Here are today’s Second Chance contestants:
- Lindsay Denninger, a writer from Smithtown, New York;
- Ferdinand Percentie, a day trader from Altamonte Springs, Florida; and
- Sam Cameron, a finance manager from Fargo, North Dakota.
Jeopardy!
BEST IF USED BY DEC. 31, 1999 // MAKING SOME BONES ABOUT IT // FLYING IN STATE // SPORTS BY MOVIE // YOUR NUMBER IS UP // NO RYAN, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL
DD1 – 600 – BEST IF USED BY DEC. 31, 1999 – After 85 years, complete control of it passed to its home nation on Dec. 31, 1999 (Sam lost 2,600.)
Scores at first break: Sam 1,800, Ferdinand 2,400, Lindsay 1,000.
Scores entering DJ: Sam 3,000, Ferdinand 5,000, Lindsay 2,600.
Double Jeopardy!
AROUND THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE // AN EDIBLE & MUSICAL BEFORE & AFTER // YOU JUST GOT MONK’D! // 5 RANDOM WORDS FROM THE NOVEL // GOOD ENOUGH // GOVERNMENT WORK
DD2 – 1,600 – YOU JUST GOT MONK’D! – In 1939 Thomas Merton opened the Bible to Luke 1:20 & read “Behold, you shall be” this & he decided to become a Trappist monk (Sam added 5,000.)
DD3 – 1,600 – GOVERNMENT WORK – You might get a bit sick of Lincoln’s face as a metal forming machine operator at this agency’s production facilities (Sam added 1,000.)
Scores entering FJ: Sam 19,400, Ferdinand 10,200, Lindsay 6,200.
Final Jeopardy!
AMERICAN HISTORY – The last claim awarded under this act was in 1988, 126 years after it passed, for a parcel of land in Alaska
Sam and Ferdinand were correct on FJ. Sam added 1,001 to advance with 20,401.
Final scores: Sam 20,401, Ferdinand 19,401, Lindsay 2,199.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is the Panama Canal? DD2 – What is silent? DD3 – What is the U.S. Mint? FJ – What is the Homestead Act?