Thursday, January 12, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:30 am
Game Recap for Show #6289, 2012-01-12
CONTESTANTS
Stephanie Walker, a museum archivist from Richmond Heights, Ohio
Brandon Libby, an actor and Phillie Phanstormer from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey
Dan McShane, a baseball game logger from West Islip, New York (whose 4-day cash winnings total $62,001)
OPENING REMARKS
Alex: Thank you, all, Johnny. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to another half-hour of answers and questions. Jeopardy!, as you know, is a game of knowledge, nerves, and a certain amount of luck, and so far, Dan has benefited on all three counts. Today, though, he faces Stephanie and Brandon. We're happy to welcome you aboard, we wish you all good luck, and we start you off now in the Jeopardy! Round... And we start you off with these categories...
JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
DID YOU GET THE NUMBER OF THAT SYMPHONY? (3/4)
BUSINESS BIGGIES (5/5)
MEDAL OF FREEDOM ATHLETES (5/5)
WORLD POTPOURRI (4/5)
LITERARY CHARACTER PERSONAL TRAINER (5/5, including 1 correct Daily Double)
SPELL IT: -ABLE OR -IBLE? (5/5) (Alex: And you have to spell the response here...)
THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
Stephanie: 11 R (including 1 rebound and 1 DD), 1 W
Dan: 12 R, 2 W
Brandon: 4 R, 0 W
Clues revealed: 29
Triple Stumpers: 2
Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $1,600
SCORES AT THE FIRST BREAK
Dan: $4,600
Stephanie: $1,800
Brandon: $1,000
CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS
Alex: Stephanie Ealker is a museum archivist who has taught classes about James Bond and Eric Clapton. That's a... big distance between those two.
Stephanie: Well, I have a very dear friend who said to me once that she didn't understand what the big deal was about Eric Clapton.
Alex: Mm-hmm.
Stephanie: And I resolved to show her what the big deal was. I made listening assignments, homework, tests. At the end of the ten weeks, she was absolutely able to tell me what the big deal was about Eric Clapton.
Alex: Yeah, I think most of our viewers know what the big deal about Eric Clapton is.
Alex: Brandon Libby, from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey--actor and Phillie Fan-Stormer. What's a Fan-Stormer?
Brandon: Uh, we, uh, pump up the crowd, get the crowd excited about the game, um, and--
Alex: Wait a minute. Are you the guy in the Phillie Fan outfit?
Brandon: No, no, no, the Phillie Phanatic is a near, dear friend of mine, but, uh, I am not him. Um, but, we, you know, we hand out prizes, just keep people interested in the game, which, I mean, the team does, it speaks for itself, but we help out.
Alex: Mm-hmm. This year, the team didn't speak for itself quite as often-
Brandon: Hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey.
Alex: --as it could have. [Chuckles]
Alex: Dan McShane is our champion. He's won more money than he has earned in his... entire life?
Dan: Oh, yeah, definitely.
Alex: But you're very young.
Dan: Yeah!
Alex: How long have you been out there in the workplace?
Dan: Oh, two or three years, I guess.
Alex: Oh, well, okay.
Dan: But--
Alex: Pick up that signaling device and see if you can earn some more money right now. Make a selection.
JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
Stephanie found the Daily Double on the 18th clue. Dan had $4,200, Brandon had $1,000, and Stephanie was at $3,200. Stephanie wagered $1,600.
LITERARY CHARACTER PERSONAL TRAINER $800: OK, Mr. "Christmas Carol" ghost! Time to use that chain you "forged in life", "link by link" for resistance work!
TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
WORLD POTPOURRI $1000: Dr. Bob Pierce started this organization to help kids orphaned in the Korean War; today it helps kids all over the globe
(Stephanie: What is the Shriners?)
...
(Alex: It's a charity I've been associated with for over a quarter of a century--[*]. Very good one, too.)
DID YOU GET THE NUMBER OF THAT SYMPHONY? $600: Schumann's last; his first is called "Spring"
(Dan: What is Winter?)
...
(Alex: Brandon, back to you, with a minute to go.)
