Here are today’s contestants:
– Alex Reyes, an authorization tech from Panorama City, California;
– Savannah Madeira, an arts administrator from Kempton, Pennsylvania; and
– Peter McFerrin, an energy industry professional from Corona, California. Peter is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,999.
Jeopardy!
CHAPTER 1 // GREAT ROAD TRIP CONVERSATION STARTERS // HOLD EVERYTHING! // MOVIE RULES // EUROPEAN HISTORY // FROM HAND GRENADES TO HORSESHOES
DD1 – $600 – HOLD EVERYTHING! – Through a lease, Great Britain held on to this special administrative region east of the Pearl River Estuary from 1898 to 1997 (Peter added $1,000 up to $5,600.)
Scores at first break: Peter $2,000, Savannah $3,400, Alex $3,000.
Scores entering DJ: Peter $6,200, Savannah $3,800, Alex $4,200.
Double Jeopardy!
WE’RE GIVING YOU FITZ // SHAKESPEARE GOES POP! // ALL SCIENCE // GEOGRAPHIC BEFORE & AFTER // FRENCH PHRASES // LET’S TALK BUSINESS
DD2 – $1,200 – ALL SCIENCE – Ekman spirals form in the ocean because of the deflection of currents due to this effect named for a Frenchman (Peter improved by $3,000 up to $9,000.)
DD3 – $800 – GEOGRAPHIC BEFORE & AFTER – Span that links Marin County to San Francisco while also leading to the doge’s palace (Peter added $6,000 up to $23,600.)
Peter really began to assert himself in DJ, hitting both DDs and drawing off to a comfortable lead into FJ at $32,400 vs. $7,800 for Savannah and $5,400 for Alex.
Final Jeopardy!
20TH CENTURY NOVELS – An introductory note to this novel offered gratitude to “the great profession of architecture and its heroes”
Peter and Alex were correct on FJ. Peter bet the most he could while still locking down the win, adding $16,799 to improve to $49,199 for a two-day total of $68,198.
Final scores: Peter $49,199, Savannah $4,799, Alex $10,800.
Clue selection strategy: In round one, all six top-row clues were chosen with the DD still on the board.
Judging the writers: In GREAT ROAD TRIP CONVERSATION STARTERS, there were two clues combining factual information with something irrelevant, in order to make them “humorously whimsical”. But for the other three clues, they were just straightforward, like they didn’t want to fully commit to the bit. Strange.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Hong Kong? DD2 – What is Coriolis Effect? DD3 – What is Golden Gate Bridge of Sighs? FJ – What is “The Fountainhead”?