Here are today's contestants:
- Matt Wheeler, an associate registrar and songwriter from Mount Joy, Pennsylvania;
- Danya Granado, a college administrator originally from Aurora, Colorado; and
- Katelyn Mueller-McLean, an accessibility audio producer from San Francisco, California. Katelyn is a one-day champ with winnings of $3,400.
Jeopardy!
LA LA LAND // FROZEN // MAMMA MIA! // WEST SIDE STORIES // BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS // MOVIE MUSICALS
DD1 - $800 - WEST SIDE STORIES - A former Army man, James Jones set this novel in Hawaii just before & during the Pearl Harbor attack (Katelyn lost $2,000 on a true DD.)
Scores at first break: Katelyn $1,600, Danya $1,600, Matt $1,600.
Scores entering DJ: Katelyn $400, Danya $600, Matt $2,200.
Double Jeopardy!
"W"HERE IT HAPPENED // LANDSCAPE ART // 3 LITTLE WORDS // BIRDS // THE SAME NAME GAME // UNPLEASANT PEOPLE
DD2 - $1,600 - 3 LITTLE WORDS - When you believe in something without evidence, you take this, a phrase associated with Kierkegaard (On the first clue of DJ, Katelyn lost $2,000.)
DD3 - $1,600 - UNPLEASANT PEOPLE - This word for a grumpy old man starts with a grumpy 3-letter word for his dog (Katelyn dropped $1,000 down to $2,200 vs. $8,600 for Matt.)
Katelyn found all three DDs and missed them all, leaving Matt with a runaway at $11,400 vs. $4,600 for Katelyn and $2,200 for Danya.
Final Jeopardy!
POETS - The concept of Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner was born when Edmund Spenser expressly asked to be buried near him
Only Matt was correct on FJ, adding $2,100 to win with $13,500.
Final scores: Katelyn $4,600, Danya $100, Matt $13,500.
Clue selection strategy: After DD2 was chosen with the first pick of DJ, that same category was completed with DD3 still on the board.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "From Here to Eternity"? DD2 - What is leap of faith? DD3 - What is curmudgeon? FJ - Who was Chaucer?
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