Here are today's contestants:
- Samantha Meier, an assistant principal from North Reading, Massachusetts;
- Wilder Seitz, a cashier and writer from Los Angeles, California; and
- Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana. Harrison is a 13-day champ with winnings of $352,000.
Jeopardy!
NOT THE STATE CAPITAL // ROUGH TIMES IN THE BIBLE // TROPICAL FRUITS // STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS // BABY, I CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING // ANY MOORE
DD1 - $800 - ROUGH TIMES IN THE BIBLE - Looking toward these 2 places, "Lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace" (Wilder added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Harrison $6,200, Wilder $1,800, Samantha $1,000.
Scores entering DJ: Harrison $9,200, Wilder $3,200, Samantha $3,000.
Double Jeopardy!
UNMITIGATED GAUL // CLOTHES IN BOOKS // ANIMALS' SCIENTIFIC NAMES // ARCHITECTS // "J"AMS // ALLITERATION
DD2 - $800 - CLOTHES IN BOOKS - Completes the Wilkie Collins description of a woman's attire: "Bonnet, shawl, and gown all of..." (After being told by Ken that he was playing against a super-champ, Wilder wagered $8,000 and missed.)
DD3 - $2,000 - ANIMALS' SCIENTIFIC NAMES - Nasalis larvatus: This primate (Wilder lost $3,500.)
Wilder found all three DDs and had a chance to take the lead on DD2, but he went on to miss both in DJ, so Harrison had another runaway into FJ at $18,400 vs. $7,400 for Samantha and $500 for Wilder.
Final Jeopardy!
THE EUROPEAN UNION - The smallest member in both area & population, this island nation joined the EU in 2004
Harrison and Wilder were correct on FJ, with Harrison adding $3,599 to win with $21,199 for a 14-day total of $373,999.
Final scores: Harrison $21,999, Wilder $999, Samantha $7,400.
Triple Stumper of the day: No one could name the biggest hit for Rick Springfield that was all over MTV in 1981, "Jessie's Girl".
Correct Qs: DD1 - What are Sodom & Gomorrah? DD2 - What is "white"? DD3 - What is proboscis monkey? FJ - What is Malta?
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