Here are today's contestants:
- Marko Saric, a math professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina;
- Rob Blumenstein, a paralegal originally from Montreal, Quebec; and
- Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California. Alison is a five-day champ with winnings of $121,500.
Jeopardy!
AT THE START OF THE SPORT // SECOND CITIES // ALL UP IN YOUR BUSINESS // WHAT A LITERARY CHARACTER // CROSSWORD CLUES "R" // PATIENCE
DD1 - $1,000 - SECOND CITIES - The historic site Pedra do Sal in this second city has been called "the birthplace of samba" (Alison dropped $1,800 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Alison $2,600, Rob $3,400, Marko $1,000.
Scores entering DJ: Alison $5,000, Rob $3,600, Marko $4,400.
Double Jeopardy!
BOOKS IN HISTORY // MEDALS & DECORATIONS // 9-LETTER WORDS // ACTING UP AT JUILLIARD // BIBLICAL GARB // PATIENTS
DD2 - $1,600 - 9-LETTER WORDS - This verb can mean to create through skill, or to construct a lie or forgery (Rob doubled to $7,200.)
DD3 - $1,200 - BOOKS IN HISTORY - Economist F.A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom" came out in 1944 when this woman was at Oxford & was a huge influence on her later policies (Marko added $2,900 to his score of $6,000.)
In a wide-open contest, everyone had a chance at a DD, and Marko was correct on DD3, helping him lead narrowly into FJ at $12,900 vs. $11,000 for Alison and $9,600 for Rob.
Final Jeopardy!
ALPHABETICAL AMERICA - Until Alabama became the 22nd state, this one was first alphabetically
Everyone gave the same incorrect response on FJ. Rob chose to make a big bet from a close third place, so it was Marko taking the win despite dropping $9,101, finishing on top at $3,799.
Final scores: Alison $2,500, Rob $1, Marko $3,799.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Rio de Janeiro? DD2 - What is fabricate? DD3 - Who was Thatcher? FJ - What is Connecticut? (Everyone wrote Arkansas.)
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