“JEOPARDY!” 11/1/16

Denver Wade (Westfield, IN): English teacher
Vivek Ravishanker (Higganum, CT): Freelance consultant
CHAMP: Thea Lawton

BB:
NASCAR FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT
GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES
ADVERTISING
THAT’S AWFUL GRIMM
YOU’RE THE TOP
E BEFORE I, BUT NO C DO I SPY

HS:

Thea: $3,600/Vivek: $800/Denver: $1,800

The 1st DD finder of this ep. is Denver to end Advertising; he’s in 3rd for now w/ $2600, $1K behind the other challenger & $1800 away from the defending champ. And Denver will wager the farm.

One ad in the CLIO HoF is the ’93 “got milk?” commercial named for this man born in 1756.

“Who is Alexander Hamilton?”…but it was his nemesis Aaron Burr.

LT: $2800

CS:

Thea: $4,400/Vivek: $4,600/Denver: $2K

DJ!:
REPTILES
THE 19th CENTURY
MISS-ING YOU
PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS
CAN I HAVE A WORD?
MTV MOVIE AWARDS: BEST KISS WINNERS

Vivek holes out a DD on the Pulitzer Prize Winners; his R-U score’s $6200, Thea has $9600 & Denver’s only added four bills just after the 2nd break. Vivek makes this clue worth three large.

The Washington Post shared a 2014 Pulitzer for revealing widespread secret surveillance by this govt. agency.

“What is the NSA?” is right. The last one’s under Reptiles…Vivek got that one too in the middle & now he’s at $14K, $1600 behind Thea; Denver’s in 3rd to the tune of $5600. This is for an additional $3200 & the lead.

This lizard was discovered in 1910 by Lt. Van Hensbroek on the Indonesian island for which it’s named.

“What is the Komodo dragon?”…there’s a new leader. But Thea finishes off the rd. w/ back-to-back right Q’s to be back in front of the pack w/ $19,200.

ATTEMPTED LT: $1600 ($400 & $1200- The 19th C.)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $1200 (Can I Have a Word?)
TOTAL DJ! LT: $2800

MALE CORYATS:
Vivek: $13,400
Denver: $8,200

FJ! #37: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

This nation joined the Warsaw Pact in 1955 & NATO in ’09, & was alphabetically first in each.

DENVER: “What is Albania?” (DOUBLE) = $11,200
VIVEK: SAME ($5,999) = $23,199
THEA: “What is France?” ($17,300) = $1,900