Here are today’s contestants:
- Brent Steele, an environmental engineer from Sellersburg, Indiana;
- Sarah Khan, a graduate student originally from Toronto, Ontario; and
- Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana. Harrison is a three-day champ with winnings of $91,801.
Jeopardy!
SOURCES // DUETS // CAKE // WORDS IN THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION // LIVRES EN FRANCAIS // NOTABLE WOMEN
DD1 – $800 – SOURCES – Warren Buffett said it changed his life to read this biographical dictionary of notables “in America” (Harrison lost $1,000 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Harrison $2,600, Sarah $4,800, Brent -$200.
Scores entering DJ: Harrison $4,600, Sarah $5,800, Brent $2,200.
Double Jeopardy!
RESOURCES // HOW DID IT GET TO THE MUSEUM? // TRIOS // ACTOR-DIRECTOR PARTNERSHIP // WESTERN EUROPE // ENDS WITH A DOUBLED CONSONANT
DD2 – $1,200 – WESTERN EUROPE – The cities of Paris, Brussels & Cologne form a triangle around this great forest area (With a lead of nearly $10K, Harrison added $4,800 up to $18,600.)
DD3 – $1,200 – RESOURCES – The U.S. has only one operating mine producing this battery & coin metal, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (Harrison lost $3,200 from his score of $21,800 vs. $8,200 for Sarah.)
Harrison continued to have spotty performance on DDs, finding all three and missing two, but again it didn’t prevent him from securing a runaway into FJ at $21,800 vs. $9,400 for Sarah and $7,000 for Brent.
Final Jeopardy!
21ST CENTURY NOVELS – Part 1 of this novel is Toronto & Pondicherry; Part 2 is the Pacific Ocean
Harrison and Sarah were correct, with Harrison adding $2,999 to win with $24,799 for a four-day total of $116,600.
Final scores: Harrison $24,799, Sarah $14,001, Brent $4,599.
Triple Stumper of the day: For a clue about a Ross-Richie duet referenced in “Happy Gilmore”, no one could come up with “Endless Love”.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “Who’s Who”? DD2 – What is Ardennes? DD3 – What is nickel? FJ – What is “Life of Pi”?