Here are today’s contestants:
– Susan Moskop, a retired arts administrator and actress from Memphis, Tennessee;
– Webster Guan, a biotech data scientist from Cambridge, Massachusetts; and
– Peter McFerrin, an energy industry professional from Corona, California. Peter is a three-day champ with winnings of $74,197.
Jeopardy!
OVER YOUR HEAD // SCIENCE // THAT NAME IS A WORD // GEOGRAPHY “R” US // AN ALPHANUMERIC RESPONSE // THE TONY AWARDS
DD1 – $800 – SCIENCE – On the periodic table, these are the only 2 elements ending in “D”–in 2025, the LHC was able to briefly turn one into the other (Webster lost $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Peter $2,200, Webster $1,600, Susan $400.
Scores entering DJ: Peter $4,600, Webster $1,200, Susan $0.
Double Jeopardy!
I’M A LITTLE BIT VERKLIMT // QUICK LIT // AFFIRMATIONS // THE CUSTOMER IS NEVER RIGHT // THE CIVIL WAR // X GOIN’ GIVE IT TO YA
DD2 – $1,200 – THE CIVIL WAR – The site of a key siege during the Revolutionary War, this Virginia port was taken by the Union after another siege in 1862 (Peter held a slight lead after dropping $3,600 down to $3,000.)
DD3 – $1,600 – X GOIN’ GIVE IT TO YA – To wound badly gets jabbed with an X to get this word for a general truth (Webster doubled to $9,600 vs. $5,000 for Peter.)
Peter missed DD2 while Webster was correct on DD3, which made the difference in Webster leading into FJ at $13,600 vs. $11,400 for Peter and $7,200 for Susan.
Final Jeopardy!
U.S. DEMOGRAPHY – The United States’ 3 most densely populated municipalities lie along a 3.5-mile stretch of Palisade Ave. in this state
Only Peter was correct on FJ, doubling up to win with $22,800 for a four-day total of $96,997.
Final scores: Peter $22,800, Webster $9,200, Susan $799.
Wagering strategy: From the lead in FJ, Webster chose not to cover double of Peter’s score, so Webster would have lost even if he had been correct.
Missing the layup: After Peter got the order mixed up in his response to a clue about “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” and was ruled incorrect, his opponents didn’t jump in with the correct title.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What are lead and gold? DD2 – What is Yorktown? DD3 – What is maxim? FJ – What is New Jersey?