Here are today’s contestants:
– Jonathan Migliori, a Latin teacher from Providence, Rhode Island;
– Lea James, an attorney from Boston, Massachusetts; and
– Caleb Groen, a law and policy student originally from Thousand Oaks, California. Caleb is a 10-day champ with winnings of $300,567.
Jeopardy!
TALKIN’ TED TALKS // ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS // ON BOARD // I LOVE THE WORD OF THAT SOUND // GIMME 5 SYLLABLES // WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING?!
DD1 – $1,000 – TALKIN’ TED TALKS – This Brit’s talks have included “A Magna Carta for the Web” & “The Year Open Data Went Worldwide” (Caleb improved by $3,600 to $8,200.)
Scores at first break: Caleb $8,200, Lea $1,200, Jonathan $1,400.
Scores entering DJ: Caleb $11,000, Lea $1,600, Jonathan $2,800.
Double Jeopardy!
HISTORIC PEOPLE // TV CHARACTERS // SOCIETIES // BUGGING YOU WITH INSECTS // STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL // THE ODYSSEY
DD2 – $1,200 – SOCIETIES – Founded in 1982, this society for law & public policy studies shares the name of an early American political party (Lea dropped $2,200 to $1,000.)
DD3 – $800 – HISTORIC PEOPLE – Emilio Aguinaldo led fights against both Spain & the United States for the independence of this country (Caleb added by $5,400 up to $30,000.)
No trouble at all for Caleb today, as he led comfortably at every break and cruised into FJ at $30,800 vs. $5,200 for Jonathan and $1,000 for Lea.
Final Jeopardy!
COUNTRY DISTINCTIONS – At 38%, this nation is ranked by the World Atlas as having the highest percentage of vegetarians in the world
Only Caleb was incorrect on FJ, dropping $9,200 to win with $21,600 for an 11-day total of $322,167.
Final scores: Caleb $21,600, Lea $1,900, Jonathan $10,400.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the “newsy” station you can reach on the S Train from Grand Central is Times Square.
Judging the writers: They seem to think the title of a new “Yellowstone” spinoff is less obscure than knowing Heisenberg is Walter White.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who is Tim Berners-Lee? DD2 – What is Federalist Society? DD3 – What is The Philippines? FJ – What is India?