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 3-3-2010.

BALLET DANCERS: In 1953 she was given the title Wa-Xthe-Thomba, “woman of two worlds”, in honor of her Osage heritage
THAT’S FOUL! It’ll cost you a point if you touch the playing surface with your free hand while playing this racket sport
“E” IN SCIENCE: Chemical formula C₁₀H₁₅NO, it’s used to treat asthma
WHAT’S NEXT ON THE LIST? World’s tallest building:
The Eiffel Tower, surpassed by the Chrysler Building,
surpassed by…
THE ’70s: In 1079 this Persian astronomer & poet calculated the year to be 365.2421 days, an extremely accurate figure
CHANGE A LETTER: Change a letter in “homely” & you get this word that means just the opposite
ANSWERS: show

*=triple stumper
BALLET DANCERS: Maria Tallchief
THAT’S FOUL! ping pong (or table tennis)
*”E” IN SCIENCE: ephedrine (1 miss: albuterol)
WHAT’S NEXT ON THE LIST? the Empire State Building
*THE ’70s: Omar Khayyám
CHANGE A LETTER: comely

Today’s quote: Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due
~ William Ralph Inge

Born or Died on January 28th

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: No one predicted 0 right for Charlotte Corday.

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