Here are today's contestants:
- Nick Peitrowicz, a diplomatic security service special agent from Arlington, Virginia
- Susan Beachy, a news researcher from Queens, New York; and
- Laurel Day, a project manager originally from Austin, Texas. Laurel is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,801.
Jeopardy!
"LAND" HO! // BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS // ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES // CAUGHT SNACKING // THE BILLBOARD HOT 100: APRIL 9, 1983 // 8-LETTER WORDS
DD1 - $800 - 8-LETTER WORDS - Latinate noun for the world of teachers & educators (Nick was initially ruled incorrect, but that was later reversed, so he added $500.)
Scores at first break: Laurel $600, Susan -$600, Nick $6,000.
Scores entering DJ: Laurel $1,800, Susan $1,400, Nick $6,900.
Double Jeopardy!
AMERICAN HISTORY // A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THEM // SUCH A "FOX"! // SHEIK // RATTLE // ROLE
DD2 - $1,200 - AMERICAN HISTORY - The first third party movement in the U.S., it was formed in 1826 to oppose a certain secret order (Laurel lost $1,200.)
DD3 - $1,200 - RATTLE - Also called the Circum-Pacific Belt, it's home to about 90% of the world's earthquakes (Nick added $1,100.)
Susan gained the lead on the last clue of DJ worth $2,000 and entered FJ at $11,800 vs. $10,800 for Nick and $3,800 for Laurel.
Final Jeopardy!
WORLD AIRPORTS - This city's international airport opened in 1942, just in time to be the destination of a flight at the end of a movie
Everyone was incorrect on FJ, which was really more of a classic film clue than the topic suggested by the category. Susan dropped the least, wagering $2,500 to come away with the win at $9,300.
Final scores: Laurel $0, Susan $9,300, Nick $7,799.
That's before their time: Everyone took an incorrect guess at the turntable speed for antique records, 78 rpm.
Wagering strategy: Since Susan chose not to go for a bet big enough to cover double of Nick's score, she might have considered a wager of less than $1,000, to force Nick to be correct with a non-zero wager to defeat her.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What Is pedagogy? (The response the writers were going for is academia.) DD2 - What is the Anti-Masonic Party? DD3 - What is the Ring of Fire? FJ - What is Lisbon?
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