Here are today’s contestants:
– Erin Howard, a community membership facilitator from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts;
– Max Genecov, a clinical psychology Ph.D. student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a six-day champ with winnings of $162,203.
Jeopardy!
A PLACE IN HISTORY // NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET SUGGESTIONS // SUPER BOWL ADS // ANIMAL IDIOMS // SCIENCE AKAs // FITTING SPORTS NAMES
DD1 – $800 – ANIMAL IDIOMS – I love it when I get this largest portion of something, as would befit a savanna predator (Jamie improved by $4,200 to $9,400.)
Scores at first break: Jamie $10,400, Max $3,400, Erin $600.
Scores entering DJ: Jamie $11,600, Max $7,200, Erin $1,800.
Double Jeopardy!
HIS WIDOW LIVED ON // PCI: POP CULTURE INITIALS // A BIT OF LIT // MIDDLE “C” // MEXICAN GEOGRAPHY // FAREWELLS
DD2 – $1,200 – HIS WIDOW LIVED ON – Almost 30 yrs. after this author’s death, his widow Elaine befriended Bruce Springsteen around when he made “The Ghost of Tom Joad” (Jamie added $4,200 up to $21,400 vs. $12,000 for Max.)
DD3 – $1,600 – MEXICAN GEOGRAPHY – his southern Mexican state is known for the Mayan ruins of Palenque & Bonampak & as the site of the Zapatista uprising (In a clear second with $15,200, Max dropped $7,000 to $8,200 vs $23,400 for Jamie.)
Max had an opportunity to make a big move against leader Jamie on DD3 but missed, leaving Jaime with a runaway into FJ at $28,200 vs. $9,800 for Max and $1,400 for Erin.
Final Jeopardy!
HISTORIC AMERICANS – Before taking office in 1801, President Jefferson asked the army to locate this officer who had “knowledge of the Western country”
Everyone was correct on FJ, with Jamie adding $4,800 to win with $33,000 for a seven-day total of $195,203.
Final scores: Jamie $33,000, Max $15,800, Erin $2,400.
Triple Stumper of the day: In a category about pop culture initials, no one could identify a screen shot as being from TV’s S.W.A.T.
Wagering strategy: On DD3, the best plays for Max would have been all-in if he was OK with the category, or if he really wasn’t comfortable with it, a tiny bet to try to stay within two-thirds or one-half of Jamie going into FJ. With the amount he did bet, he wouldn’t have had the lead if correct, and put himself in a very tough spot when he missed.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is lion’s share? DD2 – Who was Steinbeck? DD3 – What is Chiapas? FJ – Who was Lewis?