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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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Bunzendahl-Chimka/Dupée/Rutter March 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 1990s 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 crucial error in the Final gave Mark Dawson the win and a spot in Winner's Row alongside Robin Carroll, Pam Mueller, and Rachael Schwartz. But there's room for one more player....
Jill has the honor, and will start the Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double: $1000 The New York Times: The 1990s. Mike has $1600 to Brad's $7200. He fronts $1500 on this: "Accord Reached to End the War in Bosnia" in a 1995 story datelined this Midwest US city. "What is Dayton?" Correct for $3100! At the end of Jeopardy!...
Double Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double #1: $1200 The American Revolution. Brad went hunting and came up trumps on the first hit. He bets $3000 of his $8000 on this: on December 16, 1773 members of this 8-year-old group left a meeting to board British ships & dump tea. "What are the Sons of Liberty?" RIGHT for $11,000! Daily Double #2: $1600 Asian Geography. Brad has $12,200 to Mike's $7500. "I know this one's gonna be evil, though." He bets $2000 on this: Kotte, a suburb of this city, was once a capital of Sinhalese kings. "What is Colombo?" Correct for $14,200. He's on fire as we wrap up Double Jeopardy! thusly...
This is strictly a win-or-go-home situation, with the runners-up taking $5000, while the winner moves on to the tournament quarterfinals. No need for strategy today, as the game is Brad's to lose. Final Jeopardy! category: BIBLICAL NAMES
Correct response: what is Seth? QUARTERFINALIST: Brad Rutter By ONE CLUE, Brad is heading to the big show later this year, where he'll meet up with Rachael Schwartz, Pam Mueller, Robin Carroll, and Mark Dawson. He hasn't lost a game against a human opponent. Will this be any different? We're back on March 31 with the best of the 2000s. In the meantime, Arthur Chu goes for 10 next time. To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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