SCORES AT THE END OF THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
Stephanie: $7,200
Dan: $4,800
Brandon: $1,800
CONTESTANTS
Stephanie Walker, a museum archivist from Richmond Heights, Ohio
Brandon Libby, an actor and Phillie Phanstormer from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey
Dan McShane, a baseball game logger from West Islip, New York (whose 4-day cash winnings total $62,001)
OPENING REMARKS
Alex: Thank you, all, Johnny. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to another half-hour of answers and questions. Jeopardy!, as you know, is a game of knowledge, nerves, and a certain amount of luck, and so far, Dan has benefited on all three counts. Today, though, he faces Stephanie and Brandon. We're happy to welcome you aboard, we wish you all good luck, and we start you off now in the Jeopardy! Round... And we start you off with these categories...
JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
DID YOU GET THE NUMBER OF THAT SYMPHONY? (3/4)
BUSINESS BIGGIES (5/5)
MEDAL OF FREEDOM ATHLETES (5/5)
WORLD POTPOURRI (4/5)
LITERARY CHARACTER PERSONAL TRAINER (5/5, including 1 correct Daily Double)
SPELL IT: -ABLE OR -IBLE? (5/5) (Alex: And you have to spell the response here...)
THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
Stephanie: 11 R (including 1 rebound and 1 DD), 1 W
Dan: 12 R, 2 W
Brandon: 4 R, 0 W
Clues revealed: 29
Triple Stumpers: 2
Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $1,600
SCORES AT THE FIRST BREAK
Dan: $4,600
Stephanie: $1,800
Brandon: $1,000
CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS
Alex: Stephanie Ealker is a museum archivist who has taught classes about James Bond and Eric Clapton. That's a... big distance between those two.
Stephanie: Well, I have a very dear friend who said to me once that she didn't understand what the big deal was about Eric Clapton.
Alex: Mm-hmm.
Stephanie: And I resolved to show her what the big deal was. I made listening assignments, homework, tests. At the end of the ten weeks, she was absolutely able to tell me what the big deal was about Eric Clapton.
Alex: Yeah, I think most of our viewers know what the big deal about Eric Clapton is.
Alex: Brandon Libby, from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey--actor and Phillie Fan-Stormer. What's a Fan-Stormer?
Brandon: Uh, we, uh, pump up the crowd, get the crowd excited about the game, um, and--
Alex: Wait a minute. Are you the guy in the Phillie Fan outfit?
Brandon: No, no, no, the Phillie Phanatic is a near, dear friend of mine, but, uh, I am not him. Um, but, we, you know, we hand out prizes, just keep people interested in the game, which, I mean, the team does, it speaks for itself, but we help out.
Alex: Mm-hmm. This year, the team didn't speak for itself quite as often-
Brandon: Hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey.
Alex: --as it could have. [Chuckles]
Alex: Dan McShane is our champion. He's won more money than he has earned in his... entire life?
Dan: Oh, yeah, definitely.
Alex: But you're very young.
Dan: Yeah!
Alex: How long have you been out there in the workplace?
Dan: Oh, two or three years, I guess.
Alex: Oh, well, okay.
Dan: But--
Alex: Pick up that signaling device and see if you can earn some more money right now. Make a selection.
JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
Stephanie found the Daily Double on the 18th clue. Dan had $4,200, Brandon had $1,000, and Stephanie was at $3,200. Stephanie wagered $1,600.
LITERARY CHARACTER PERSONAL TRAINER $800: OK, Mr. "Christmas Carol" ghost! Time to use that chain you "forged in life", "link by link" for resistance work!
TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
WORLD POTPOURRI $1000: Dr. Bob Pierce started this organization to help kids orphaned in the Korean War; today it helps kids all over the globe
(Stephanie: What is the Shriners?)
...
(Alex: It's a charity I've been associated with for over a quarter of a century--[*]. Very good one, too.)
DID YOU GET THE NUMBER OF THAT SYMPHONY? $600: Schumann's last; his first is called "Spring"
(Dan: What is Winter?)
...
(Alex: Brandon, back to you, with a minute to go.)
SCORES AT THE END OF THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
Stephanie: $7,200
Dan: $4,800
Brandon: $1,800