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 14th 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.
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