~The contestants were Joann Mariani, Kelsey Peterson, and Jon Korn, the returning one day champ with $25,602.
~Kelsey found the first daily double. She bet $1,200. The question was: Called Sagarmatha in Napoli, what is it to us? She answered correctly with Mount Everest.
~Kelsey got the second daily double. She wagered $2,000. The question was: In 1690 Jon Strong named channel between two South American islands after this Viscount. The answer was Falklen and she got it right.
~The last daily double was found by Joann. She bet $2,000. The question was: Scene I of this American Ballet was set at Burnt Ranch. She got it wrong. The right answer was Rodeo.
~ The topic of Final Jeopardy was 17th Century British History. Jon can't play because he is at
-$1,400. The question was: The lantern in which he planned to initiate his most famous act is in the possession of England Ashmolean museum. Kelsey answered Paul Revere and wagered $9,000 and was wrong. She ended up with $6,200. Joann answered Guy Fawkes and was right. She won with $19,500.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
9/22/09 Episode
~The contestants were Marlene Allen, Jon Korn, and Gary Bechtold, who was the returning three day winner with $42,001.
~The first daily double was found by Jon. He bet $1,500. The question was: The oldest and longest member on the Supreme Court who joined in 1975 was?. The answer was John Paul Stevens. He got it right.
~At the end of the first round Gary had $3,000, Jon had $9,300, and Marlene had $1,400.
~Marlene got the second daily double. She wagered $1,000. The question was: Animal title winner author of Dog Soldier and this equine novel. The answer was All the Pretty Horses. She got it right.
~ Marlene also found the third daily double. She bet $1,800. The question was: What was the name of the multi headed sea serpent and title of master work. She answered incorrectly. The correct answer was Lernaean.
~Some interesting facts from this episode are that Jewish penicillin is chicken soup, the largest dairy industry in New England is Vermont, and that a bird known for singing is a thrush.
~The topic of Final Jeopardy was word history. The question was: Once a type of Roman Area in 18th century, this six letter word gained correct meaning as a type of entertainment. Marlene answered folk and wagered $6,000. She was wrong and ended up with $600. Gary answered theater and wagered $2,000. He was wrong and ended up with $9,800. Jon answered circus and bet $4,302. He was right and won with $25,602.
~The first daily double was found by Jon. He bet $1,500. The question was: The oldest and longest member on the Supreme Court who joined in 1975 was?. The answer was John Paul Stevens. He got it right.
~At the end of the first round Gary had $3,000, Jon had $9,300, and Marlene had $1,400.
~Marlene got the second daily double. She wagered $1,000. The question was: Animal title winner author of Dog Soldier and this equine novel. The answer was All the Pretty Horses. She got it right.
~ Marlene also found the third daily double. She bet $1,800. The question was: What was the name of the multi headed sea serpent and title of master work. She answered incorrectly. The correct answer was Lernaean.
~Some interesting facts from this episode are that Jewish penicillin is chicken soup, the largest dairy industry in New England is Vermont, and that a bird known for singing is a thrush.
~The topic of Final Jeopardy was word history. The question was: Once a type of Roman Area in 18th century, this six letter word gained correct meaning as a type of entertainment. Marlene answered folk and wagered $6,000. She was wrong and ended up with $600. Gary answered theater and wagered $2,000. He was wrong and ended up with $9,800. Jon answered circus and bet $4,302. He was right and won with $25,602.
9/21/09 Episode
~The contestants were Austin Mercadante, Diane Armstrong, and Gary Bechtold, who was the two day returning champ with $22,001.
~Austin found the first daily double. He bet $1,000. The question was: In 1672, Giovani Cassin Richer calculated the distance between these two objects to be 87 million miles. The correct answer was the Sun and Earth. He got it wrong.
~At the end of the first round Gary had $10,200, Diane had $1,200. and Austin had $400.
~Gary found the second daily double. He bet $3,000. The question was: On May 23rd this state's western parts had doubts. He answered Virginia and was right.
~Austin found the third daily double. He wagered $1,000. The question was: In "A Movable Feast" Ezra Pound taught him. The answer was Ernest Hemingway and Austin got it wrong.
~The topic of Final Jeopardy was the Internet. The question was: In registered website domain names it is the only mark allowed that isn't a letter, number, or dot. Gary got it wrong, but bet nothing so he ended up with $20,000. Diane had $1,200. She answered dash and was right and ended up with $1,900. Austin had $9,800. He was wrong and ended up with $9,758. Gary won again.
