Here are today’s contestants:
- Brandon Monsman, a bartender originally from Cleveland, Ohio;
- Jen Johnson, a communications manager from Timonium, Maryland; and
- Andrew Jones, a graduate student from Queens, New York. Andrew is a two-day champ with winnings of $26,400.
Jeopardy!
WE ARE REALLY GOING TO STUMP YOU // ON GUARD // KNIVES OUT // PICTURE THE HIT SONG // 2 E OR NOT 2 E // THAT IS THE QUESTION
DD1 – $800 – KNIVES OUT – Referees in this sport carry a knife called a tanto, to symbolize their willingness to commit seppuku if they make a bad call (Brandon added $1,000 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Andrew $3,800, Jen $2,000, Brandon $2,000.
Scores entering DJ: Andrew $4,400, Jen $2,800, Brandon $3,600.
Double Jeopardy!
TRICK OR TREATY // AUTHORS’ HOMES // JESUS HAD A DAY // FUN AROUND THE U.S. // BIG BOX OFFICE ENERGY // RHYME TIME
DD2 – $1,200 – AUTHORS’ HOMES – Some years after vacating the “Old Manse”, he purchased a home from the Alcotts & called it “The Wayside” (Jen took the lead by doubling to $4,800.)
DD3 – $1,600 – RHYME TIME – A compulsion to sing a song of mourning (Andrew lost $5,600 on a true DD vs. $6,400 for Brandon.)
Andrew had the lead very late, but lost it with an incorrect guess on the next-to-last clue so wound up in second into FJ at $8,000 vs. $8,400 for Brandon and $6,000 for Jen.
Final Jeopardy!
SOUTH AMERICAN CITIES – GPS technology has determined that a popular monument near this capital was built about 800 feet too far to the south
Brandon and Jen were correct on FJ, with Brandon adding $8,000 to win with $16,400.
Final scores: Andrew $6,001, Jen $8,401, Brandon $16,400.
Triple Stumper of the day: With first place into FJ still on the line, no one got the final clue of DJ about some in Jerusalem saying they heard Jesus planning to destroy the temple bearing “false witness.”
Wagering strategy: In FJ, rather than defending against a possible double-up by Jen, Andrew chose to force Jen to be correct with a non-zero wager to pass him.
Judging the writers: Not a fan of placing a DD in DJ in a gimmick category such as RHYME TIME.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is sumo? DD2 – Who was Hawthorne? DD3 – What is dirge urge? FJ – What is Quito, Ecuador?