Here are today’s contestants:
- Matt Massie, an attorney originally from South Charleston, West Virginia;
- John Reiss, an editor from Honolulu, Hawai’i; and
- Jackie Rogoff, a writer & library student from Santa Cruz, California. Jackie is a one-day champ with winnings of $22,001.
Jeopardy!
STARTS WITH “S” // HERE’S YOUR INVITATION // U.S. COINS // DID YOU EAT YET? // LEONARDO DiCAPRIO MOVIES BY CHARACTER // EUROPEAN BODIES OF WATER
DD1 – $800 – HERE’S YOUR INVITATION – Invitations for the “laying the first stone of” this went out in 1825 &, 146 years later, for its opening in Lake Havasu City (Jackie lost $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Jackie $600, John $2,600, Matt $2,000.
Scores entering DJ: Jackie $1,600, John $5,000, Matt $3,600.
Double Jeopardy!
WOULD HAVE BROKEN THE INTERNET // IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS // YOU CANNOT BE SIRIUS // _ OF _ // MUSICAL ANAGRAMS // AMERICAN BODIES MOSTLY OF WATER
DD2 – $1,600 – IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS – The Spanish edition of this book was published under the title “A sangre fría” (On the first clue of the round, Jackie added $2,000.)
DD3 – $1,600 – _ OF _ – He landed in England November 5, 1688 (From the lead, Matt doubled to $14,400.)
Matt doubled up on DD3 from the lead early in DJ and kept pouring it on from there, impressively entering FJ at $24,000 vs. $7,200 for Jackie and $6,600 for John.
Final Jeopardy!
U.S. CITIES – A character in “As You Like It” & a soldier in the Seminole Wars are cited as possible origins for the name of this city
Matt and Jackie were correct on FJ, with Matt adding $6,000 to win with $30,000.
Final scores: Jackie $13,201, John $1, Matt $30,000.
Wagering strategy: Note that even if Matt had missed DD3 on the fourth clue of DJ and dropped to $0, based on his performance on the remainder of the board, he still would have recovered to lead into FJ and presumably won the game.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the Italian dessert of rum-flavored whipped cream between 2 layers of ice cream, toasted nuts & candied fruit is spumoni.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is London Bridge? DD2 – What is “In Cold Blood”? DD3 – Who was William of Orange? FJ – What is Orlando?