"Jeopardy!"- 29TH SEASON PREMIERE

Alex's still not walking out of the current doors, but these three people are ready to play:

Vamsi Adusumilli (originally from Columbia, MO)- A marketing director who accompanied Miss India to the Miss Universe Pageant
Diane Samuelson (Annandale, VA)- A ballroom dance instructor who studied abroad in Western China & won a bottle of vodka for winning a Disco contest
CHAMPION: Alison Parakh (whose one-day cash winnings total $15,201)

BTW, this show's a 2011 Peabody Award winner (& we got a shot of their Emmy case backstage; it's got 30 of them to date). 

Light up the first six categories, Kevin:
GREAT & OTHER LAKES
OSCAR WINNERS ON TV
MY SO. CAL LIFE
"A" IN LITERATURE
LATIN PHRASES
YOUR BEST TEXAS HOLD 'EM CALL (on each clue, we see seven playing cards in addition to the oral clue)

Alison gives the first incorrect response of the young season on the second OSCAR Winners on TV clue to be $200 in the hole, but her $600 clue selection has the season's first Daily Double. For $1K & to get her to $800 on the good side, here's the clue:

This OSCAR-winning daughter of an OSCAR-winning director plays producer Eileen Rand on "Smash".

She fails to come up w/ Angelica Houston & now she's $1,200 on the bad swing of things. But when we take our first break, she & Vamsi are tied for first place w/ $1,200 each in positive money, while Diane's $200 in the red. Time expires before we can see either of the first two answers from Your Best Texas Hold 'Em Call or the last OSCAR Winner on TV.

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1K
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $2,800

Scores After This Round:
Alison: $2K
Diane: $3,400
Vamsi: $2,800

Double J! Menu:
1990s NO. 1 ALBUMS
NAME THAT WAR
WE MAKE FURNITURE
GIVING A PUP TALK
MATH WORDS
"SEP"-TEMBER

Diane gets off to a fine start on Giving a Pup Talk & is up to $4,600 by the time she discovers a DD in the center of that category. She wagers six Benjamins.

This Shakespeare play includes the line "Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war".

"What is Julius Caesar?"...that was it for a new score of $5,200. The last one of this SP's hers as well from the $1,600 "Sep" window; at this moment, she has $8K in her bank compared to Vamsi's $7,600 & Alison's $2,800. Diane gambles a C-note this time.

The part of a cross-shaped church that intersects the main aisle at right angles.

"What is transept?"...yes indeed to get to nine thou.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $400 (Math Words)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $11,200
TOTAL DJ! LT: $11,600

Scores Heading Into Final J!:
Alison: $6K
Diane: $11,400
Vamsi: $8,800

CORYAT SCORES:
Alison: $5,600
Diane: $12,600
Vamsi: $8,800

FIRST FJ! SUBJECT OF THE SEASON: Islands.

Of the world's five largest islands by area, the two w/ territory of more than one country are Borneo & this one.

Alison goofs w/ "What is Australia", dropping her to $500. Vamsi's final question of "What is New Guinea?" makes more sense...& is right for $4K more & $12,800. That money will be his unless Diane's right as well & wagered at least $1,401...she risked $7K but loses the game to him w/ Hispanola. Alison leaves w/ $16,201 in any case.

EPISODE RATING: 6