Introducing today's contestants:
- Greg, a cardiologist, did a "pretty good job" of not losing his lunch too quickly on a flight;
- Kari, a grant strategy consultant, moved to Cleveland, where she auditioned for J! years ago; and
- Ben, a philosophy professor, got more egg tarts than he expected and gave them away. Ben is a two-day champ with winnings of $46,001.
Jeopardy!
NEW YORK NICKS // BAKER'S DOZEN // POTENT POTABLE RHYME TIME // HEADS I WIN // TALES // YOU LOSE
DD1 - $600 - TALES - "Down on its right side toppled the bed of the Roman's chariot" in this oft-filmed novel subtitled "A Tale of the Christ" (Kari dropped $1,200 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Ben $4,600, Kari $600, Greg $600.
Scores going into DJ: Ben $8,600, Kari $400, Greg $2,800.
Double Jeopardy!
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE// "B"ANDS // WORLD FACTS // ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS // 20th CENTURY WOMEN // DEITY ADD A LETTER
DD2 - $1,600 - WORLD FACTS - As well as president of France, Emmanuel Macron is also considered a co-prince of this nearby nation (Greg lost $3,200 on a true DD vs. $10.600 for Ben.)
DD3 - $2,000 - DEITY ADD A LETTER - Insert a letter in a love god's name & you get this, a kind of tooth (Ben added $5,000 to his score of $15,400 vs. $7,200 for Peter.)
Greg made a nice comeback after dropping to $0 on DD2, then Ben responded to the challenge, as a correct response on DD3 helped him secure another runaway at $20,800 vs. $8,000 for Greg and $7,200 for Kari.
Final Jeopardy!
WRITERS' LESSER-KNOWN WORKS - Known for more philosophical works, he wrote the play “La Mandragola”, in which Florentines are rewarded for immoral actions
Ben and Greg were correct on FJ, with Ben adding $2,200 to win with $23,000 for a three-day total of $69,001.
Final scores: Ben $23.000, Kari $2,200, Greg $12,401.
Odds and ends
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the last name of Peter (not Rabbit, but implied to be a rabbit by the clue) in a Gene Autrey song is "Cottontail".
Judging the producers: Anagrams should remain visible to the home audience after the clue is read until it is solved or time expires.
Ken's Korner: Note that before the last commercial break, Ken said Ben "for the third straight day in a row, a big lead heading into Final Jeopardy!", avoiding using the terms "runaway" or "can't be caught".
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "Ben-Hur"? DD2 - What is Andorra? DD3 - What is cuspid? FJ - Who was Machiavelli?
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