Here are today’s contestants:
– Joey Tebben, a motorsports production assistant from Stamford, Connecticut;
– Sarah Michel, a substitute teacher originally from Buffalo, New York; and
– Adam Remsen, an attorney and theater producer from Memphis, Tennessee. Adam is a seven-day champ with winnings of $149,303.
Jeopardy!
NOTABLE GEOGRAPHY // A CHEEKY CATEGORY // NO. 1 ON THE CHARTS WHEN… // ENDS IN “O” // STANDARD // POORS
DD1 – $1,000 – POORS – In an 1862 novel he wrote the line “Jean had no work. The family had no bread… seven children” (Adam doubled to $6,400.)
Scores at first break: Adam $3,200, Sarah $1,400, Joey $2,600.
Scores entering DJ: Adam $7,000, Sarah $3,000, Joey $3,800.
Double Jeopardy!
HISTORY IN ART // SCI. ABBREV. // ONE LETTER DIFFERENT // THE LONG & SHORT OF IT // WE’RE GOING TO INTERROGATE YOU // THEIR LAST BOW
DD2 – $1,200 – ONE LETTER DIFFERENT – Minuteman or Tomahawk, for example & an official written message (Sarah lost $3,000 on a true DD.)
DD3 – $1,600 – THEIR LAST BOW – This American bandleader played a last U.K. “Hangar Concert” Oct. 3, 1944; his band played on Christmas in Paris without him (Sarah added $2,000 up to $3,200.)
Adam doubled up on DD1, and in the end that provided the margin he needed to secure the runaway at $18,200 vs. $8,200 for Joey and $4,000 for Sarah.
Final Jeopardy!
RANKS & TITLES – One of the titles the U.S. president has includes nicknames for 2 NFL teams that represent these cities
Everyone was correct on FJ. Adam added $901 to win with $18,200 for an eight-day total of $168,404.
Final scores: Adam $19,101, Sarah $7,284, Joey $8,399.
That’s before their time: No one could provide the last word in the iconic quote from “On the Waterfront”, about how Brando “coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody instead of a bum.”
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Hugo? DD2 – What are missile and missive? DD3 – Who was Glenn Miller? FJ – What are Washington and Kansas City?