Spoiler Talk: CotD (Mon)
Here’s Monday’s peek at the NY Times Clue of the Day. 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).
Take Your Lumps: No late predictions. No changing predictions. No exceptions.
If you don’t want to read comments about the answer to the clue, READ NO FURTHER. Otherwise, click on the link below to see the clue, and fire away! (Check the comments around 7 a.m. Central if Jeopardy.com is not up to date)
Clue of the Day
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All comments and predictions on the CotD posts are deleted after about a week, so be fearless! Any comments with the actual answer will be deleted right away.
An Old Category: The name of this category was RHYME-BOT; it was in the last round of the match that aired on 4-4-2011. All the answers rhyme with BOT unless you tawk like me
$200: Turkey is the leading producer of this peachy fruit
$400: Should
$600: The last arrow fired in an archery contest, today it means the final result
$800: An overpowering destructive force, or an “X-Men” villain
$1000: The yellow-bellied type of this critter is sunbathing here
ANSWERS: show
Today’s Quote: We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
CUTOFF TIME: PREDICTIONS POSTED AFTER 11:15 A.M. CENTRAL WILL BE DISREGARDED (9:15-P, 10:15-M, 12:15-E)
FRIDAY’S PREDICTIONS: JP correctly predicted that 1 player would get Douglas Adams
Early Spoiler results are usually updated around 12 p.m. Central.
I don’t even understand the clue.
World Geography is always tough, and this is super tricky… zero correct responses.
I instantly knew what they were looking for, but the name didn’t come to me for about 60 seconds. I’ll say 1/3.
Wow, I can’t see anybody getting this one. Maybe Ashley, but I’m still gonna say ZERO right.