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 $2000 row in the last round of the Jeopardy! match that originally aired on 12-26-2007.
“PUN” JAB: From the Latin for “mark for deletion”, it’s to erase something from official records
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT: To further the ambitions of her brother, her father, Pope Alexander VI, arranged several marriages for her
OSCARS WILD: This “American Beauty” nominee nearly had a pregnant pause at the 2000 show; she was due with her 4th at any moment
ART: This Venetian, said his pupil Palma Giovane, “used his fingers more than his brush” to finish his lush works
SEEING EYE DOGS: In the matching process for a dog, people with visual impairments are evaluated on pace & pull using this harness named for the Roman queen of heaven
THEATRE AROUND THE WORLD: If you get to put “RSC” on your resume, you were part of this British troupe
ANSWERS: show
Today’s Quote: Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand ~ Baruch Spinoza
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: VJ correctly predicted 2 players would get “The Fountainhead”
Early Spoiler results are usually updated around 12 p.m. Central.
I never heard of this guy nor did I know he inspired this annual event. Zero correct answers.
I went with the similar holiday a month earlier. I’ll say 1/3 today.