Here are today's contestants:
- Chris Bergman, a novelist & volunteer mentor from Cape Coral, Florida;
- Kristal LeMaistre, an internal communications supervisor originally from Round Rock, Texas; and
- Caleb Groen, a law and policy student originally from Thousand Oaks, California. Caleb is a six-day champ with winnings of $163,200.
Jeopardy!
SUMMER EVENTS // STARTS WITH 2 CONSONANTS // LITERARY RIDES // HISTORIC EPITHETS // FILMS FROM THE 2020s // FINGERNAILING IT
DD1 - $1,000 - HISTORIC EPITHETS - William the Silent, a prince of this royal house, was a main leader of the 16th century Dutch revolt against Spanish rule (Kristal doubled to $3,200.)
Scores at first break: Caleb $5,000, Kristal $3,200, Chris -$1,000.
Scores entering DJ: Caleb $6,600, Kristal $4,000, Chris -$400.
Double Jeopardy!
PHILOSOPHY // GEOGRAPHIC DOUBLE TALK // HEALTH & MEDICINE // 6-SYLLABLE WORDS // BAND BOOKS // OHHH, MONSIEUR
DD2 - $2,000 - PHILOSOPHY - This last name of a German philosopher is a synonym for "pessimist", though it contains the word "hope" (Celeb improved by $7,000 to $17,200.)
DD3 - $1,200 - 6-SYLLABLE WORDS - The oath one takes in this citizenship process for immigrants ends with the words "so help me God" (Caleb added $5,000 up to $25,000.)
Just another day at the office for Caleb, who scored on both DDs in DJ and had a big lead into FJ at $27,800 vs. $2,800 for Chris and $800 for Kristal.
Final Jeopardy!
TRIBUTES - To her 1910 funeral, "the survivors of the Balaclava Light Brigade Charge" sent an arrangement "to our benefactress & friend"
Only Caleb was correct on FJ, adding $10,000 to win with $37,800 for a seven-day total of $201,000.
Final scores: Caleb $37,800, Kristal $800, Chris $1,601.
Triple Stumper of the day: In a category about bands, the mention of "Nikki" in a clue didn't lead the players to Mötley Crüe.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Orange? DD2 - Who was Schopenhauer? DD3 - What is naturalization? FJ - Who was Florence Nightingale?
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