Here are today’s contestants:
- Allison Gross, a data scientist from Cleveland, Ohio;
- Daniel King, a Brown University graduate from Parsippany, New Jersey; and
- Matthew Smith, a paramedic from New York, New York. Matthew is a one-day champ with winnings of $26,400.
Jeopardy!
“ONE” OF THOSE BOOKS // DEATH IN THE CAPITAL // IT’S ALL RELATIVE // HODGEPODGE // TV MOVIES // WORDS IN JEOPARDY
DD1 – $800 – DEATH IN THE CAPITAL – Pope Julius II called him to Rome to do his art thing; he died there in 1564 (Allison doubled to $4,000.)
Scores at first break: Matthew $2,200, Daniel $1,800, Allison $2,000.
Scores entering DJ: Matthew $2,600, Daniel $1,200, Allison $5,800.
Double Jeopardy!
AROUND THE ADRIATIC // PRONUNCIATION ADVICE // DINOSAURS // DO YOU KNOW YOUR RALPHABET? // POP MUSIC // TEAR U-S APART
DD2 – $1,600 – PRONUNCIATION ADVICE – It became a Canadian province in 1949 & poet E.J. Pratt advised accent on the last syllable, swallow the 1st d (On the first clue of the round with $1,200, Daniel dropped $2,000.)
DD3 – $1,600 – AROUND THE ADRIATIC – Once affiliated with Serbia, it’s the smallest in area of the nations bordering on the Adriatic Sea (Allison added $2,000 to her leading score of $9,400.)
DJ proved to be tough sledding for the players with three leftovers, as Allison was correct on DD3 and led into FJ with $11,800 vs. $7,000 for Matthew and $2,000 for Daniel.
Final Jeopardy!
FAMOUS CHARACTERS – She’s introduced in an 1845 novella in which she wears a short skirt with her mantilla thrown back to show her shoulders
Only Daniel was correct on FJ. Allison dropped $2,201 to win with $9,599.
Final scores: Matthew $2,100, Daniel $3,998, Allison $9,599.
Musical miscues: The players went 0-for-3 in the pop music category, including a clue about the song from the movie “Mannequin” that went to no. 1 in the 80s, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”.
Pedantry corner: I don’t think the “all in” shoving motion applies when you’re betting the maximum clue value on the board and you have less than that in front of you.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Michelangelo? DD2 – What is Newfoundland? DD3 – What is Montenegro? FJ – Who is Carmen?