Jeopardy! discussion thread for Mon., Mar. 10

Here are today's contestants:

  • Sabrina Blanks, a microcrochet artist from Rock Hill, South Carolina;
  • Harvey Silikovitz, an attorney and worldwide karaoke singer originally from West Orange, New Jersey; and
  • Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee. Laura is an eight-day champ with winnings of $92,599.

Jeopardy!

PARTS OF THE BOOK // AROUND THE GLOBE // LIKE PULLING TEETH // BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUES // GO GREEN // 3 CONSONANTS, 3 VOWELS

DD1 - $600 - AROUND THE GLOBE - The name of this South American capital refers to a feast day honoring the Virgin Mary (Harvey added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Laura $1,000, Harvey $7,200, Sabrina $600.

Scores entering DJ: Laura $1,800, Harvey $11,200, Sabrina $1,600.

Double Jeopardy!

PARTS OF THE BOOK // AUSTRALIAN HISTORY // A NOTE OF COMMAND // CELEBRITY MENTORS // TAKE ME TO CHURCH // MISCELLAN-"E"

DD2 - 1,200 - TAKE ME TO CHURCH - This domed cathedral on Ludgate Hill in London was one of the inspirations for the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. (Laura added $3,000 to her score of $4,600 vs. $16,400 for Harvey.)

DD3 - 1,600 - PARTS OF THE BOOK - This 6th grader & title character says, "I've been looking for you God. I looked in temple. I looked in church" (Harvey added $6,000 to his total of $23,200 vs. $9,200 for Laura.)

The outcome was never seriously in doubt as Harvey crushed the competition, comfortably leading at every break and entering FJ at $36,800 vs. $11,200 for Laura and $4,400 for Sabrina.

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD FLAGS - A dark blue square in the upper left corner of the flag of this country represents the continent of Africa

Only Sabrina was correct in FJ. Harvey dropped a healthy wager of $13,200 and won with $23,600.

Final scores: Laura $11,200, Harvey $23,600, Sabrina $8,798.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one was able to associate the long-standing baseball record (since broken) of playing in 2,130 consecutive games with Lou Gehrig.

Overpriced clue dept.: $2,000 for identifying a photo of Sidney Poitier.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Asunción? DD2 - What is St. Paul's? DD3 - Who is Margaret? FJ - What is Liberia?