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!