Game 7: February 15, 2008

Players
Dave
BK

Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Historic Faces, Don’t Toy With Me, “D” in Math, State Nicknames, Awards, Vwlss Flwrs
Scores after Jeopardy! Round: Dave $8000, BK $12000

Double Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Around the World, Movies, Space, Religious Matters, It’s Elemental, Add a Letter
Scores after Double Jeopardy! Round: Dave $15600, BK $36400

Final Jeopardy!
Category: American Poetry
Wagers: Dave $15600, BK $36400
Correct answers: BK

Final scores: Dave $0, BK $72800


Notes
Bonnie wants to party with us.
After yesterday’s Final Jeopardy! success I decided to wager everything, this time I lost.
BK was the big winner and declared Jeopardy! his bitch.
Alltel needs a new commercial because I can’t stand seeing the wizard one 10 times during Wheel and Jep.

Game 6: February 14, 2008

Players
Dave

Jeopardy! Round
Categories: US Cities, When You Were A Teen Alex, Fruits and Veggies, Vice Presidents, Zodiac Signs, Everything from C to D
Scores after Jeopardy! Round: Dave $6800

Double Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Biology, Stars on Broadway, Where Art Thou?, Teens in History, Military Career, “Young”
Scores after Double Jeopardy! Round: Dave $29,400

Final Jeopardy!
Category: African Americans
Wagers: Dave $15,000
Correct answers: Dave, finally got one right

Final scores: Dave $44400


Notes
After a few days of being busy and not being able to play Jeopardy!, I come back just in time for the TEEN TOURNAMENT!
Swept three categories: When You Were a Teen Alex, Stars on Broadway, and Where Art Thou?
A contestant named Hunter played the board looking for the Daily Double instead of picking clues in order. I hate when contestants do that.
I wagered big on Final Jeopardy! thinking the clue would be easy, and that gamble paid off. I wish every game was Teen Jeopardy!
The teens on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament are more douchey than the teens who were on Wheel of Fortune’s Teen Best Friends Week a few weeks ago.

Game 5: February 6, 2008

Players
Dave
Jen

Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Health and Medicine, Classic Rock Opening Lines, Governors, “Ham” Lit, Prince, Of “Den”mark
Scores after Jeopardy! Round: Dave $6200, Jen $3000

Double Jeopardy! Round
Categories: World War II in Europe, The Silent Screen, Let’s See What’s Over There, Famous Fathers, Missing, From the French
Scores after Double Jeopardy! Round: Dave $16800, Jen $6900

Final Jeopardy!
Category: World Authors
Wagers: Dave $2000, Jen $2900
Correct answers: Neither of us got it

Final scores: Dave $14800, Jen $4000


Notes
I swept a category for the first time since starting this project: Classic Rock Opening Lines.
I almost got all of the Governors clues correct.
In five games, none of us have gotten a Final Jeopardy! clue correct, and that is sad.

Game 4: February 4, 2008

Players
Dave
BK

Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Architecture, Sporting Life, European Capitals, How It’s Done, Crossword Clues “N”, UNICEF
Scores after Jeopardy! Round: Dave $8300, BK $6200

Double Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Modern Chinese History, Book Title, Colleges and Universities, “D”, Aussies, Just Desserts
Scores after Double Jeopardy! Round: Dave $14600, BK $24200

Final Jeopardy!
Category: British Actors
Wagers: Dave $10000, BK $24200
Correct answers: Neither of us got it…what else is new?

Final scores: Dave $4600, BK $0


Notes
Clues in the UNICEF category were read by the queen of Jordan. She is fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.
Alex was being a dick about the pronunciation of a Chinese city that was the answer to one of the Modern Chinese History clues.
I love the Super Colon Cleanse commercial that follow Jeopardy!

Game 3: January 30, 2008

Players
Dave
BK
Jen

Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Cinematic Feast, Sue She, High “T”, Soul Feud, Fish Fry, Smorgasboard
Scores after Jeopardy! Round: Dave $1600, BK $2400, Jen $2500

Double Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Metals, Pop Quiz, Writers at Rest, Famous Pairs, Hither and Yon, The M.E.’s
Scores after Double Jeopardy! Round: Dave $7900, BK $12800, Jen $6800

Final Jeopardy!
Category: Notable Women
Wagers: Dave $5000, BK $12800, Jen $2000
Correct answers: None of us got it…we are terrible.

Final scores: Dave $2900, BK $0, Jen $4800


Notes
I had a pencil emergency right before Double Jeopardy! Luckily I had a pen around.

Game 2: January 29, 2008

Players
Dave
Jen
Ryan

Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Poets and Poetry, Tarzan Movie Reviews, Country of Birth, Hail to the Chief, something about Shop, “Ark”
Scores after Jeopardy! Round: Dave $4300, Jen $2400, Ryan $3400

Double Jeopardy! Round
Categories: US “C”ities, Little League, Art-ificial, Just Plane Fun, Famous Americans, Homophones
Scores after Double Jeopardy! Round: Dave $15500, Jen $8100, Ryan $7200

Final Jeopardy!
Category: Publishing
Wagers: Dave $2500, Jen $2000, Ryan $7200
Correct answers: None of us got it…again

Final scores: Dave $13000, Jen $6100, Ryan $0


Notes
“Tarzan Movie Reviews” had Alex give the synopsis of a movie in a Tarzan voice. Lame.
The correct response to “Country of Origin” clues was “What is Denmark?” for 4 out of 5 clues. Double lame.

Game 1: January 28, 2008

Players
Dave
BK
Jen

Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Spanning the Globe, #1 Albums, Famous Ad Lines, Shakespeare, Who’s Running This Operation?, PC Keyboard
Scores after Jeopardy! Round: Dave $4400, BK $3400, Jen $2600

Double Jeopardy! Round
Categories: Hey Good Looking, Can I Buy You A Drink?, That Would Be “Great”, “Bligh”mey Captain, Bu”Y” A Vowel, Missiles
Scores after Double Jeopardy! Round: Dave $10500, BK $5600, Jen $6000

Final Jeopardy!
Category: TV Celebrities
Wagers: Dave $7500, BK $5600, Jen $5999
Correct answers: None of us got it

Final scores: Dave $3000, BK $0, Jen $1


Notes
I didn’t get any of the Famous Ad Lines correct, which is really sad.
I also didn’t fare as well in the PC Keyboard category as I should have.
The clue for Final Jeopardy asked which foreign-born celeb earned the most money on American TV according to Forbes Magazine. The answer was Simon Cowell. None of us got it. I believe my answer was “Oh, damnit.”
BK will always wager everything in Final Jeopardy!

Welcome to the Jeopardy! Project

My name is Dave, and I love Jeopardy! I have been watching the show for the past 15 years, however recently I have been making it a point to watch five times a week. I’m pretty decent at trivia, and while I’m not at the Ken Jennings level, I still think I could have a respectable showing. One day I would like to try out for the show, but in the meantime I created this game to keep track of my scores as if I were a contestant.

On the menu bar at the top of this page you will find the rules and the “Official” Jeopardy! Project Scorecard. This is what I use to tally my score throughout the game. After each episode, I will post my score on this blog along with any notes I might have. Feel free to post your scores in the comments section. Most of the time I play with my roommates, so you will see their scores as well.

If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to post those. I hope you enjoy this blog, and have fun!