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Today’s contestants:
Lindsay Promack, a domestic engineer from Fallbrook, CA |
Ariel Betancourt, a high school special education teacher from Tavares, FL |
Vinny Varadarajan, an engineering graduate from Fords, NJ (10-day total: $50,000) |
Both Lindsay and Ariel took it to Vinny early on, but by the end of 48 clues, it was Vinny who had the commanding lead!
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Vinny 22,256
Lindsay 4,000
Ariel 2,750
Final Jeopardy! category: NCAA HOOPS GREATS
Final Jeopardy! clue: He’s the only player in NCAA history to start in 4 consecutive Final Fours, 1989 to 1992
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Ariel 2750 + 2749 = 5499
Lindsay 4000 + 1501 = 5501
Vinny 22256 – 34 = 22222 (IDK, my best friend Jill?) (11-day total: $55,000)
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Daily Double locations:
1) COLLEGE HANGOUTS 1000 (10th pick)
Ariel 2750 +1000 (Vinny 1000 Lindsay 750)
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2) REJECTED LOGOS 1500 (5th pick)
Vinny 7000 +3250 (Ariel 4250 Lindsay 1500)
3) REAL OFFENSIVE WEAPONS 1500 (17th pick)
Vinny 21250 +6 (Aries 4250 Lindsay 1500)
On the scoreboard:
19 – 83
54 – 52
This is a reference to the 1983 NCAA basketball Division 1 men’s championship game, which saw NC State upset Houston 54-52.
Game stats:
Vinny 22,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 46.67% in first on buzzer
Lindsay 4,000 Coryat, 6 correct, 2 incorrect, 13.33% in first on buzzer
Aries 2,750 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Vinny Varadarajan, stats to date:
232 correct
28 incorrect
14/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 20,519)
6/11 in Final Jeopardy
42.63% in first on buzzer (211/495)
Average Coryat: 17,386