Here are today’s contestants:
- Brian Phillips, an IT technician originally from Spring Valley, New York;
- Sarah Avery, an assistant reporter of judicial decisions from Ellington, Connecticut; and
- Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California. Alison is a one-day champ with winnings of $28,600.
Jeopardy!
STOCK PHOTOS, KINDA // WE’VE GOT TODAY’S HITS // NEW YORK GOVERNORS // FADS // KIDDY LIT // THAT’S SO CRINGE
DD1 – $800 – KIDDY LIT – This beloved book about a stuffed animal is subtitled “Or, How Toys Become Real” (On the first clue of the game, Alison added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Alison $2,200, Sarah $4,400, Brian -$600.
Scores entering DJ: Alison $4,600, Sarah $5,200, Brian $200.
Double Jeopardy!
AMERICAN BIRDS // FAKE MOVIES IN MOVIES // THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT // WHERE’D YOU “GO”? // DROP IN… // ANYTIME
DD2 – $1,600 – WHERE’D YOU “GO”? (ends with “go”) – A city in Colorado was named for this Mexican state that borders Chihuahua (Alison doubled to $14,000 vs. $5,200 for Sarah.)
DD3 – $1,200 – DROP IN… – (Drop “in”) from a word involving respiration to get this word meaning healthy (Alison added $2,000, improving to $18,000.)
Alison started quickly in DJ, opened a sizable lead by doubling up on DD2 and wasn’t challenged from there, breezing into FJ at $25,600 vs. $8,400 for Sarah and $6,600 for Brian.
Final Jeopardy!
AUTHORS’ AFTERLIVES – After his death his son Michel reworked & published manuscripts like one about a meteor made of gold heading for Earth
Alison and Brian were correct on FJ, with Alison adding $7,500 to win with $33,100 for a two-day total of $61,700.
Final scores: Alison $33,801, Sarah $3,599, Brian $8,401.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “The Velveteen Rabbit”? DD2 – What is Durango? DD3 – What is hale? FJ – Who was Verne?