Here are today’s contestants:
– Caroline Coughlin, an economic researcher from Somerville, Massachusetts;
– Caleb Phillips, an account manager from Austin, Texas; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 26-day champ with winnings of $732,000.
Jeopardy!
A WORD FROM THE FOUNDING FATHERS // AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY // ET “TU”? // HEARING VOICES // HOME OWNERSHIP IS STRESSFUL // IN ROGET’S THESAURUS
DD1 – $1,000 – IN ROGET’S THESAURUS – “Monology, self-address”: this onstage act of speaking to oneself (Jamie improved by $2,400 up to $7,000.)
Scores at first break: Jamie $8,800, Caleb $2,200, Caroline $600.
Scores entering DJ: Jamie $14,000, Caleb $3,200, Caroline -$1,600.
Double Jeopardy!
BACK IN THE NEW YORK GROOVE // OLD NAMES FOR THINGS // THE FAMILY IN THE PLOT // FROM THE FRENCH // HOPE // THE THING WITH FEATHERS
DD2 – $1,200 – OLD NAMES FOR THINGS – This NFL team first took to the field in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys (Jamie added $5,200 up to $21,000.)
DD3 – $2,000 – THE FAMILY IN THE PLOT – The title of this Anne Tyler novel about Maggie & the Morans she marries into refers to instruction during pregnancy (At $35,000, Jamie dropped $13,000 down to $22,000 vs. $8,400 for Caleb.)
With a big lead, Jamie lost a large bet on DD3 and remarkably, Caleb actually had a chance to keep the game alive on the last clue of DJ but couldn’t quite get there, as Jamie had another FJ runaway at $24,000 vs.$10,000 for Caleb and $1,800 for Caroline.
Final Jeopardy!
MOUNTAINS – “Heidi” was set in Maienfeld, which is northeast from this 13,642-foot peak with a name that describes what Heidi is
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Jamie dropped $3,000 to win with $21,000 for a 27-day total of $753,000.
Final scores: Jamie $21,000, Caleb $10,000, Caroline $0.
Wagering strategy: On DD3, a bet of $10,000 by Jamie would have been more advisable to keep the game comfortably out of reach with a miss.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is soliloquy? DD2 – Who are the Bears? DD3 – What is “Breathing Lessons”? FJ – What is Jungfrau?