Today's players in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are:
- Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Sam Buttrey, a bon vivant & man about town from Pacific Grove, California; and
- Matt Jackson, a grad student in computer science & public policy originally from Washington, D.C.
Jeopardy!
EUROPEAN CAPITALS // ANATOMICAL ETYMOLOGY // QUASI-RELATED PAIRS // A CATEGORY MADE OF STEEL // CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS // YOU CAN'T SPELL...
DD1 - 800 - YOU CAN'T SPELL... - ...this word meaning to belittle without "spar" (Victoria doubled to 5,200.)
Scores at first break: Matt 2,200, Sam 2,200, Victoria 2,000.
Scores entering DJ: Matt 4,800, Sam 3,800, Victoria 6,000.
Double Jeopardy!
HISTORICAL QUOTES // TRAIN TALES // A BEACON IN THE NIGHT // PHOTOGRAPHERS // 90s MOVIE FUN // "C-U" LATER
DD2 - 1,200 - TRAIN TALES - This title train was filled with children "all in their pajamas and nightgowns" as it "raced northward" (Sam doubled to 10,800.)
DD3 - 800 - A BEACON IN THE NIGHT - The Lanterna of this Italian port is the Mediterranean's tallest lighthouse; Antonio Columbo was a keeper in 1449 of the first ones there (Victoria added 9,000 to her score of 16,800.)
Victoria found DD3 with the lead under a second-row clue, but didn't bet enough to try and put the game away, so it was still a contest into FJ with Victoria at 27,000 vs. 16,000 for Sam and 10,400 for Matt.
Final Jeopardy!
STATE CAPITALS - It was named for a nearby river that explorer Gabriel Moraga named for one of a religious grouping of 7
Victoria and Sam were correct on FJ, with Victoria adding 5,001 to advance with 32,001.
Final scores: Matt 1, Sam 27,001, Victoria 32,001.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is disparage? DD2 - What is "Polar Express"? DD3 - What is Genoa? FJ - What is Sacramento?
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