Jeopardy! Recap, Winner and Today’s Final Answer, Thursday March 28, 2024

In today’s episode of Jeopardy!, three contestants took the stage for the Invitational Tournament. We were introduced to Monica Thieu, a postdoctoral scientist from Atlanta, Georgia; Chuck Forrest, a lawyer hailing all the way from Marino, Italy; and Sam Kavanaugh, an educator representing Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The categories for today’s rounds included LGBTQ+ WRITERS & THEIR WORKS, HOP ON THE INTERSTATE, FREE FOR ALL, 2-WORD POP CULTURE, ALPHANUMERICS, and DEFINITIONS FROM THE DEVIL’S DICTIONARY.

During the first round of play in the category HOP ON THE INTERSTATE with a clue worth 600 – Columbia is about midway between these two same-state Midwest cities that squared off in the I-70 World Series in 1985 – Sam lost 1,000. The scores at the first break stood as follows: Sam with 200 points trailing behind Chuck who had accumulated 1,000 points while Monica led with an impressive 3,800 points.

Heading into Double Jeopardy!, which featured categories such as BRITISH EXPLORERS ART TERMS SCIENCE ROUND HERE TOUGH VOCAB and HIP-POP –

During this round there were two Daily Doubles to be found. Sam confidently answered both correctly but didn’t have enough points to wager on them significantly. Despite his efforts to catch up with her lead at each commercial break leading up to Final Jeopardy!, Monica maintained her top position with a total score of 15,

Before Final Jeopardy! began it was revealed that today’s category was “20th CENTURY BOOKS.” The clue read: TIME mentioned “cruelty & enforced conformity” when summing up this novel with a “stonily silent narrator.” All three contestants unfortunately gave incorrect responses. The correct answer was What is “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”?

Sam, however, placed the smallest wager and managed to secure a one-point lead over Monica with his final score of 7,600 points. This advancement allowed Sam to move on in the tournament. Chuck finished with a respectable score of 6,199 while Monica narrowly missed out with a score of 7,599.

Today’s episode showcased the knowledge and skills of these three impressive contestants as they battled it out on Jeopardy!’s iconic stage.