Here are today’s contestants:
– Molly Grove, a physician from Camas, Washington;
– Taylor A’Latorre, a fulfillment worker from Plano, Texas; and
– Caleb Groen, a law and policy student originally from Thousand Oaks, California. Caleb is a four-day champ with winnings of $71,200.
Jeopardy!
TWENT-OY! 26 // BIG FARM-A // THEIR FIRST U.S. NO. 1 HIT // “FIELD” NOTES // U.S. GEOGRAPHY // WORDS OF OUR TIME
DD1 – $800 – U.S. GEOGRAPHY – Of the 48 contiguous U.S. states, it’s the largest in area that only uses one area code (On the first clue, Caleb added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Caleb $5,800, Taylor $4,600, Molly -$600.
Scores entering DJ: Caleb $8,000, Taylor $5,600, Molly $600.
Double Jeopardy!
LOOOOOOONG LITERARY TITLES // SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES // ECONOMISTS // FLICKS GONE WILD // SEA CHANGE // AKA
DD2 – $1,200 – LOOOOOOONG LITERARY TITLES – “Merlin’s Tower” is Chapter 7 in this 19th century time-traveling novel (Celeb improved by $6,000 to $18,800 vs. $9,200 for Taylor.)
DD3 – $1,200 – ECONOMISTS – This former Treasury Secretary has been called “the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics” (On the next clue after DD2, Caleb added $5,000.)
Caleb broke open a close game with scores on back-to-back DDs in DJ and kept in building into FJ at $31,400 vs. $12,800 for Taylor and $9,400 for Molly.
Final Jeopardy!
CLASSIC TV – “Burning Fuse” was the working title for the iconic theme song to this TV series that was later on the big screen
Caleb and Taylor were correct on FJ. Caleb went small this time, adding just $600 to win with $32,000 for a five-day total of $103,200.
Final scores: Caleb $32,000, Taylor $18,805, Molly $9,400.
Judging the writers: No one got the clue about when a North Pacific sea changes an “e” for an “o”, the “tiresome state” it’s now in is “boring”. One normally refers to a “state of boredom”, so the use of “boring” here is an awkward fit at best.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Montana? DD2 – What is “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”? DD3 – Who is Yellen? FJ – What is Mission: Impossible?