Here are today's contestants:
- Michael Kavanagh, a school principal originally from Woodhaven, New York;
- Shannon Lawinger, a publishing editor from West Newton, Massachusetts; and
- Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana. Harrison is a nine-day champ with winnings of $268,600.
Jeopardy!
THE BISHOP // MOUNTAINS // TURTLE TALK // SOMEBODY'S BUSINESS // THIS CATEGORY STINKS // GERMAN HUMOR
DD1 - $600 - MOUNTAINS - Jenny Lake near Jackson Hole is presided over by 3 peaks named South, Middle & Grand this (Harrison doubled to $3,600.)
Scores at first break: Harrison $7,200, Shannon $800, Michael $2,000.
Scores entering DJ: Harrison $11,200, Shannon $1,400, Michael $3,800.
Double Jeopardy!
IN THE YEAR 2000... // CLASSIC LITERATURE REIMAGININGS // WORLD LANGUAGES // ICONIC EYEWEAR // FILIPINO-AMERICAN MUSICIANS // CHANGE THE LAST LETTER
DD2 - $1,600 - CLASSIC LITERATURE REIMAGININGS - With this novel as a starting point, "the madman's daughter" seeks the truth of her father's experiments on animals (Harrison dropped by $4,400 to $8,000.)
DD3 - $1,600 - WORLD LANGUAGES - Bosnia's official languages are Bosnian, Serbian & this; it's not Herzegovinian (Harrison again fell to a score of $8,000, down from $10,800.)
Harrison retained the lead despite missing both DDs in DJ, and was able to rebuild to a runaway into FJ at $22,000 vs. $8,600 for Michael and $6,200 for Shannon.
Final Jeopardy!
SPORTS HISTORY - He wasn't yet a U.S. citizen when he was named an All-American & won 2 Olympic gold medals for the country
Only Michael was correct on FJ. Harrison dropped just $1,000 to win with $21,000 for a 10-day total of $289,600.
Final scores: Harrison $21,000, Shannon $3,200, Michael $12,600.
Clue valuation station: It wasn't very groovy, cool or outtasight to put a clue about the word "funky" in the top row.
Historical footnote: A clue about TV series "Hogan's Heroes" expressed surprise that the show's premise was given the green light, but it wasn't a completely original idea; it borrowed from the successful early 50s play and movie that also had humorous elements, "Stalag 17", which resulted in a lawsuit.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What it Teton? DD2 - What is "The Island of Dr. Moreau"? DD3 - Croatian? FJ - Who was Jim Thorpe?
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