Here are today's Second Chance contestants:
- Eugene Huang, a teacher from Paramus, New Jersey;
- Erin Li, a psychiatrist from New York City; and
- Erik Nielsen, a voice actor from Hollywood, California.
Jeopardy!
A LANDMARK EVENT // GREEK ALPHABET SOUP // POETRY TIME // THE CANADIAN INVASION // "OY" TO THE WORLD // A BOTTLE OF RED, A BOTTLE OF WHITE
DD1 - 800 - POETRY TIME - His "Four Quartets" begins, "Time present and time past / Are both perhaps present in time future"; I like the ones about cats (Erik added 1,000.)
Scores at first break: Erik 5,000, Erin 1,200, Eugene 1,000.
Scores entering DJ: Erik 7,600, Erin 4,400, Eugene 3,400.
Double Jeopardy!
THE WORLD IS CHANGING // ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS // SCIENCE NON-FICITON // NOT TO BE CONFUSED // RELATIVITY // I'M THINKING OF A JAMES...
DD2 - 1,600 - SCIENCE NON-FICITON - "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake is about this kingdom; Mr. Sheldrake says much of the world is stitched together by its mycelium (Eugene improved by 3,000 to 12,400 vs. 11,200 for Erik.)
DD3 - 2,000 - THE WORLD IS CHANGING - As a result of this 1815 meeting, the duchy of Parma & Piacenza was given to Marie-Louise, 2nd wife of the deposed Napoleon (Eugene dropped 2,000 into a tie with Erik at 14,000.)
Eugene took a short lead on DD2, fell back into a tie with Erik by missing DD3, then Erik went on to regain sole possession of the lead into FJ at 18,800 vs. 16,000 for Eugene and 8,000 for Erin.
Final Jeopardy!
HIGHER EDUCATION - Merrimack College is one of 2 Augustinian institutions of higher learning in the U.S.; in the news in 2025, this is the other
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Erik lost the most and Eugene dropped 7,999 to advance with 8,001.
Final scores: Erik 5,599, Erin 3,799, Eugene 8,001.
Note that during these tournaments, the clue values and scores will be reported without dollar signs in front of them, since the winners aren't actually awarded the cash amounts per game as in regular play.
Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was T.S. Eliot? DD2 - What is fungi? DD3 - What is the Congress of Vienna? FJ - What is Villanova?
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