when compared to it's predecessor. She also took the $400 dollar clue about succulent, Maine lobsters-crustaceans that can be shipped just about anywhere, even to your front door. Nick was able to grab the $600 dollar clue about the first “flaming pink” computer from Apple-which is popularly known as the Imac.

Switching to Dam Lies, Mary was able to grab the $200 dollar clue. The next clue in that category-the $400 dollar clue- was the Daily Double. Risking the maximum of a $1000 dollars, Mary wasn't able to come up with the right answer of Syria, which referenced a dam on the Euphrates River. Mary again answered incorrectly on the $600 dollar clue for the same category. This left a space open for Julia to swoop in and steal the clue with the correct answer with, The Columbia-a river that shares boundaries with the U.S., and Canada.

Returning to the New York Times for $800, Mary was able to snatch the clue about Roswell, New Mexico. Julia finished out the category by grabbing the $1000 dollar clue about Mario Batali.

Julia then moved on the T.V., Chessboard for $200 which she promptly scored. She also took the $400 dollar clue about Larry King who signed off his CNN talk show after a 25 year run. Nick snagged the $600 dollar clue about the talking car, Kitt, from the popular adventure series; Night Rider. Moving on to Army Brats for $200, Nick also scored here, and moved well into second place with $1400. Nick snagged the Army Brats clue for $400 by the skin of his teeth, referencing Robert Griffin the III, who's father was stationed in Okinawa, Japan when he was born. Julia came back to grab the $600 dollar clue about Newt Gingrich. She also nabbed the $800 dollar clue about Julianne Moore. She then moved on to T.V. Chessboard for $800, which she grabbed with a reference to the popular show, Gilmore Girls. The $1000 dollar clue went unanswered. It referenced Halle Barry's role as Queen in a 1993 T.V., mini-series.

Going with Statistics, Mary snagged the $200 dollar clue about the reduction in New York's murder rate. Mary went to the It's The End “FER” You category and snatched the $200 dollar clue about conifer trees. Julia snagged the $400 dollar clue about Troy Aikman's transfer from Oklahoma to UCLA. Julia also got the $600 dollar clue about filling your coffer, and Mary snagged the $800 dollar clue about another word for theft, which was pilfer. The $1000 dollar clue to round out the category, went to Nick with Aquifer. The last clue in the Army Brats category went to Julia for $1000. It referenced Robert E. Lee's father, “Light Horse” Harry Lee.

Dam Lies for $800 was left unanswered, except for an incorrect attempt by Mary, about Lake Nassar. Mary made another misstep for the $1000 dollar clue in the Statistics category, which left an opening for Julia to grab the clue and the cash. Nick scored the $800 dollar clue about the age at which people nowadays are getting married, vs. 54 years ago. Nick grabbed the $600 dollar clue as well, when he was able to quickly reword his answer as a question. His clue referenced that one spot that your remote control usually ends up when you can't find it.

After the break the contestants were able to sink their teeth into the following categories: Recent Historical Fiction, Americana, Abbreviated ABC, I Directed My Wife In That Film, Geographic Anagrams, and Science and Scientists.

Mary started out strong by landing on the Daily Double with her first Double Jeopardy selection in the Americana category. Risking the maximum allowed, Mary scored heavy on her $2000 dollar investment and climbed out of the negative. Her clue referenced the Merriam brothers, who bough the rights to Noah Webster's dictionary after he died. Mary scored again the with $1200 dollar clue about Florida's Seminole Wars. Julia took the $1600 dollar clue about Pecos Bill. She also grabbed the $2000 dollar clue in the same category.

Moving on to Recent Historical Fiction, Mary grabbed the $400 dollar clue about “The Aviator's Wife,” by Melanie Brown. Julia grabbed the $800 dollar clue about Degas the artist. Going back to Americana for $400, Mary was able to grab that clue about the scientific name for the plastic flamingos that you can buy for your lawn. Mary kept scoring points by correctly answering the $1200 dollar clue about Masada. The $1600 dollar clue sat unanswered, but referenced a story about a Native American, who was striving to become the first of his culture to graduate from Harvard. The $2000 dollar clue in the same category also remained unknown to the three contestants until Alex Trebek was able to enlighten them about The White Queen, a mini-series that dramatized the life of King Edward IV's wife.

