Here are today’s contestants:
– Jessica Doverspike, a marriage and family therapist from Brea, California;
– Steve Greene, a college professor from Cary, North Carolina; and
– Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a three-day champ with winnings of $61,199.
Jeopardy!
WORK UNION // 1950s AMERICA // WELLNESS BUZZWORDS // THE BRAID-Y BUNCH // NONFICTION // GREAT MOMENTS ON SNL WITH COLIN JOST
DD1 – $1,000 – WORK UNION – He made a few enemies during his service from 1957 to 1971 leading what was then America’s largest union (Tristan added $2,500 to his leading score up to $6,300.)
Scores at first break: Tristan $3,200, Steve $1.400, Jessica $1,400.
Scores entering DJ: Tristan $9,100, Steve $4,000, Jessica $1,800.
Double Jeopardy!
BIG OLD CHUNKS OF TIME // AROUND THE WORLD // THE KING JAMES BIBLE SAYETH // MADE OF METAL // A SONG FOR “U” // TOUGH 10-LETTER WORDS
DD2 – $1,200 – AROUND THE WORLD – In South America the Middle of the World Monument stands just north of this capital (Steve lost $3,000 down to $2,200 vs. $7,500 for Tristan.)
DD3 – $1,600 – A SONG FOR “U” – Brian May said John Deacon’s bass riff was the starting point for this collaboration with David Bowie (Jessica dropped $3,800 on a true DD.)
Both of Tristan’s opponents missed a DD in DJ, then he had the strongest finish and couldn’t be caught into FJ at $19,100 vs. $5,400 for Steve and $400 for Jessica.
Final Jeopardy!
WORLD HISTORY – In 1454 the future Pope Pius II saw the work of this man at the Frankfurt Fair & marveled at the “extreme elegance & accuracy”
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Tristan dropped $4,100 to win with $15,000 for a four-day total of $76,199.
Final scores: Tristan $15,000, Steve $2.400, Jessica $0.
Tough category of the day: The players missed three in a Bible category, including one that fans of The Byrds probably got about “To everything there is a season”.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Hoffa? DD2 – What is Quito? DD3 – What is “Under Pressure”? FJ – Who was Gutenberg?