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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 2000s 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. Today, the first of the great champs of the last 10 years begin to compete. This week, you'll see such greats as Stephanie Jass, the winningest female on the show, Roger Craig, the single-day record holder, and of course, the greatest to play the game, Ken Jennings. Not to take anything away from the players competing today...
Colby has the honor, and will start the Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double: $800 Retronyms. Colby has $1800, and he bets $1200 of it on this: the arrival of SiriusXM means the good old dial in your Ford Falcon now plays this earth-bound type of radio. "What is terrestrial?" RIGHT for $3000! At the end of Jeopardy!...
Double Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double #1: $1600 Animals in Mythology. Colby has $8400 to Celeste's $6800. He fronts $1200 on this: this creature killed by Hercules during his second labor was the offspring of the 100-headed Typhon. "What is the hydra?" RIGHT for $9600! Daily Double #2: $1600 It Happened in the Past. Celeste has $7600 and a chance to take the lead. She bets $5000 on this: an Italian bid for empire was ended by defeat at the 1896 Battle of Adwa in this African country. "What is Ethiopia?" CORRECT for $12,600! At the end of Double Jeopardy!, it's a close one.
This is
strictly a win-or-go-home situation, with the runners-up
taking $5000, while the winner moves on to the
tournament quarterfinals. Final Jeopardy! category: LITERATURE & OPERA
Correct response: what is "Macbeth"? QUARTERFINALIST: Colby Burnett That sound you heard was Colby breathing a sigh of relief, as he ekes a win out of the final by playing conservative game. He'll need more than that to take on the best of the best later. Tomorrow, three more greats of the 2000s. To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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