Here are today’s contestants:
- Elizabeth Brzozowski, a social studies teacher from Fishkill, New York;
- Chen Yan, a surgeon from Happy Valley, Oregon; and
- Grant DeYoung, a grocery clerk from Prescott, Arizona. Grant is a one-day champ with winnings of $25,601.
Jeopardy!
YO ABBA ABBA! // ANAGRAMMED AUTHORS // MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE // CLOSE STATES IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION // HERE BE MONSTERS // NOT AN ADVERB, BUT ENDS WITH “-LY”
DD1 – $800 – NOT AN ADVERB, BUT ENDS WITH “-LY” – The Greek for “irregular” gives us this word for a scientific observation that differs from expectations (Grant lost $4,000 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Grant $3,600, Chen $1,800, Elizabeth $2,000.
Scores entering DJ: Grant $3,000, Chen $2,800, Elizabeth $3,600.
Double Jeopardy!
COUNTRIES WITH ONE THING IN COMMON (all seven letters) // APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS & MEASURES // TV “Q” // THE WILD WEST // SCIENCE EXPERIEMENTS // ADD A LETTER
DD2 – $1,600 – THE WILD WEST – Buffalo Bill & Billy the Kid were among those who used this company’s model 1873, the “gun that won the West” (Grant added $5,000 to improve to $11,600 vs. $6,400 for Chen.)
DD3 – $2,000 – COUNTRIES WITH ONE THING IN COMMON (seven letters) – It’s the country that surrounds the Gambia (Grant added $6,000 to $18,000 vs. $6,400 for Will.)
Grant scored on both DDs in DJ and wagered enough on them to maintain a runaway into FJ at $20,800 vs. $9,600 for Chen and $2,400 for Elizabeth.
Final Jeopardy!
THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY – Before entering history, this man visited the grave of Bogdan Zerajic, who had died just a few years earlier
Only Grant was correct on FJ, but he bet $0 to win with $20,800 for a two-day total of $46,401.
Final scores: Grant $20,800, Chen $9,600, Elizabeth $0.
That’s before their time: Even after being given star Jack Klugman and the first letter “Q”, the players didn’t know the long-running series from the past “Quincy, M.E.”
Judging the producers: Another anagram category where after the clue disappears, the home audience can’t see the anagram letters on screen. I don’t know how the producers don’t realize how frustrating this is for viewers trying to play along.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is anomaly? DD2 – What is Winchester? DD3 – What is Senegal? FJ – Who was Gavrilo Princip?