Here are today’s contestants:
– Betty Hume, a retired library reference assistant from Fredericksburg, Virginia;
– Cameron Bays, a law student originally from Saginaw, Michigan; and
– Erica Doornek, a federal employee originally from Glasgow, Montana. Erica is a four-day champ with winnings of $72,401.
Jeopardy!
INSIDE JACKSONVILLE // SHOE KNOW IT // ALL SORTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS // EXCELLENT 1990S SLANG // KIDS’ TV // DAD BOD
DD1 – $1,000 – DAD BOD – Dad’s gonna be fine but is getting a cholecystectomy to remove this pear-shaped organ just below the liver (Betty lost $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Erica $5,200, Cameron $1,400, Betty $800.
Scores entering DJ: Erica $7,400, Cameron $2,400, Betty $3,000.
Double Jeopardy!
LITERARY LANDMARKS // INVERNTOR’S & INVENTIONS // HISTORIC NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES // FROM THYME TO TIME // INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS // RICHARD, SCARY
DD2 – $1,600 – INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS – In 2025 this org. celebrated its 50th anniversary achievements like the first landing on a comet, by a lander named Philae (Cameron lost $4,500 from his score of $7,600.)
DD3 – $1,200 – LITERARY LANDMARKS – Tennessee Williams said he hoped he’d die in his townhouse on Dumaine St. in this city, but it happened in a Manhattan hotel (Betty doubled to $15,600 vs. $13,800 for Erica.)
Betty took a narrow lead with a double-up on DD3, then Erica regained first and managed to hold it into FJ when Betty missed on the last clue of the round. At the end of DJ it was Erica at $17,000 vs. Betty with $16,000 and Cameron at $10,700.
Final Jeopardy!
RELIGION – John Calvin, on this artifact: “Either St. John is a liar, or all those who boast of possessing the holy sudary are”
Only Erica was incorrect on FJ. Betty added $5,000 to win with $21,000. Note that once again Erica made a small wager from the lead, so Betty would have won even if Erica was correct.
Final scores: Erica $16,000, Cameron $10,700, Betty $21,000.
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is gall bladder? DD2 – What is European Space Agengy (ESA)? DD3 – What is New Orleans? FJ – What is the Shroud of Turin?