Here are today's contestants:
- Chad Heltzel, a high school English teacher from Denver, Colorado
- Heather Ide, a special education paraprofessional from Monmouth, Illinois; and
- Geoff Barnes, an analyst from Washington, D.C. Geoff is a one-day champ with winnings of $24,000.
Jeopardy!
20th CENTURY AMERICA // IN THE WORDS OF THE POET // DON'T MISS THE BOAT // THE SHAPE OF YOU // TV SETTINGS // FROM OTHER LANGUAGES
DD1 - $800 - IN THE WORDS OF THE POET - "All our woe, with loss of Eden, till one greater man restore us, and regain the blissful seat, sing heav'nly muse" (Heather added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Geoff $1,600, Heather $3,200, Chad $200.
Scores entering DJ: Geoff $3,400, Heather $2,400, Chad $0.
Double Jeopardy!
NATIONS FOUND IN STATE // MAMMALS // MUSIC-POURRI // FILM FRANCHISES // IT WILL HAPPEN // BEFORE LONG
DD2 - $1,200 - MUSIC-POURRI - The Apollo, introduced in the early 20th century, was a popular version of this alliterative automatic keyboard (Heather lost $3,200 on a true DD vs. $4,600 for Geoff.)
DD3 - $2,000 - NATIONS FOUND IN STATE (country names that can be formed using the letters in the named state)- Pennsylvania: This landlocked Asian country (From a minus position, Heather lost $2,000.)
Geoff kept the lead throughout DJ, but Chad managed to make it a game into FJ, with Geoff at $12,600 and Chad at $7,200. Heather found all three DDs but missed both in DJ, finishing at -$3,200.
Final Jeopardy!
NOVEL CHARACTERS - Likely a nod to the actor who first played him in 1962, this character was subsequently given Scottish ancestry by way of his father
Both players were correct on FJ, with Geoff adding $1,801 to win with $14,401 for a two-day total of $38,401.
Final scores: Geoff $14,401, Heather -$3,200, Chad $12,700.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the instrument for which the pioneer of the solo recital gave tips to a Marx brother is the harp.
Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Milton? DD2 - What is player piano? DD3 - What is Nepal? FJ - Who is James Bond?
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