"Jeopardy!" 10/23

Players:
Martin Powell (Bowie, MD)
Susan Petracco (Viera, FL)- eCommerce consultant
Betsy Chisolm (a volunteer storyteller from Greeley, CO)(whose one-day cash winnings total $5,199)

Base Board:
THE ENGLISH BEAT
LITERARY HOUSES
SEND ME A TEXT
THE HUDSON RIVER
SHRINK RAP
BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEFS

Betsy's in the clear at the first break w/ $4,400, followed by Susan's $1K & Martin's $200. Martin has the Daily Double that ends The Hudson River; Betsy has $4,800 & Susan's down to $600. He bets the whole $1,200:

This Italian explorer reached the Hudson River in 1524, 85 yrs. before Henry Hudson.

"Who is (Vasco) de Gama?"...sorry, it was Giovanni de Verrazzano. Betsy's even deeper in Lock Game Territory when the board's cleared w/ $9,400 & she has an $8K lead over Susan; Martin's $600 in the red.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (Beard Award-Winning Chefs)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,600
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,400

Double J! Categories:
THE ENGLISH BEAT
TRUNK SHOW
INKS & DYES
WHO "R-U"? (first two letters of each correct word/words)
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY
WORDS IN U.S. CAPITALS

The last clue from Words in U.S. Capitals gives Susan a much-needed DD opportunity w/ $4,200 to Betsy's $11,400; Martin's back on the good side to the tune of $1,400. Susan wagers $3K:

This Roman poet in Rhode Island's.

"Who is Ovid?"...from Providence, he would be right to put Susan back in it w/ $7,200. Betsy can get back into LGT since she's discovered the last DD tonight in the center of The English Beat at $13,400; Susan's sitting on $7,600 & Martin's got $3,400. The champ bets $2K on this Video from Kelly:

At the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, French cavalry charged across a muddy field & were cut down in waves by English archers, leading to an overwhelming victory for this King & his band of brothers.

"Who is Henry IV?"...should've dropped the I next to that V (so it was Henry V). Left behind as time runs out in this round are the $400 Trunk Show & $1,600 Inks & Dyes clues.

DJ! LT (all unattempted): $5,200

Scores After DJ!:
Betsy: $18,600 (barely a LG)
Susan: $9,200
Martin: $5,800

CORYAT SCORES:
Betsy: $20,600
Susan: $8,200
Martin: $7K

FINAL J! TOPIC: Children's Rhymes.

Oddly, this mammalian character w/ a rhyming name suffers from Alopecia.

MARTIN:
Response: NOTHING
Final score: $2,400

SUSAN:
Response: "Who is Jack Sprat?"
Wager: $2,401
Final score: $6,799

BETSY:
Response: "Who is Fuzzy Wuzzy?"
Retains w/: $20,800 (two-day total of $25,999)

EPISODE RATING: 7