Here are today’s contestants:
– Stephanie Perkins, a math teacher from St. Louis, Missouri;
– Harsha Hebbale, a crash safety engineer originally from Troy, Michigan; and
– Kate Brody, a novelist from Los Angeles, California. Kate is a one-day champ with winnings of $17,599.
Jeopardy!
CENTURY 21 LISTINGS // CHILDREN’S LIT EN ESPAÑOL // IN BLACK & WHITE // CRYPTOCURRENCY // LAWN GAME MISHAPS // WHO, “ME”?
DD1 – $1,000 – CENTURY 21 LISTINGS – Folks paved paradise & put up a parking lot over his bones, but he was reburied in 2015; his coffin bore his name & “1452-1485” (Stephanie added $2,000 up to $4,800.)
Scores at first break: Kate $2,800, Harsha $1,200, Stephanie $7,000.
Scores entering DJ: Kate $4,400, Harsha $2,800, Stephanie $8,800.
Double Jeopardy!
THE STREETS ARE WATER! // PUTTING THE “S” IN SCIENCE // ADJECTIVES // CLOCK IT // LIFE ON TCM // ROMAN GODS & GODDESSES
DD2 – $2,000 – ADJECTIVES – A person who’s this may be perceptive or may dutifully follow religious guidelines (Stephanie lost $4,000 down to $9,600 v. $5,600 for Harsha.)
DD3 – $1,200 – ROMAN GODS & GODDESSES – Originally a grain futures exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade building is topped by a statue of this goddess (Kate lost $6,000 on a true DD vs. $12,400 for Stephanie.)
The game got closer when Stephanie missed DD2, but after Kate’s bid to double-up on DD3 failed, Stephanie drew off to a comfortable runaway into FJ at $18,800 vs. $6,000 for Harsha and $2,800 for Kate.
Final Jeopardy!
PRODUCE – The name of this fruit commemorates an Australian gardener who died in her 70s in the 19th century
Only Harsha was correct on FJ. Stephanie dropped $2,200 to win with $16,600.
Note that if Kate had been correct on DD3, she would have been close enough in second place to likely take the win with a small bet when Stephanie missed FJ.
Final scores: Kate $0, Harsha $6,381, Stephanie $16,600.
Overvalued clue dept.: $2,000 for knowing the type of hat worn by Charlie Chaplin in the movies was a bowler.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Richard III? DD2 – What is observant? DD3 – Who is Ceres? FJ – What is Granny Smith apple?