Here are today’s contestants:
– Wesley Yiin, a film and TV executive from Los Angeles, California;
– Kim Kalnoki, a pattern designer from Sacramento, California; and
– Ron Clarke, a retired wildlife biologist from Chickaloon, Alaska. Ron is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,200.
Jeopardy!
THE BETTER-THAN-MID ATLANTIC STATES // “BIG” STUFF // ADJECTIVES // HELLO, DOLLY // MASHED-UP BOOK TITLES // ETHAN HAWKE, AMERICAN ACTOR
DD1 – $800 – ADJECTIVES – This adjective for something communicated clearly is also used in dentistry to mean related to the frontmost teeth (Wesley added $1,600.)
Scores at first break: Ron $2,800, Kim $1,400, Wesley $3,200.
Scores entering DJ: Ron $4,800, Kim $3,200, Wesley $6,800.
Double Jeopardy!
REPORT CARDS OF MYTHIC FIGURES // TV LOCALES // MEDIEVAL NAMES // COLLEGE RESPONSES // AROUND THE UNIVERSE // ENDS WITH A SILENT “T”
DD2 – $1,600 – REPORT CARDS OF MYTHIC FIGURES – Absolutely inspiring to have in dance class! Acts as our muse (Kim added $4,000.)
DD3 – $800 – MEDIEVAL NAMES – His book was nicknamed “Il milione”, possibly because the tales in his travelogue seemed like a million lies (Wesley lost $1,000.)
Scores entering FJ: Ron $4,800, Kim $14,400, Wesley $14,200.
Final Jeopardy!
FAMOUS BUILDINGS – A replica of it was built for a 1912 exhibition in Earl’s Court, 85 years before another opened on the other side of the river
Only Kim was correct on FJ, added $14,001 to win with $28,401.
Final scores: Ron $4,800, Kim $28,401, Wesley $10,200.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is incisive? DD2 – Who is Terpsichore? DD3 – Who was Marco Polo? FJ – What is the Globe Theatre?
