Today’s episode featured:
(from left to right; Ariel Schneider, Andy Holt, Josh Powell)
Ariel was a two-time champion coming into today’s episode. She said in her past Jeopardy! interviews that she is 20 years old and a molecular biology student. She said today that she is getting married!
Did you guys like that there was a category devoted to Green Food, when Charlie Penrod said earlier this week that he won’t eat green food? This episode was close enough to his that he could well have been a contestant today. He probably would’ve done well, since he might think about green food more than the average person.
Josh found the Daily Double in the Jeopardy round before the first break, which seems to be happening a lot lately! The category was In the “O” Zone. He had 1400, Ariel had 2600, Andy had 200, and I had 2400. Josh wisely wagered everything on this clue: “Known in 1886 as Smithfield, Washington, it was renamed in 1850 for some nearby mountains.”* Unfortunately, he missed it and lost everything.
I was a little bit surprised that the category TV Sitcoms by Family was visited last by all the contestants. The contestants and I were stumped by the last two clues: “The Heffernans (of New York)”* and “The Scanlon Kids (Lennox and Ryder, whose aunt hired a ‘manny’)”*
At the end of the Jeopardy round, Ariel had 6800, Andy had 4000, Josh had 1400, and I had 7200. Not surprisingly (after hearing her interview with Mr. Trebek yesterday), Ariel went to the Sewing category as soon as she had the chance to select. She had said that she quilts, knits, sews, and cross-stitches. I have to say that as an avid cross-stitcher myself, I was a little discouraged by both Mr. Trebek’s comment (that these are not hobbies expected of a 20-year-old) and especially Ariel’s comment about it: “I’m kind of a little old lady at heart.” It’s too bad. She really had the chance to celebrate those hobbies and maybe make someone interested in them!
Did you guys know these triple-stumpers? In Plane Crazy: “Each side was painted differently to look like a different aircraft when this plane was used in a film about this B-17 named for a Tennessee girl.”* And in Hollywood to Broadway: “Playing Desiree in ‘A Little Night Music’ was the Broadway debut of this Welsh-born movie star, and won her a Tony.”*
Josh found the first Daily Double of the Double Jeopardy round, in Poetry: Fill in the (Blank). He had 7400, Ariel had 7200, Andy had 8800, and I had 12000. Josh wagered 1400 on this clue: “What evil looks had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the (blank) about my neck was hung.”* I didn’t know that one, but Josh did, right away.
Andy found the next Daily Double aftering answering one of the clues in Sewing. The Daily Double was in What’s That War? He had 9200, Ariel had 7600, Josh had 8800, and I had 13600. Andy wagered 1500 on this clue: “1937: German planes bomb Almeria.”* I thought this one was a toughie, and Andy missed it, too.
When it was time for the last clue of the round, Mr. Trebek said, “Shall we look at it now?” and paused as though waiting for a response. ? Ariel had 7600, Andy had 7700, and Josh led with 8800, which was strange because it seemed like we hadn’t heard from him in a while. I had 12400.
The Final Jeopardy category was The Cabinet. Here is the clue: “These 2 cabinet departments both depict 19th century plows on their official seals.”* (The seals are pictured below.) All three contestants and I all guessed the same thing and were wrong! Ariel wagered everything but 50, while Andy had wagered all but a dollar. Josh wagered 6700 and thus had enough to win. He raised his arms in triumph, but it wasn’t exactly a victory worthy of it! He might have been sarcastic. We’ll see him Monday.
I’m expecting to be able to watch and blog about tomorrow’s weekend episode. Last time I watched, Andy Srinivasan was in the middle of his run.
Josh found the Daily Double in the Jeopardy round before the first break, which seems to be happening a lot lately! The category was In the “O” Zone. He had 1400, Ariel had 2600, Andy had 200, and I had 2400. Josh wisely wagered everything on this clue: “Known in 1886 as Smithfield, Washington, it was renamed in 1850 for some nearby mountains.”* Unfortunately, he missed it and lost everything.
I was a little bit surprised that the category TV Sitcoms by Family was visited last by all the contestants. The contestants and I were stumped by the last two clues: “The Heffernans (of New York)”* and “The Scanlon Kids (Lennox and Ryder, whose aunt hired a ‘manny’)”*
At the end of the Jeopardy round, Ariel had 6800, Andy had 4000, Josh had 1400, and I had 7200. Not surprisingly (after hearing her interview with Mr. Trebek yesterday), Ariel went to the Sewing category as soon as she had the chance to select. She had said that she quilts, knits, sews, and cross-stitches. I have to say that as an avid cross-stitcher myself, I was a little discouraged by both Mr. Trebek’s comment (that these are not hobbies expected of a 20-year-old) and especially Ariel’s comment about it: “I’m kind of a little old lady at heart.” It’s too bad. She really had the chance to celebrate those hobbies and maybe make someone interested in them!
Did you guys know these triple-stumpers? In Plane Crazy: “Each side was painted differently to look like a different aircraft when this plane was used in a film about this B-17 named for a Tennessee girl.”* And in Hollywood to Broadway: “Playing Desiree in ‘A Little Night Music’ was the Broadway debut of this Welsh-born movie star, and won her a Tony.”*
Josh found the first Daily Double of the Double Jeopardy round, in Poetry: Fill in the (Blank). He had 7400, Ariel had 7200, Andy had 8800, and I had 12000. Josh wagered 1400 on this clue: “What evil looks had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the (blank) about my neck was hung.”* I didn’t know that one, but Josh did, right away.
Andy found the next Daily Double aftering answering one of the clues in Sewing. The Daily Double was in What’s That War? He had 9200, Ariel had 7600, Josh had 8800, and I had 13600. Andy wagered 1500 on this clue: “1937: German planes bomb Almeria.”* I thought this one was a toughie, and Andy missed it, too.
When it was time for the last clue of the round, Mr. Trebek said, “Shall we look at it now?” and paused as though waiting for a response. ? Ariel had 7600, Andy had 7700, and Josh led with 8800, which was strange because it seemed like we hadn’t heard from him in a while. I had 12400.
The Final Jeopardy category was The Cabinet. Here is the clue: “These 2 cabinet departments both depict 19th century plows on their official seals.”* (The seals are pictured below.) All three contestants and I all guessed the same thing and were wrong! Ariel wagered everything but 50, while Andy had wagered all but a dollar. Josh wagered 6700 and thus had enough to win. He raised his arms in triumph, but it wasn’t exactly a victory worthy of it! He might have been sarcastic. We’ll see him Monday.
I’m expecting to be able to watch and blog about tomorrow’s weekend episode. Last time I watched, Andy Srinivasan was in the middle of his run.
*Olympia, “The King of Queens,” “Melissa and Joey,” Memphis Belle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, albatross, the Spanish Civil War, agriculture and labor
