Introducing today’s contestants:

– Tabitha, a gallery assistant from New York, loves archery;
– Jack, a college student from Alabama, switches between racing as ketchup and mustard; and
– Jason, a math teacher from New Mexico, was caught using bad words in computer programming. Jason is a ten-day champ with winnings of $273,843.

Jason had $10,000 at the first commercial break and went on to crush the competition, entering FJ with $44,400 vs. $5,600 for Jack and $1,400 for Tabitha.

DD1, $1,000 – MOTTOES – The New York Times has used this 7-word motto on its front page since 1897 (Jason won $1,800 on a true DD.)

DD2, $1,600 – SURNAMES – In Vietnam, an estimated 40% of the population answer to this last name, the country’s most popular (Jason won $6,000 from his score of $16,000.)

DD3, $2,000 – SAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – In 1816 Lord Byron penned a “Song for” these loom-smashing rioters who were being displaced by new technology (Jason won $8,000 from his total of $28,800.)

FJ – PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES – This is the most recent presidential election year when both major presidential candidates were residents of the same state

Jason and Tabitha were correct on FJ, with Jason adding $14,000 to win with $58,400 (his highest score so far) for an 11-day total of $332,243.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the ancient Greek who said “The unexamined life is not worth living” was Socrates.

This day in Trebekistan: Alex offered his Hitchcock impression and was immediately turned off from archery when he was told it involves doing exercise.

Correct Qs:
DD1 – What is “All the news that’s fit to print”?
DD2 – What is Nguyen?
DD3 – What are Luddites?
FJ – What is 2016?