"Jeopardy!" 10/17

PANEL:
Meredith Lowmaster (Quincy, MA)- Medical research technician
Jan Walken-Post (Lincoln, NE)- University athletic department tutor
LONG-TIME CHAMP: Stephanie Jass (seven-day cash winnings of $147,570)

On the Menu First Tonight:
WHERE'S WALDO? (picture clues)
QUOTABLE NOTABLES
THE BEATLES: THE EARLY YEARS
MAKE ME A DRINK, BARKEEP!
LIVING IN TENTS
"OCC"-UPY "JEOPARDY!"

The last Quotable Notable equals a Daily Double for Jan w/ $2,200; she's leading Meredith by $400 for the early lead; Stephanie's starting from scratch, but not before previously being $1,200 in the hole. Speaking of $1,200, that's what Jan wagers on this answer:

To Ptolemy I, he said "There is no royal road to geometry", & he should know.

"Who is Pythagoras?"...it wasn't him; Euclid was that person & Jan's now in second place for the moment w/ $1K as we hit the first break. The timer runs out on the final three Barkeep clues.

LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $600

Scores After This Round of Play:
Stephanie: $6,400
Jan: $2,400
Meredith: $2,600

Another Category Board On the Way:
A NOVEL DEATH
FORMERLY MARRIED
ASTRONOMY
MAKE THE PHRASE
L'HISTOIRE FRANCAISE
SAFETY IN NUMBERS

Jan ends A Novel Death w/ another DD & she's in third w/ $3,600; Martha has $3,800 & both challenging ladies are within reach of Steph. Jan risks $1,600 & here's her clue this time:

This title guy dies "...withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage".

"Who is Dorian Gray?"...correct for a new sum of $5,200. Meredith has one of her own on the $1,600 Astronomy answer & she stands at $5K, half of Steph's first-place bank; Jan's still in the middle w/ $6,800. Meredith gambles 4/5 of her $5K:

In Mar. 1930, its discovery was announced at Lowell Observatory in AZ.

"What is Pluto?"...yeah indeed to drive to $9K. The last three Safety in Numbers monitors will stay as they are.

ATTEMPTED LT: $4K
UNATTEMPTED LT: $4K
TOTAL DJ! LT: $8K

Scores Heading into Final J!:
Stephanie: $16,400
Jan: $7,200- ALL BUT MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED
Meredith: $9K

CORYAT SCORES:
Stephanie: $16,400
Jan: $8,800
Meredith: $6,600

FINAL J! SUBJECT: Countries & Populations.

If it were a nation, a state w/ a two-word name in this country would be the world's 6th most-populous at 200M.

Jan ran out of time before completing what I thought was "What is New Jersey" & is down to $3K. Meredith had "What is India"...


























































































































































































...NEW CHAMP w/ 16 large! Stephanie's done after writing "What is Outer Mongolia?" & wagering $2,400, but we would like to thank her so much for having enough knowledge & luck to become the first female seven-time champ & she leaves regular play w/ $149,570.

EPISODE RATING: 7