Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants:
– TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California;
– Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California, who after winning both games so far in the finals, needs one more to take the title; and
– Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey.
Jeopardy!
INFECTION: STAFF // BREAKING IN // PREFIXES & WORD PARTS // PENINSULAS // BUSINESS IN THE FRONT // PARTY IN THE BACK
DD1 – 800 – PENINSULAS – Rennes is the capital of this region protruding as a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean with the English Channel to the north (Scott doubled to 2,000.)
Scores at first break: Scott 3,200, Paolo 2,000, TJ 1,800.
Scores entering DJ: Scott 5,000, Paolo 4,200, TJ 2,200.
Double Jeopardy!
WHAT A CONCEPT // OLD TIMES // ALLITERATIVE PEOPLE // GET A LOAD OF THIS PAIR // GIMME A LETTER! // UNSATISFYING LITERARY ENDINGS
DD2 – 1,600 – GET A LOAD OF THIS PAIR – Lewis & Clark met during these “directional” military campaigns in the 1790s (a direction they’d later travel) (Paolo improved by 7,400 to 16,800 vs. 6,600 for Scott.)
DD3 – 1,200 – WHAT A CONCEPT – In a 1968 speech MLK said he’d “been to” this location “…& I’ve looked over, & I’ve seen the promised land” (On the next clue after DD2, Paolo added 6,000 up to 22,800.)
This was not a rerun, although it seemed like one, as Paolo was correct on back-to-back DDs in DJ and put it away into FJ again at 33,200 vs. 7,400 for Scott and 5,800 for TJ.
Scores entering FJ: Scott 7,400, Paolo 33,200, TJ 5,800.
Final Jeopardy!
ISLAND NAMES – This archipelago got its name in 1493 in honor of St. Ursula & her followers
No one even tried to solve FJ, because since it meant nothing, they should they? Paolo dropped 143 to take the game and the tournament with 33,057. Paolo won $250,000 and moves on to Masters, while Scott and TJ each earned $75,000.
Final scores: Scott 2,800, Paolo 33,057, TJ 4,199.
That’s before their time: No one recognized a cartoon version of “House Party” duo Kid ‘n Play, which seemed to wound Ken down to his soul.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Brittany? DD2 – What are Northwest Wars (Campaigns)? DD3 – What is mountaintop? FJ – What are the Virgin Islands?