Here are today’s contestants:
- Adam Hersh, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York;
- Courtney Schooley, a preschool teacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma ; and
- Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington. Mehal is a two-day champ with winnings of $46,062.
Jeopardy!
BARBIE THROUGH THE YEARS // ZOOLOGY GLOSSARY // OOPS! // FRENCH-NAMED FOOD & DRINK // SPEECH // GIFT OF “GAB”
DD1 – $1,000 – FRENCH-NAMED FOOD & DRINK – The French version of broth & a celebrated seafood stew, they both start with the same 6 letters (Adam improved by $2,000 to $5,200.)
Scores at first break: Mehal $4,400, Courtney $0, Adam $5,200.
Scores entering DJ: Mehal $7,200. Courtney $2,400, Adam $5,800.
Double Jeopardy!
I TINKER // BRITISH GEOGRAPHY // TV TITLE TWOSOMES BY ACTORS // AUTHORS INITIALLY // MUSIC & WAR // IT ENDS WITH “US”
DD2 – $1,600 – AUTHORS INITIALLY – In 2017 this author said, “I grew up in a greaser neighborhood” but got put in high school classes with Socs (Adam added $4,000 to his total of $9,000 vs. $9,200 for Mehal.)
DD3 – $2,000 – I TINKER – By 1838 Alfred Vail & this man wired up a new communications system, but when it came to branding, ol’ Al got tapped out (Mehal added $4,000 to his score of $11,600 vs. $13,400 for Adam.)
Mehal found DD3 in second position late in the game, but unlike yesterday when he went all-in, this time he made a mid-sized wager and was correct. It was enough to take the lead from Adam but not to hold it, as Adam came back into first for FJ at $16,600 vs. $14,400 for Mehal and $8,400 for Courtney.
Final Jeopardy!
MOVIES AND PSYCHOLOGY – In this film, Paula Alquist tells Gregory Anton, “Have you gone mad, my husband? Or is it I who am mad?”
Adam and Courtney were correct on FJ, with Adam adding $12,400 to win with $29,000.
Final scores: Mehal $0. Courtney $16,601, Adam $29,000.
Triple Stumper of the day: In AUTHORS INITIALLY, no one could come up with Holden Caulfield creator J.D. Salinger.
TV troubles: The players missed three clues in the category about TV character duos, including not knowing that Foxx and Wilson played “Sanford and Son”.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What are bouillon and bouillabaisse? DD2 – Who is S.E. Hinton? DD3 – Who was Morse? FJ – What is “Gaslight”?