Jeopardy Episode for 4/9/2014

 During this episode of Jeopardy, two new contestants pit their knowledge against that of returning Champion Derrick Shivar, who won yesterday's game with a grand total of $22,800 dollars. Ed Hagar and Sandie Baker were all smiles as they were introduced to compete against the returning champ.

The categories for the Jeopardy round of today's show were; The Millers, Sports Idioms, State Schools, Sitting in Judgment, English Literature, and Album Filler. Derrick got the first pick and chose, Sport's Idioms for $600 which Ed snatched up, another term for a 2-dollar bill or a 40-40 split in Tennis; “What is a deuce.”

Sandy snagged the $200 dollar clue in the same category with a reference to 'only kissing', with “What is first base.” She stayed in the same category and also won the $400 dollar clue, as well as the $800 dollar clue. Ed tagged the last $1000 dollar clue with a reference to someone who criticizes a football game with the advantage of hindsight, “What is a Monday Morning Quarterback.”

Ed moved on to State Schools for $200 which he promptly snagged, which allowed him to pick the $400 clue for the same category. Derrick jumped on that clue with the correct answer and chose to play the $600 dollar clue for State Schools and gave Ed the opportunity to nail it down with “What is the University of Oregon,” a reference to Phil Knight who has invested more than $300 million into the athletics and academics of that university. Derrick snagged both the $800 dollar clue and the $1000 clue which was the Daily Double. Going for a “True Daily Double” Derrick would have been tied with Ed for the lead, but fell flat with an incorrect answer.

Moving on Derrick went with The Millers for $200 which Sandy snatched up in a heartbeat. Ed snagged the $400 clue in the same category and Derrick took the $600 dollar clue. But Ed owned the category, snatching both the $800 and $1000 clues.

After a round of “Get to know the Contestants,” Ed was able to pick the $200 Album Filler clue which Derrick answered incorrectly and Ed was able to snag. Sandy took the $400 and $600 dollar clues, and went on to clear out the category; winning both of the $800 and $1000 dollar clues. Even with an nice attempt by Ed to take the $1000 clue.

The contestants moved on to English Literature for $200, which Ed got, and then no one was able to guess the $400 dollar clue which referenced that last name of Dorothy Sayers', ' Lord Peter.' The correct response was, “What is Whimsy.” Ed came back to the lead by taking the $600 and $800 dollar clues, after Derrick incorrectly answered the $800 dollar clue. But Sandie kept it close with a score on the $1000 clue.

The last category, Sitting in Judgment, went back and forth, with Derrick digging himself out of the hole and Sandie taking back the lead with a nice answer to the $1000 clue. It asked about Judge Roy Bean's comment that he was the “Law West of This River.” The answer, which Derrick guessed incorrectly-to go back in the hole-was, “The Pecos.”

As the Double Jeopardy round came by Derrick was in need of some great categories. He was left with these; Hinduism, Fuel, Supporting Actor Oscars, Flowers, 1901-1910, and Your Own 2 “Y”s. The last category requires a response with two “y's” in the answer.

The contestants started off with the Fuel category. Sandie answered incorrectly on the $400 dollar clue, but Ed and Derrick split the remaining clues between them, with Derrick finally getting into the positive with the answer to the $2000 dollar clue, which referenced the used of “Hydraulic Fracking” to free trapped gas and liquid from deep earth rock formations.

Derrick moved on to the 1901-1910 category for the $400 dollar clue, which Sandie promptly guessed incorrectly; much to her chagrin. Derrick got the $800 dollar clue and won the Daily Double on the $1200 dollar clue, but lost $1000 dollars with an incorrect answer to the clue. Ed took the $1600 clue and moved on to the $2000 clue, which Sandie incorrectly answered to the tune of a $2000 dollars.

She was able to redeem herself slightly with a win on the $400 clue for Your Own 2 “Y's.” It referenced the secondary roads that aren't quite highways, but are “Byways.” She nailed the $400 clue when she chose the Supporting Actor Oscars as well. Sandie was owning the Oscars category and won all of the clues except for the $2000 one, which went to Ed. If referenced the movie “The Paper Chase.” for which John Houseman won an Oscar.

Moving on to Hinduism the $400 clue went to Sandie, and Ed took the $800 dollar clue as well as picking the next Daily Double on the $1200 dollar clue. Risking a hefty $3300 dollars Ed scored huge when he got the answer correct! Hindus believe in Kharma, and This-the moral law that governs individual conduct. The answer? “What is Dharma.” In this category, Derrick snagged the $1600 dollar clue, while Sandie took the $2000 dollar one.

Moving on to the Flowers category, no one was able to guess the $400 clue, but Derrick nabbed the $800 dollar clue. Ed took the $1200 dollar clue, but moved on to Your Own 2 “Y's” for $800.  Sandy got that clue right, and went back to the Flowers section. She took the $1600 clue, but no one was able to get the $2000 clue which referenced the 'white lotus' as this African country's national flower. The answer was “What is Egypt.”

Derrick was able to nab the $1200 dollar clue for the Your Own 2 “Y's” category, and got the $1600 clue as well. No one was able to get the $2000 clue about a condition that affects all werewolves, “Lycanthropy.”

The Final Jeopardy category was, Around the USA. The clue told of the Mayo Clinic which has a walking path with 1-mile, 5k and 10k walking distances within This structure. Derrick, who was in third place risked $6500 and got the answer wrong, which dropped him down to $300. Sandie took a guess with The Mall of America, risked $10,000 to put her in the lead with $22,400. Ed, who was in first place going into the final Jeopardy round, was not too pleased; when he also guessed incorrectly and wound up in 2^nd place with $6, 999.