Today’s contestants:
Lynsey McMullen, a bartender from Parker, CO |
Ben Parker, a student from Northbrook, IL |
Tiombi Prince, an application support specialist from East Point, GA |
According to Liz Fritz, “Lynsey the blonde belly-dancer is definitely going to get some attention on social media.” We shall see how that plays out!
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Tiombi $11,800
Lynsey $9,400
Ben $7,000
Final Jeopardy! category: 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
Final Jeopardy! clue: The theft alluded to in the title of this 1844 Poe story is committed by a government minister
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is The Purloined Letter[/spoiler]
Ben 7000 + 2200 = 9200
Lynsey 9400 – 9400 = 0 (the Cask of Amontillado)
Tiombi 11800 + 7100 = 18900
Hm. I think I’d like to give a round of applause to all three players here on the betting! Nothing wrong with it tonight, at first glance!
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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Maybe I need better glasses, but it appeared to me that Tiombi wrote Purloing instead of Purloined for the Final Jeopardy response on December 16. Anyone else notice this???
Angela:
The show’s judges have the ability to view the responses as written letter by letter. It is clear to former contestants that she ran out of room on the side yet did write “purloined”. Had she not, the judges would have ruled accordingly.
I agree 100%.
You may agree with her but you’re wrong.
Once again: the show’s judges have the ability to view the responses as written letter by letter. It is clear to former contestants that she ran out of room on the side yet did write “purloined”. Had she not, the judges would have ruled accordingly.