Here are today's contestants:
- Kristen Ramsey, an assistant professor from Storrs, Connecticut;
- Conner Huey, a student from Bremerton, Washington; and
- Bryce Wargin, a post market surveillance coordinator from Kansas City, Missouri. Bryce is a one-day champ with winnings of $15,400.
Jeopardy!
THE OLD WEST // ALL PAULS // MASCOT MANIA // FILM CAMEOS // WORDS WITHIN WORDS // SOMETHING TO SNEEZE AT
DD1 - $600 - ALL PAULS - An animated short set to this piece by composer Paul Dukas eventually grew into the film "Fantasia" (Connor lost $600.)
Scores at first break: Bryce $6,200, Conner -$800, Kristen -$400.
Scores entering DJ: Bryce $9,200, Conner -$600, Kristen $3,000.
Double Jeopardy!
GEOGRAPH"E" // NEW TO THE OED // BIOLOGY // I DON'T FEEL SEEN // SONGS FROM THE HIT ALBUM // A LITTLE CAUSE PLAY
DD2 - $1,600 - GEOGRAPH"E" - Independent from 1918 to 1940, this country regained its independence from the USSR in 1991 (On the second clue of the round, Bryce added $3,400 to his score of $10,400 vs. $3,000 for Kristen.)
DD3 - $1,600 - BIOLOGY - This liquid substance with no cells or clotting factors makes up more of the blood than plasma does (Two clues after DD2, Bryce dropped $3,000 from his leading total of $13,800.)
Bryce took the DDs in DJ out of play quickly and managed to expand his early lead into FJ at $18,800 vs. $6,600 for Kristen. Out of the running was Conner at -$600.
Final Jeopardy!
ITALIAN HISTORY - Three mighty city-states roughly forming an equilateral triangle were Venice, Florence, and this one where rhe Viscontis and Sforzas ruled
Both players were correct on FJ. Bryce added $5,000 to win with $23,800 for a two-day total of $39,200.
Final scores: Bryce $23,800, Conner -$600, Kristen $8,790.
That's after their time: The players missed three album titles from the past 25 years, supporting the idea that in the modern era, the album has taken a distant backseat to individual songs. The only one they got right way was by far the oldest (from 1977).
Ken's Korner: After Conner had no response to DD1, Ken said to him, "Remember Mickey with the hat?" If a quiz show contestant clearly doesn't know something the host thinks is obvious, the host should probably just let it go.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"? DD2 - What is Estonia? DD3 - What is serum? FJ - What is Milan?