Starting the Geographic Anagrams category, Mary was the first to score with the $400 dollar clue about Rain turning into Iran. Julia took the $800 dollar clue and moved over to the I Directed My Wife in That Film category. Mary took that $400 dollar clue as well about Paul Newman directing Joanne Woodward in “The Glass Menagerie.” Nick snagged the $1200 dollar clue in the Geographic Anagrams category about Tobago turning into Bogota, and then moved on to Science and Scientists for $400. Both Julia and Mary incorrectly guessed on the clue, about the man who oversaw the construction of Saturn Rockets in Alabama. The man's name was Werner Von Braun. Julia took the $800 dollar clue about the zoological class for spiders and scorpions, by stating, “What are Arachnids.”

Moving back to Directed My Wife, Mary snagged the $800 dollar clue, and Julia followed right behind with the $1200 dollar clue about Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann. She also grabbed the $1600 dollar clue about Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes. Mary rounded out the category with the $2000 dollar clue. The $2000 dollar clue about Geographic Anagrams went to Julia to place her even further in the lead.

Julia then landed on the Daily Double when she picked the Science and Scientists category for $1200. She wagered a healthy $3500, and was able to continue her winning streak by answering the clue correctly. “Who is Marcony,” took her over the $22,000 dollar mark, because he was the man in charge of Italy's radio broadcasts during WWI. Going with the $1600 dollar clue, Julia couldn't come up with the answer after ringing in. Mary sneaked in to grab the $2000 dollar clue for the same category and got the answer right with, “Who is Lister,” referencing the man who discovered that carbolic acid could be used to clean surgical wounds.

Nick nabbed the $400 dollar clue about Abbreviated ABC with the Australian Broadcasting Network. The $2000 dollar clue went to Julia with Curacao, the “C” island in the ABC Caribbean Islands. Julia moved on to the $1200 dollar category, which she also grabbed with the “Accounting” field. The $1200 dollar clue proved to be a stinker when no one was able to come up with “Bowling” as the popular participation sport for the American Bowling Congress. Julia snatched up the $800 dollar clue about ABC for CPR as Airway, “Breathing,” and Circulation. Mary was able to grab the last $400 dollar clue for Geographic Anagrams with Kyoto turning into Tokyo.

The Final Jeopardy round was all about U.S. History and here's the final clue: Messrs: Gusenberg, Gusenberg, May, Weinshank, Clark, Heyer and Schwimmer all famously died on This Day in 1929. Nick started out well, but fizzled by the end, and could not come up with the correct answer. Mary started out rocky, but battled back to second with a modest $10,000. She too, however, failed to come up with the correct answer and tied Nick with just $1 dollar left. While Julia couldn't come up with the correct answer of February 14^th and the famous massacre in Chicago, she wagered a hefty, but not game losing, $5000. She ended her day with $20,100 to remain Jeopardy champion and add to her total to make it a wonderful $144, 910.

Jeopardy Episode for 4/28/2014

On tonight's episode of Jeopardy, our 5-day champion, Julia Collins-who's a supply chain professional from Kenil, Illinois; tried to defend her title against two new contestants. First up is Sarah Shody, a laywey from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Next is Bob Kochersberger, a journalism professor from Raleigh, North Carolina.

During the Jeopardy round of play the contestants pit their knowledge against the following categories: What “ITIS” Is It?,Tennis Tips, Getting Possessive, 2-Letter Scrabble Words, Approximate Weights and Measures, Reign: The Passions and Power Struggles Around Mary-Queen of Scots, In Between The Lines of the History Books.

Sarah scored first in the Getting Possessive category, for $200, about a tiny little island off the Northeastern Coast, known as Martha's Vineyard. Bob scored next on the $200 dollar clue in the 2- letter scrabble words about a sound made when thinking, “What is Hm.”

