"Round 1:
Schiffer/Garen/Boymel" - March 3
In round one, there are 135 players competing in 45
games. The winners of those games will take on nine
seeded opponents. The 18 winners then face off for six
slots. The two winners of those semifinal games have a
date with destiny in the form of one Ken Jennings for a
three-day final. The winner of those games wins $2
million. Second place is guaranteed $500,000, while
third place is guaranteed $250,000.
No wild cards, no second
chances. It's (my favorite words when it comes to
Jeopardy! tourneys) win or go home.
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ED SCHIFFER
Attorney
San Francisco
1992
'92-'93 Top Winner |
ANDREW GAREN
associate director; human marketing
Austin, TX
2000
5-time Champion |
PAUL BOYMEL
Civil rights attorney
Potomac, MD
1984
'84-'85 Top Winner |
Jeopardy! categories:
Let's Mess With Texas; "R"ock Music; Feminism; Khomeini,
Khamenei or Khatami; A Fly Category, 2-Letter Abbrev.
Daily Double: $1000
Feminism. Ed ($4600 over Andrew's $3200 and
Paul's $1600) fronts the level. The clue: the
profession of Mary Prance in Henry James' 1886
"The Bostonians", it was about 1/5 female in
Boston at the time.
Ed's response: "What is a lawyer?" Correct
response: What is a physician? Ed drops
to $3600, still leading
End of Round:
Ed - $3200
Andrew - $7200
Paul - $2200
Double Jeopardy! categories: Art at the Barnes;
Official Languages; Chekhov, Please; Metallica;
Master of Puppets; For Whom the "Bell" Tolls
Daily Double #1: $1200
Chekhov, Please. Paul finds it the first clue in
the round and goes all-in. Clue:
the plot shows Mme. Ranevsky is the owner of
this title Chekhov plot. Paul's guess: "What
is 'The Cherry Orchard'?"
Correct for $4400 and second place.
Daily Double #2: $1600 Master of Puppets. Ed
($12,400 to Andrew's $14,400 and Paul's $5200)
bets $2000 to tie. Clue: this evil puppet master
from Pinocchio shares his name with a volcanic
island near Sicily. Ed's guess: "I don't know." Correct
response: Who is Stromboli? Ed drops to $10,400.
End of Round:
Ed - $11,200
Andrew - $16,400
Paul - $800
Runners-up will
take home $5000, while the winner is guaranteed at
least $15,000.
Final Jeopardy! Category: 20th Century
Americans. Answer: He was alive for the Wright
Brothers' historic flight & was John Glenn's
Senate colleague when Glenn returned to space.
Correct response: Who was Strom Thurmond?
Paul's question: Who
was Thurmond? (RIGHT)
Wager: $800. Final score: $1600.
Ed's question: Who is Strom Thurmond? (RIGHT)
Wager: $6200. Final score: $17,400.
Andrew's question: Who is Danforth? (WRONG)
Wager: $6001. Final score: $10,399.
Final Jeopardy!
decides it again, as Ed moves on with $17,400,
joining Eric Terzuolo, Michael Rankins, Arthur Phillips,
David Traini, Bob Harris, Vinita Kailasanath, Bev
Schwartzberg, Dan Melia, Mark Eckard, Michael
Dupee, Jeff Richmond, John Beck, Tad Carithers,
Jerome Vered, Bruce Borchardt, and Fred Ramen in the next
round.
Next time on the
road ahead, last year's college champ Keith
Williams, TOC vet Grace Veach, or John LeDonne
will join the above named players. |