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45 of the game's greatest return for a shot at $1 million and the title of Champion of the Decades as Jeopardy! celebrates 30 years on the air. Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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In 1984, "Jeopardy!", the
Merv Griffin creation that provided the answers and
asked for the questions, returned to the airwaves in
first-run syndication. Thirty years and more than 6000
episodes later, it stands as the gold standard for quiz
shows today, and this year, we celebrate with a
year-long tournament featuring some of the greatest
champions to ever play the game: The Battle of the
Decades.
This week, 15 of the greatest contestants of the 80s return to compete. The winner of each game will return in May to compete for $1 million and the title of Champion of the Decades. Runners-up will receive $5000 each. Yesterday in the 80s, a close battle through was finally broken out, as Leszek Pawlowicz proved why he is the Michael Jordan of Game Shows. A late-game Daily Double wager put him above the crowd and in prime position to take the second game, joining Chuck Forrest in the tournament round. Meanwhile, in game 3...
Richard has the honor, and will start the Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double: $400 Like Henry James? The players were just bouncing around the board hoping to hit the Daily Double, but Leslie did it on the 28th clue with $3200 to Richard's $5200. Tom has $400. She bets $2000 on this: I like the symbolism in this novel, such as the shattering of the title object. "What's 'The Golden Bowl'?" Tied for the lead with $5200! At the end of Jeopardy!...
Double Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double #1: $1600 I'm Heading To... Leslie's in the lead with $7400 to Tom's $4800. Richard's in the red. She bets $2000 on this: the banks of this African river that flows between Zimbabwe & Zambia on its way to the Indian Ocean. "What is the Limpopo?" No, it was the Zambezi, dropping her to $4400. Daily Double #2: $2000 Cinema of My Youth. Tom is in the lead with $6400 to $5600 for Leslie and $600 for Richard. He bets only $400 on this: Leopoldine Konstantin tells Claude Rains, "We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity" in this Hitchcock film. "Don't know." It was "Notorious", leaving him with $6000. At the end of Double Jeopardy!... Not the most spectacular scores ever logged.
This is strictly a win-or-go-home situation, with the runners-up taking $5000, while the winner moves on to the tournament quarterfinals. The strategy from J-Archive.com... - RICHARD
WINS IF... he goes all-in and is correct, while Tom and
Leslie bet against each other and are wrong. Final Jeopardy! category: THE PERIODIC TABLE
Correct response: what is silver? QUARTERFINALIST: Tom Nosek Point of contention. This clue asked for the element's name, not the symbol. By all accounts, Richard should have won this. But in the meantime, a less-than-stellar performance from all three players ends up with Tom joining Leszek Pawlowicz and Chuck Forrest in the tournament round. Meanwhile, three more players from the 80s and early 90s play next time. To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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