Here are today’s contestants:
- Molly Fitzpatrick, a writer from Queens, New York;
- Scott Nations, a financial engineer & option trader from Chicago, Illinois; and
- Marko Saric, a math professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Marko is a one-day champ with winnings of $3,799.
Jeopardy!
ANATOMY A TO Z // U.S. GEOGRAPHY // FUN FACTS // ORDINAL PHRASES // BOWLING // SILENCE!
DD1 – $800 – U.S. GEOGRAPHY – Leapin’ lizards! This river flows 630 miles before joining the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona (Molly dropped $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Marko $2,800, Scott $1,400, Molly $3,800.
Scores entering DJ: Marko $4,800, Scott $2,400, Molly $4,000.
Double Jeopardy!
AFRICAN HISTORY // NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS // ON GUITAR // POETS OF LOVE // PLUMBING // THE DEPTHS
DD2 – $1,200 – POETS OF LOVE – Percy Shelley wrote, “Nothing in the world is single; / All things by a law divine / In one ,…’ spirit meet &” this, like at a mixer (Marko dropped $4,500 from his score of $6,400.)
DD3 – $2,000 – NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS – Below the line on ancient coins, the exergue is the space with the alliteratively named this mark, here for the city of Siscia (Scott added $4,200 to his score of $4,400.)
All three players got a chance at a DD but only Scott was correct, helping him keep the game alive into FJ at $11,400 vs. $15,900 for Marko and $4,800 for Molly.
Final Jeopardy!
COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS – Featured in a 2020 film, she gets her name from a 16th c. Italian stock character who often wore diamond-patterned outfits
Marko and Molly were correct on FJ, with Marko adding $6,901 to win with $22,801 for a two-day total of $26,600.
Wagering strategy: I wish I understood why wagering properly from second place in FJ is so difficult for many contestants. If you have more than twice of third’s score, and you are within two-thirds of first, bet small enough to shut out third and force the leader to be correct on FJ to beat you.
Final scores: Marko $22,801, Scott $4,499, Molly $9,598.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Gila River? DD2 – What is mingle? DD3 – What is mint mark? FJ – Who is Harley Quinn?