Jeopardy Episode for 4/17/2014

On tonight's episode of Jeopardy, Sandie Baker- a translations coordinator, from East Point Michigan tried to continue her 6-day streak as Jeopardy champion, and add another day. Kristin McAuliffe-a higher education administrator, from Brighton, Massachusetts, and Frederique Delparee- a foreign services officer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; hoped to unseat Sandie as Jeopardy champion.

The categories for the Jeopardy round, including one Daily Double, were as follows: Rejected Supervillian Names, The Interstate Highway System, Sauces, 1-Consonant Words, Madden Cover Men, and Historic Days.

Frederique started off with the first score on the $200 dollar clue for Rejected Supervillian Names, with “What is a Dust bunny,” referring to a ball of lint or particle debris. Sanding scored next with the $400 dollar clue, “What is a dishwasher.” Frederique took the $600 dollar clue about “Baby Boomer.” Kristin got the $800 dollar clue about a device used to treat Tachycardia, “What is a Pacemaker.” She also scored the $1000 dollar clue, with “What is a Pomeranian,” referring to the tiny, hairy and very shed prone dog breed.

Kristin then went on to pick the Madden Cover Men, for $200 and took that clue as well. Sandie scored on the $400 dollar clue for the same category, and Kristin took the $600 dollar and $800 dollar clues. Sandie came back at the end to snag the $1000 dollar clue.

Sandie moved on to the Sauces category, which Kristin promptly took the $200 dollar clue for. It referred to the cloves that get crushed to start the makings of Aioli sauce, “What is garlic,” was the correct answer. Sandie scored the $400 dollar clue, and landed on the Daily Double for the $600 dollar clue about sauces. Betting a nice $1200, Sandie secured an even closer second place, with the correct answer of, “What is Hollandaise.” While no one was able to get the $800 dollar clue, Sandie managed to pick up the $1000 dollar clue about Bolognese sauce.

After the break Sandie moved on to the Interstate Highway System category in which, Kristin took the $200 dollar clue. Kristin grabbed all the clues, the $400, $600 and $800 dollar markers for the Interstate Highway category. Sandie snuck in to grab the $1000 dollar clue.

Kristin also grabbed the $200 dollar clue in 1-consonant words. Kristin was on fire for this category, until she got to the $1000 clue. She incorrectly guessed, Deja Vu as a, “feeling that came over me,”which Conrad wrote. The correct answer was, Erie, an Erie feeling.

The Historic Dates category went all over the place. Sandie took the $200 dollar clue, Frederique got the $400 dollar clue, Sandie then got the $600 dollar clue. The $800 dollar clue went to Sandie, and after a misstep by Kristin, Sandie was able to secure the $1000 clue as well.

In Double Jeopardy the contestants had these categories to contend with. A Beastly category, Composers, Celebrity Epitaphs, Wind, Literary Title Characters, and That the “WAY.”

Starting out nicely, Kristin steamed ahead in the Composers category. She got the $400, and $800 dollar clue. Sandie was able to grab the $1200 dollar clue, and landed on the Daily Double for the $1600 dollar clue. Risking a hefty $2000 dollars, she was able to maximize her correct answer of Handel, the German composer who became a naturalized British citizen under George I. Sandie also grabbed the $2000 dollar clue in this category.

Moving on to Celebrity Epitaphs, Sandie got the $400 dollar clue, but Kristin was quick enough on the draw to snag the $800 dollar clue about Merv Griffin. She went on to get the $1200, and $1600. Sandie finished out the category with “Who is Jackie Gleeson,” for the $2000 dollar clue.

The Literary Title Characters gave Kristin another nice bump in her total, with the $400 and $800 dollar clues. Frederique took the $1200 dollar clue about “Lolita,” or Dolores Haze. She also took the $1600 dollar clue. On a rare misstep by Sandie, Frederique was able to snag the $2000 clue, and get that much closer to Kristin for second place.

The Beastly Category, all about animal life, gave a $400 dollar bump to Sandie's total, while no one was able to guess the $800 dollar clue about “Army” ants. The $1200 dollar video clue also proved to be winless, but showed a “cute” Komodo dragon. When the $1600 dollar clue was too much, Sandie moved on to the Wind category and scored the $400 dollar clue.

Frederique got the $800 dollar clue, and no one was able to guess “Wind Turbines,” for the $1200 dollar clue. Sandie took a chance on the $1600 dollar clue and lost. Neither Kristin or Frederique tried for the clue. Frederique landed on the $2000 dollar clue and the second Daily Double. Risking $2200, Frederique was impossibly close to the right answer, but instead of saying the British Navy, she misspoke and said the British Army. The clue referenced a wind velocity device that was developed in 1805 by Sir Frances Beaufort from the British Navy.

Moving on, Frederique chose the That's The “WAY,” category for $800, which Kristin snagged. She also took the $1200 dollar clue. Frederique got the $1600 dollar clue about a canal on steroids, or a “Seaway.” Sandie snagged the $2000 dollar clue, just in time for the buzzer to signal the Final Jeopardy round.

Focusing on 19^th Century Presidents, the Final Jeopardy round gave a clue about the only President to be rejected in his big for his party's second term. Known well by the nickname Handsome Frank, the correct answer-which no one was able to come up with, was Franklin Pierce. Frederique who was at $6200, wagered 0 and stayed where she was. Kristin wagered all but a dollar, and Sandie-who rarely risks a lot, bet $11,100 which dropped her down to $4300. This put her in second place, and made Frederique the new Jeopardy Champion!