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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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1980s: Cubbage/Vered/Verini February 7 |
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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, a legendary player fell to a slightly-less legendary player, as the man they call "Spankenberg", the first player to win more than $100,000 on the show, fell on a triple stumper to Mark Lowenthal. Mark joins Tom Nosek, Leszek Pawlowicz, and Chuck Forrest. And it appears that the 80s bracket will be a boys' club, because today to finish out the week...
Tom has the honor, and will start the Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double: $600 Stock Symbols. Jerome has $600 to Tom's $2000 and Bob's $1800 before the break. He bets the max of $1000 on this: this verb is the 3-letter stock symbol for Sotheby's. "What is B-U-Y?" Close. It was BID, leaving him with -$400. At the end of Jeopardy!...
Double Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double #1: $1200 1980s Books. Bob has $7800 to Tom's $2600 and Jerome's $1400. Bob decides to play against Alex's taunting and bet only $3000 on this: drug-fueled debauchery in New York City takes up much of this Jay McInerney debut novel. "What is 'Bright Lights, Big City'?" RIGHT for $10,800! Daily Double #2: $2000 First Ladies' Fathers. Jerome, who was in the red earlier, now can take the lead with $6600 to Bob's $10,800... or he can fall behind Tom's $3800. He bets $3000 on this: William Bolling, a Virginia judge. "Who is Elizabeth Monroe?" No, it was Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, dropping him to $3600. At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
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... - JEROME
WINS IF... he bets no more than $6400 and is correct
while Tom and Bob bet against each other and lose. Final Jeopardy! category: WORLD POLITICS
Correct response: who are Medvedev &
Putin? QUARTERFINALIST: Tom Cubbage It was Bob's to lose, and he lost it. Tom kept pace and becomes the fifth and final player from the 80s to advance to tournament play. He joins Tom Nosek, Leszek Pawlowicz, Mark Lowenthal, and Chuck Forrest. Later in the year, we'll visit the great champs of the 90s and the 2000s, but next week, it's time to go back to college. To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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