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Finals: MacDonald/Falk/Vaz - May 19
From fifteen of the best Jeopardy! players of the
last year and a half, we are now down to three, Vik Vaz of Austin, TX, Michael
Falk of Milwaukee, and Bill MacDonald of Bonita Springs, FL. One of them will be
richer by $250,000 in 48 hours' time.
Second place is guaranteed $100,000, while third
is guaranteed $50,000.
Semifinalists are guaranteed at least $10,000,
while quarterfinalists are guaranteed $5000 for participation. As always, any
and all winning accrued depends on how far up the ladder a player goes.
And now... the deciding match!
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BILL MacDONALD
Bonita Springs, FL
Attorney
Four days, $75,399 |
MICHAEL FALK
Milwaukee
Meteorologist
Three days, $59,403 |
VIK VAZ
Austin, TX
Medical student
Three days, $72,002 |
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$0 |
$17,400 |
$30,800 |
Jeopardy! categories: Civil War Generals,
Supporting Actor Emmy Winners, Govt. Abbr., Alma Mater Matters, My Heavens!,
Novel Picture Puzzles.
Daily Double: $800 Alma Mater Matters. Vik ($2600 to Michael's $4400 and Bill's
$4200) bets $2000. The clue: in 1779 the nation's oldest law school was founded
at this southern college.
Vik's
response: "What is William & Mary?" Correct for $4600.
End of round:
Bill: $5200
Michael: $5000
Vik: $5600
Double Jeopardy! categories: African Capitals, The Da Vinci Code, 1966,
Tutu Much!, Architecture, Short Clues About Long Words
Daily Double #1: $1200 African Capitals. Michael, on the first clue of the
round, says "No guts, no glory. Always wanted to say, true Daily Double." The clue:
they are the two capitals located on the banks of the Nile. Michael's response:
"What are Cairo & Khartoum?" Correct for $10,000!
Daily Double #2: $1600 Architecture. Michael ($22,000
over Bill's $10,400 and
Vik's $8400) fronts $2000. The clue: appropriately, he designed the Swiss
Dormitory at Cite Universitaire in Paris. Michael's response: "Who is Mies van
der Rohe?" Correct response: who is Le Corbusier? Michael drops to $20,000.
End of round:
Bill: $10,400
Michael: $23,600
Vik: $9200
The best Bill can hope for is first runnerup.
It's essentially a two-man race.
Final Jeopardy! category: World Literature. The clue: it says, "'O Poet... I beg
you, that I may flee this evil & worse evils, to lead me... that I may see the
gateway of Saint Peter'". Correct response: What is Dante's Inferno?
Vik's response: What Pilgrim's Progress? WRONG. Wager: $9200. Total:
$0.
Bill’s response: What is Paradise Lost? WRONG. Wager: $10,001. Total:
$399.
Michael's response: What is The Divine Comedy? ACCEPTABLE. Wager: $8201. Total: $31,801.
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$0 |
$17,400 |
$30,800 |
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+ 399 |
+ 31,801 |
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$399 |
$49,201 |
$30,800 |
If you're going to be a bear, be a grizzly. That
seemed to be Michael's philosophy as he scores the big money. Vik wins $100,000
for second, while Bill takes third and $50,000.
Back to the Shorts... and to regular games...
Monday.
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