Only a month after dropping a Hammett clew into the mix, Jeopardy! quickly pulled the creator of Sam Spade out of the trick bag once more — S40 E210 for June 28, 2024.
The first round. $400 clew in the category Literary Geography:
“Spade paid his fare & left the taxicab”; this city’s “night fog, thick, clammy, and penetrant, blurred the street”
The seven-day champ buzzed in and asked, “What is Los Angeles?”
Host Ken Jennings said, “No, I’m sorry.”
The other two contestants did not risk an answer.
Kind of sad.
