Here are today's contestants:
- Adam Remsen, an attorney and theater producer from Memphis, Tennessee
- Erin Schor, a legislative director from Lansing, Michigan; and
- Matt Wheeler, an associate registrar and songwriter from Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. Matt is a one-day champ with winnings of $13,500.
Jeopardy!
PRESIDENTIAL GIFS // THE ANIMAL "IN THE" METAPHOR // THE PICTURE OF HEALTH // 4 EVER MORE // HAIRY STYLES // DISCO ALL THE TIME, KISS OCCASIONALLY
DD1 - $800 - 4 EVER MORE - In 1789 George Washington created the 4 original Cabinet posts, with Thomas Jefferson holding this one (On the first clue, Matt added $1,000.)
Scores at first break: Matt $1,000, Erin $3,200, Adam $3,200.
Scores entering DJ: Matt $2,600. Erin $4,200, Adam $7,000.
Double Jeopardy!
OTHER "D.J."s // 1926 BOOKSHELF // ALLITERATION // BODIES OF WATER WITH FEMALE NAMES // HISTORY ON TV // YELP REVIEWS OF THE UNIVERSE
DD2 - $1,200 - YELP REVIEWS OF THE UNIVERSE - Went to this Galilean moon with a continental name. Just a bunch of ice. Antarctica at least has penguins. Just ice here. Boring (With a $10K lead, Adam improved by $4,000 to $18,600.)
DD3 - $800 - 1926 BOOKSHELF - "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" ends, "I wish" this man "had never retired from work & come here to grow vegetable marrows" (Erin dropped $3,000 down to $2,800.)
Adam stayed comfortably in control, easing into FJ at $25,000 vs. $5,000 for Matt and $4,800 for Erin.
Final Jeopardy!
TRIBUTES - Big Ben has been purposely silenced in honor of a person on only 2 occasions: the funerals of these 2 non-royals, 48 years apart
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Adam dropped $5,000 to win with $20,000.
Final scores: Matt $401. Erin $800, Adam $20,000.
Clue selection strategy: After finding DD2, Adam's next two selections were from the same category.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Secretary of State? DD2 - What is Europa? DD3 - Who is Poirot? FJ - Who were Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher?
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