The Jeopardy! Giant Killers
When a Jeopardy! player lasts more than a week, it’s usually a big deal when he or she is defeated — at least on the day that it happens. Chances...
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Final Jeopardy: World Capitals (3-13-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/13/2014), in the category “World Capitals” was: At 4,000 miles, the farthest apart capitals of bordering countries are these 2 cities, one on a peninsula. New...
Arthur Chu’s Jeopardy Statistics
“When you’ve done what Arthur has done,” Alex Trebek said in the beginning of the game on February 28, “won 8 games in a row and the amount of money...
Final Jeopardy: British Royalty (3-12-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/12/2014), in the category “British Royalty” was: He was the last male monarch who had not previously been Prince of Wales. Current champ Arthur Chu is...
Dennis Rodman Says He Won’t Return to North Korea
Stung by criticism of his amateur diplomacy and self proclaimed friendship with Kim Jong Un, probably the world’s worst dictator, former NBA star Dennis Rodman told ESPN that he would...
Megabucks Stolen from Megachurch
When the weekend collections are stolen from a church, it rarely makes the news, but when that church is Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, TX, and the amount stolen...
Final Jeopardy: Novel Titles (3-11-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/11/2014), in the category “Novel Titles” was: The title of this 1951 novel comes from the hero’s fantasy of rescuing children falling from a cliff. Current...
Playing Chicken Recap: Dallas (TNT)
Boy Howdy! That Ann Ewing is a quick study, ain’t she? “Playing Chicken” (Dallas S3 E3) opens with Bobby and Ann going back to their car after learning that her...
Dallas Characters Refresher Course
In case you have forgotten the tangled relationships in TNT’s Dallas, here is a handy guide to Who’s Who on Dallas and what they’ve got to do with each other...
Final Jeopardy: American Composers (3-10-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/10/2014), in the category “American Composers” was: A protege of Oscar Hammerstein, he’s won Grammys, an Oscar, a Pulitzer Prize & the most Tony Awards by...
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