Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – June 3, 2016

Ken Jennings’ 2nd win took place 12 years ago today. I’m going back and running recaps on all 75 of Ken’s games. Here’s the recap.

Today’s contestants:

Jeremy Eaton, a graduate student and instructor from Gambrills, MD

Lincoln Hamilton, a writer from Irving, TX

Kelly Bayles, a librarian from Tulsa, OK (2-day total: $37,500)

Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Kelly $17,200
Jeremy $10,900
Lincoln $7,000

Final Jeopardy! category: BUSINESS

Final Jeopardy! clue: This alliterative beverage chain says it gets its name from an African word meaning “to celebrate”

[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is Jamba Juice? (Incorrect responses, if any, and game stats, will be left in the comments.)[/spoiler]

Remember to vote in our Poll of the Week!
[yop_poll id=”3″]

This is one of those clues that a number of people on the Internet like to get all uppity about.

To that, I say this:

In the book “Jamba Juice Power”, by Stan Dembecki and company founder Kirk Perron, one section reads:

In case you forgot, Jamba is derived from a West African word that translates as “Celebrate!”

Additionally, their own Facebook page, in a post from March 21, 2014, reads:

“Jamba” means to celebrate in Swahili. What achievements will you “Jamba” this weekend?

While there are a number of other sources who make alternative claims, the clue in of itself as written is just fine, in that: 1) Jamba Juice is an alliterative beverage chain; 2) it says it gets its name from an African word meaning “to celebrate”.

Jamba!

(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.)