My apologies for the delay of this recap!
Tuesday’s game saw the following Final:
Category: FOOD & DRINK
Clue: A sign of a trend, in 2010 this product passed Pepsi to move into the No. 2 spot in U.S. soft drink popularity
Eugene Chuang 6600 – 3600 = 3600
Robin Raffer 12800 – 8000 = 4800
Andrew Moore 17700 + 7901 = 25601 (2-day total, $56,802)
His challengers for Wednesday: Ravi Saxena and Henry Watkins!
J! round categories:
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
IN THE SPORTS MOVIE’S CAST
BLANK VERSE
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
GOV.
2 Js
Andrew seems to enjoy, once again, hopping all over the board! Midway through the round, the board looked like Swiss cheese! The Daily Double was in WHERE ARE YOU FROM $1000 and Andrew got to play it. Scores were:
Andrew $3,200
Henry $1,400
Ravi $1,000
His bet was $2,500. Clue: If you’re a Crucian, you’re from this U.S. Virgin Island. His correct response put him at $5,700!
At the first break, it was all Andrew; the scores were:
Andrew $7,300
Ravi $2,800
Henry $1,800
Coming out of the break, Henry and Ravi were able to get in a few times! Andrew continued his domination of the game, though! Scores after the J! round:
Andrew $10,300
Ravi $3,800
Henry $2,800
DJ! round categories:
ASTRONOMERS
“PAN” HANDLING
PAINTING & SCULPTURE
RELATIVE-ITY
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
PAINTING & SCULPTURE $2000 had the first Daily Double; Andrew got to play it, with scores at:
Andrew $11,900
Henry $4,000
Ravi $3,800
His bet: $4,000. His clue: The Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, displays art by 3 generations of this family. Another correct response from Andrew put him at $15,900!
Once Andrew regained control, he started hopping over again, and eventually found the final Daily Double at ASTRONOMY $1600 while running away with the game! Scores were:
Andrew $23,100
Henry $6,400
Ravi $1,000
Andrew bet just $2,000. His clue: A type of this astronomical object is named for Karl Schwarzschild; his name should give you a hint. Another correct response (I didn’t get this one!) put him at $25,100. This guy is good!
Disappointingly, Ravi seemed very disinterested and bored by the end of this game. Henry did his best to avoid a runaway by Andrew, though!
Scores going into FJ!
Andrew $28,700
Henry $12,400
Ravi $3,000
FJ! category: WAR NOVELS
FJ! clue: Appropriately, the sound of musketry & artillery is described as “a crimson roar” in this story
Ravi 3000 + 2900 = 5900
Henry 12400 + 12000 = 24400
Andrew 28700 + 3800 = 32500 (3-day total, $89,302)
We’ll be back with another recap in 24 hours!
ToC update:
1. Jim Coury (May 2013 College Champion)
2. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
3. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
4. Rebecca Rider $101,600 (5 wins)
5. Mike Lewis $102,800 (4 wins)
6. Andrew Moore $89,302 (3 wins)
7. Adam Holquist $76,299 (3 wins)
8. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)
9. Salvo Candela $66,195 (3 wins)
10. John Anneken $60,112 (3 wins)
11. Tim Anderson $56,001 (3 wins)