Here are today’s contestants:
– Lauren Black, a sales assistant originally from San Jose, California;
– Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska; and
– Shannon Crisenbery, a data annotator from St. Clair, Michigan. Shannon is a one-day champ with winnings of $38,400.
Jeopardy!
BIG BUSINESS // 4-SYLLABLE WORDS // SPORTS NICKNAMES // THE GREAT STATE OF… // WE LOVE ISLANDS // I GOT A TEXT!
DD1 – $1,000 – BIG BUSINESS – Though this company has made billions of Galaxies, its name is Korean for just “3 stars” (With the lead at $5,200, Tristan lost $4,000.)
Scores at first break: Shannon $1,600, Tristan $2,000, Lauren -$1,800.
Scores entering DJ: Shannon $2,600, Tristan $3,400, Lauren -$800.
Double Jeopardy!
POSITIVELY PREFIXED // IT’S SIMPLE PHYSICS // 5 BY 5 // 1840s AMERICA // SILENCE // CELEBRITY BIRD COLLECTIVE NOUNS
DD2 – $1,200- 1840s AMERICA – In Nov. 1842 Father Edward Sorin & friends took possession of 500 acres of snow in Indiana, the start of this school (Tristan added $5,000 up to $9,000.)
DD3 – $1,600 – IT’S SIMPLE PHYSICS – This type of attraction isn’t limited to iron, from which its name is derived; it also applies to nickel & cobalt (On the next clue after DD2, Tristan lost $9,000 down to $5,000.)
After finding all three DDs and missing two of them, Tristan was left with a short lead, but proceeded to dominate and build a runaway at $20,400 vs, $7,400 for Shannon. Finishing in the red at -$800 was Lauren.
Final Jeopardy!
GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY – About 10,000 sq. mi, this region was the subject of a 19th c. war, declared indep. in 1917, reorganized in 1921 & is under dispute to this day
Only Shannon was correct on FJ. Tristan dropped just $400 to win with $20,000.
Final scores: Shannon $14,800, Tristan $20,000, Lauren -$800.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Samsung? DD2 – What is Notre Dame? DD3 – What is ferromagnetism? FJ – What is Crimea?