Here are today's contestants:
- Jeri, an English professor, went to many William & Mary homecomings that ended in pancakes;
- Rob, a product manager, has a $5 Charlie Murphy chip from Las Vegas; and
- Cris, a customer success operations manager, dislikes olives and knows those who like them are wrong. Cris is an 18-day champ with winnings of $637,923.
Jeopardy!
REMEMBERING OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN // NICKNAME'S THE SAME // GEOGRAPHY // DOCTOR-ING UP LITERATURE // 1,2 & 3 // DOLLARS TO DONUTS
DD1 - $800 - DOCTOR-ING UP LITERATURE - Tired of having this guy talk to the animals, Hugh Lofting sent him to the moon in 1928 but fan demand had him "return" in 1933 (Cris doubled to $4,400.)
Scores at first break: Cris $7,600, Rob $3,000, Jeri $1,000.
Scores going into DJ: Cris $11,600, Rob $3,800, Jeri $1,400.
Double Jeopardy!
BIBLICAL DEMONS, DEVILS & SPIRITS // ROLE IN COMMON // WORLD MUSEUMS // HIT THE SAUCE // EVERY MAN A KING // CONTRACTIONS
DD2 - $1,200 - BIBLICAL DEMONS, DEVILS & SPIRITS - The Book of Luke recounts that as Passover drew nigh, the spirit of Satan entered this apostle (Rob added $4,400 from his total of $8,600 vs. $16,000 for Cris.)
DD3 - $800 - CONTRACTIONS - This contraction opens the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (From a distant third place, Jeri added $1,700 to her score of $1,800. Also, Rob could be heard saying "Thank you" to Jeri immediately after she selected DD3.)
Cris had a solid lead throughout, but his opponents managed to keep the DDs away from him in DJ, so it wasn't quite a runaway for Cris into FJ at $27,600 vs. $14,200 for Rob and $3,900 for Jeri.
Final Jeopardy!
LANGUAGE & ITS MEANINGS - Now meaning someone with nocturnal habits, it catches a sleeping dove in Shakespeare’s “The Rape of Lucrece”
Cris and Rob were correct on FJ. Cris added $1,221 to win with $28,821 for a 19-day total of $666,744.
Final scores: Cris $28,821, Rob $26,800, Jeri $3,800.
Odds and Ends
Pop culture problems: The players didn't recognize a photo of "Xanadu" co-star and screen legend Gene Kelly alongside ONJ, and the couldn't name the "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" musical trio Crosby, Stills and Nash.
DD wagering strategy: Rob had a chance to take the lead from Cris on DD2, but chose to wager just over half of his $8,600. If Rob had gone all-in and the game played out the same way, he would have been close enough to possibly win if Cris missed FJ without having to be correct himself.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Dolittle? DD2 - Who was Judas Iscariot? DD3 - What is 'Twas? FJ - What is night owl?
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