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I was on a roll at the beginning of today's episode. I only missed these two before the first break: In Historical Quotations: "Attributed to Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata: 'It's better to die on your feet than live on' these." And in "Aw," Shucks, I fell into the same trap that Jeff did: "It's the only state that doesn't have national parks, monuments, battlefields, or historic sites." Jeff said Hawaii. This one was a triple-stumper.
I managed to sweep Cookbooks, including this triple-stumper: "'Skinny Italian' offers recipes and cooking tips from Teresa Giudice of this 'Real Housewives' franchise." (And I do NOT watch the show.) :-)
Those of you who follow me on Twitter or who come here often know that I LOVE tennis. Naturally I was really excited about today's Tennis, Anyone? category and, naturally, I swept it. I was a little saddened that the category was chosen last (with one minute to go!), and I was more-than-a-little-saddened that this was a triple-stumper: "In 2008, Stanislas Wawrinka teamed with this pro to represent Switzerland in the Olympics, winning the doubles title." Commentators are always saying how much that gold medal means to this gentleman, and it was evident to those of us watching the end of the match. To be fair, though, this guy is definitely NOT known for doubles.
Jeff answered a clue about my hero to get the Daily Double, the final clue of the round. He had only 200, while Nick had 7000 and LuEllen had 3000. Jeff wagered 1000 on this clue: "The 2 Martinas to have been ranked as the year's No. 1 women's tennis player." Jeff and I got it right.
LuEllen found the two Daily Doubles in the Double Jeopardy round, which was a rougher round for me. She found the first one 3 clues into the round, in Art. She now had 5000 while Nick still had 7000 and Jeff had 1600. LuEllen wagered 2000 on this clue: "It's the nickname of the painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, acquired when he lived in Italy." I should've gotten this one, but I didn't. LuEllen got it.
She found the next Daily Double just a few clues later, in "Go," Baby, Go. She had 8200, Nick still had 7000, and Jeff had 2000. LuEllen wagered 2000 again, on this clue: "For several decades in the 20th century, this Caribbean capital was known as Ciudad Trujillo." Again, I should've gotten this one, but didn't. LuEllen didn't get it either.
Nick started on a roll, and he put the game out of reach on this last clue of the round, in Great Lakes: "NFL star Carnell Lake recorded 819 tackles in a 12-year career spent mostly at SS, this position." I had never heard of this. That correct response gave him 19800 while LuEllen had 9800 and Jeff had 9200.
The Final Jeopardy category today was Flags of the World. My shower curtain shows all the world flags. I chose it thinking it would help me learn them. I didn't need it today. This was the clue: "'L'Unifolie' is one of the names popularly given to the new flag unveiled in 1965 by this country." Jeff missed it and lost everything but a dollar. LuEllen got it right but didn't risk anything. Nick missed it and lost just 100. So we'll see him again tomorrow. Vamos, Nick!
My Coryat score today was 18800. Nick's was 19800, LuEllen's was 11400, and Jeff's was 9200.
11 comments:
Yes, Nick won again! Him getting that lock on the very last clue was thrilling (though it didn't help my nerves rooting for him). I ran the tennis category too...for some reason, a lot of the names have stuck with me, and it doesn't hurt that my sister is now a huge tennis fan/awesome tennis player. :) (My dorky nickname for her is Melanie Anna Venus the Third. Btw, her and I both prefer Federer. :D)
I'm sure dhkendall loved FJ to pieces. (His wheelhouse AND his home country together? Classic.) I got it fairly quickly, but Alex's comment about it being a young country scared me a little, until I remembered that Canada's only been around since the mid-1800s.
Oh, and I swept Cookbooks too. In pretty much exactly the same circumstances as you did, haha (I'm definitely not a Real Housewives watcher either)... :)
Hi, Brandon. It's hard to dislike either Federer or Nadal, or choose one over the other, I think! They are both so great and worthy of admiration.
Alex's comment about Canada being a young country scared my mom and I, too!
I was sad that I couldn't get control of the board in DJ! before both DDs were out, especially since the DD in Art was (I think) the only clue in that category I knew!
I had decided to ring in on the last clue before it was even revealed, since missing it wouldn't hurt me. I was so very glad to see something that amounted to, "What football position does 'SS' refer to?" I am not a sports fan anymore, but I used to love football, so that was a very easy clue for me.
And thank goodness, because my brain froze and I couldn't translate the French on the last clue. My mom's a French teacher; I have no excuse.
Plus, I should have remembered the simple Jeopardy! rule: If the answer could be Canada, it's Canada.
So cool seeing someone I know do well... Go Nick! I got FJ from Trebek's pronunciation. Even though I never took French, the way he said it sounded enough like the word foliage that I thought un foliage, a leaf = Canada, almost immediately. My husband remembers the old flag, so got it coming from a different direction. Can't wait to see how tonight goes!
Congrats again, Nick!
I was disappointed that snowmobile was a triple-stumper (no Canadians in the bunch, eh!) along with the FJ...but oh well....
Looking forward to tonight!
Granny Lee from BC
Oops, my memory failed...just reread your comments, Jeanie...I forgot that LuEllen did get Canada. Nobody won anything in FJ, so that's why I goofed.
Y'know...I thought that Nick almost looks like Vince Vaughn, but I'm probably not too clear.
That's a good call, Mr. Alphanumeric. I can't definitely see that.
I get the Vince Vaughn thing often enough that there must be something to it, but I still don't see it. For one thing, I am not going bald! Given his leading ladies over the years, though, I will try to take it as a compliment...
I kind of think things a lot Nick. When I went on the internet, I noticed that there were others that looked like someone else. Take Justin Sausville for example, he looked like Alton Brown when I looked at it, Mark Runsvold, he looked like Ashton Kutcher, and Tom Vaughan, who looked like Hugh Jackman. These are examples in which I think of people that look like someone.