Bob chose the What ITIS Is It category for $200, which Sarah promptly took. Julia was finally able to score on the $400 dollar clue for 2-letter scrabble words about a Yiddish expression of dismay with, “What is Oy!” Sticking with the category, Sarah took the next clue for $600 dollars. Bob came around to take the $800 dollar scrabble clue and moved back to the What ITIS Is It? For $400. Julia was able to grab that clue about Appendicitis, and Sarah got the $600 dollar clue about Sinusitis. Finishing out the 2-Letter Scrabble Words category, Sarah grabbed the $1000 dollar clue with “What is Or,” which referenced the color gold in Heraldry.

Sarah then chose the $1000 dollar clue about Hepatitis, but mistakenly guesses Arthritis to lose $1000. Bob swooped in to grab the $800 dollar clue, about contact, Dermatitis, or Poison Ivy/Oak, to finish out the category.

Going back to Getting Possessive, Sarah took the $400 dollar clue about St. Elmo's Fire, and Julia took the $600 dollar clue about America's Funniest Home Videos. Moving on to Tennis Tips, Bob was able to grab the $200 dollar clue about “What is bouncing the ball,” to stay lose. Back to Getting Possessive, Sarah grabbed the $800 dollar clue about Orion's Belt. Finishing out the category no one was able to come up with Caesar’s Wife as the lady who must be above suspicion.

Sarah moved on to the Reign: Queen Mary category and grabbed the $200 dollar clue about the Tudor family. Keeping with her streak, she also grabbed the $400 dollar clue about the Italian Medici family. Julia came by the nab the $600 dollar clue for the Reign category about Protestants being at odds with the Catholics. The $800 dollar clue sat unanswered, about the legendary visionary, Nostradamus. Julia stayed with the category to finish with the $1000 dollar clue, and landed on a video Daily Double. Risking a hefty $1500, Julia was able to come up with the Do-fan reference for a son who is Heir Apparent to the King.

Stuttering on the Weights and Measures clue for $200, Bob was able to get the right answer just in the nick of time. He answered with, “What is a slab,” referencing the pitching rubber in baseball and also a thick piece of stone or bacon. Julia then grabbed the $400 dollar clue in the same category, and Sarah nabbed the $600 dollar clue. Julia then took the $800 dollar clue about the Apostle Peter saying that charity would cover a “multitude” of sins; and Bob came back to get the $1000 dollar clue about items at auction being sold as one unit being a “lot.” He then went on to run the $400, $600, and $800 dollar clues in the Tennis Tips category. No one unfortunately was able to get the $1000 dollar clue about the two-handed backhand swing.

After the break, the contestants came back to handle these categories: German Cities, Fashion History, Starts With Double O, The Cole Porter Song Book, A Pig, and A Polk.

Starting off big, Sarah chose the $1200 dollar clue for Starts With Double O. Failing to snag that one, Sarah chose the $800 dollar clue and got it right with “What is Oops,” the lyric right before, “I did it again,” in the Britney Spears song. Julia came in to grab the $400 dollar clue about Oolong tea.

Switching to The Cole Porter Song Book, Julia changed things up for the $400 dollar clue. Bob took that clue, and Julia grabbed the next about Friendship, “blendship” for $800. Bob missed the $1200 dollar clue on a misstep, which Julia snatched up. However, Julia then incorrectly answered the $1600 dollar clue.

Moving on to Fashion History, Julia took the $400 dollar clue about “What is a hoop,” skirt, but no one was able to grab the $800 dollar clue. Julia did come back to get the $1200 dollar clue and again the $1600 dollar clue sat unanswered about Sabot shoes and “sabotage” being the type of destruction that peasants created when they stuck the shoes into machinery. Sarah swooped in to finish out the category by getting the $2000 dollar clue.

Moving on to Starts With Double O for $1600, Julia was able to snag the clue about putting some “Oomph,” in your day. She then finished out the category by getting the $2000 dollar clue about primordial, “Ooze.” Trying to round out the Cole Porter Song Book, no one was able to answer the $2000 dollar clue about Anna shows, and “Anything goes.”

