Here are today's Invitational Tournament contestants:
- Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California, who has one win in the final round;
- Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada, winner of yesterday's game; and
- Roger Craig, an applied scientist originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, still seeking a final-round victory.
Jeopardy!
SHE'S KIND OF A LOT POLISH AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT // ON THE ROCKS // AFRICAN CAPITALS // CONDUCTORS // TV PETS // LOANWORDS
DD1 - 400 - ON THE ROCKS - A Rhine River rock that produces an echo inspired the story of this siren who seduces sailors with her song (Long doubled to 5,600.)
Scores at first break: Roger 4,400, Long 3,000, Andrew 4,000.
Scores entering DJ: Roger 5,800, Long 6,400, Andrew 4,400.
Double Jeopardy!
BOOKS & AUTHORS // OH, YOU FANCY // VITAMINS & MINERALS // A FANTASTICAL SETTING // WORLD HISTORY // LOAN WORDS
DD2 - 1,200 - WORLD HISTORY - In "Mundus Novus", a letter published in the early 1500s & attributed to him, he tells of discovering a new continent (From the lead, Long doubled to 18,400.)
DD3 - 1,200 - BOOKS & AUTHORS - Pierre Boulle drew upon his wartime experiences for this 1952 novel about POWs building the Burma-Siam railway (Andrew doubled to 15,200 vs. 18,400 for Long.)
Long appeared to be in good shape after a double-up on DD2, but then Andrew got closer with an all-in on DD3, moved to the lead and expanded it into FJ at 31,600 vs. 24,400 for Long and 6,200 for Roger.
Final Jeopardy!
EUROPE - Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain" is set in this town that in 1971 hosted the first what was then the European Management Symposium
Andrew needed to be correct on FJ to win and he was only player to get it right, adding 17,201 to take the tournament with 48,801. Andrew won $150,000 in real money and an invite to Masters. Long and Roger both earned $50,000.
Final scores: Roger 0, Long 16,400, Andrew 48,801.
Wagering strategy: Roger declined to bet 6,133 on FJ, which would have completed the "67" trifecta.
Correct Qs: DD1 - Who is Lorelei? DD2 - Who was Vespucci? DD3 - What is "The Bridge Over the River Kwai"? FJ - What is Davos, Switzerland?
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