Tonight's episode of Jeopardy ends
another winning week for a female. Julia Collins-a supply chain
professional from Kenilworth, Illinois is going for her 5th
straight win, hoping to keep her streak alive against two new
opponents. Hilary Gaughen-a veterinary technician from Hillside,
California, and Aimee Seligstein-a recruiter from Memphis, Tennessee;
both hoped to unseat Julia during today's competition.
All three ladies had these categories
to contend with for the Jeopardy round: NBA Nicknames, Elevation
Destination, Words of Pain, Recent History, Product Design, and Pick
A Number Between 5 & 477.
Julia started with Recent History for
$200, Aimee snagged the answer with Tsunami, related to the 2006
earthquake that triggered the disaster. She then skipped to the Pick
A Number Between 5 & 477, guessing the $200 dollar clue for that
category as well. Julia took the $400 dollar clue in the same
category with 7-the number of syllables in the second line of a usual
Haiku. Going back to Recent History, Julia snagged the $400 dollar
clue there, about Affirmative Action. Julia also took the $600 dollar
clue about Janet Yellen, the first woman to chair the Federal
Reserve. The $800 dollar clue went the way of the do-do bird, because
none of the three ladies took a stab at answering the clue. It
referenced Alsisi, the general who ousted Mohammed Morsi from office,
and promised new elections. Julia came back to snag the $1000 dollar
clue to finish out the category.
Moving on to Product Design for $200,
Hilary snagged the clue with Chicken McNuggets, which come in Boot,
Bone, Bell and Ball shapes. Hilary then moved on to NBA nicknames for
$200, which she promptly answered. Julia grabbed the $400 dollar clue
for the same category, referencing Michael Jordan as “His Airness.”
The $600 dollar clue wasn't answered by anyone but took a shot at
Kobe Bryant, and Hilary snagged the $800 dollar clue about Yeo Ming
with, “The Great Wall.” Julia took the last clue in the category
about “The Worm,” which referenced, Dennis Rodman.
The game moved back to product design,
where Hilary incorrectly answered the $400 dollar clue about
Calamari, or squid. She guessed Octopus-a common misconception. Aimee
snagged the $200 dollar clue in the Words of Pain category about,
Good “Grief” from Charlie Brown.
After the break and a stint of getting
to know the contestants; Aimee chose Pick a Number for $600, guessing
the answer correctly of a 12 in the gambling game of Craps. Hilary
incorrectly guessed 66 on the $800 dollar clue, which referenced a
famous number on the sunset strip and also the atomic number of
Iridium. The actual answer was 77. Julia snagged the $1000 dollar
clue about the total number of seats in the House of Representatives,
which is 435.
Moving back to Product Design, Julia
correctly answered the $600 dollar clue about the 1950's model of the
princess Telephone. Aimee grabbed the $800 dollar clue about the
Kitchen Aid Mixer. She then landed on the Daily Double for the $1000
dollar clue. Making it a true Daily Double, Aimee doubled her money
to $4000, when she correctly answered the clue about Hungarian toy
creator, Rubik.
Aimee, very happy with herself, moved
on to the $400 dollar clue in Words of Pain. Julia swooped in to snag
the answer about “Agony”, and the Ecstasy. Julia also grabbed
the $600 dollar clue about Suffer, as in “I do not 'suffer' fools
gladly.” She kept up her hot streak with the $800 dollar clue as
well. She then correctly answered the $1000 dollar clue for the
category, after a misstep by Hilary.
Finishing out the last category in the
Jeopardy round, the three ladies took on Elevation Destination. Aimee
correctly answered the $200 dollar clue about Mt. Everest, and Julia
took the $400 dollar clue aobut “One 'World Trade Center'”. Julia
also got the $600 dollar clue, but in a rare mistake, incorrectly
answered the $800 dollar clue. Hilary was able to come along and get
closer to the positive, with “Who is Donald Trump.” Julia snagged
the last clue for the Jeopardy round about Mt. Kilimanjaro.
When the Double Jeopardy round started,
the contestants were given these six categories, War Stories
(contestants had to name the War that goes with the story.) Musical
Instruments, Category “Re” visited, Best Director Oscar Nominees,
Societies, and Tough European Capitals
Hilary started the round with Best
Director, and took the $400 dollar clue. The $800 dollar clue,
however, went into the black hole as none of the three ladies were
able to guess John Ford, who directed “The Quiet Man.” Julia
scored the $1200 dollar clue about Sofia Coppola and her film, “Lost
In Translation.” Julia also got the $1600 dollar clue, and Hilary
came back at the end to grab the $2000 dollar clue.
Tough European Capitals was next on the
list and Aimee scored first with the correct answer for the $400
dollar clue. The $800 dollar clue proved a tough one, as none of the
contestants were able to answer it. The $1200 dollar clue went to
Aimee as well, and her next choice-the $1600 dollar clue for Tough
Capitals was one of two Daily Doubles. Wagering a nice $3000, Aimee
was able to come up with the correct answer of Lisbon, the closest
mainland European capital to the United States. Aimee finished up the
category by scoring the $2000 dollar clue as well. This put her close
to Julia for a very narrow second place.
Hilary scored first in the Category
“Re” visited section, gaining the $400 dollar clue with Recede.
Julia enlarged her margin with the $800 and $1200 dollar clues. Aimee
held on by taking the $1600 and $2000 dollar clues, to finish out the
category.
Julia snagged the $400 dollar clue for
Musical Instruments with the ever popular Kazoo. The $800 dollar clue
slipped through the cracks, but referenced the Dulcimer, which has
two different types. Setting a change of pace, Julia went for War
Stories which Hilary took the $400 dollar clue for. Julia nabbed the
$800 dollar clue about “God's and Generals” by Jeff Shaara. His
book about the American Revolution, “Rise to Rebellion” was the
blue for the $1200 dollar clue, which no one took a shot at. Julia
grabbed the $1600 dollar clue about the “Last of the Mohicans”
being a story about The French and Indian War. The $2000 dollar clue
was given up to the abyss as well, but gave reference to the Vietnam
War.
The Societies category started off with
Julia nabbing the $400 dollar clue about the ASPCA. Aimee took the
$800 dollar clue about the Free Masons, which included all the
generals who were at Valley Forge. The $1200 dollar clue was lost on
the contestants as well, with no one guessing the Accordion. The
$1600 dollar clue also went the way of the dodo as no one was able to
get the glockenspiel. Julia did, however, come back to get the $2000
dollar instrument clue with Bassoon. Julia took the $1200 dollar
clue, Aimee took the $1600 dollar clue, and the $2000 dollar
clue-which was also a video Daily Double-also went to Aimee. Wagering
$2000 in her hopes to get closer to Julia, Aimee wasn't able to come
up with The American Cancer Society, for the correct answer.
The Final Jeopardy round was all about
Computers. The clue read, The Creator of this computer command called
it, “A 5-minute job,” In 2013, Bill Gates called it, “A
mistake.” The answer, which all three contestants were able to get
right, left Hilary with $5999, Aimee with an even $16000, and Julia
added to her 5-day total with a whopping $29,700! Her grand total for
all 5 days was, $102,810 dollars.
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