Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 9:05 am
Game Recap for Show #7983, 2019-05-01
James Holzhauer game 20.
CONTESTANTS
Imar Dacunha, a business systems analyst from Orlando, Florida
Kate Jay Zweifler, a Realtor and stay-at-home mom from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 19-day cash winnings total $1,426,330)
OPENING REMARKS
Alex: Thank you, Johnny Gilbert. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. You know, we've been so busy, so preoccupied with the great success enjoyed by James over the past few weeks on our show that we have neglected to mention a very special upcoming event, and that is the Teachers Tournament, which starts this coming week. All right. Kate and Imar, welcome aboard and good luck. Here we go. The Jeopardy! Round. Let's take a look at the categories, shall we?
JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
I COULD LIVE IN THAT FOOD (5/5) (Alex: Each correct response will be a food with a domicile in its name.)
VAMPIRE-POURRI (5/5, including 1 correct Daily Double)
GOING BLANK ON THE TITLE (5/5)
3 "I"s (4/5)
LAW (5/5)
ORDER (4/5)
THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
James: 19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Imar: 8 R, 0 W
Kate: 1 R, 0 W
Clues revealed: 30
Triple Stumpers: 2
Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $1,400
JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
James found the Daily Double on the 11th clue. James had $4,600, Kate was scoreless, and Imar was at $3,000. James made it a True Daily Double, wagering $4,600.
VAMPIRE-POURRI $1000: The producer of this 1922 German silent film was accused of ripping off Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula"
SCORES AT THE FIRST BREAK
James: $9,800
Imar: $4,600
Kate: $0
CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS
Alex: Imar Dacunha is from Orlando, Florida, and he's a fan of bad movies. Give me an example of some of the movies you love to watch over and over.
Imar: Oh, The Room is a classic. It was made by Tommy Wiseau, and they made another version of it that was nominated for a few Oscars. But my friend and I, we just really like these movies that are so bad that they're actually good. They're kind of like children's art projects.
Alex: Uh-huh.
Imar: You know.
Alex: And you watch them just the two of you, or do you get a group of people in and loudly critique?
Imar: We would get a group of people in--yeah, and we would encourage audience participation, and it was a lot of fun.
Alex: Like The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Imar: Yeah, kinda.
Alex: Okay.
Alex: Kate Jay Zweifler from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Your mom was on our show.
Kate: She was, in 1991.
Alex: Would she be happy to know that I remember her?
Kate: Yes. Yes.
Alex: Good.
Kate: She remembers you.
Alex: Oh, well. Okay. What has she said about her experience on our program?
Kate: She had a wonderful time, and she won a home entertainment system as a prize. And she wasn't gonna take it, and my dad said, "Kate's gonna watch the show and see it." So she did bring it home.
Alex: Okay, good for her. She listened to your dad.
Alex: James Holzhauer is our champion. We talked briefly about your daughter yesterday. She's only four years old, but she is a world traveler, right?
James: Yeah, she's been to 14 countries now, and, you know, I'm really hoping that she can see the distance between us and other cultures is not as great as we sometimes think it is. But right now, all she cares about is which country has the best playgrounds.
Alex: The best playgrounds.
James: In Russia, they got these ones--they don't have safety rules there, so you can do all the fun stuff with no nets to catch you.
Alex: And no cushioned base.
James: No, you gotta keep a watchful eye.
TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
ORDER $600: An anteater is in the order Pilosa; this similar-looking animal is in the order Tubulidentata
3 "I"s $800: A government's formal approval of a treaty
SCORES AT THE END OF THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
James: $13,800
Imar: $5,800
Kate: $600
James Holzhauer game 20.
CONTESTANTS
Imar Dacunha, a business systems analyst from Orlando, Florida
Kate Jay Zweifler, a Realtor and stay-at-home mom from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 19-day cash winnings total $1,426,330)
OPENING REMARKS
Alex: Thank you, Johnny Gilbert. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. You know, we've been so busy, so preoccupied with the great success enjoyed by James over the past few weeks on our show that we have neglected to mention a very special upcoming event, and that is the Teachers Tournament, which starts this coming week. All right. Kate and Imar, welcome aboard and good luck. Here we go. The Jeopardy! Round. Let's take a look at the categories, shall we?
JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES
I COULD LIVE IN THAT FOOD (5/5) (Alex: Each correct response will be a food with a domicile in its name.)
VAMPIRE-POURRI (5/5, including 1 correct Daily Double)
GOING BLANK ON THE TITLE (5/5)
3 "I"s (4/5)
LAW (5/5)
ORDER (4/5)
THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS
James: 19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Imar: 8 R, 0 W
Kate: 1 R, 0 W
Clues revealed: 30
Triple Stumpers: 2
Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $1,400
JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE
James found the Daily Double on the 11th clue. James had $4,600, Kate was scoreless, and Imar was at $3,000. James made it a True Daily Double, wagering $4,600.
VAMPIRE-POURRI $1000: The producer of this 1922 German silent film was accused of ripping off Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula"
SCORES AT THE FIRST BREAK
James: $9,800
Imar: $4,600
Kate: $0
CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS
Alex: Imar Dacunha is from Orlando, Florida, and he's a fan of bad movies. Give me an example of some of the movies you love to watch over and over.
Imar: Oh, The Room is a classic. It was made by Tommy Wiseau, and they made another version of it that was nominated for a few Oscars. But my friend and I, we just really like these movies that are so bad that they're actually good. They're kind of like children's art projects.
Alex: Uh-huh.
Imar: You know.
Alex: And you watch them just the two of you, or do you get a group of people in and loudly critique?
Imar: We would get a group of people in--yeah, and we would encourage audience participation, and it was a lot of fun.
Alex: Like The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Imar: Yeah, kinda.
Alex: Okay.
Alex: Kate Jay Zweifler from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Your mom was on our show.
Kate: She was, in 1991.
Alex: Would she be happy to know that I remember her?
Kate: Yes. Yes.
Alex: Good.
Kate: She remembers you.
Alex: Oh, well. Okay. What has she said about her experience on our program?
Kate: She had a wonderful time, and she won a home entertainment system as a prize. And she wasn't gonna take it, and my dad said, "Kate's gonna watch the show and see it." So she did bring it home.
Alex: Okay, good for her. She listened to your dad.
Alex: James Holzhauer is our champion. We talked briefly about your daughter yesterday. She's only four years old, but she is a world traveler, right?
James: Yeah, she's been to 14 countries now, and, you know, I'm really hoping that she can see the distance between us and other cultures is not as great as we sometimes think it is. But right now, all she cares about is which country has the best playgrounds.
Alex: The best playgrounds.
James: In Russia, they got these ones--they don't have safety rules there, so you can do all the fun stuff with no nets to catch you.
Alex: And no cushioned base.
James: No, you gotta keep a watchful eye.
TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
ORDER $600: An anteater is in the order Pilosa; this similar-looking animal is in the order Tubulidentata
3 "I"s $800: A government's formal approval of a treaty
SCORES AT THE END OF THE JEOPARDY! ROUND
James: $13,800
Imar: $5,800
Kate: $600