~Austin found the first daily double. He bet $1,000. The question was: In 1672, Giovani Cassin Richer calculated the distance between these two objects to be 87 million miles. The correct answer was the Sun and Earth. He got it wrong.
~At the end of the first round Gary had $10,200, Diane had $1,200. and Austin had $400.
~Gary found the second daily double. He bet $3,000. The question was: On May 23rd this state's western parts had doubts. He answered Virginia and was right.
~Austin found the third daily double. He wagered $1,000. The question was: In "A Movable Feast" Ezra Pound taught him. The answer was Ernest Hemingway and Austin got it wrong.
~The topic of Final Jeopardy was the Internet. The question was: In registered website domain names it is the only mark allowed that isn't a letter, number, or dot. Gary got it wrong, but bet nothing so he ended up with $20,000. Diane had $1,200. She answered dash and was right and ended up with $1,900. Austin had $9,800. He was wrong and ended up with $9,758. Gary won again.
9/18/09 Episode
~The three contestants were Claxton Graham, Jillian Hinchcliffe, and Gary Bechtold, who was the returning one day champ with $13,600.
~Claxton Graham found the first daily double. He wagered $800. The question was, Baby, Struter, and Camel planes were made by this 1912-1920 English Company. He answered Sopwith and was correct. The Sopwith Camel is what Snoopy flew in Peannuts cartoon.
~At the end of the first round Claxton had $6,200, Jillian had $2,600, and Gary had $6,200.
~Gary Bechtold found the second daily double. He wagered $2,000. The question was, White hair was not a sign of age for Debie who died in 2008 as this animal. The answer was polar bear and he got it wrong.
~They ran out of time for the third daily double.
~The topic of Final Jeopardy was british authors. The question was, Though known for versed nonsense he gave Queen Victoria drawing lessons and Tennyson wrote a poem about him. Jillian had $4,200 wagered $3,602. She answered Lewis Caroll ans was wrong which brought her down to $598. Gary had $7,200 and wagered $801. He asnwered Lear and was wrong. He went down to $8,401. Claxton had $7,800 and wagered $2,200. He asnwered Samuel Becket and was correct. He ended up with $5,600. Gary won.
~Claxton Graham found the first daily double. He wagered $800. The question was, Baby, Struter, and Camel planes were made by this 1912-1920 English Company. He answered Sopwith and was correct. The Sopwith Camel is what Snoopy flew in Peannuts cartoon.
~At the end of the first round Claxton had $6,200, Jillian had $2,600, and Gary had $6,200.
~Gary Bechtold found the second daily double. He wagered $2,000. The question was, White hair was not a sign of age for Debie who died in 2008 as this animal. The answer was polar bear and he got it wrong.
~They ran out of time for the third daily double.
~The topic of Final Jeopardy was british authors. The question was, Though known for versed nonsense he gave Queen Victoria drawing lessons and Tennyson wrote a poem about him. Jillian had $4,200 wagered $3,602. She answered Lewis Caroll ans was wrong which brought her down to $598. Gary had $7,200 and wagered $801. He asnwered Lear and was wrong. He went down to $8,401. Claxton had $7,800 and wagered $2,200. He asnwered Samuel Becket and was correct. He ended up with $5,600. Gary won.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The First Celebrity Invitational
~This week started the 26th season of Jeopardy. Today was the first of nine celebrity invitationals. One Thursday a month the show will feature three celebrities instead of normal contestants. The celebrities will have been on Jeopardy in the past and will be playing for charity. There will be three semifinals and then a two day final. The winners of each first round show will be guaranteed at least $50,000 and the other two will be given $25,000. The overall winner will receive $1,000,000 for their charity.
~This month's had Andy Richter, Dana Delaney, and Wolf Blitzer. Andy Richter is a stand up comedian who currently plays second banana to Conan O'Brien. Dana Delaney is an actor who is currently in Desperate Housewives. Wolf Blitzer is a talking head on CNN and currently host's a show called Situation Room.
~ All the celebrity contestants get to choose which charity the money goes towards. Andy Richter chose St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Dana Delaney chose Scleroderma Research Foundation. Scleroderma is an auto-immune disease where the body attacks it's own tissue. Wolf Blitzer chose the American Cancer Society.
