Here are today’s contestants:
– Ron Clarke, a retired wildlife biologist from Chickaloon, Alaska;
– Evelyn Lamb, a math & science writer from Houston, Texas; and
– Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon. Greg is a three-day champ with winnings of $60,300.
Jeopardy!
Y COMBINATOR // CHILDREN’S BOOKS FIRST LINES // OOPS!… I DID IT AGAIN // GOLDEN GIRLS // 3 CONSECUTIVE VOWELS // OTHER JENNINGSES
DD1 – $600 – CHILDREN’S BOOKS FIRST LINES – “First of all, let me get something straight: this is a journal” (though the title uses another word) (Greg added $1,400.)
Scores at first break: Greg $5,600, Evelyn $4,000, Ron $800.
Scores entering DJ: Greg $7,600, Evelyn $4,200, Ron $1,800.
Double Jeopardy!
“-Y” COMBINATOR // THIS IS MY LIFE NOW // CROSSROAD CLUES // HEAVY MACHINERY // DOMESTICATED ANIMALS // A PENNY FOR YOUR MEDIA
DD2 – $1,600 – DOMESTICATED ANIMALS – Elsewhere in the animal kingdom, this 2-word social ranking system for chickens is referred to as a dominance hierarchy (Greg added $5,000.)
DD3 – $1,600 – HEAVY MACHINERY – Patented in 1836, this machine is named for its integration of 3 harvesting tasks: reaping, threshing & winnowing (Daniel added $3,000.)
From second place, Ron was able to score on the last remaining clue in DJ get within exactly half of Greg’s leading score of $18,200. In third was Evelyn with $5,000.
Final Jeopardy!
80s MUSIC – A posted sign told the artists to “check your egos at the door” before the recording of this 1985 single
Everyone was correct on FJ and while Ron bet it all as expected, Greg opted to wager $0, sending the game to a tiebreaker.
AMERICAN WOMAN – As part of the George W. Bush administration, she served as National Security Advisor & later as Secretary of State
Ron got in first and took the win worth $18,200.
Final scores: Greg $18,200, Evelyn $5,000, Ron $18,200 (winner via tiebreaker).
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”? DD2 – What is pecking order? DD3 – What is combine? FJ – What is “We Are the World”? TB – Who is Rice?