“JEOPARDY!”- 36TH S.P.

Victor C. Li (JAX): Advanced analytics developer
Holly Palmer (CO Springs): Nurse
6-TIME CHAMP: Jason Zuffranieri ($137,300)

BB:
MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YR.
HEALTH WATCH
PARTS OF SPEECHES
FROM PAGE TO SCREEN
KITCHEN ORIGINS
GREEK & LATIN PREFIXES

Jason starts by using the High School Strategy (or maybe the James Holzhauer Strategy; you be the judge) on Parts of Speeches. It works for him ($3400) in finding this season’s 1st DD at the bottom of the From Page to Screen clues & he has a $2600 early lead over Holly. Here comes his $2700 clue.

Emma Stone played aspiring writer Skeeter Phelan in this ’60s-set film based on the novel of the same name.

“What is ‘On the Road’?” WASN’T it- it was “The Help”.

$1K Motor Trend Car of the Yr.:

’58: This sporty pre-Mustang Ford.

TS: Thunderbird

HS:

Jason: $2.5K/Holly: $1,600/Victor: $600

$800 Motor Trend Car of the Yr.:

’01: This Chrysler tall sedan.

Jason: “What is PT Cruiser?” (I DON’T think it’s a sedan)($5.5K)

$600: 

’84: This Chevrolet sports car, about 30yrs overdue.

Victor: “What is the Camaro?” ($200)- TS

$400:

’18: This maker’s Giulia was the Alfa dog.

Victor: “What is Alfa Romeo?” ($600)

$200:

’04: This pioneering Toyota model.

Victor: “What is the Corolla?” ($400)- TS (it was the Prius)(no time for the $200 Parts of Speeches)

ATTEMPTED LT: $800 (1st & 3rd Car of the Yr.)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $3600
TOTAL LT: $4400

CS:

Jason: $5.5K/Holly: $3K/Victor: $400

DJ!:
BROADWAY MUSICALS BY CHARACTER
THE 1820s
WORLD CURRENCY
LAST NAME FLOW-TOGETHERS
JACK LONDON
THE “BEAN” STALK

Victor’s pulling a James too but Jason ($12,700) hits his 2nd DD of this season premiere behind the $1600 spot in The 1820s; Holly’s advanced to $4600. This is for +/- $4K.

In 1828 explorer Rene Caillie became the 1st European to visit this city now in central Mali & to survive to tell the tale.

“What is Timbuktu?”…Jason found it. He might also have more dollars because he’s ($23,900) landed on DD #2 in the $1200 answer dealing w/ World Currency; Jason next bets $2.5K.

In 2018 its president Erdogen used his people to take Euros & dollars from under their pillows & convert ’em to the native Lira.

“What is Turkey?”…yes. The $400 Jack London clue will have to wait another day.

DJ! LT: $6K

Pre-Final S:

Jason: $29,600 (LG)/Holly: $7,800/Victor: $400 (just in time)
JASON’S CORYAT OF NIGHT: $28,600

FJ!: BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

A site excavated since 1899 Tell Es-Safi has been identified as this Philistine city home to a giant warrior.

VICTOR: “WHAT IS BAGHDAD?” = $1
HOLLY: “What is Goliathtown” = $2,800
JASON: “What is Goliath?” (Correct: What is Gath?) = $29,200 $166.5K