Here are today’s contestants:
– Rachel Bernstein, a teacher from Los Angeles, California;
– Lawrence Suba, a technical software trainer from Verona, Wisconsin; and
– Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana. Harrison is a four-day champ with winnings of $116,600.
Jeopardy!
NEVER HAVE I EVER // SECOND NOVELS // NO TIME TO SAY THE WHOLE WORD // THEIR MAIN INSTRUMENT // THAT’S BULL! // HAPPY 250th ANNIVERSARY, USPS
DD1 – $1,000 – THAT’S BULL! – From a 1521 papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther: “He has been declared a” this, something you never want the pope to call you (Rachel added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Harrison $7,400, Lawrence $1,600, Rachel -$200.
Scores entering DJ: Harrison $4,600, Lawrence $1,800, Rachel $2,200.
Double Jeopardy!
WEIRDLY NAMED CONFLICTS // 4-SYLLABLE WORDS // THIS IS NOT A SAFE SPACE // MOVIE MONOLOGUES // THE SOUTH PACIFIC // TENACIOUS, THEE
DD2 – $1,600 – WEIRDLY NAMED CONFLICTS – Part of this numerical clash, the 1760s Fantastic War had no major battles –just troop movements when Spain invaded Portugal (With a lead of nearly $13K, Harrison added $4,800 up to $20,000.)
DD3 – $2,000 – THE SOUTH PACIFIC – James Cook’s dad was a migrant from Scotland, so it’s little surprise he named an island “New” this, for dad’s homeland (Harrison improved by $1,200 up to $30,000.)
Harrison stayed in clear control throughout and scored on both DDs in DJ, recording another runaway into FJ at $35,200 vs. $13,000 for Rachel and $600 for Lawrence.
Final Jeopardy!
POETIC OBJECTS – In a British poem, this is “raddled with Napoleon’s paint, nose eaten by a less clear conqueror”
Everyone was correct on FJ. Harrison maximized his FJ wager, adding $9,199 to win with $44,399 for a five-day total of $160,999.
Final scores: Harrison $44,399, Lawrence $1,100, Rachel $24,799.
That’s before their time: No one knew the group that rapped, “Well you can’t, you won’t & you don’t stop, Mike D, come & rock the sure shot”, the Beastie Boys.
Overpriced clue dept.: $2,000 for knowing the 1976 movie with Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch & Ned Beatty, “Network”.
Judging the writers: After making four appearances in clues this season, it might be time to let Captain James Cook rest in peace for a while.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is heretic? DD2 – What is Seven Years’ War? DD3 – What is Caledonia? FJ – What is Sphinx?