Claudia Corriere won on Friday, but she’s not on the show today. What happened? This story about Alex Trebek may help!
Today’s contestants:
Shoshana Gordon Ginsburg, a children’s librarian from Washington, DC |
Jay O’Brien, a physics instructor from Waterford, NY |
Liz Quesnelle, a retail store owner from Pittsburgh, PA |
There must be something in the champion’s podium — Liz got off to a really hot start, but Jay and Shoshana caught up in the second half of the Jeopardy! round!
Liz’ interview? NAILS. See?
A Jeopardy! ManiLiz reveals the perfect manicure that includes an Alex Trebek portrait on today’s J!
Posted by Jeopardy! on Monday, December 21, 2015
There was also a fun “NOPE, NOT BORN IN AUSTRALIA” category! Yes, I pre-called Nicole Kidman!
In Double Jeopardy, all three players made it quite a game!
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Liz $15,000
Shoshana $10,000
Jay $3,800
Final Jeopardy! category: PUBLISHING
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1927 the publishers of the Modern Library widened its scope and took this name, meant as a joke about how it would select titles
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is Random House[/spoiler]
Jay 3800 + 3799 = 7599
Shoshana 10000 + 7500 = 17500
Liz 15000 + 5001 = 20001
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
(Wasn’t Random House Bennett Cerf’s publishing house? I’m sure Jennifer Morrow will tell us!)
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