Julia moved on to A Pig for $400 which Sarah took about the Durac breed being a “Lard” pig for the rendered fat that it is used to make. Bob took the next clue in the German Cities category for $400. Julia then took the $800 dollar clue about Nuremberg, and then landed on the Daily Double for the $1200 dollar clue. Risking a nice $1500, Julia was able to grab the prize by answer, “What is Cologne,” which referenced a perfume museum that has bottles of the fragrant perfume that date back to antiquity. Julia then increased her lead even more by getting the $1600 dollar clue. Sarah rounded out the category by grabbing the $2000 dollar clue.

Moving back to A Pig for $800, Bob was able to grab the clue about warthogs entering an aardvark shelter backwards to protect themselves. No one was able to snag the $1200 dollar clue about a boar being the Heraldic symbol for King Richard III. Sarah grabbed the $1600 dollar clue about a pig's snout being able to unearth food. Julia stayed in the game with the $2000 dollar clue about the smell of fungus being similar to the “pheromones” in male pigs.

Starting the last A Polk category, for $1200; Bob was able to come through with the correct answer about the laying of the cornerstone piece for the “Washington” monument. Bob then landed on the other Daily Double for the $1600 dollar clue. Wagering a big $3000 dollars, Bob wasn't able to come up with the correct answer about “Texas” wishing to join the United States. Julia came be to take the $400 dollar clue, while Bob won some of his loss back with the $800 dollar clue. That last $1000 dollar clue to finish the Double Jeopardy round went to, Julia about James Polk's campaign slogan being, “54/40 or fight.”

The Final Jeopardy round was all about Nobel Prize Winning Authors, and here is how the clue read: Due to 2 plane crashes in Africa, he was unable to accept his 1954 Nobel prize in person. Bob wasn't able to grab onto the correct answer and lost $2400 for the trouble, dropping him into third place. Sarah wagered $9,000 on Ernest Hemingway and increased her score to a nice $19,800. However, it wasn't enough to beat out Julia, who also answered correctly and wagered $3,000 to round her day out at $22,000 and increase her 6-day total to $124,810.

Jeopardy Episode for 4/25/2014

Tonight's episode of Jeopardy ends another winning week for a female. Julia Collins-a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois is going for her 5^th straight win, hoping to keep her streak alive against two new opponents. Hilary Gaughen-a veterinary technician from Hillside, California, and Aimee Seligstein-a recruiter from Memphis, Tennessee; both hoped to unseat Julia during today's competition.

All three ladies had these categories to contend with for the Jeopardy round: NBA Nicknames, Elevation Destination, Words of Pain, Recent History, Product Design, and Pick A Number Between 5 & 477.

Julia started with Recent History for $200, Aimee snagged the answer with Tsunami, related to the 2006 earthquake that triggered the disaster. She then skipped to the Pick A Number Between 5 & 477, guessing the $200 dollar clue for that category as well. Julia took the $400 dollar clue in the same category with 7-the number of syllables in the second line of a usual Haiku. Going back to Recent History, Julia snagged the $400 dollar clue there, about Affirmative Action. Julia also took the $600 dollar clue about Janet Yellen, the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve. The $800 dollar clue went the way of the do-do bird, because none of the three ladies took a stab at answering the clue. It referenced Alsisi, the general who ousted Mohammed Morsi from office, and promised new elections. Julia came back to snag the $1000 dollar clue to finish out the category.

Moving on to Product Design for $200, Hilary snagged the clue with Chicken McNuggets, which come in Boot, Bone, Bell and Ball shapes. Hilary then moved on to NBA nicknames for $200, which she promptly answered. Julia grabbed the $400 dollar clue for the same category, referencing Michael Jordan as “His Airness.” The $600 dollar clue wasn't answered by anyone but took a shot at Kobe Bryant, and Hilary snagged the $800 dollar clue about Yeo Ming with, “The Great Wall.” Julia took the last clue in the category about “The Worm,” which referenced, Dennis Rodman.

The game moved back to product design, where Hilary incorrectly answered the $400 dollar clue about Calamari, or squid. She guessed Octopus-a common misconception. Aimee snagged the $200 dollar clue in the Words of Pain category about, Good “Grief” from Charlie Brown.

