Here are today’s contestants:
- Christopher Tillman, a pastor from Plover, Wisconsin;
- Elana Beame, a Jewish engagement educator originally from Boca Raton, Florida; and
- Aaron Levine, a sports anchor from Seattle, Washington. Aaron is a three-day champ with winnings of $48,199.
Jeopardy!
POLYNESIA // SPACED OUT // AMAZING NFL FEATS // THIS IS “B.S.” // YOUR INHERITANCE // JEANS
DD1 – $1,000 – POLYNESIA – One of the most widely spoken of Polynesian languages is this one heard in Apia & Pago Pago (Aaron lost $1,800 down to $2,000.)
Scores at first break: Aaron $3,200, Elana $800, Christopher $600.
Scores entering DJ: Aaron $3,000, Elana $1,000, Christopher $4,000.
Double Jeopardy!
POPE-POURRI / AUDIO BOOKS // THE OLDEN GLOBES // BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS // 5-SYLLABLE WORDS // IT’S A HOT ONE!
DD2 – $1,200 – POPE-POURRI – Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte, a ward of Pope Julius III, was something called a cardinal nephew, a title that gave us this “ism” (Aaron doubled to $7,600 vs. $4,400 for Christopher.)
DD3 – $2,000 – 5-SYLLABLE WORDS – Adjective describing the space between Andromeda & the Milky Way, for example (Aaron dropped just $100 to $10,300 vs. $3,600 for Christopher.)
Aaron found all three DDs and missed two of them, but still held a clear lead into FJ at $13,100 vs. $8,000 for Christopher and $2,200 for Elana.
Final Jeopardy!
HISTORIC HOMES – At a speech here in 1936, FDR called its onetime occupant a “farmer, lawyer, mechanic, scientist, architect,” etc.
Only Christopher was correct on FJ, doubling to win with $16,000.
Final scores: Aaron $10,100, Elana $2,000, Christopher $16,000.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one was able to name the “constellation that’s a big hit Down Under”, the Southern Cross.
Tough category dept.: The players completely struck out on POLYNESIA with a rare 0-for-5.
Clue selection strategy: In DJ, four top-row clues were chosen with at least one DD remaining on the board.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Samoan? DD2 – What is nepotism? DD3 – What is intergalactic? FJ – What is Monticello?