Here are today’s contestants:
- Amanda White, a strategy consultant from Seattle, Washington;
- Adam Reiffen, a Naval officer from San Diego, California; and
- Rachel Bradley, an ESL instructor from Greenbelt, Maryland. Rachel is a one-day champ with winnings of $23,597.
Jeopardy!
LET’S HIT HIGHWAY 101 // POP GOES THE CULTURE // ALSO KNOWN AS // GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES // PARENTING // “MOM’ & “DAD”
DD1 – $800 – LET’S HIT HIGHWAY 101 – Knowing this state capital is at the south end of Puget Sound is geography 101 (Amanda lost $1,000 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Rachel $1,200, Adam $2,200, Amanda -$800.
Scores entering DJ: Rachel $2,800, Adam $4,800, Amanda $800.
Double Jeopardy!
HISTORIC GROUPS OF 3 // FROM THE ITALIAN // “HY” FIVE // LITERARY BIOGRAPHY // CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS // SONGS FOR THE YOUNG & OLD
DD2 – $1,600 – HISTORIC GROUPS OF 3 – The clergy, the nobility & the people were France’s 3 of these representative divisions before the Revolution (Adam added $3,000 to his leading score of $6,800 vs. $2,800 for Rachel.)
DD3 – $1,600 – FROM THE ITALIAN – Medieval astrologers thought this, caused by mutating viral strains, was connected to the effect of the stars (Amanda lost $400 on a true DD.)
Adam led at every break but the game remained alive into FJ with Adam at $10,600, Rachel with $8,000 and Amanda at $4,000.
Final Jeopardy!
FAMOUS WOMEN – Before her death in 2022, she pledged her collection of more than 200 pins to the National Museum of American Diplomacy
Only Adam was correct on FJ, adding $5,401 to win with $16,001.
Final scores: Rachel $5,398, Adam $16,001, Amanda $0.
No harm no foul: Everyone took an incorrect guess on the coldest planet, Uranus.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Olympia? DD2 – What are estates? DD3 – What is influenza? FJ – Who was Madeleine Albright?