- Amanda, an editor from Florida, has given up plagiarism and has hair;
- Brian, a filmmaker from California, almost threw the Phillie Phanatic off the dugout, to which Alex said "good for you"; and
- Daryn, a clinical representative from Nevada, whose baby waited until after his J! audition. Daryn is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,200.
Champ Daryn took first place on DD3 and was able to hold the competition at bay, leading into FJ with $14,200 vs. $12,400 for Brian and $10,000 for Amanda.
DD1, $800 - ENABLING COOKIES - The Nestle cookie named for a Massachusetts inn dates back to the 1930s (Amanda, despite shopping for the DD early on, chose to wager only $400 and was correct.)
DD2, $1,200 - BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS - Professor, author, critic & PBS host Henry Louis Gates Jr. served as a consultant on this 2013 film (Amanda still maintained a slight lead after losing $4,000 of her $11,200.)
DD3, $1,200 - THE REIGN OF KING CHARLES II - These 2 "great" afflictions hit London in 1665 & 1666 (Daryn won $2,000 from his total of $9,400 vs. $10,000 for Brian.)
FJ - THE POSTCOLONIALWORLD - This African nation left the British commonwealth in 2003 over sanctions on its undemocratic government; in 2018 it applied to rejoin
Everyone missed FJ, and from a close third place, Amanda wagered everything but $2, costing her the game. Also, instead of betting just enough to cover double of Amanda's score, which would have given him the victory, Brian wagered $10,000 to drop to $2,400.
Meanwhile, Daryn made the standard cover wager of $10,601 and took the win with $3,599 for a two-day total of $21,799.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the newspaper associated with Mary Baker Eddy that runs religious stories is the Christian Science Monitor.
Pedantry corner: A clue stated that riderless racehorse Bodemeister "did finish" in this year's Preakness. While the three-year-old did complete the course without a jockey, in the official results, Bodemeister is listed as "did not finish".
Correct Qs:
DD1 - What is toll house?
DD2 - What is "12 Years a Slave"?
DD3 - What are fire and plague?
FJ - What is Zimbabwe?
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