Jeopardy! kind of laid off Hammett clews for while, then surprised me with a sudden two-fisted assault.
S41E154 — April 10, 2025 — in the initial round offered the category Mystery Loves Company.
The $1000 clew:
8 paragraphs in on “The Thin Man,” he narrates, “My glass was empty. I asked . . . what she (wanted) to drink, she said Scotch and soda”
Contestant came up with “Who is Nick Charles?”
Who else?
(And for the pure text fans in the audience, the words in that eighth paragraph read “My glass was empty. I asked her what she would have to drink, she said Scotch and soda.”)
Five days later on Tax Day, April 15 — S41E157 — in the Double Jeopardy round — category Real Housewives Taglines — $2000 clew:
My man exposed the means streets with crime mysteries like “The Glass Key”; I prefer Broadway & got there with “The Children’s Hour”
The contestant that time also nailed it: “Who is Hellman?”
They can keep dipping into that well of Hammett-related clews forever.