After the break and a stint of getting to know the contestants; Aimee chose Pick a Number for $600, guessing the answer correctly of a 12 in the gambling game of Craps. Hilary incorrectly guessed 66 on the $800 dollar clue, which referenced a famous number on the sunset strip and also the atomic number of Iridium. The actual answer was 77. Julia snagged the $1000 dollar clue about the total number of seats in the House of Representatives, which is 435.

Moving back to Product Design, Julia correctly answered the $600 dollar clue about the 1950's model of the princess Telephone. Aimee grabbed the $800 dollar clue about the Kitchen Aid Mixer. She then landed on the Daily Double for the $1000 dollar clue. Making it a true Daily Double, Aimee doubled her money to $4000, when she correctly answered the clue about Hungarian toy creator, Rubik.

Aimee, very happy with herself, moved on to the $400 dollar clue in Words of Pain. Julia swooped in to snag the answer about “Agony”, and the Ecstasy. Julia also grabbed the $600 dollar clue about Suffer, as in “I do not 'suffer' fools gladly.” She kept up her hot streak with the $800 dollar clue as well. She then correctly answered the $1000 dollar clue for the category, after a misstep by Hilary.

Finishing out the last category in the Jeopardy round, the three ladies took on Elevation Destination. Aimee correctly answered the $200 dollar clue about Mt. Everest, and Julia took the $400 dollar clue aobut “One 'World Trade Center'”. Julia also got the $600 dollar clue, but in a rare mistake, incorrectly answered the $800 dollar clue. Hilary was able to come along and get closer to the positive, with “Who is Donald Trump.” Julia snagged the last clue for the Jeopardy round about Mt. Kilimanjaro.

When the Double Jeopardy round started, the contestants were given these six categories, War Stories (contestants had to name the War that goes with the story.) Musical Instruments, Category “Re” visited, Best Director Oscar Nominees, Societies, and Tough European Capitals

Hilary started the round with Best Director, and took the $400 dollar clue. The $800 dollar clue, however, went into the black hole as none of the three ladies were able to guess John Ford, who directed “The Quiet Man.” Julia scored the $1200 dollar clue about Sofia Coppola and her film, “Lost In Translation.” Julia also got the $1600 dollar clue, and Hilary came back at the end to grab the $2000 dollar clue.

Tough European Capitals was next on the list and Aimee scored first with the correct answer for the $400 dollar clue. The $800 dollar clue proved a tough one, as none of the contestants were able to answer it. The $1200 dollar clue went to Aimee as well, and her next choice-the $1600 dollar clue for Tough Capitals was one of two Daily Doubles. Wagering a nice $3000, Aimee was able to come up with the correct answer of Lisbon, the closest mainland European capital to the United States. Aimee finished up the category by scoring the $2000 dollar clue as well. This put her close to Julia for a very narrow second place.

Hilary scored first in the Category “Re” visited section, gaining the $400 dollar clue with Recede. Julia enlarged her margin with the $800 and $1200 dollar clues. Aimee held on by taking the $1600 and $2000 dollar clues, to finish out the category.

Julia snagged the $400 dollar clue for Musical Instruments with the ever popular Kazoo. The $800 dollar clue slipped through the cracks, but referenced the Dulcimer, which has two different types. Setting a change of pace, Julia went for War Stories which Hilary took the $400 dollar clue for. Julia nabbed the $800 dollar clue about “God's and Generals” by Jeff Shaara. His book about the American Revolution, “Rise to Rebellion” was the blue for the $1200 dollar clue, which no one took a shot at. Julia grabbed the $1600 dollar clue about the “Last of the Mohicans” being a story about The French and Indian War. The $2000 dollar clue was given up to the abyss as well, but gave reference to the Vietnam War.

The Societies category started off with Julia nabbing the $400 dollar clue about the ASPCA. Aimee took the $800 dollar clue about the Free Masons, which included all the generals who were at Valley Forge. The $1200 dollar clue was lost on the contestants as well, with no one guessing the Accordion. The $1600 dollar clue also went the way of the dodo as no one was able to get the glockenspiel. Julia did, however, come back to get the $2000 dollar instrument clue with Bassoon. Julia took the $1200 dollar clue, Aimee took the $1600 dollar clue, and the $2000 dollar clue-which was also a video Daily Double-also went to Aimee. Wagering $2000 in her hopes to get closer to Julia, Aimee wasn't able to come up with The American Cancer Society, for the correct answer.

