Here are today's contestants:
- Ryan Sharpe, a student from Oakville, Ontario;
- Kelsi Tyler, a nonprofit program director from Austin, Texas; and
- Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California. Paolo is a three-day champ with winnings of $79,741.
Jeopardy!
WARS & BATTLES // IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS // IT'S A SIGN // NOT LIKE US // OPPOSITES // SESAME STREET
DD1 - $800 - IT'S A SIGN - In Paris' Montmartre neighborhood, the sign & red windmill atop this cabaret were first illuminated in 1889 (Ryan doubled to $4,000.)
Scores at first break: Paolo $1,000, Kelsi $1,800, Ryan $5,600.
Scores entering DJ: Paolo $4,800, Kelsi $3,400, Ryan $7,200.
Double Jeopardy!
THE NORDIC COUNTRIES // AMERICAN POETRY // METAL MANIA // FOREVER YOUNG // SONGS IN GANGSTER MOVIES // "Q" UP THE ADJECTIVES
DD2 - $1,200 - AMERICAN POETRY - A fan of repetition, she began her poem "Susie Asado", "Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea" (On the first clue of DJ, Kelsi lost $3,400 on a true DD.)
DD3 - $1,600 - THE NORDIC COUNTRIES - A series of clashes between the U.K. & Iceland over territorial rights in the North Atlantic were called these "fishy" wars (Ryan doubled to $16,800 vs. $6,400 for Paolo.)
Ryan doubled from the lead on both DD1 and DD3, but without any DDs, Paolo did well enough to prevent the runaway, entering FJ at $16,800 vs. $27,600 for Ryan and $4,800 for Kelsi.
Final Jeopardy!
VOCABULARY - Today it's used as a verb on social media - in previous centuries its meanings included an enemy and not a Quaker
Once again, only Paolo was correct on FJ, adding $10,801 to win with $27,601 for a four-day total of $107,342.
Final scores: Paolo $27,601, Kelsi $1,000, Ryan $21,599.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the famous Domino Sugars sign can be found at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.
That's before their time: The players couldn't identify a photo of a celebrity guest from the early days of "Sesame Street", James Earl Jones.
Pedantry Corner: A clue made reference to the former "Cicero Field in this city" and was looking for Chicago. Of course, Cicero Field was in Cicero.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Moulin Rouge? DD2 - Who was Stein? DD3 - What is Cod Wars? FJ - What is unfriend?
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