- Shane, a brewery representative from Illinois, found out he was chosen for the show while on a kayak;
- Val, an educational consultant from New York, loves "The Apartment"; and
- Karen, a political consultant from Virginia, spent her honeymoon in her grandparents' hotel room. Karen entered the game as a four-day champ with winnings of $74,401.
Val started very quickly, but Karen finished best to lead into FJ with $16,800 vs. $10,200 for Val and $6,200 for Shane.
DD1, $1,000 - UNCOMMON - In grammar this synonym of "uncommon" refers to a noun pertaining to one entity (Val won $2,600 on a true DD with both opponents still at $0.)
DD2, $800 - A LITERARY NEW YEAR - This character's January 1 diary entry counts Bloody Marys as a food ("as contains Worcester sauce and tomatoes") (Val lost $3,000 from her score of $5,600 vs. $8,400 for Karen.)
DD3, $2,000 - MAYORS - Hubert Humphrey in the 1940s & George Pillsbury in the 1880s presided over this city (Karen improved by $2,000 from her total of $12,000 vs. $9,000 for Val.))
FJ - SINGLE-NAMED PERFORMERS - The last single-named actress to win an Oscar was this woman who won for her supporting role in "Precious"
Karen and Val were correct on FJ, with Karen adding $3,601 to win with $20,401 for a five-day total of $94,802.
Western geographic woes: No one came up with the densely-populated county in southern Nevada, Clark County, or the tech town near San Francisco, San Jose.
This day in Trebekistan: Alex doesn't think people take phones on kayaks, that a movie from 1960 isn't old enough to be "classic", and for some reason seemed convinced that the FJ category was difficult.
Correct Qs:
DD1 - What is singular?
DD2 - Who is Bridget Jones?
DD3 - What is Minneapolis?
FJ - Who is Mo'Nique? (Judging the writers: They really should have ended this clue after the word "Oscar". Adding "supporting" and the movie title was too much information for FJ.)
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