Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Good Queen Jane]

2/5, no *.

I started off hot, but lost it in the last three days. And I miss Drew ( Goins, that is.) 😪

[possibilities]

Three in a row! Tic Tac Toe!

(this is my third week in a row of zero correct answers)

 

Edited February 8 by possibilities

[Mindthinkr]

1/5 this week thanks to the Egyptian Queens. 

I’m bringing a lemon meringue pie and everyone is welcome to a nice slice. 

[Prevailing Wind]

11 hours ago, Browncoat said:

Only 1/5 this week -- Monday.

Me, too. Thank  you, Krakatoa.

[Trey]

3/5 0*

Friday's answer was in my brain but buried so deeply that I couldn't pull it out.

[SoMuchTV]

0/5.  I went back and looked at my results from last year's tournament season (do not recommend, btw) and if history is any predictor, I'm on the start of a long unfruitful spring.

[Shrek]

1/5 this week but at least I broke my awful run of zeros.

[30 Helens]

Sigh.

[possibilities]

1 hour ago, Shrek said:

1/5 this week but at least I broke my awful run of zeros.

Your run of zeroes may have been awful, but my run of zeroes is awe-inspiring!

I keep thinking I for sure will know something and then wowing myself with how wrong I was.

[illdoc]

Week 22:  2/5   0*  Overall:  48/110  9*

[zoey1996]

Week 22 0/5, no*

YTD 36/110, six*

Good thing I like bagels and doughnuts!

[possibilities]

Onion rings for me!

[DXD526]

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Me, too. Thank  you, Krakatoa.

The same. Broke the drought on Monday, then went back to 'normal,' going 0-4 the rest of the week. 

[opus]

Another zero week 

[secnarf]

1/5 - started the week off decently, but all downhill from there.

[helpmerhonda]

Back to my old ways - 0/5

[possibilities]

I think we have enough Os this week, to make the Olympic logo! 

[M. Darcy]

1/5

[Grundoon59]

2/5 with one *.  I had bookends for Krakatoa & Capet (which was only nearer the top of my brain thanks to a program on the French Revolution I watched recently -without that, it would have been somewhere in the pit of inaccessible knowledge).

[Clanstarling]

Just for yucks, I thought I'd share this recipe from WaPo. For those of us who'll eat a whole batch if we make one, but would like a fresh sweet sometimes.  I've got it saved on my browser!

Single Serving Chocolate Chip Cookie

[Browncoat]

6 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

Just for yucks, I thought I'd share this recipe from WaPo. For those of us who'll eat a whole batch if we make one, but would like a fresh sweet sometimes.  I've got it saved on my browser!

Single Serving Chocolate Chip Cookie

Awww, there's a paywall!

[Clanstarling]

23 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

Awww, there's a paywall!

So sorry. I wasn't sure if there'd be one. 

[Prevailing Wind]

38 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

Awww, there's a paywall!

You can get around paywalls with this: https://12ft.io/

[ams1001]

Week 23: 2/5 (Tuesday - Diana Gabaldon, and Friday - Atlas)
YTD: 49/115 (43%) with 6*

I'll bring cookies...

I also googled "Atlas cookies" and found this: 😄

 

[illdoc]

Week 23:  3/5  0*   Overall 51/115   9*

[Browncoat]

2/5 this week -- bookends again.

[shapeshifter]

On 2/12/2025 at 11:41 AM, Clanstarling said:

Just for yucks, I thought I'd share this recipe from WaPo. For those of us who'll eat a whole batch if we make one, but would like a fresh sweet sometimes.  I've got it saved on my browser!

Single Serving Chocolate Chip Cookie

How big is it? 
Have you ever doubled it, and, if so, did you make one giant cookie or 2 cookies?

[Prevailing Wind]

ONE for me this week. Thank you, Atlas.

If someone brings soup, I've got the ladle...

[ProudMary]

Week 23:  1/5 (F)

YTD:  54/115, 9* (47%)

[opus]

Finally got one. Atlas(t)

[possibilities]

1/5 for me. 20%. 

I spent all week trying to think of another symbol for zero, and was totally unprepared not to need it!

