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Today’s contestants:
Adam Hoskins, an attorney from Columbia, MO |
Ava Hadaway, a chemistry tutor from Hayward, CA |
Steve Belding, an engineer from Knoxville, TN (3 day total: $58,801) |
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Adam $14,600
Steve $9,400
Ava $9,000
Final Jeopardy! category: SOCIOLOGY
Final Jeopardy! clue: Often applied to athletes, this 2-word term popularized by Robert K. Merton refers to an example we aspire to
What is a role model?
Ava 9000 + 9000 = 18000
Steve 9400 + 8601 = 18001
Adam 14600 + 4201 = 18801
This was a classic Final Jeopardy, in the sense that I think this clue would have played very well in any season of the show. To be honest, I miss these Finals sometimes.
And this tweet from Tom Kelso sums tonight up perfectly:
#Jeopardy serendipity at its best. #TrueStatement pic.twitter.com/ZRtCmkmDmu
— Tom Kelso (@TomKBaltimore) January 9, 2016
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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What is the name of the famed Chinese fighter who defeated numerous sumo wrestlers? This was one of the clues in the double jeopardy round and I could not locate the answer on Google. Thanks.
Rewatched the show. Du Xinwu was his name.
Has Adam been on before? He looks familiar.
I don’t think so, no.
You sign an affidavit that you haven’t been on any season of the Alex Trebek hosted show, so he’s not a repeat unless they specifically mention that he was brought back for some reason.
Will Jeanie be returning either to the blog or the live panel in the future? I know she had said a while ago that she stopped liking Jeopardy!, but someone who like it enough to blog about it for five years would probably have a change of heart at some point.
Jonathan, I do anticipate that Jeanie will be making a return at some point and in some fashion. When that will be, I am unsure.
How come only one winner if there was a two-way tie? (Jan 8 )
There wasn’t a tie. 18801-18001-18000.