The Final Jeopardy round was all about Computers. The clue read, The Creator of this computer command called it, “A 5-minute job,” In 2013, Bill Gates called it, “A mistake.” The answer, which all three contestants were able to get right, left Hilary with $5999, Aimee with an even $16000, and Julia added to her 5-day total with a whopping $29,700! Her grand total for all 5 days was, $102,810 dollars.

Jeopardy Episode for 4/24/2014

On tonight's episode of Jeopardy, two new contestants desperately want to toss Julia Collins,a supply chain professional from Kenilworth, Illinois, off her 3-day reign as champion. Grace Riley is a writer, from Portsmouth, Arkansas, and James Behrens is a Geo-physicist from San Diego, California.

Getting right into the Jeopardy round, the contestants had these categories to master: Fill In The Movie Titles, From “B” to “Y” all responses must start with a B, and end with a Y, The Woman Who Wrote..., It Was An Accident, That Explanation, and Does Hold Water.

Julia started the game with the The Woman Who Wrote category for $200, and scored the first points of the game with “Who is J.K. Rowling.” referencing “Quidditch through the ages.” She came along to grab the $400 dollar clue as well, about Nora Ephron who wrote “Heartburn.” Staying with the category, the $600 dollar clue went to Grace about a poem inside the Statue of Liberty, the author was Emma Lazarus.

Grave then moved on to Movie Titles, snagging the $200 dollar clue about “Fast” Food Nation and “Fast” Times at Ridgemont High. James took the $400 dollar clue for Movie Titles with “What is Dark,” a reference to “A Shot in the Dark,” and “Dancer in the Dark.” Julia snagged the $600 dollar clue about, “Coming Home” and “Home Alone.”

Moving back to The Woman Who Wrote, Grace took the $800 dollar clue about Diane Warren's hit songs. Grace then went back to Movie Titles for $800, and James took it with “Top Gun,” and “Top Hat.”

James went for a new category, That Explanation, for $400, which he promptly snagged. Staying with that category he went to the $600 dollar clue. James took that one as well, but wasn't fast enough to beat Grace to the $800 dollar clue. Grace then finished out the Movie Titles category for the $1000 dollar clue, which James snagged with, “Lone Star,” and “Rock Star.”

Once again choosing a new category, James picked From B to Y, for $200, which he easily answered. Grace took the next $400 dollar clue about theft turning into burglary by entering someone's home. Her next clue, the $1000 dollar one for The Woman Who Wrote, landed her on the Daily Double. Risking $1000, Grace nailed her answer with Clara Barton, who wrote “An Official History of The Red Cross,” in 1882.

After a short stint to get to know the contestants a little, Julia started off with From B to Y for $600, which she took with Belfry, the bell tower usually seen on older churches. She also snagged the $800 dollar clue about the ever important bibliography. Finishing out the category, Julia wasn't giving up yet and snagged the $1000 dollar clue about securing someone to the end of a rope, as in mountain climbing, with Belay.

Moving back to That Explanation, Julia scored again on the $200 dollar clue about the ever mysterious, Bermuda Triangle. She snatched the $1000 dollar clue as well about the Salem witch trials and the fungus created on Rye bread.

Continuing her streak, Julia nabbed the $200 dollar clue for Does Hold Water, with Thermos, which means, “Hot.” Julia continued to impress, grabbing both the $400 and $600 dollar clues. James took a stab at the $800 dollar clue with, Viaduct, but was incorrect. Neither Julia or Grace took a chance on the clue which Vessel was the right answer for; but Julia did come back to get the $1000 dollar clue.

