Here are today’s contestants:
- Ashley Atkin, a stay-at-home mom & part-time graduate student from Jerome, Idaho;
- Omar Ahmed, an analytics manager from Old Hickory, Tennessee; and
- Will Stewart, a political organizer originally from Nashville, Tennessee. Will is a two-day champ with winnings of $44,301.
Jeopardy!
PICTURE THE 21st CENTURY FILM // ETYMOLOGY // HIS WIDOW LIVED ON: NOTORIOUS EDITION // THE “BURG”s // ATOM // EVE
DD1 – $1,000 – HIS WIDOW LIVED ON: NOTORIOUS EDITION – Lester Gillis, known by this adorable alias, was killed by the FBI in 1934; Helen Gillis died in 1987 & is buried beside him (Ashley lost $2,000.)
Scores at first break: Will $6,600, Omar $1,800, Ashley $2,200.
Scores entering DJ: Will $7,800, Omar $1,200, Ashley $2,000.
Double Jeopardy!
POST-WWII ASIAN HISTORY // DANCE MUSIC // THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM // THAT HAS SOME APPEAL // PREQUELS & SEQUELS // STARTS & ENDS WITH “L”
DD2 – $1,600 – THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM – In 1500 B.C. LA.’s Poverty Point was home not just to hunter-gatherers but to hunter-these-gatherers, getting their omega-3s (Omar added $2,600 to tie Will for the lead at $9,400.)
DD3 – $800 – POST-WWII ASIAN HISTORY – The Geneva Agreements of 1954 partitioned this country into North & South entities at the 17th parallel (Will added $10,000 to his total of $16,600 vs. $11,000 for Omar.)
Will made a solid wager on DD3 and pulled out the correct response just in time, allowing him to score a runaway at $28,600 vs. $12,200 for Omar and $7,200 for Ashley.
Final Jeopardy!
BUSINESS LOGOS – Early 1900s labels for this beverage brand featured a beaver sitting on a log at the top of a map
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Will dropped $2,400 to win with $26,200 for a three-day total of $70,501.
Final scores: Will $26,200, Omar $9,999, Ashley $2,199.
That’s before their time: No one knew the most notorious Clyde from many decades ago had the last name of Barrow.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Baby Face Nelson? DD2 – What is fishermen? DD3 – What is Vietnam? FJ – What is Canada Dry?