"Round 1:
Wexler/Ryan/Whitlock" - March 21
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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LYNNE WEXLER
Librarian
Evanston, IL
1991
5-time Champion |
JOHN RYAN
Corporate controller
Richmond, CA
1986
Top winner of '86-'87 season |
SHANE WHITLOCK
Resident physician
Little Rock, AR
1996
'96 College Champion |
Jeopardy! categories:
National Historic Sites; Hello, BB; I'll Have a Sub to
Go; A Side of Beans; You Could Hurt Someone; Ski
Daily Double: $1000
I'll Have a Sub to Go. John ($4000 over Shane's $1800 and
Lynne's $1600) bets $2000. The clue: on Feb. 17,
1864 it became the first sub to sink an enemy
ship, the Union's Housatonic. John's response:
"Ah.... Don't remember." Correct response:
What is the Hunley? John is still in the lead
with $2000, but not by much
End of Round:
Lynne - $4600
John - $3600
Shane - $1000
Double Jeopardy! categories: Theologians,
Oscar-Winning Songs, Shakespearean Crossword
Clues "M", The Radio Alphabet, Electoral College
Scholarship, -Ski.
Daily Double #1: $2000
Theologians. Shane ($3800 to
John's $5600 and Lynne's $5400)
fronts the level. Clue: during King Philip's
War, this minister acted as a captain of the
Providence militia & fought the Indians. Shane's guess: "Who
is Mather?" Correct response: Who is Roger
Williams? Shane drops to $1800.
Daily Double #2: $1600 Shakespearean Crossword
Clues "M".
Shane ($3000 to Lynne's $6200 and John's $4400)
bets it all. Clue: the last proper name spoken
by Macbeth (7). Shane's guess: "What
is Macduff?" Correct for $6000 and second
place.
End of Round:
Lynne - $9800
John - $7600
Shane - $18,400
All of a sudden,
anyone can win... except for John. Well, maybe
John, if Shane were to make a goofball wager. Remember, runners-up will
take home $5000, while the winner is guaranteed at
least $15,000.
Final Jeopardy! Category: World Facts.
Answer: in 2004 Brenda Christian became the
first woman mayor of this island, with a
population of about 47. Correct response: What is
Pitcairn Island?
John's question: What
is Pictcairn Island? (Judges... Nope.)
Wager: $7600. Final score: $0.
Lynne's question: What is Pitcairn? (RIGHT)
Wager: $9800. Final score: $19,600.
Shane's question: What is Pitcairn? (RIGHT)
Wager: $2000. Final score: $20,400.
The Final looked
like it would've gone any which way but in
John's direction, but later-round luck turns a
corner as Shane represents the college crowd
with $20,400 and a berth alongside 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, Fred Ramen, Ed Schiffer, Grace Veach,
Ryan Holznagel, Mark Dawson, Michael Rooney, Pam
Mueller, Steve Newman, Chris Miller, Leah
Greenwald, Jonathan Groff, Brian Moore, and
Robert Slaven in the next round.
We're down to
the sweet sixteen with Jeff Stewart, Michael
Daunt, and Jamie Weiss on deck. Now we talked of
two of these in WLTI, but will Jamie pull the
upset? Stay tuned...
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