Dr. Oz Comes to Washington

     I laughed when I saw that Dr. Oz had just that written on his lectern, as opposed to his first name.

     I swept Fair and Balanced after taking a wild guess on this clue: “Since 2000 Starbucks has coffee certified ‘fair’ this, from small-scale farmers organized into cooperatives.” Dr. Oz drew a laugh from the crowd when he responded with “latte.” I got the next clue in the category (and in the nick of time) because this guy has read clues on Jeopardy! before: “Some thought his play ‘A Delicate Balance’ repeated themes from his earlier ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'”
      I got this triple-stumper in It’s the “E”-conomy: “Salary & tips are considered this type of income that has its own ‘tax credit.'”
      At the first break, Dr. Oz had 1000, Katty had 2600, and Chris had 200.
     I think my favorite part of this episode was a contestant interview (highly unusual): Dr. Oz’s. I’m still trying to figure out what to do with myself now that I’ve been on Jeopardy!, and I have thought about the Peace Corps. I’d never heard of this “Health Corps” – Dr. Oz’s charity. It sounds like quite a good fit for an RN like me. I’m gonna look it up, for sure.
      This one wasn’t a triple-stumper in Washington, D.C., but I was pleased to get it just the same: “This neighborhood is named for the traffic circle where Mass., Connecticut & New Hampshire Aves. intersect.” I didn’t know it was a neighborhood but I didn’t know of any other circle.

     Imagine the gasp in my parents’ den when there were – hold onto your hat – 14 clues left at the one-minute warning in the Jeopardy round. Like yesterday, 10 clues were left unseen in the Jeopardy round. I was especially disappointed that we didn’t see any in Stars & Causes. At the end of the round, Dr. Oz had 1000, Katty had 4000, and Chris had 3000.
      At the beginning of Double Jeopardy, Dr. Oz dove straight for You Call Yourself a Doctor?, which made the audience laugh again. Chris went for Political Cinema and Katty went to The British Are Coming when she had a chance. Chris got that clue right and went back to the Political Cinema, when Katty answered right and then found the Daily Double there. She had 5200, Chris had 3800, and Dr. Oz had 1000. Katty wagered 1000 (random?) on this clue: “This 1939 Jimmy Stewart classic premiered here at Constitution Hall.” I thought that would be it, but they had a video clip:

     Katty said, “Mr. Smith Comes to Washington,” and the audience buzzed. This response was not accepted. This film title is sort of a punchline in my congressional district, because that’s our congressman‘s name.
      Chris found the next Daily Double in The British Are Coming, a category I swept. He had 7000 at the time, Dr. Oz had 2200, and Katty had 6200. Chris joked that he’d been waiting his whole life to wager it all, “but this is way too much money.” He wagered 2000 (random again?) on this clue: “The British did not have bon temps in the Jan. 8, 1815 battle of this city.” He got it right.
      I swept “Blow”hards. Then I was pretty excited about seeing this clue in The New York Times The Arts: “Arts beat reported on the craze for ‘Zou Bisou Bisou,’ a song featured in this TV show about advertising.” I had just heard that catchy song for the first time on my way home this morning. They said nothing of the correct response on the radio, but I got it anyway.
      Mr. Trebek gave the less-than-a-minute warning with 9 clues left. (sigh) I got this next clue in The Arts, a triple-stumper: “A 2011 review said the acoustics this famous NYC hall turned a chorale’s words into whooshes.”
      I said “black plague” for this clue in Color Me Bad: “Dark name for medieval plague.” Then I said “Star Wars” for this one in You Call Yourself a Doctor?: “The ideas of Lowell Wood, dubbed ‘Dr. Evil,’ helped inspire Ronald Reagan to propose this defense program.” This was the last clue of the round. There were four left on the board. Dr. Oz was left with 3000, Katty had 7800, and Chris had 19400. So I got 14/20 in the Jeopardy round and 21/26 in the Double Jeopardy round
     One more thing about You Call Yourself a Doctor?: You might know Jeopardy! tweets a clue from a category that will appear on that day’s show. This was today’s clue. My question is, would “strike” be accepted? That’s what I said at first, then deleted my tweet thinking they wanted “strikeout.” That is what they gave as the correct response. Your opinion’s welcome, as always.
     The Final Jeopardy category was American Literature. This was the clue: “In 2011, in the preface to the 75th anniv. edition, Pat Conroy called this novel ‘the last great…victory of the Confederacy.” I didn’t get it right. I wonder if it would’ve helped if I’d known who Pat Conroy is. All three contestants got it right. Dr. Oz added 2900. Katty added just 200. Chris added 3400, giving him the highest total of the week so far.
     Now, yesterday I told you I was going to do something new today – I changed my mind. 😛 However, I may do it tomorrow or Friday, so I’m still gonna keep it a secret.
    Also yesterday, I asked whether celebrity contestants knew the scores of those who played before them this week. Now I want to know whether matchups were random like they are in regular episodes?
      I got to play a recent weekend rerun today, and I’ll play a few more over the next few days. My Coryat for this episode was 18600. The first time I played, I used my Jeopardy Challenger rather than the Coryat method. So I really can’t compare. It’s too bad because I was 25/28 in the Jeopardy round.
     Tomorrow’s contestants will be Clarence Page, Lewis Black, and Chuck Todd. (I don’t know the last two. I know of Page because his column appears in either the World Herald or the Journal Star. Maybe both.)