Here are today's contestants:
- Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey;
- Katy Doll, an instructor of American studies originally from New Orleans, Louisiana; and
- Jason Singer, a real estate agent from Portland, Maine. Jason is a two-day champ with winnings of $48,801.
Jeopardy!
GEOGRAPHY FILED UNDER "T" // DROPOUTS // INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS ANTHEM // FUN WITH HETERONYMS // BLOOM // BUST
DD1 - $600 - BLOOM - This flower whose name comes from the Greek for "gold flower" is used both ornamentally & to make tea (Scott lost $3,000 from his score of $5,000.)
Scores at first break: Jason $3,200, Katy $800, Scott $3,200.
Scores entering DJ: Jason $4,200, Katy $1,200, Scott $6,200.
Double Jeopardy!
EXCITING LIBRARIANS // THE EAGLE HAS LANDED // DESCRIBING THE GOLDEN GLOBE BEST MOTION PICTURE WINNERS // THE GREAT DEPRESSION // QUESTIONABLE BOOK TITLES // CHANGE THE FIRST 3 LETTERS OF 6
DD2 - $1,600 - THE GREAT DEPRESSION - Named for a senator & a House representative, this 1930 tariff act put pressure on the financial recovery (Jason improved by $5,000 to $13,200 vs. $7,400 for Scott.)
DD3 - $1,600 - DESCRIBING THE GOLDEN GLOBE BEST MOTION PICTURE WINNERS - In 2023: TFW you watch home movies & realize your mom was having an affair the whole time (Jason lost $5,000 from his total of $16,400 vs. $7,400 for Scott.)
It came down to the last clue of DJ again, and this time Jason was able to narrowly hold the lead into FJ at $17,000 vs. $16,600 for Scott and $5,600 for Katy.
Final Jeopardy!
TV - “Lord of the Flies” inspired this series, as did the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures, which starred one of the show’s actresses.
Scott and Katy were correct on FJ. Scott added $1,000 to win with $17,600.
Final scores: Jason $799, Katy $7,200, Scott $17,600.
Strategy corner: Katy scored on the last $400 clue, but the better play would have been to lay out and hope that Scott got it, setting up a tie for first into FJ and the greater potential for them both to bet big and miss.
Judging the writers: Is there a particular reason we should know the school from which Ryan Seacrest was a dropout? Also, note that two out of the three most important clues of the game were recent pop culture. And writers, please stop using texting abbreviations in clues, everyone is not as hip and cool as you obvs are.
One more thing: "The Hangover" won a Best Picture Golden Globe? Good lord.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is chrysanthemum? DD2 - What is Smoot-Hawley Act? DD3 - What is "The Fabelmans"? FJ -What is "Yellowjackets"?
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