"Round 1: Plovan/Berman/Juel"
- March 23
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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BRAD PLOVAN
Attorney
Baltimore, MD
1995
5-time Champion |
STEVE BERMAN
Teacher
Santa Monica, CA
1989
5-time Champion |
PHOEBE JUEL
Bookseller
Selma, NC
1993
'93 College Champion |
Jeopardy! categories:
Homeland Security, Bob Dylan Chronicles, The
Northernmost Capital City, Also a Gun Manufacturer, You
Beast!, The Short Form
Daily Double: $1000
The Northernmost Capital City. Steve ($4200 over
Phoebe's $3600 and Brad's $2400) bets $1800. The
clue: Hanoi, Phnom Penh, Rangoon, Vientiane. Correct: What
is Hanoi?
Michael: What is Rangoon? He drops to a tie with
Brad.
End of Round:
Brad - $1600
Steve - $5600
Phoebe - $4800
Double Jeopardy! categories: Nature Poetry;
Bruce Almighty; Rough Politics; Roll Over,
Beethoven; Mr. Tea; I Pity the "Fool"!
Daily Double #1: $800
Bruce Almighty. Brad ($10,000 to
Steve's $12,000 and Phoebe's $8800) bets his
distance, $2000. his July 20, 1973 death in Hong
Kong at age 32 shocked the world. Brad goes
blank. Correct response: Who is
Bruce Lee? Brad goes to third with $8000.
Daily Double #2: $1600 Rough Politics.
Steve ($15,200 over Phoebe's $8800 and Brad's
$8000)
goes $6000. Clue: "If anyone wants to (follow)
me, go ahead, they'd be very bored", this
politician said in 1987; they did, & they
weren't.
Steve's guess: "Who is Michael Dukakis?"
Correct response: Who is Gary Hart? Now we have
a game with Steve at $9200.
End of Round:
Brad - $8400
Steve - $13,200
Phoebe - $10,400
Remember, runners-up will
take home $5000, while the winner is guaranteed at
least $15,000.
Final Jeopardy! Category: Major League Baseball.
Answer: the team names of these 2 expansion
clubs start with the same 3 letters; one might
catch the other. Correct response: What are the
Mariners and the Marlins?
Brad's question: What
is !@? (WRONG)
Wager: $3999. Final score: $4401.
Phoebe's question: What are the Diamondbacks and
the Marlins? (WRONG)
Wager: $10,000. Final score: $400.
Steve's question: What are the Mariners and the
Marlins? (RIGHT)
Wager: $7601. Final score: $20,801.
Steve's been a
trickster! But he's justified, as he takes
$20,801 into the next round with 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,
Robert Slaven, Shane Whitlock, and Michael Daunt
awaiting him.
Next time: slot
32 goes to Eugene Finerman, Tom Nichols, or
Chacko George.
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