Here are today’s contestants:
- Nikhil Joshi, a veterinarian originally from Montville, New Jersey;
- Sarah Fuller, a special education teacher from Athens, Ohio; and
- Joey Quismorio, a product manager originally from San Antonio, Texas. Joey is a one-day champ with winnings of $17,201.
Jeopardy!
AMERICAN AUTHORS // RHYMING EXPRESSIONS IN OTHER WORDS // DEEP-SEA DIVING // SEVENS // THE WINNING SHOT // ONIONS
DD1 – $600 – AMERICAN AUTHORS – This novelist died in 1851 & is buried about a quarter-mile walk from the Baseball Hall of Fame (Sarah lost $2,800 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Joey $1,200, Sarah $1,400, Nikhil $3,000.
Scores entering DJ: Joey $1,600, Sarah $1,000, Nikhil $4,200.
Double Jeopardy!
SPIRED UP // SMOOTH SINGERS // WOMEN ON STAMPS // WEIRD SCIENCE // FRENCH HISTORY // MEET ME IN THE “A.M.”
DD2 – $2,000 – WOMEN ON STAMPS – One of 2 women honored in the American Choreographers Series of 2004 (Joey dropped $2,000 from his leading score of $10,400.)
DD3 – $2,000 – FRENCH HISTORY – On the French Revolutionary calendar, it’s the month the Reign of Terror ended (in 1794) & its leader’s goose was cooked (Joey still held onto first after losing $1,000 from his total of $8,400.)
There were pop culture Triple Stumpers all over the place in DJ, and despite missing both DDs in the round, Joey still held the lead into FJ at $7,400 vs. $5,400 for Nikhil and $1,400 for Sarah.
Final Jeopardy!
BRAND NAMES – Founded in 1972, this company got its name from a term meaning “hit the target” in the board game Go
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Nikhil bet $0 to win with $5,400.
Final scores: Joey $3,999, Sarah $1,400, Nikhil $5,400.
That’s before their time: Among the entertainers missed by the players were Betty White, Barbra Streisand, Aimee Mann and Ella Fitzgerald.
Clue selection strategy: Five out of the first six clues picked in DJ were from the top row.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Cooper? DD2 – Who were Graham or de Mille? DD3 – What is Thermidor? FJ – What is Atari?