Remember this is a 2-day total point affair; the scores these three players earn today will be added to their scores at the end of tomorrow to determine a tournament champion!
Another stat: Both Sam and Niki will have played at all three lecterns! (Sarah has only played at lecterns 1 & 2).
Today’s contestants:
Sam Deutsch, a junior at the University of Southern California from Bethesda, MD |
Niki Peters, a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley from Boise, ID |
Sarah Dubnik, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh from Jamison, PA |
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Sarah $18,000
Niki $13,600
Sam $11,000
Final Jeopardy! category: NAMES IN THE NEWS
Final Jeopardy! clue: When this man joined Twitter in September 2015, his first follow was the National Security Agency’s account
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]Who is Edward Snowden?[/spoiler]
Sam 11000 + 11000 = 22000 (Snowden)
Niki 13600 + 5000 = 18600 (Edward Snowden)
Sarah 18000 + 4001 = 22001 (Snowden)
Here’s a CBC news story about this. I didn’t hear about Pataki’s tweet when it happened, though!.
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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In the February 11, 2016 show an answer to a question was edited out. Why?
I don’t know what you’re talking about. I didn’t see that when I watched. Maybe your local affiliate lost part of the broadcast?