On tonight's episode of Jeopardy, two
new contestants will try their hand at dethroning 2-day champion
Julia Collins, who is a supply chain professional. Brad Wright is a
distribution associate from Spartanberg, South Carolina. Last but not
least is Zia Jones, an IT-consultant from Lake Forest, California.
During the Jeopardy round the
contestants had these categories to contend with: Tech Education,
Geographer's Dictionary, Latin Prefixes (the prefixes were supplied,
the contestants had to supply the meaning), Cooking “P”'s (each
response starts with the Letter P.), Touchdowns, and Conversions.
Julia started off the game with a $200
dollar clue in Latin Prefixes. The prefix Contra means Against, which
Brad guessed to snag the first monetary gain. Brad also took the $400
dollar clue about circum, which means Around. Zia scored on the $600
dollar clue about Ambi-which means both; and moved on to Tech
Education for $200.
Julia took both the $200 and $400
dollar clues in the Tech Education category, quickly bringing on a
three way tie with Zia and Brad. Brad, however, didn't let it stay
that way long, when he snagged the $600 dollar clue about the Laser
Inkjet 400 printer by Hewlett Packard. Brad then went back to
Prefixes for $800, which he nailed, only to lose $1000 when he
incorrectly guessed the meaning of Infra as Between, when it actually
means, Below.
Brad moved on to Touchdowns, and took
both the $200 and $400 dollar clues. Brad took the $600 as well, with
no one guessing the New York Giants for the $800 dollar clue. Brad
finished out the category by taking the $1000 dollar clue about Joe
Montana.
Brad then chose Conversions for $200.
After a misstep by Julia, he was able to answer the clue about St.
Patrick-who apparently converted the Irish to Christianity. Julia did
come back on the $400 dollar clue about Rasputin, who was changed
while staying at a Russian Monastery. The $600 dollar clue went back
no one, but Julia landed on the Double Jeopardy for the $800 dollar
clue. Risking $700, Julia was able to answer the clue about
Christianity coming to Rome with Constantine. She was then able to
score on the $1000 dollar clue about King and St. Stephen I, who
converted the Hungarian people of Hungary to Christianity.
The contestants then moved on to
Cooking “P”'s for $200, which went to Julia, along with the $400
dollar clue. Brad took the $600 dollar clue about “Poaching or
Par-boiling” noodles, and Zia took the $800 dollar clue. Brad came
back to finish out the round by grabbing the $1000 dollar clue about
Pho.
Julia nabbed the $800 dollar Tech
Education clue about Samsung, but no one took a risk on the $1000
dollar clue about the company, Tom-Tom. Finishing up the last
category in the Jeopardy round, Brad snagged the $200 dollar clue,
and Zia showed up to get the $400 dollar clue about the main
municipality in a U.S., county, which is a County Seat. No one took
a stab at the $600 dollar clue and the contestants went on to the
$800 dollar clue, which Brad was able to get. The $1000 dollar clue
stayed where it was, as no one was able to guess, “Enclave.”
After the break, the contestants
returned to the Double Jeopardy round, and these categories. Literary
First Names, The Body, The Man of the House, Before and After, “B”
In The Top 40, and April...
Zia got to choose first and picked the
body for $400, which Brad quickly snagged with “What Is The Kidney”
about a clue for Dialysis treatment. He then moved on the Literary
First Names for $400, which Julia was able to snag with Martin, for
Mr. Chuzzlewit. Brad gave the $800 dollar clue a try, but was
incorrect, putting him that much closer to letting Julia take the
lead! Brad made another mistake on the $1200 dollar clue, which
allowed Zia to pick it up.
She then went on to The Body for $800.
Julia snagged it with, “What is the colon,” the largest section
of the large intestine that a “colon”-oscopy is suggest for after
the age of 50. Going back to Literary First Names for $1600, which no
one was able to guess.
Wanting a change, Julia went for
April...and took the $400 dollar clue about a “Garden” tool, as
it's peaceful place month. Brad snagged the $800 clue. Going back to
Literary First Names for $2000, Julia made a common mistake by
pronouncing the man's name as Tristam, when in fact it is pronounced,
Tristram.
Brad moved to “B” in the Top 40 for
$400, which Zia snagged with, The Bee Gees. Brad grabbed the next
clue for $800 with, “Who Are The Bangles.” referencing a trio of
L.A. Women who hit No. 2 with their song, “Hazy Shade of Winter.”
Julia took the $1200 dollar clue with Bonjovi, and Brad nabbed the
$1600 dollar clue about Pat Benatar. He also grabbed the $2000 dollar
clue about the Baha Men, and “Who Let The Dogs Out.”
Moving on to the Man of the House
category, Julia grabbed the first clue, for $400 about Representative
Paul Ryan, who's been in the House since he was 28. Brad took the
$800 dollar clue as well, and landed on the Daily Double for the
$1200 dollar clue. Wagering a hefty $2000, Brad was incorrect in his
answer of South Dakota for a clue which referenced the state to which
the only two, Native American representatives in Congress are from.
The actual answer was, Oklahoma. Zia came along to take the $1600
dollar clue about Charlie Rangel representing Harlem since 1971. Zia
was also able to grab the $2000 dollar clue for Daryl Isa.
Zia chose to move on to Before and
After for $400, which Julia narrowly won, when she said, “What is
Pulitzer Prize Fight.” the judges allowed it, but were looking for
Pulitzer Prize Fighter. Brad took the $800 dollar clue with, “What
is a Traffic Jam Session” referencing a stopped vehicle in which a
jazz band plays music. The $1200 dollar clue was “Key-lime Pie
Chart,” which no one was able to guess. Brad went on to land on the
second Daily Double and wagered just a thousand this time around. It
was a good thing too, as he wasn't able to correctly guess answer to
the clue. The $2000 dollar clue also remained an elusive one as no
one was able to guess, “What is a Beauty Queen's Council,”
referencing the name of a pageant winner as an honorary term for a
British Barrister.
Moving back to April...Julia went on a
streak, getting all of the last three clues to bring her total up by
$4800 for the $1200, $1600, and $2000 dollar clues! The last three
clues went one to each contestant. Zia got the $1200 dollar clue
about the Ventricle chamber of the heart. Brad got the clue about the
main male sex hormone, Testosterone, and Julia ended the round with
the $2000 dollar clue about the breastbone, or Sternum; after a slip
up by Brad who answered with Clavicle.
The Final Jeopardy round was all about
Holidays in Other Countries. Brad, who was in third place, stayed
there with a $7700 dollar bid on answering the clue. He was incorrect
with a guess of Sierre Leon. Zia was also incorrect in her answer,
with a $7400 dollar wager. She guessed The Netherlands. Julia, who
seemed a little shocked, guessed Liberia correctly, to bump her total
up to $16,500. Her three day total as Jeopardy champion landed her at
$53, 105.
The clue by the way, referenced William
Tubman's thirty year leadership role in his country, is celebrated on
his birthday, which is November 29th.
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