~In each round they had on category that was a pun to each of the celebrities or their works. In the first round there was Situation Room Comedies, China Not A Beach, and All About Andy. In the second round there was Wolf It Down, Desperado Housewives, and Sexiest Man Alive.
~ Here are some interesting facts that I learned during this episode that you may not have known. On April 1st, 1996 the news reported that Taco Bell had bought the Liberty Bell. It turned out to be an April Fool's joke. Thomas Edison was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park. Menlo Park being a city in New Jersey where he had his lab. Ernest Hemingway also wrote books about hunting and fishing.
~There are three daily doubles in every episode, one in the first round and two in the second. Andy Richter found the first won and bet $3,000. The question was "Who was the man of the century who was on the cover of People in 1929?". He answered Albert Einstein and was correct. Andy also found the second daily double and wagered $10,000. The question was "Who wrote books about hunting and fishing in addition to A Farewell To Arms?". He answered Hemingway and was right again. The last daily double was not found in time.
~By the time final Jeopardy rolled around each celebrity had varying amounts of money. Wolf Blitzer had -$4,600. Dana Delaney had $4,800. Andy Richter had $39,000. Usually they don't let people with negative amounts of money play final Jeopardy, but they make exceptions for the celebrities since they are playing for charity. They gave Wolf $1,000.
~ The category of final Jeopardy was Famous Actor. The question was "Ironically, He lost the lead role on 1960 play, The Bestman, because he didn't look presidential". Wolf Blitzer bet $1,000 and answered Ronald Reagan. He was correct and doubled his money. Dana Delaney also answered right and ended up with $9,300. Andy Richter answered correctly too and won with $68,000.
~The most ironic thing about the episode is that the person who you would have expected to be the smartest, Wolf Blitzer, finished last while Andy Richter, who be expected to be the least capable at Jeopardy, won by a landslide.
~This month's had Andy Richter, Dana Delaney, and Wolf Blitzer. Andy Richter is a stand up comedian who currently plays second banana to Conan O'Brien. Dana Delaney is an actor who is currently in Desperate Housewives. Wolf Blitzer is a talking head on CNN and currently host's a show called Situation Room.
~ All the celebrity contestants get to choose which charity the money goes towards. Andy Richter chose St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Dana Delaney chose Scleroderma Research Foundation. Scleroderma is an auto-immune disease where the body attacks it's own tissue. Wolf Blitzer chose the American Cancer Society.
~In each round they had on category that was a pun to each of the celebrities or their works. In the first round there was Situation Room Comedies, China Not A Beach, and All About Andy. In the second round there was Wolf It Down, Desperado Housewives, and Sexiest Man Alive.
~ Here are some interesting facts that I learned during this episode that you may not have known. On April 1st, 1996 the news reported that Taco Bell had bought the Liberty Bell. It turned out to be an April Fool's joke. Thomas Edison was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park. Menlo Park being a city in New Jersey where he had his lab. Ernest Hemingway also wrote books about hunting and fishing.
~There are three daily doubles in every episode, one in the first round and two in the second. Andy Richter found the first won and bet $3,000. The question was "Who was the man of the century who was on the cover of People in 1929?". He answered Albert Einstein and was correct. Andy also found the second daily double and wagered $10,000. The question was "Who wrote books about hunting and fishing in addition to A Farewell To Arms?". He answered Hemingway and was right again. The last daily double was not found in time.
~By the time final Jeopardy rolled around each celebrity had varying amounts of money. Wolf Blitzer had -$4,600. Dana Delaney had $4,800. Andy Richter had $39,000. Usually they don't let people with negative amounts of money play final Jeopardy, but they make exceptions for the celebrities since they are playing for charity. They gave Wolf $1,000.
~ The category of final Jeopardy was Famous Actor. The question was "Ironically, He lost the lead role on 1960 play, The Bestman, because he didn't look presidential". Wolf Blitzer bet $1,000 and answered Ronald Reagan. He was correct and doubled his money. Dana Delaney also answered right and ended up with $9,300. Andy Richter answered correctly too and won with $68,000.
~The most ironic thing about the episode is that the person who you would have expected to be the smartest, Wolf Blitzer, finished last while Andy Richter, who be expected to be the least capable at Jeopardy, won by a landslide.
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