Here are today's contestants:
- George Thomas, a former engineer from Mount Prospect, Illinois;
- Jessica Frankenfield, an event planner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 13-day champ with winnings of $360,000.
Jeopardy!
WORLD FLAGS // AROUND THE U.S. CAPITOL // MUST BE HUMP DAY // 4 E's: A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW // TERMS FROM OLYMPIC SPORTS // LAST YEAR'S NEWS
DD1 - $800 - AROUND THE U.S. CAPITOL - This central interior space has a volume of approximately 1.3 million cubic feet (On the first clue, Jamie added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Jamie $10,400, Jessica $0, George $0.
Scores entering DJ: Jamie $14,600, Jessica -$800, George $200.
Double Jeopardy!
COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL // BANNED BOOKS // DOCUMENTARIES // FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES // MIND, YOUR // "P"s & QUEUES
DD2 - $1,600 - MIND, YOUR - Carl Jung coined this 2-word term for primordial memories & impulses that he theorized were shared by everyone (Jamie added $7,600 up to $25,000.)
DD3 - $2,000 - "P"s & QUEUES - More than 3 million people a year queue up to visit this Paris cultural center named for a French president (Jamie improved by $12,400 up to $45,000.)
It was never a question of if Jamie would win, but how much he would win as he entered FJ with $55,800 vs. $5,200 for Jessica, while George was out of the running at -$1,800.
Final Jeopardy!
THE CALENDAR - Mark Twain wrote the quip that on this day of the year, “We are reminded of what we are on the other 364”
Shockingly, Jamie missed on what appeared to be a slam-dunk FJ clue. He dropped a massive $44,200 to win with $11,600 for a 14-day total of $371,600.
Final scores: Jamie $11,600, Jessica $6,000, George -$1,800.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Rotunda? DD2 - What is collective unconscious? DD3 - What is Pompidou? FJ - What is April Fool's Day?
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