Andy here!
We have Regina Cabrera and John Campbell challenging Shane Curtis today; will Shane win his 4th?
J! round categories:
DECADES OF ASIAN HISTORY
WHICH SANDWICH?
SURROUNDED BY WATER
TV GUIDE SAYS
NO RUSH
JUST “MBLE” ALONG
The third clue of the game picked was SURROUNDED BY WATER $400. John got to face the clue all by himself as it was the Daily Double!
Scores:
John $400
Shane $0
Regina $0
John bet $400. In 1869 Africa became completely surrounded by water with the opening of this. His correct response put his score at $800 and left $600 on the table.
Regina seemed to be nervous, unfortunately. She stumbled a bit when giving responses and selecting clues, but also seemed to recover by the time the show went to first break! Scores after 15:
Shane $3,400
John $2,600
Regina $200
Alex claimed to have never heard of a “destination wedding” during Regina’s interview. Really?
Coming out of the break, Regina’s nerves seemed to take over again and she negged a few times again! I really felt bad for her. Shane had most of the good time on the buzzer!
After 30 clues, the scores sat at:
Shane $7,000
John $4,000
Regina -$400
DJ! round categories:
WHEN IN ROME…
HEALTH & MEDICINE
THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY
PULITZER PRIZE DRAMA WINNERS
NICKNAMES
THE SOUND OF MONEY
Shane only got 1 of the first 17 clues of the round and John actually vaulted well into the lead! This included John’s running of THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY!
We got to HEALTH & MEDICINE and NICKNAMES with both Daily Doubles unseen! John saw the first one at $1200 in HEALTH… — the scores were:
John $16,400
Shane $10,200
Regina $2,000
John bet just $1,600. His clue: In 1911 a Swiss psychiatrist coined this term for a withdrawal into one’s inner world in patients with schizophrenia. John went for “lock-in” and fell to $14,800. That was a tough clue!
Regina actually got to the last one, under NICKNAMES $1200! Scores:
John $18,400
Shane $10,600
Regina $2,800
Regina bet $2,000. Her clue: Once known as the Napoleon of the West, he did mess with Texas. Regina’s correct response put her at $4,800!
Scores going into Final:
John $20,400
Shane $12,200
Regina $4,800
FJ! category: WORDPLAY
FJ! clue: Subtract a letter from the name of a keystroke found in computer commands & you get this violent reaction to social change
Regina 4800 – 0 = 4800
Shane 12200 – 12200 = 0
John 20400 – 4000 = 16400
Ugh. ANOTHER BET FOR THE TIE. WHY WHY WHY.
Oh well, John’s the new champ and he’ll be back tomorrow!