Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants:
– Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California;
– Alison Betts, a creative executive originally from San Jose, California; and
– Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Jeopardy!
HISTORIC ORATORS // BOOK SMART // USA // PROTECTION PROJECTION // YOU’RE ON A ROLE // DROP A LETTER…
DD1 – 800 – USA – While his library is in Ann Arbor, his museum is in Grand Rapids, where he grew up (Alison doubled to 2,000.)
Scores at first break: Josh 2,800, Alison 4,200, Isaac 1,800.
Scores entering DJ: Josh 3,400, Alison 5,400, Isaac 3,200.
Double Jeopardy!
ASIA: BACK ON TOUR! // ART OF THE RENAISSANCE // I NEED SOME SPACE // TELEVISION // SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH // YOU’VE GOT A POINT
DD2 – 1,600 – SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH – This adjective is used more & more as a noun meaning anyone who generates content, from poems to advertising (Alison lost 5,000 from her leading score of 6,600.)
DD3 – 1,200 – ASIA: BACK ON TOUR! – Of the 7 “-stan” countries, we’re headed for this one, the southernmost (Josh doubled to 6,800.)
Yet another low-scoring contest that saw Josh and Isaac tied for the lead into FJ at 7,600, with Alison trailing at 3,200.
Final Jeopardy!
1960s NOVEL CHARACTERS – An article about autism in fictional characters included him, whose “‘reward’ is to have his brave act go unrecognized”
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Alison made a small wager hoping both opponents would bet it all and miss, which is exactly what happened, so Alison advances with 2,786.
Triple Stumper of the day: A bummer for Paramount+ that no one could name their highly-promoted new “Star Trek” series, “Starfleet Academy”.
Judging the writers: Please never use the word “Bravolebrities” again, I feel dumber just for having seen it. Thank you.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Ford? (They accepted just the last name, even though there’s more than one famous Ford associated with Michigan.) DD2 – What is creative? DD3 – What is Pakistan? FJ – Who is Boo Radley?