Spoiler Talk: CotD (Wed)

It’s time for a look at the NY Times Clue of the Day for Wednesday’s game. This clue may be today’s Final Jeopardy! If you know it (or even if you don’t), you can make a prediction on how many players will get it right and/or leave a hint on the right answer BEFORE 11:15 A.M. CENTRAL (And, yes, we are all aware that the results are sometimes put up earlier elsewhere, but we play fair here).

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Clue of the Day

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An old row: This was the $1000 row in the first round of the Jeopardy! match that originally aired on 12-5-2016.

HOLIDAY ALBUMS: This “Russian” orchestra directed by Paul O’Neill has had numerous Top 10 holiday albums including “The Lost Christmas Eve”
CLASSIC MONOPOLY: It costs $2 to land on this owned property, but nearby Baltic Avenue must be a lot swankier with double the rent
LITERARY CHARACTERS: The name of this “Dracula” character who represents steadfastness calls to mind the castle of Elsinore
MOTTOES: Its state motto is “Virtue, liberty, and independence”
19th CENTURY AMERICA: A hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, this general and Whig candidate lost the 1852 presidential election
NAME THAT NOUN: G: a triangular roof end
ANSWERS: show

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HOLIDAY ALBUMS: the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
CLASSIC MONOPOLY: Mediterranean
LITERARY CHARACTERS: Professor Van Helsing (1 miss: Renfiel?)
*MOTTOES: Pennsylvania
19th CENTURY AMERICA: Winfield Scott
NAME THAT NOUN: Gable

Today’s Quote: The tree that grows too fast breaks in the first storm ~ Japanese proverb

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CUTOFF TIME: PREDICTIONS POSTED AFTER 11:15 A.M. CENTRAL WILL BE DISREGARDED (9:15-P, 10:15-M, 12:15-E)

TUESDAY’S PREDICTIONS: JJ correctly predicted that all the players would get Calvin & Hobbes

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