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| Jay Rhee |
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| Scott Goldstein |
Did you guys know this triple-stumper in Ghoul-ash?: “Edgar Allan Poe referred to ghouls in the 4th section of this poem about objects that jingle, tinkle, and clang.” I wound up sweeping the category. I would’ve swept State the Senator but I, like the other contestants, did not recognize this guy:
The clue was: “In 1964, the man seen here was appointed to serve this state.” (So there were no hints in the clue.)
Scott found the Daily Double in the round, in South American Geography. He had 2000 and Jay had 4600. Julianna was in the hole 1800 after a couple of ill-advised guesses (“The Tell-Tale Heart” for “The Bells,” “Rio de Janeiro” for “Sao Paolo,” and “The Netherlands” in a category about South American Geography), but at least she could be first on the buzzer. Scott wagered just 1000 (this was the last clue before the first commercial break) on this clue: “Punta Parinas, South America’s westernmost mainland point, lies in this country’s Talara province.” Scott missed it. At the end of the round, he had 2400, Julianna had -600, and Jay had 9200.
I was a little surprised that Julianna chose a category going into Double Jeopardy, Musical Theater, that you’d think would be a wheelhouse category for Scott, Touring Company Director for Second City. He did only get one right in the category, though.
Scott “struggled” (but he was coming up with correct responses) in What Do U Stand For?: The idea is to say what the “u” stands for in various acronyms. He kept giving the entire acronym, leaving himself wide open to make a mistake somewhere else in his response! Mr. Trebek told him they only needed the “u,” but Scott did it one more time. Next time he tried, he gave only the “u” but forgot to phrase it in the form of a question. He had it all together for this last clue in the category: “In UFO, possibly an alien craft.” I swept the category, and Scott would’ve if he’d used correct phrasing for that one clue.
Jay found both Daily Doubles today, one after the other. He seemed to be looking for them. The first one was in Papal Bulls. Jay had 17200, Scott had 7200, and Julianna had 4600. Jay wagered only 100 on this clue: “Gregory XIII’s Bull of February 1582 reformed this.” I got this, but Jay did not. I only missed this last clue in that category: “Clement V’s 1312 ‘Vox in Excelso’ disbanded this knightly order.”
The next Daily Double was in International Year of Chemistry. Jay wagered just 100 again. This was the clue: “Chemist Frederick Soddy came up with this term for atoms having the same nuclear charge but different masses.” Jay and I both got this one. I only missed this clue in that category: “A solid can be finely analyzed using the EELS technique, which studies energy loss in these particles.” I had the right answer in my head but didn’t pull the trigger.
At the end of the round, Jay had 17200, Julianna had 6200, and Scott had 10800.
Now, I know I’ve been talking a lot about coincidences that keep happening, where something I study or otherwise come across appears on Jeopardy! I hope you’re not sick of it, but this is too weird for me: A long time ago, when my animal-loving friend Catherine and I were just beginning to talk about Jeopardy!, she told me about a clue she remembered from a long time ago about Rhodesian Ridgebacks. (We looked it up on j-archive.com to find the exact clue.) This past weekend, our friend Christine and I were trying to tell her that she could indeed watch Jeopardy! at her home. (She barely watches TV ever.) I hope she was watching today, because this was the clue (category Dogs): “This alliterative dog breed bears the former name of an African country.” I slam-dunked it thanks to her, and all the contestants got it right, too. Julianna added 4601 to her total. Scott added 10799, but Jay wagered enough to beat Scott if he’d doubled. We’ll see Jay tomorrow.
Today was a good one for me, Coryat-wise: I had 30000. Jay‘s was 18800, Julianna’s was 6200, and Scott’s was 11800.
