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).
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Clue of the Day
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An Old Category: The name of this category was WORD’S WORTH; it was in the last round of the match that aired on 07-20-2006.
$400: 4 letters, score 22: Type of show you’re on
$800: 3 letters, score 15: Wilmer Valderrama knows it “tops” some Moroccans
$1200: 6 letters, score 23: Named for a Greek God, it’s a gentle breeze from the west
$1600: 8 letters, score 26: Eponymous adjective describing Sancho Panza’s boss
$2000: 6 letters, score 24: Composed of silicon dioxide, it’s the most abundant mineral on Earth’s surface
ANSWERS: show
Today’s Quote: There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor ~ Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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 and JJ correctly predicted 1 right for Davos
Early Spoiler results are usually updated around 12 p.m. Central.
I had no idea so just for fun, I guessed “arch”bishpp… 1/3 correct responses.
My French and more recent Italian learning led me to the right answer pretty quick, I’ll say 1/3.
I see a lot of hope for this one if Roman leads to Latin, Italian, French, even Spanish. In my case, it was French and the one they dance on in Avignon.
TWO right.