 

[Clanstarling]

Week 23 • February 10 - 2025 Tournament of Champions - No Asterisks
111.     MEN OF WAR - Robert E. Lee's victory at Chancellorsville has been likened to this Greek's victory at Asculum in 279 B.C. (Pyrrhus)
112.    CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS –Asked by a student about the Loch Ness Monster, she said a time portal below could allow a prehistoric creature to pass through (Gabaldon)
113.     EUROPEAN ARTWORK - A rope around their leader's neck, the men depicted in this late 19th c. piece seem resigned to death, but in the end they survived (The Burghers of Calais)
114.     GREEK MYTH - Panoptes, meaning all-seeing, was the byname of this legendary figure, slain by Hermes while standing guard over Io (Argus/Argos)
115.     MYTHOLOGY - On an early book of Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator's maps, an image of this Titan holding the world was used (Atlas)

2/5 for me
 

[ams1001]

I feel like since Friday was an exhibition game, FJ was kind of a gimme. I can't imagine a jeopardy player (especially one who made it to a tournament) not getting that one.

[Driad]

2 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

If someone brings soup, I've got the ladle...

My copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves got lost somehow, but I still have my Moosewood Cookbook, so I'll bring a big pot of my favorite soup.  Its name is now considered offensive but it's great soup.

Speaking of books, I too had bookends for Week 23: 2/5.

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, Clanstarling said:

115.     MYTHOLOGY - On an early book of Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator's maps, an image of this Titan holding the world was used (Atlas)

Week 23: 1/5 Fri. Atlas

I'm recovering from a dental procedure, so will be sharing pudding, yogurt, gnocchi, and other soft foods.

[Bliss]

2/5

I made some dutch apple tarts for our Valentine's party (it was a yummy pot luck for 32, followed by a totally badass game of bid euchre - my current passion to escape from the effing snow) and have just enough left over for my J! friends ;-)

[Browncoat]

10 hours ago, Browncoat said:

2/5 this week -- bookends again.

Quoting myself because I inadvertently lied -- not bookends.  Tuesday and Friday!  The recent ice and all the tree damage in my yard apparently made it impossible to read my notes from the week.  And we're meant to get a big snow this week.  Hopefully just snow and no more of this stupid ice.

[Shrek]

1/5 this week.

[Mindthinkr]

1/5 Thanks to Atlas 

I’ll bring some potato leek soup for all of us. 

[Trey]

Potato leek soup is one of my favourites and I love Dutch apple tarts too. So much good food with 0 calories.

Bookends for me too this week, 2/5 0*.

[SoMuchTV]

Bookends for me as well - 2/5

[zoey1996]

Week 23 1/5, no*

YTD 37/115, six*

I should have gotten Gabaldon as I'm a huge Outlander show fan, but I haven't read any of the books.

[Good Queen Jane]

1/5.

i was like Isaac on three FJs. I knew what they were asking about, just not the name. If only you got credit for descriptions!

[Trey]

11 minutes ago, Good Queen Jane said:

1/5.

i was like Isaac on three FJs. I knew what they were asking about, just not the name. If only you got credit for descriptions!

I'd be doing a lot better in the FJ contest if they accepted descriptions!

[Clanstarling]

17 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

How big is it? 
Have you ever doubled it, and, if so, did you make one giant cookie or 2 cookies?

I haven't made it yet. Judging by the ingredients, I think it's a big cookie. But I haven't had the right chocolate around the house yet. I'm sure you could split them in two. I don't think I'm gonna share, though. (still, you could double the recipe to make two).

14 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Week 23: 1/5 Fri. Atlas

I'm recovering from a dental procedure, so will be sharing pudding, yogurt, gnocchi, and other soft foods.

What no melty ice cream? Mmmm, gnocchi. I love gnocchi.

[shapeshifter]

16 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

What no melty ice cream?

BYOS (Bring Your Own Spoon)

[ams1001]

14 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

BYOS (Bring Your Own Spoon)

[DXD526]

1/5. Friday was an instaget. Otherwise, nada.

[M. Darcy]

2/5

[30 Helens]

1/5. I’ll take my seat at the giant Atlas table.

I will bring a library cake for all to enjoy. I’m sure there is an atlas or two on the shelves, and maybe even a copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves!