Introducing the contestants for day 12 of the High School Reunion tournament, the third and last game of the semifinal round:
- Tim, a senior at Columbia, might get out of sharing his winnings with friends through a legal loophole;
- Maya, a senior at Emory, makes songs to help her remember facts; and
- Caleb, a sophomore at Georgetown, was happy to skip the homecoming game due to his NPR fandom.
Jeopardy!
MARCH MADNESS // AMERICAN COMPOSERS // "Y" ON THE MAP // THIS IS HOW I WIN // MERMAIDS // ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER
DD1 - $1,000 - "Y" ON THE MAP - Site of a historic 1945 conference, this city on the Crimean Peninsula is known for its many health resorts (Caleb wagered "all of the dollars I am legally allowed to" and doubled to $3,200.)
Scores at first break: Caleb $4,400. Maya $600, Tim $6,200.
Scores going into DJ: Caleb $3,200. Maya $3,400, Tim $8,200.
Double Jeopardy!
THE ROYAL PAST // COLLEGE TALK // SCIENCE // ALLITERATIVE AUTHORS // OFFICIAL STATE STUFF // RECENT COMMERCIALS
DD2 (video) - $1,600 - OFFICIAL STATE STUFF - (Shown is a small bird resembling a partridge) As a verb, the name of this cute little bird, California's official one, means "to become fearful" (Caleb dropped $4,018 from his total of $5,200 vs. $8,200 for Tim.)
DD3 - $1,600 - THE ROYAL PAST - From 1350 to 1830 the French used this 7-letter title for the eldest son of the king of France (Tim lost $3,000 from his score of $9,000 vs. $5,982 for Tim.)
Both Caleb and Tim missed a DD in DJ, resulting in a wide-open contest that saw Caleb with a slight lead into FJ at $9,582 vs. $8,800 for Tim and $7,800 for Maya.
Final Jeopardy!
NAMES IN THE BOOKSTORE - This man made lists, perhaps to cope with depression; a set of lists he published in 1852 made his name synonymous with a type of book
Maya bet it all on FJ and forced herself to be correct to have a chance to win, and she was the only player to know it, advancing with $15,600. Note that even if Maya had wagered little or nothing, she still would have won without having to be right on FJ.
Final scores: Caleb $1,563. Maya $15,600, Tim $1,999.
Odds and ends
Triple Stumper of the day: In the anagram category, no one figured out that "overall instruction received at school & sold to the highest bidder" are education and auctioned.
Pedantry corner: A response of Yukon Territory was accepted, but since 2002 it's officially known as just Yukon.
Coming up next: The two-game final begins between Jackson, Justin and Maya to determine the $100,000 winner.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Yalta? DD2 - What is quail? DD3 - What is dauphin? FJ - Who was Roget?
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