Here are today’s contestants:
– Jonathan Rosales, a university fundraiser from Glendale, California;
– Katie Hoppenjahns, a luxury travel marketer from Atlanta, Georgia; and
– James Denison, a college professor and museum curator originally from Alexandria, Virginia. James is a one-day champ with winnings of $36,199.
Jeopardy!
FACTS ABOUT POETS // FORKLIFT CERTIFIED // OUT OF THIS WORLD MOVIES // CAPITONYMS // LARGE & IN CHARGE // SMALL BUT MIGHTY
DD1 – $600 – FACTS ABOUT POETS – In 1761 the Wheatley family bought a girl from this slave ship & named her after it; she became the 1st major African-American poet (Katie added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: James $5,200, Katie $4,400, Jonathan $1,000.
Scores entering DJ: James $6,600, Katie $6,200, Jonathan $1,400.
Double Jeopardy!
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER // FACE, THE MUSIC // MUSEUM PIECES // THE SOCIAL BOOKSHELF // CRIME & PUNISHMENT // CROSSWORD CLUES “G”
DD2 – $1,600 – TAKE ME TO THE RIVER – This end-of-the-alphabet river begins in the central African plateau & drains an area of 500,000 square miles (James improved by $6,800 to $17,400 vs. $7,400 for Katie.)
DD3 – $1,600 – THE SOCIAL BOOKSHELF – Chapter 3 of “The Souls of Black Folk” by W.E.B. DuBois is about the views of this educator & rival (James added $6,000 up to $23,400 vs. $5,400 for Katie.)
James increased his lead on both DDs in DJ and was never challenged from that point, scoring an easy runaway into FJ at $31,000 vs. $8,200 for Katie and $7,000 for Jonathan.
Final Jeopardy!
REPTILES – Studying a hormone in the venom of this reptile species that may allow it to eat infrequently led to the weight-loss drug Ozempic
Only James was correct on fJ, adding $14,599 to win with $45,599 for a two-day total of $81,798.
Final scores: James $45,599, Katie $2,200, Jonathan $3,300.
Wagering strategy: In both of his games, James has bet the maximum amount on FJ that would be strategically advisable given his scores in relation to those of his opponents. This real-money wagering aspect for the winner is what makes FJ vastly more interesting in regular games compared to tournaments in which the scores are just points.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Phillis Wheatley? DD2 – What is Zambezi? DD3 – Who was Booker T. Washington? FJ – What is Gila monster?