Here are 4 triple stumpers from the 12-14-2017 Jeopardy! match.

STEINBECK WORKS BY CHARACTERS ($800) Jody Tiflin, a young boy, & Gabilan, a young colt

($1000) Doc, owner of a biological lab, and Dora, madam of a brothel

ALL “CAP”S ($1200) Adjective meaning involving the loss of the head (see #15 and #16 under adjective)

($2000) Impulsive or unpredictable

The players got all these clues in “IT WAS SO COLD…” except the first one (*). This was the very first clue chosen and they were a little confused about what was expected. Alex said: “Wait a minute… you don’t like our writers’ sense of humor?”

*($200) Hitchhikers were holding up photos of this digit

($400) I was happy to get the proverbial lump of this in my stocking

($600) In Maine these critters, Homarus americanus, were throwing themselves into pots

($800) One of these pointed hat-wearing ceramic dwarves knocked on my door & asked to come in

($1000) A member of this 5-letter “old order” religious group purchased an electric blanket

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