Here are today's contestants:
- Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania;
- Steve Luck, an IT manager from Royal Oak, Michigan; and
- Cameron Berry, a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts. Cameron is a one-day champ with winnings of $24,600.
Jeopardy!
A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS // LITERARY CHARACTERS HAVING A DAY // FRIED & GONE TO HEAVEN // IN SUFFERABLE // LOST IN AMERICA // COME ON, 22!
DD1 - $800 - LITERARY CHARACTERS HAVING A DAY - He/it says, "I think there's been a failure in the pod-bay doors... lucky you weren't killed... Dave... what are you doing?" (Steve doubled to $3,200.)
Scores at first break: Cameron -$200, Steve $3,800, Josh $3,400.
Scores entering DJ: Cameron $400, Steve $6,000, Josh $7,400.
Double Jeopardy!
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR // SCIENCE // CAUGHT CHIMPING // BUSINESS BUSTS // PALACES // LANGUAGES OF THE DEVOUT?
DD2 - $1,600 - THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR - He'd fought Confederates & Apaches; now General Nelson Miles led the invasion of this Caribbean island at Guánica (Steve dropped $3,000 from his score of $5,200 vs. $7,400 for Josh.)
DD3 - $1,600 - LANGUAGES OF THE DEVOUT? - The experience of Jesus & of Simon of Cyrene inspired this expression for a burden one cannot shirk (Josh added $3,000 to his total of $9,800 vs. $8,200 for Steve.)
Josh scored on DD3 while Steve missed on DD2, helping Josh carry the lead into FJ at $16,400 vs. $11,800 for Steve and $6,400 for Cameron.
Final Jeopardy!
BESTSELLERS - It begins in the village of Juffure and ends in Arkansas more than 200 years and seven generations later
Everyone was correct on FJ. Josh added $7,201 to win with $23,601.
Final scores: Cameron $12,800, Steve $17,800, Josh $23,601.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the phrase for an idea that is widely accepted and that you question at your peril, derived from Hindu belief, is sacred cow.
Category reference dept.: The last two categories in round one were references to the 1985 movie "Lost in America", which contains the single greatest comedy scene in film history, where Albert Brooks tries to convince Vegas casino manager Garry Marshall to give him back the life savings his wife lost at the roulette table.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is HAL? DD2 - What is Puerto Rico? DD3 - What is cross to bear? FJ - What is "Roots"?
