Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants:

– Drew Goins, a journalist from Washington, D.C.;
– T.L. Cubbage, a lawyer from Dallas, Texas; and
– Liz Feltner, a law student from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Jeopardy!

OTHER INVITATIONALS // CANNED GOODS // …SAID THIS NOVEL CHARACTER // I’M BACK ON THE APPS // FROM SAMUEL JOHNSON’S 1755 DICTIONARY // THE DREADED JAZZ OPERA CATEGORY

DD1 – 1,000 – FROM SAMUEL JOHNSON’S 1755 DICTIONARY – Self-effacing Sam defined this, his occupation at the time, as “a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing” words (Drew lost on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Liz 2,200, T.L. 2,000, Drew 600.

Scores entering DJ: Liz 4,800, T.L. 3,600, Drew 2,800.

Double Jeopardy!

ANCIENT TIMES // IT IS A CONTEST // 8-LETTER U.S. CITIES // SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIMCHA // SCIENTIFIC MINDS // STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL

DD2 – 1,600 – 8-LETTER U.S. CITIES – After Jackson, this city well to the southeast is Mississippi’s largest (T.L. lost 3,000 down to 2,200.)

DD3 – 800 – SCIENTIFIC MINDS – Scientists in Brno dug up the remains of this local hero around the bicentennial of his birth & analyzed his genetic code (Liz lost 3,000 down to 6,200.)

All three DDs were missed, resulting in a low-scoring, wide open affair into FJ with Liz at 6,200, T.L. with 5,400 and Drew with 5,200.

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY LITERARY NAMES – In 1950 he won a Tony for best play & 18 years after his 1965 death, he would go on to win 2 Tonys for a musical

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Drew made a very tactical wager of 3,600 and advanced by 1 point with 1,600 over Liz at 1,599. T.L. bet nearly everything and ended with 1 point.

Final scores: Liz 1,599, T.L. 1, Drew 1,600.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is lexicographer? DD2 – What is Gulfport? DD3 – Who was Mendel? FJ – Who was T.S. Eliot?