Introducing today's contestants:
- Matt, a bar owner, made money and learned life lessons at poker;
- Laura, a hotel assistant manager, won "best thank you note" at Miss Preteen New Jersey; and
- Maureen, an executive assistant, will take a trip to Greece with her winnings. Maureen is a four-day champ with winnings of $58,200.
Jeopardy!
ARTISTS // BANK "C" // MUNCH // BOSH // HOPPER // SAYS ANN(E)
DD1 - $800 - ARTISTS - Before executing an 1890s monument to Balzac, this sculptor got the late novelist's measurements from his former tailor (Laura won $600 on a true DD.)
Scores going into DJ: Maureen $3,000, Laura $3,200, Matt $3,400.
Double Jeopardy!
17th CENTURY HAPPENINGS // AB-WORK // BRIT LIT // MUSIC OF THE 2000s // HERE BE LIONS // 6-LETTER WORLD CAPITALS
DD2 - $1,200 - BRIT LIT - Chapters in this H.G. Wells novel include "In the Golden Age" and "The Sunset of Mankind" (Laura bet $1,000 from her total of $4,000 and missed, dropping from first to third.)
DD3 - $1,200 - 6-LETTER WORLD CAPITALS - This European city is alphabetically last among world capitals (Matt lost $2,500 from his score of $9,000 vs. $7,400 for Laura.)
Scores going into FJ: Maureen -$2,600, Laura $7,400, Matt $6,900.
Final Jeopardy!
SYMBOLS - This U.S. politician asked for a multicolored pennant for a parade; demand increased after his death in 1978
Only Matt was correct, adding $2,000 to win with $8,900. Ken pronounced Maureen "well-positioned" to make the next Tournament of Champions with her four wins, perhaps suggesting that the field might soon be set for the November event.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the title character of a 1749 novel by Henry Fielding who was discovered as a baby is Tom Jones.
Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Rodin? DD2 - What is "The Time Machine"? DD3 - What is Zagreb? FJ - Who was Harvey Milk?
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