Finishing out the last category for the Jeopardy round, both James and Grace incorrectly answered the $200 dollar clue, about a Hot Air Balloon hitting a chimney in Tullamore, Ireland. Grace did come back to get the $400 dollar clue in the It Was An Accident category. It referenced the collapse of The Circus Maximus, in Rome. Julia showed up strong with the correct answers for the $600 and $800 dollar clues. Grace rounded out the Jeopardy round with 'Le Mans', a French town where dozens were killed in 1955, when a car flew into a crowd of spectators.

After the break, the Double Jeopardy round got started with these categories: Leo-The Pope, State of the Art, Legal Matters, Words Refashioned (the correct response will come from letters in a highlighted word in the clue), Singapore, and Sitcom Neighbors (contestants had to name the sitcom when given the infamous neighbor(s).)

James chose to go with Singapore for $400, but incorrectly guessed the answer for the clue. Julia snatched it up with, “What are Chinese.” the ethnic group that makes up a vast majority of Singaporians.

Julia then moved on to Sitcom Neighbors, which Grace nailed for the $400 dollar clue about Seinfeld and crazy Cosmo Kramer. Julia then came back to grab the $800 dollar clue about the Honeymooners. The $1200 dollar clue went into oblivion as no one tried to guess The Dick Van Dyke Show. Grace snagged the $1600 dollar clue about Winnie on The Wonder Years, and James swooped in to double his money on the $2000 dollar clue with, Married With Children.

James chose to go with Words Refashioned for $400, which Grace promptly got by turning, “Obligatory,” into “Bigot.” Grace also snagged the $800 dollar clue, but Julia stole the $1200 dollar clue with Lathe, made from the word Plethora.

Julia went on to pick the State of the art for $400, and took the clue to the bank as she guessed the correct answer. James snagged the $800 dollar clue about Georgia O'Keefe's painting, New Mexico. Grace nabbed the $1200 dollar clue about a mountain carved dedication to Crazy Horse in South Dakota. On a miss by James, Julia swooped in to steal the $1600 dollar clue about Watts Towers in California. On the $2000 dollar clue, Julia landed on the Daily Double. Wagering $2000, Julia wasn't able to come up with Louisiana, which referenced a painting by de Galle of his American cousin, Estelle.

Grace nabbed the $400 dollar clue about St. Peter in the, Leo-The Pope category. She went back to the Words Refashioned category for $1600, which she answered incorrectly, allowing Julia to steal the clue with Inquest, fashioned from Question. The $2000 dollar clue eluded the players as Saccharine was turned into Archaic, meaning antiquated.

Julia then snagged the $800 dollar clue for the Leo-The Pope category. Taking the $1200 dollar clue, Julia found the second Double Jeopardy clue and was able to maximize her wager of $2000 with te correct answer of, John Paul II. The $1600 dollar clue about Charlemagne, went to James. He was also able to grab the $2000 dollar clue about Constantinople.

Choosing to go back to Singapore for $800, James took the clue about the average Humidity percentage in the country. Grace snagged the $1200 dollar clue for the Legal Matters category which James chose. The $1600 dollar clue went into the abyss as no one took a stab at answering it. Julia did, however, swoop in to grab the $2000 dollar clue in the category with, “What are Torts.” She also grabbed the $1600 dollar clue in the Singapore category, leaving James to take the $2000 dollar clue about the Straights in the country.

Going back to Legal Matters, Julia grabbed the $800 dollar clue with Process Server, someone who delivers legal documents to a defendant or plaintiff in a legal case. James took the $400 dollar clue in the category about moving a case from Juvenile Court to adult court proceedings. The last clue for the Double Jeopardy round was the $1200 dollar clue in the Singapore category, which Julia snatched up to move the game into Final Jeopardy.

The Final Jeopardy category, was Diaries and Journals. The clue read as follows: This archeologists diary for November 26^th, 1922 mentions 2, “Ebony Black Effigies of a King, Gold Sandalled.”

Grace, who was in third place, put it all on the line with the correct answer, and bumped herself into second place with $18,800. James couldn't guess the correct answer and wound up with just $1199 at the end. Julia who guessed the man who financed the expedition for Carter-who found the tomb of King Tut-also lost money, but nothing significant, with a small wager of $795. She ended her fourth straight win with $20,005. Her grand total for the 4-day streak was $73,110!