Andy here with another recap!
It's weird not to have Julia at the champion's lectern!
Today's players:
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J! round categories:
WRAPPER'S DELIGHT
MICHIGAN ODDS & ENDS
WHAT KIND OF ANIMATED ANIMAL ARE YOU?
DIFFERS BY A LETTER
THAT'S ALL IN THE PAST
I'M A CHANGED MAN!
Once we got through the first clue (MICHIGAN $200: Appropriately, this type of public building in Grand Rapids is named after astronaut Roger B. Chaffee) that flummoxed our players, Sarah got off to a good start! She got to play the first Daily Double, under THAT'S ALL IN THE PAST $600! Scores:
Sarah $5,000
Heather $1,800
Guy -$200
She bet $2,000. Her clue: Paul Revere whipped up patriotic anger with his image of this bloody 1770 event.. Her correct response put her at $7,000 and the game to its first break!
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Meanwhile, as I'm compiling this, Eugenie Bouchard is playing Maria Sharapova. Eugene just won the first set 6-4!
At Guy's wedding, the rings came in laced to the threads of a football!
Going back to the game, Sarah kept up her buzzer dominance; she broke into five figures with a category and a half still to play! At the end of 30, the scores were:
Sarah $11,000
Heather $3,800
Guy $2,000
DJ! round categories:
INTERNATIONAL ROAD VEHICLE STICKERS
THE THEATRE
1940s NEWSMAKERS
"ISM" QUEST
FOOD IN THE BIBLE
BODY LATIN
FOOD IN THE BIBLE $1200 had the first Daily Double, it was Guy's to play! Scores:
Sarah $11,800
Heather $4,600
Guy $3,200
Guy went for the True Daily Double! (I like this.) His clue: After the Israelites crossed into Canaan & other sustenance was available, this food stopped falling. His immediate correct response put him at $6,400 -- and he then got the $2,000 clue to go to $8,400!
The other Daily Double came under THEATRE $1200! This one was Heather's! Scores:
Sarah $11,800
Guy $8,400
Heather $5,000
Heather went for $3,500. Her clue: This magazine began in 1884 as a handout for David Belasco's "May Blossom". Her correct response put her at $8,500!
Sarah's strong performance in ROAD VEHICLE STICKERS, coupled with expensive negs from Guy and Heather in that category and THEATRE, respectively, kept her in a strong position!
Scores going into Final:
Sarah $19,400
Guy $15,200
Heather $8,900
FJ! category: THE BEATLES
FJ! clue: Of the Beatles' 20 U.S. No. 1 hits, this song has the shortest title
Heather 8900 + 8000 = 16900
Guy 15200 - 6200 = 9000
Sarah 19400 + 12000 = 31400
Sarah will make it onto our list with another win, but she'll need three more to make the Tournament of Champions!
We'll be back tomorrow with another recap!
It's weird not to have Julia at the champion's lectern!
Today's players:
J! round categories:
WRAPPER'S DELIGHT
MICHIGAN ODDS & ENDS
WHAT KIND OF ANIMATED ANIMAL ARE YOU?
DIFFERS BY A LETTER
THAT'S ALL IN THE PAST
I'M A CHANGED MAN!
Once we got through the first clue (MICHIGAN $200: Appropriately, this type of public building in Grand Rapids is named after astronaut Roger B. Chaffee) that flummoxed our players, Sarah got off to a good start! She got to play the first Daily Double, under THAT'S ALL IN THE PAST $600! Scores:
Sarah $5,000
Heather $1,800
Guy -$200
She bet $2,000. Her clue: Paul Revere whipped up patriotic anger with his image of this bloody 1770 event.. Her correct response put her at $7,000 and the game to its first break!
Meanwhile, as I'm compiling this, Eugenie Bouchard is playing Maria Sharapova. Eugene just won the first set 6-4!
At Guy's wedding, the rings came in laced to the threads of a football!
Going back to the game, Sarah kept up her buzzer dominance; she broke into five figures with a category and a half still to play! At the end of 30, the scores were:
Sarah $11,000
Heather $3,800
Guy $2,000
DJ! round categories:
INTERNATIONAL ROAD VEHICLE STICKERS
THE THEATRE
1940s NEWSMAKERS
"ISM" QUEST
FOOD IN THE BIBLE
BODY LATIN
FOOD IN THE BIBLE $1200 had the first Daily Double, it was Guy's to play! Scores:
Sarah $11,800
Heather $4,600
Guy $3,200
Guy went for the True Daily Double! (I like this.) His clue: After the Israelites crossed into Canaan & other sustenance was available, this food stopped falling. His immediate correct response put him at $6,400 -- and he then got the $2,000 clue to go to $8,400!
The other Daily Double came under THEATRE $1200! This one was Heather's! Scores:
Sarah $11,800
Guy $8,400
Heather $5,000
Heather went for $3,500. Her clue: This magazine began in 1884 as a handout for David Belasco's "May Blossom". Her correct response put her at $8,500!
Sarah's strong performance in ROAD VEHICLE STICKERS, coupled with expensive negs from Guy and Heather in that category and THEATRE, respectively, kept her in a strong position!
Scores going into Final:
Sarah $19,400
Guy $15,200
Heather $8,900
FJ! category: THE BEATLES
FJ! clue: Of the Beatles' 20 U.S. No. 1 hits, this song has the shortest title
Heather 8900 + 8000 = 16900
Guy 15200 - 6200 = 9000
Sarah 19400 + 12000 = 31400
Sarah will make it onto our list with another win, but she'll need three more to make the Tournament of Champions!
We'll be back tomorrow with another recap!