Chris made it onto our ToC Tracker after his third win yesterday. Will he win #4 today?
Today’s contestants:
Tim Kutz, a data conversion manager from Ogden, UT |
Katie Oliver, an administrative professional from Fredericksburg, VA |
Chris Becker, a bus driver and trainer from Orlando, FL (3-day total: $52,999) |
Chris came in with a pair of $10,000 bets today on Daily Doubles and did they ever pay off for him!
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Chris $34,000
Tim $23,800
Katie $11,800
In case anyone was wondering, one game in J! Archive had a higher combined total than this one going into Final Jeopardy. It happened on April 7, 1988 – Bob Beers also went wild on the Daily Doubles that day, and on that day became the first person to ever bet $10,000 on a Daily Double.. Beers in that game and Steve Berman in this one are the only two to do the equivalent of what Chris did today — that is, bet $10,000 more than once in the same game on Daily Doubles.
Final Jeopardy! category: THE AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES
Final Jeopardy! clue: This man who was in “The Godfather” & “Apocalypse Now” is the only living actor in 6 or more films on the list
Who is Robert Duvall?
Katie 11800 – 11800 = 0 (Marlon Brando)
Tim 23800 + 22799 = 46599
Chris 34000 – 13601 = 20399 (?)
(Six films: To Kill A Mockingbird, MASH, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Network, and Apocalypse Now)
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
(When commenting, please note that first-time commenters may have their comments held in moderation by WordPress. Also, all comments should be either positive in nature or have to do with gameplay.)
The closest country to Greenland is actually Canada, not Iceland.
The question didn’t quite ask that by my recollection; it revolved around the fact that Greenland was the closest to Iceland, not the fact that Canada is closest to Greenland. Thanks for asking!
The linked game is nowhere near the total in this game. And there appears to be only one $10K DD bet in it
Bob:
It also came from when the dollar values were half of what they are now. Double the numbers, you have Daily Double bets of $12,000 and $20,000 — and a total of $79,400 going into Final.
Ahh, forgot to adjust for inflation!