- Evan, a beverage packing specialist from British Columbia, met his wife at McGill during the run of Ken Jennings;
- Susan, a fundraising researcher from California, has seen five solar eclipses all around the world; and
- Adam, a law student from Massachusetts, was a roving reporter for an online hip-hop publication. Adam entered the game as a one-day champ with winnings of $21,200.
Susan didn't find any DDs but champ Adam missed one of the two he selected, helping Susan hold first place into FJ with $13,000 vs. $10,400 for Adam and $5,800 for Evan.
DD1, $600 - PRESIDENTIAL SWEET - Ronald Reagan started eating these as part of a successful effort to give up pipe smoking (Adam lost $2,000 from his score of $3,600.)
DD2, $1,200 - ANGELS - Mormons believe the angel Moroni appeared to this man & revealed to him where to find the golden plates (Adam won $4,000 from his total of $6,400 to take the lead from Susan at $9,800.)
DD3, $2,000 - 1815 - Stephen Decatur negotiated treaties with Tunis, Tripoli & Algiers, ending the war against these bad guys (Evan lost $3,000 from his score of $8,800 vs. $13,000 for Susan.)
FJ - WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY - The Yucatan Peninsula is shared by these 3 countries
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Adam decided to throw caution to the wind by betting everything, while Susan didn't cover double of Adam's score and dropped $5,001 to win with $7,999. If Susan had made the standard cover bet, Evan would have won by $2 at $5,201.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one guessed the American author who runs a bookstore in Archer City, Texas is Larry McMurtry.
Judging the writers: I was a little let down that the next category in round one following "Police Squad" wasn't "In Color".
Correct Qs:
DD1 - What are jelly beans?
DD2 - Who was Joseph Smith?
DD3 - Who were the Barbary pirates?
FJ - What are Mexico, Guatemala and Belize?
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