Here are today's contestants:
- Mike Dawson, a technology manager from Portland, Oregon;
- Guy Branum, a writer and comedian from West Hollywood, California; and
- Bryce Wargin, a post market surveillance coordinator from Kansas City, Missouri. Bryce is a four-day champ with winnings of $70,199.
Jeopardy!
AVIATION HISTORY // MOVIE & TV ROLES // POTPOURRI // 2-WORD U.S. CITIES // ANNUAL EVENTS // THIS MEANS "WAR"
DD1 - $600 - ANNUAL EVENTS - In 2024 this 3-week competition began in Florence & for the first time in its history, ended in Nice, due to the Olympics (Guy doubled to $4,800.)
Scores at first break: Bryce $1,400, Guy $2,400, Mike $5,000.
Scores entering DJ: Bryce $3,400, Guy $6,800, Mike $5,800.
Double Jeopardy!
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY // LITERATURE // VAN'S THE MAN // ALBUMS // SKILL SET // YOUR VERB FORM IS MOST IRREGULAR
DD2 - $1,200 - LITERATURE - "A Simple Habana Melody" by Oscar Hijuelos focuses on the rumba, but this other 5-letter dance is in the title of his best-known novel (On the first clue of DJ, Bryce lost $3,400 on a true DD.)
DD3 - $1,600 - SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY - A flanking "bullhorn" military technique helped give this leader dominance of his Zulu empire (Bryce added $2,000 to his score of $800.)
Mike didn't find any DDs, but he didn't need to as he was able to carry the lead into FJ at $15,000 vs. $10,400 for Guy and $5,600 for Bryce.
Final Jeopardy!
THE NOBEL PRIZES - Only one man and one woman have won Nobel prizes in two different categories, with this category in common
Mike and Guy were correct on FJ, with Mike adding $6,601 to win with $21,601.
Final scores: Bryce $1, Guy $15,001, Mike $21,601.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the "Wiley" guy who became the first aviator to fly solo around the world in 1933, Wiley Post.
Overvalued clue dept.: $1,000 in the first round for knowing the two-word U.S. city in Clark County settled by Mormans that's a major tourist destination, Las Vegas.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Tour de France? DD2 - What is mambo? DD3 - Who was Shaka Zulu? FJ - What is chemistry?
